EP0578624A2 - Shelving arrangement - Google Patents

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EP0578624A2
EP0578624A2 EP93850115A EP93850115A EP0578624A2 EP 0578624 A2 EP0578624 A2 EP 0578624A2 EP 93850115 A EP93850115 A EP 93850115A EP 93850115 A EP93850115 A EP 93850115A EP 0578624 A2 EP0578624 A2 EP 0578624A2
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Carl-Göran Alneng
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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
    • A47B96/00—Details of cabinets, racks or shelf units not covered by a single one of groups A47B43/00 - A47B95/00; General details of furniture
    • A47B96/02—Shelves
    • 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
    • A47B96/00—Details of cabinets, racks or shelf units not covered by a single one of groups A47B43/00 - A47B95/00; General details of furniture
    • A47B96/02—Shelves
    • A47B96/027—Cantilever shelves

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  • the present invention relates to a shelving arrangement including shelves for suspension by shelf standards by means of hooks provided at the back of the shelves and shaped for engagement with corresponding apertures formed in the shelf standards.
  • the shelves can have, for example, a square, rectangular or triangular form and be supported by perforated squares serving as said shelf standards.
  • the main object of the present invention is to provide a shelving arrangement by which costs of manufacture, transport and assembly are minimized, and to increase the possibility to vary the general layout of, for example, an exhibition or a shop.
  • Another object is to provide such a shelving arrangement where strong shelves can be manufactured in one piece without the side pieces or end pieces of the shelves hide or conceal articles exposed.
  • Fig. 1 shows, in perspective, a rectangular shelf provided in accordance with the invention and, in connection therewith, a support standard of a suitable type.
  • Fig. 2 shows, in perspective, a triangular shelf, as viewed from behind.
  • Fig. 3 shows, likewise in perspective, a front view of the shelf of Fig. 2.
  • the shelf planes of the shelving arrangement according to the invention are e.g. square, rectangular or triangular, although other forms are conceivable, and their surfaces have along their long sides, short sides or diagonal sides one end piece directed upwards from the plane of the shelf and one end piece directed downwards from the plane of the shelf, the rear edges of said end pieces having hooks for securing the shelves to the shelf standards or hooking them onto the standards.
  • the shelf standards 36 shown here are of a conventional type and may consist of squares having quadratic cross section and being provided with rows of apertures on one or more sides for receiving the support hooks of the shelves. In the standard illustrated, there is only one row of apertures or slots 38.
  • the shelf shown in Fig. 1 includes a rectangular shelf plane 10, and at one short side thereof there is an end piece 12 flanged upwards and at the opposite short side there is an end piece 14 flanged downwards.
  • the front side 16 of the shelf 10 is flanged downwards, and the rear side 18 of the shelf is flanged upwards.
  • At the rear longitudinal edges of the angle-cut end pieces hooks 20 are formed for suspending, by engaging apertures 38, the shelf on the support standard 36 of the shelving arrangement.
  • an inter-space or gap 22 is provided in order to render it possible to stack several shelves together when stored and transported.
  • the shelf shown in Figs. 2 and 3 has a triangular shelf plane 24 wherefrom an end piece 26 is flanged upwards and an end piece 28 is flanged downwards.
  • the end pieces 26, 28, which are angle-cut and taper towards the front side of the shelf plane, are provided at their rear edges with a hook 30 for suspension on the support standard 36 of the shelving arrangement.
  • end pieces 26, 28 are located at a right-angled corner or point of the shelf plane 24, and this corner is provided with a recess 32 so that there is room left for the support standard onto which the shelf is to be suspended.
  • the support standard is square and provided with suspension apertures in two adjacent sides.
  • the recess 32 also facilitates stacking of the shelves when stored and transported.
  • the plane is flanged downwards to form a front side 34.
  • the square or rectangular shelves according to Fig. 1 are hooked onto the support standards by the hooks 20 of the upwardly flanged end piece 12 being introduced into the apertures of a first standard.
  • the top hook enters first, after which the hooks 20 of the opposite downwardly flanged end piece 14 are introduced into the apertures of a second cooperating standard.
  • the triangular shelf according to Figs. 2 and 3 is mounted, however, with the upwardly flanged end piece and the downwardly flanged end piece placed at each its side of the same standard.
  • the shelves By arranging the shelves according to the invention such that there is a comparatively large distance between the lowermost and the uppermost hooks 20, 30 on the upwardly flanged and the downwardly flanged end pieces, respectively, the shelves will obtain great stability and and support abiIity.
  • This feature will be obtained by the embodiment shown in Figs. 2 and 3, that has only one hook on either end piece, by the respective hook 30 being located as high up as possible on the upwardly directed end piece 26, and as far down as possible on the downwardly directed end piece 28.
  • the shelves will also become nestable.
  • the gap 22 in the corner between the rear edge of the upwardly directed end piece and the upwardly flanged rear side 18 of the shelf will allow also these shelves to be nested completely tight.

Abstract

A shelving arrangement or shelf rack comprising a system of shelves to be supported by support standards by means of hooks provided at the back of the shelves, said hooks being arranged to engage corresponding apertures formed in the support standards.
Each shelf of the shelving arrangement includes an end piece (12 ; 26) directed upwardly or flanged upwardly from the plane (10 ; 24) of the shelf, and a second end piece (14 ; 28) which is directed downwards or flanged downwards from the shelf plane (24).
In the arrangement the hooks (20 ; 30) for suspending the shelves are provided at the rear edge of the end pieces (12, 14 ; 26, 28), facing the rear side of the shelf plane.

Description

  • The present invention relates to a shelving arrangement including shelves for suspension by shelf standards by means of hooks provided at the back of the shelves and shaped for engagement with corresponding apertures formed in the shelf standards.
  • The shelves can have, for example, a square, rectangular or triangular form and be supported by perforated squares serving as said shelf standards.
  • Conventional and previously known shelving systems mostly comprise perforated tracks or wall- mounted bars with separate brackets, or brackets fixed to the shelves.
  • One inconvenience of these systems resides in the fact that the shelves have to be made of a material having a considerable thickness. Alternatively, it is necessary that the points where the hooks engage the support members, such as standards or bars, be located comparatively high up vertically. The high vertical bracket means in the form of side pieces on the shelves often have a concealing effect, as viewed obliquely side-face, on e.g. goods exposed at an exhibition or in a shop. Further inconveniences associated with the conventional shelving systems are i.a. that the parts are bulky in manufacture and transport.
  • The main object of the present invention is to provide a shelving arrangement by which costs of manufacture, transport and assembly are minimized, and to increase the possibility to vary the general layout of, for example, an exhibition or a shop.
  • Another object is to provide such a shelving arrangement where strong shelves can be manufactured in one piece without the side pieces or end pieces of the shelves hide or conceal articles exposed.
  • These and other objects and advantages are attained according to the invention by the characteristic features thereof which are defined in the accompanying claims.
  • The invention will be described in greater detail in the following with reference to embodiments illustrated in the drawing. Fig. 1 shows, in perspective, a rectangular shelf provided in accordance with the invention and, in connection therewith, a support standard of a suitable type. Fig. 2 shows, in perspective, a triangular shelf, as viewed from behind. Fig. 3 shows, likewise in perspective, a front view of the shelf of Fig. 2.
  • The shelf planes of the shelving arrangement according to the invention are e.g. square, rectangular or triangular, although other forms are conceivable, and their surfaces have along their long sides, short sides or diagonal sides one end piece directed upwards from the plane of the shelf and one end piece directed downwards from the plane of the shelf, the rear edges of said end pieces having hooks for securing the shelves to the shelf standards or hooking them onto the standards. The shelf standards 36 shown here are of a conventional type and may consist of squares having quadratic cross section and being provided with rows of apertures on one or more sides for receiving the support hooks of the shelves. In the standard illustrated, there is only one row of apertures or slots 38.
  • The shelf shown in Fig. 1 includes a rectangular shelf plane 10, and at one short side thereof there is an end piece 12 flanged upwards and at the opposite short side there is an end piece 14 flanged downwards. The front side 16 of the shelf 10 is flanged downwards, and the rear side 18 of the shelf is flanged upwards. At the rear longitudinal edges of the angle-cut end pieces hooks 20 are formed for suspending, by engaging apertures 38, the shelf on the support standard 36 of the shelving arrangement. Between the rear edge of the upwardly flanged end piece 12 and the upwardly flanged rear side of the shelf proper, an inter-space or gap 22 is provided in order to render it possible to stack several shelves together when stored and transported.
  • The shelf shown in Figs. 2 and 3 has a triangular shelf plane 24 wherefrom an end piece 26 is flanged upwards and an end piece 28 is flanged downwards. The end pieces 26, 28, which are angle-cut and taper towards the front side of the shelf plane, are provided at their rear edges with a hook 30 for suspension on the support standard 36 of the shelving arrangement.
  • The rear edges of end pieces 26, 28 are located at a right-angled corner or point of the shelf plane 24, and this corner is provided with a recess 32 so that there is room left for the support standard onto which the shelf is to be suspended. In the case illustrated it has been assumed that the support standard is square and provided with suspension apertures in two adjacent sides. The recess 32 also facilitates stacking of the shelves when stored and transported. At the front end of the shelf plane, where there is no end piece, the plane is flanged downwards to form a front side 34.
  • The square or rectangular shelves according to Fig. 1 are hooked onto the support standards by the hooks 20 of the upwardly flanged end piece 12 being introduced into the apertures of a first standard. The top hook enters first, after which the hooks 20 of the opposite downwardly flanged end piece 14 are introduced into the apertures of a second cooperating standard. In a similar manner the triangular shelf according to Figs. 2 and 3 is mounted, however, with the upwardly flanged end piece and the downwardly flanged end piece placed at each its side of the same standard.
  • By arranging the shelves according to the invention such that there is a comparatively large distance between the lowermost and the uppermost hooks 20, 30 on the upwardly flanged and the downwardly flanged end pieces, respectively, the shelves will obtain great stability and and support abiIity. This feature will be obtained by the embodiment shown in Figs. 2 and 3, that has only one hook on either end piece, by the respective hook 30 being located as high up as possible on the upwardly directed end piece 26, and as far down as possible on the downwardly directed end piece 28.
  • By the two end pieces being flanged downwards and upwards, respectively, the shelves will also become nestable. With respect to the rectangular or square shelf, the gap 22 in the corner between the rear edge of the upwardly directed end piece and the upwardly flanged rear side 18 of the shelf will allow also these shelves to be nested completely tight.

Claims (10)

1. A shelving arrangement including shelves to be supported by shelf standards by means of hooks provided at the back of the shelves, said hooks being adapted to engage corresponding apertures formed in the shelf standards,
characterized in that each shelf includes an end piece (12; 26) directed upwardly from the shelf plane (10; 24) and an end piece (14; 28) directed downwardly from the shelf plane, the hooks (20; 30) being provided at those ends of the end pieces which face the rear side of the shelf plane.
2. A shelving arrangement according to claim 1,
characterized in that the shelf has a rectangular or square plan form with a rear side (18) flanged upwards, an inter-space (22) being provided between said upwardly flanged rear side (18) and the end piece (12) directed upwardly from the shelf plane (10).
3. A shelving arrangement according to claim 1,
characterized in that the shelf plane (24) is triangular and that the hooked (30) rear ends of the end pieces (26, 28) are located at a corner of the triangular shelf plane.
4. A shelving arrangement according to claim 3,
characterized in that the shelf plane (10) is provided with a recess (32) at that corner where the rear ends of the end pieces (26, 28) would meet, so that said rear ends terminate at points spaced from the corner.
5. Ashelving arrangement according to claim 3 or4,
characterized in that the end pieces (26, 28) of the shelf are provided each with one single hook (30) at that end of the rear edge of the end piece which is located most distant from the shelf plane.
6. A shelving arrangement according to claim 3, 4, or 5,
characterized in that those sides which carry the end pieces (26, 28) form a right angle to one another.
7. A shelving arrangement according to any of claims 1-6,
characterized in that the side or sides of the shelf plane (10; 24) which have no end piece are flanged upwards or downwards from the shelf plane.
8. A shelving arrangement according to claim 7,
characterized in that the end piece-free front side (16; 34) of the shelf plane is flanged downwards from said plane.
9. A shelving arrangement according to any of the preceding claims,
characterized in that the shelf is made of sheet metal and that the end pieces (12,14; 26, 28) are integral with the shelf plane (10; 24) and flanged 90° from this plane.
10. A shelving arrangement according to any of the preceeding claims,
characterized in that the shelf planes are adapted to cooperate with square support standards provided with rows of apertures in one or more sides.
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US2263837A (en) * 1939-12-26 1941-11-25 C E Erickson Company Inc Shelving construction
GB924667A (en) * 1961-02-08 1963-05-01 Walter Arthur Ord Improvements relating to shelving, racks, bins, or the like
DE1429701A1 (en) * 1964-09-11 1969-03-13 Trepatent As Device for hanging up shelves or shelves
US4154419A (en) * 1978-06-05 1979-05-15 Harter Corporation Shelf support bracket construction
DE8716429U1 (en) * 1987-12-12 1988-03-03 Beutler Werbetechnik Wolfgang Beutler, 3000 Hannover, De
US5004302A (en) * 1988-03-14 1991-04-02 General Electric Company Shelf support system for split cantilever shelves

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US2263837A (en) * 1939-12-26 1941-11-25 C E Erickson Company Inc Shelving construction
GB924667A (en) * 1961-02-08 1963-05-01 Walter Arthur Ord Improvements relating to shelving, racks, bins, or the like
DE1429701A1 (en) * 1964-09-11 1969-03-13 Trepatent As Device for hanging up shelves or shelves
US4154419A (en) * 1978-06-05 1979-05-15 Harter Corporation Shelf support bracket construction
DE8716429U1 (en) * 1987-12-12 1988-03-03 Beutler Werbetechnik Wolfgang Beutler, 3000 Hannover, De
US5004302A (en) * 1988-03-14 1991-04-02 General Electric Company Shelf support system for split cantilever shelves

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