EP0714250A1 - Shelf structure - Google Patents
Shelf structureInfo
- Publication number
- EP0714250A1 EP0714250A1 EP94924934A EP94924934A EP0714250A1 EP 0714250 A1 EP0714250 A1 EP 0714250A1 EP 94924934 A EP94924934 A EP 94924934A EP 94924934 A EP94924934 A EP 94924934A EP 0714250 A1 EP0714250 A1 EP 0714250A1
- Authority
- EP
- European Patent Office
- Prior art keywords
- shelf
- upright member
- upright
- portions
- projections
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
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Classifications
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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
- A47B47/00—Cabinets, racks or shelf units, characterised by features related to dismountability or building-up from elements
- A47B47/02—Cabinets, racks or shelf units, characterised by features related to dismountability or building-up from elements made of metal only
- A47B47/021—Racks or shelf units
Definitions
- This invention relates to a shelf structure comprising at least one shelf member and a number of upright members disposed at corners of the shelf member to support the shelf member. More particularly the invention relates to the establishment of a connection between a shelf member and an upright member for such a structure.
- shelf structures are known wherein shelf members are secured to the upright members by bolts.
- the upright members are each provided with a plurality of apertures for such bolts, spaced from one another so that a shelf structure can be assembled with a number of shelf members at a desired vertical spacing from one another to suit the articles which are going to be put on the shelves.
- a shelf structure When correctly assembled and all the bolts tightened, such a shelf structure can be rigid and have a high load carrying capacity but the erection thereof using a large number of bolts is fiddly and time consuming.
- an assembly comprising a shelf member and an upright member disposed at a corner of the shelf member the shelf member having upwardly oriented flange formations at its edges adjacent the corner and the upright member having portions inclined to one another to face said flange formations, wherein for each of said facing flange formations and portions of the upright member there are provided mutually interengaging projections and openings which support the shelf member relative to the upright member.
- each of said facing flange formations and portions of the upright member there are two of said projections and two openings, interengaging in pairs with one another.
- the projection of each pair of projections and openings extends generally parallel to the surface of the member whereon it is provided, engaging in an opening afforded by the other member.
- a shelf structure comprising at least one shelf member and a number of upright members disposed at corners of the at least one shelf member, wherein the connection between the at least one shelf member and each upright member is afforded by an assembly according to the first aspect of the invention.
- a shelf structure because there are four interengaging projection and opening formations supporting the shelf member relative to the upright members at the corners of the shelf member, the shelf member is supported relative to the upright member with a high degree of rigidity and load carrying capacity. At the same time, projections and openings can be easily engaged without the necessity of using tools or separate fastening elements such as bolts, so the shelf structure is readily assembled and dismantled.
- the upright member has two projections extending from each of said portions thereof, said projections being upwardly spaced from one another (i.e. spaced lengthwise of the upright member) and the shelf member has two openings associated with each flange portion of the shelf member facing said portions of the upright member, to receive said projections.
- the projections are constituted by tags pressed out of the upright member, so as to be spaced from the respective surfaces of the portions thereof and to extend upwardly generally parallel thereto.
- openings are constituted by portions pressed out of flange formations of the shelf member said portions being spaced from the surfaces of the flange portions so that said tags can engage between said portions and surfaces.
- one is longer than the other so that it is able to engage with its opening before the other projection engages with its respective opening. This renders it easier to assemble the shelf structure, since it is easier to engage one projection of each pair with an opening rather than try to engage both projections of each pair with their respective openings simultaneously.
- one projection Once one projection has been engaged, it acts as a guide and facilitates engagement of the other projection.
- each shelf member is square or rectangular in plan view, and the portions of each upright member lie perpendicular to one another.
- Each upright member is preferably a generally L-section member.
- Each of the upright members may have associated therewith a cover element which has a cross-sectional shape engageable with the upright member to secure it thereto.
- a cover element is engageable with the upright member by being slidden onto it in the direction lengthwise of the upright member.
- Such a cover element when fitted, conceals the pressed-out tags forming the projections on the upright member and considerably improves the appearance of the assembled shelf structure.
- an assembly comprising a shelf member and an upright member having interengaging formations supporting the shelf member relative to the upright member, wherein the upright member has a cover element provided on an external portion thereof and at least partially concealing said formations thereof.
- Figure 1 is a perspective view of a shelf structure according to the invention.
- Figure 2 is a perspective view illustrating one corner of a shelf and an associated part of an upright member of the shelf structure, and the formations for engagement therebetween;
- Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view of the upright member and its cover element.
- a shelf structure which comprises four shelf members 10 each of which is of rectangular shape in plan view, supported at their corners by upright members 11 three of which are clearly visible in the drawing and the fourth of which has only its extreme upper end visible.
- the shelves 10 are of sheet metal e.g. steel, and the upright members 11 are also of metal such as steel, for example rolled to the configuration described hereafter.
- the shelf comprises a deck 12 and downwardly extending flanges along each edge of the deck, the two flanges at the illustrated corner of the shelf being identified as 13, 14.
- the flanges are disposed at right angles to one another, as the shelf is rectangular in plan view.
- the flange 13 is provided with two formations 15, 16 spaced vertically from one another and constituted by portions of the flange 13 pressed outwardly therefrom so as to be spaced from the surface of the flange and, as viewed in plan, provide an opening between it and the surface of the flange.
- the flange 14 is similarly provided with pressed out formations 17, 18 of the same configuration as the formations 15, 16.
- Figure 3 In cross- sectional shape, Figure 3, it is generally L-shaped having limbs 20, 21 at right angles to one another so as to afford surfaces 22, 23 facing the surfaces of the flanges 13, 14 on the shelf member.
- the ends of the limbs 20, 21 have respective laterally displaced portions 24, 25 and inturned lips 26, 27.
- Each of the limbs 20, 21 of the upright member is provided with pairs of formations for engagement with the formations 15, 16, 17, 18 on a shelf 10.
- the formations on the upright member are arranged in groups each of a pair of such formations spaced in the upwards direction (i.e. lengthwise of the upright member) from other such pairs of formation.
- a pair of such formations on the limb 22 of the upright member is indicated at 30, 31 and a pair of such formations on the limb 23 of the upright member is indicated at 32, 33.
- each such group of formations the formations as 30, 32 are level with one another and the formations as 31, 33 are level with one another.
- Each of the formations 30 to 33 comprises a tag pressed out of the material of the upright member so as to remain connected to the upright member at its lower end and to extend upwardly and spaced from the respective surface 22, 23 of the upright member. The spacing of such tags from the respective surfaces 22, 23 is such that the tags are able to engage in the opening defined by the formations 15 to 18 provided on the shelf.
- the tags constituting the lower formations 31, 33 in each group of formations are longer than the tags constituting the upper formations as 30, 32 in each group.
- the shelf When the projecting tag formations 30 to 33 are engaged with the formations 15 to 18 on a shelf, the shelf is supported by the upright member in relatively rigid manner with a substantial load bearing capacity.
- the fact that the lower projections 31, 33 are longer than the upper projections 30, 32 renders it easier to engage the projections on an upright member with the openings afforded by the formations 15 to 18 on a shelf, since the longer projections 31, 33 can be engaged with the lowermost formations 16, 18 without having simultaneously to align the upper projections 30, 32 with the formations 15, 17.
- the lower projections 31, 33 When the lower projections 31, 33 have been engaged, they act as guides to facilitate engagement of the upper projections 30, 32 with the shelf.
- each of the upright members 11 has a cover element 40.
- the cross sectional of the cover element 40 corresponds to that of the upright member 11, comprising limbs 41, 42 at right angles to one another, the limbs ending in laterally displaced portions 43, 44 and inturned lips 45, 46.
- the configuration of the cover element is such that an end of the element can be engaged with an end of an upright member and then slid lengthwise into engagement therewith for the full extent of the upright member.
- shelf member When we refer to a shelf member, it is to be appreciated that such a member need not necessarily afford a load-supporting surface but instead may itself support another member which is adapted to carry a load. Such a further member supported by the shelf member may be adapted to carry loads of specific types, e.g. by having a particular configuration or shape.
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Applications Claiming Priority (3)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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GB9317975A GB2281193B (en) | 1993-08-28 | 1993-08-28 | Shelf structure |
GB9317975 | 1993-08-28 | ||
PCT/GB1994/001871 WO1995006422A1 (en) | 1993-08-28 | 1994-08-26 | Shelf structure |
Publications (1)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
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EP0714250A1 true EP0714250A1 (en) | 1996-06-05 |
Family
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Family Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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EP94924934A Withdrawn EP0714250A1 (en) | 1993-08-28 | 1994-08-26 | Shelf structure |
Country Status (7)
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EP (1) | EP0714250A1 (en) |
JP (1) | JPH09504450A (en) |
AU (1) | AU7503994A (en) |
CA (1) | CA2170388A1 (en) |
GB (1) | GB2281193B (en) |
NZ (1) | NZ271417A (en) |
WO (1) | WO1995006422A1 (en) |
Families Citing this family (5)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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GB9424432D0 (en) * | 1994-12-02 | 1995-01-18 | Nicholl & Wood Limited | Shelving apparatus |
GB2309630B (en) * | 1996-01-30 | 2000-04-12 | Dexion Group Plc | Fastening means for racking systems |
IL123552A (en) | 1998-03-04 | 2001-12-23 | Lazarus Abraham M | Quick-connect shelving assembly system and method for using the same |
KR101232183B1 (en) * | 2011-11-10 | 2013-02-12 | 장규철 | Channel assembling structure of supporting tool |
KR102290321B1 (en) * | 2019-08-26 | 2021-08-18 | (주)세민 | Adjustable self with decoration cover |
Family Cites Families (4)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US3422775A (en) * | 1966-03-16 | 1969-01-21 | Sven Erik Johnsson | Vertically adjustable shelving assembly |
DE2230131A1 (en) * | 1972-06-21 | 1974-01-17 | Hans Eberhard Dipl In Ronniger | SHELF |
US4158998A (en) * | 1976-05-12 | 1979-06-26 | The Mead Corporation | Shelf support structure |
GB9122089D0 (en) * | 1991-10-17 | 1991-11-27 | Savage Ltd | Free-standing shelving system |
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1993
- 1993-08-28 GB GB9317975A patent/GB2281193B/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
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1994
- 1994-08-26 WO PCT/GB1994/001871 patent/WO1995006422A1/en not_active Application Discontinuation
- 1994-08-26 AU AU75039/94A patent/AU7503994A/en not_active Abandoned
- 1994-08-26 CA CA 2170388 patent/CA2170388A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 1994-08-26 JP JP7507995A patent/JPH09504450A/en active Pending
- 1994-08-26 NZ NZ271417A patent/NZ271417A/en unknown
- 1994-08-26 EP EP94924934A patent/EP0714250A1/en not_active Withdrawn
Non-Patent Citations (1)
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Also Published As
Publication number | Publication date |
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GB2281193B (en) | 1997-10-08 |
JPH09504450A (en) | 1997-05-06 |
NZ271417A (en) | 1997-11-24 |
CA2170388A1 (en) | 1995-03-09 |
GB2281193A (en) | 1995-03-01 |
WO1995006422A1 (en) | 1995-03-09 |
GB9317975D0 (en) | 1993-10-13 |
AU7503994A (en) | 1995-03-22 |
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