EP0430660A1 - Unité d'étagères et kit de pièces correspondantes - Google Patents

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EP0430660A1
EP0430660A1 EP90312915A EP90312915A EP0430660A1 EP 0430660 A1 EP0430660 A1 EP 0430660A1 EP 90312915 A EP90312915 A EP 90312915A EP 90312915 A EP90312915 A EP 90312915A EP 0430660 A1 EP0430660 A1 EP 0430660A1
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upright
shelf unit
brackets
ear
shelf
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David Anthony Chambers
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Nicholl & Wood Ltd
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47B—TABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE
    • A47B57/00—Cabinets, racks or shelf units, characterised by features for adjusting shelves or partitions
    • A47B57/30—Cabinets, racks or shelf units, characterised by features for adjusting shelves or partitions with means for adjusting the height of detachable shelf supports
    • A47B57/40—Cabinets, racks or shelf units, characterised by features for adjusting shelves or partitions with means for adjusting the height of detachable shelf supports consisting of hooks coacting with openings
    • A47B57/42—Cabinets, racks or shelf units, characterised by features for adjusting shelves or partitions with means for adjusting the height of detachable shelf supports consisting of hooks coacting with openings the shelf supports being cantilever brackets

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  • This invention relates to a wall-mounted adjustable shelf unit comprising shelves, brackets to support the shelves and at least one upright adapted to be attached to the wall and provided with spaced-apart apertures, the brackets engaging in selected ones of the apertures to support the brackets in a plurality of different positions relative to the at least one upright.
  • GB-A-2103073 discloses a shelf unit in which the brackets extend completely around each upright and locate in apertures in a side region of each upright.
  • each shelf typically there will be two uprights and two brackets for each shelf and the or each upright will be of rectangular cross-section, the apertures being formed in a rear face thereof.
  • the spaced-apart apertures are slots intended to extend substantially horizontally in use.
  • each bracket has two ears designed to bear against opposite sides of the or each upright, one ear including a tongue to enter a selected one of the apertures.
  • a main body portion of each bracket desirably lies in one plane and each of the two ears lies in a respective mutually perpendicular plane.
  • the one ear including a tongue is parallel to a further ear at the other end of the bracket. It is convenient if a face of the one ear which includes a tongue bears flatly against the rear face of a rectangular section upright and the other ear which engages a front face of the upright bears edgewise on said front face. Normally the transverse spacing between the face of the one ear and the edge of the other ear substantially equals the width of the upright between the front and rear faces.
  • each shelf and each bracket are provided with complementary holes to receive a screw-threaded fixing member allowing each shelf to be fixed to its bracket(s) and assembled to and disassembled from the upright(s) with its bracket(s) as a unit.
  • kit of parts for making a shelf unit, which kit of parts includes a pair of rectangular section slotted uprights, n shelves and 2n brackets, where n is a number between 2 and 10, the uprights being arranged so that when mounted to a wall, the slots therein face the wall.
  • FIG. 1 is a front view of a two-shelf wall-mounted shelf unit according to this invention mounted on a wall
  • Figure 2 is an enlarged side view of part of the unit of Figure 1
  • Figure 3 is a scrap plan from above of the part shown in Figure 2
  • Figure 4 is a scrap view of part of the rear of one of the uprights of the shelf unit with a bracket secured thereto
  • Figure 5 shows how the position of a shelf on the uprights can be adjusted when required
  • Figure 6 shows how a pair of brackets are attached to a shelf.
  • the wall-mounted adjustable shelf unit comprises shelves 10 (only two are shown in Figure 1 but just one shelf or more than two can be used in a unit), a pair of brackets 11 and 12 (one left- and one right-hand - see Figure 6) to support each shelf and a pair of uprights 13 attached in parallel spaced-apart relationship to a wall 14 by fixing members (e.g. screws) 15 (see Figure 3).
  • the heads of the fixing members 15 can be accommodated within the hollow uprights 13 (as shown in Figure 3) or can be exposed on the front face of the uprights.
  • the uprights 13 are shown to be of square cross-section and this is preferred, but other cross-sections (e.g. other rectangular or polygonal shapes, circular or elliptical) are possible.
  • Each upright 13 is spaced from the wall 14 by a pair of spacers 16, the region (e.g. the rear face 17 as shown) of the upright facing the wall being provided with a series of spaced-apart apertures 18.
  • the apertures 18 are narrow horizontal slots uniformly spaced apart along the entire length of the rear face 17 of each upright, but slots of different shape and covering only parts of the length of each upright can also be used.
  • Each bracket 11 and 12 has two ears 20 and 21, one (20) adapted to bear on the front face 19 of each upright and the other (21) adapted to bear on the rear face 17 of each upright.
  • Each ear 21 includes a tongue 22 designed to enter a selected one of the apertures 18.
  • each bracket 11 or 12 has a main portion 23 lying in one plane with the ears 20 and 21 lying in a respective mutually perpendicular plane.
  • the ear 21 has one surface coplanar with the rear surface 17 of an upright
  • the ear 20 has an edge coplanar with the front face 19 and the main portion 23 of the respective bracket 11 or 12 lies normal to the upper surface of the shelf 10 and in contact with the outer side wall 24 of the upright.
  • Each bracket is provided with a pair of holes 25 and the end of each shelf 10 can be secured to the brackets by respective fixings 26 (e.g. nuts and bolts) passing through the holes 25.
  • Each bracket has a front ear 27 which is parallel to the ear 21 and contacts the front edge of the shelf 10.
  • Shelves pressed from metal sheet to have front (28) and side flanges (29) are preferred but timber, chipboard, plywood or plastics shelves, for example, can also be used.
  • Figure 5 shows that, since the transverse spacing between the face of ear 21 and the edge of ear 20 is equal to the width of the upright 13 between its front face 19 and its rear face 17, rocking the front of the bracket upwardly will release the tongue 22 from the aperture 18 in which it has been engaged allowing the shelf with its brackets to be moved along the uprights 13 to a new adjusted position.
  • the ears 21 and/or the spacer 16 it is also possible to ensure easy removal of a shelf/brackets assembly from the uprights 13 following this rocking movement.
  • the length of each spacer 16 is chosen to allow the required rocking of the brackets 11, 12 on the uprights 13 to permit these adjustment to be made.
  • end plugs can be provided such as those shown at 30 in Figure 1.

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EP90312915A 1989-11-29 1990-11-28 Unité d'étagères et kit de pièces correspondantes Withdrawn EP0430660A1 (fr)

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GB8927023 1989-11-29
GB8927023A GB2238464B (en) 1989-11-29 1989-11-29 Shelf unit

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US5644993A (en) * 1996-01-16 1997-07-08 Balt, Inc. Adjustable shelving unit

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US1373781A (en) * 1918-07-22 1921-04-05 Wagner Charles Display-rack
FR831045A (fr) * 1937-04-01 1938-08-18 Dispositif de support à position réglable pour étagères d'exposition et autres
DE3433987A1 (de) * 1984-09-15 1986-03-27 Horst 6550 Bad Kreuznach Friedrich Hoehenverstellbare halterung zur befestigung von teilen an wand-paneel-systemen

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GB2103073B (en) * 1981-08-04 1985-01-09 Brian John Beech Assemblies for supporting articles

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US1373781A (en) * 1918-07-22 1921-04-05 Wagner Charles Display-rack
FR831045A (fr) * 1937-04-01 1938-08-18 Dispositif de support à position réglable pour étagères d'exposition et autres
DE3433987A1 (de) * 1984-09-15 1986-03-27 Horst 6550 Bad Kreuznach Friedrich Hoehenverstellbare halterung zur befestigung von teilen an wand-paneel-systemen

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