EP0836399B1 - Systeme de support d'etageres - Google Patents

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EP0836399B1
EP0836399B1 EP96915832A EP96915832A EP0836399B1 EP 0836399 B1 EP0836399 B1 EP 0836399B1 EP 96915832 A EP96915832 A EP 96915832A EP 96915832 A EP96915832 A EP 96915832A EP 0836399 B1 EP0836399 B1 EP 0836399B1
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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
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  • the present invention relates to shelving systems as may be used in stands of various types, wall-mounted shelves and the like, and more particularly, to a shelving support system having wire-shaped shelf hangers connected at their ends to wall brackets by push-fit removable connectors which can be oriented as desired, for quick assembly of various shelving systems.
  • Shelving systems are typically provided as knock-down kits for assembly at the user's location, thus minimizing shipping costs by avoiding the need to transport bulky assemblies. Assembly of these units then becomes the task of the user, who is typically unfamiliar with the assembled design, and this requires the location and identification of a multitude of parts, and an understanding of packaged instructions concerning their assembly. The problems with this approach are based on complicated prior art designs, which do not lend themselves to quick construction.
  • Prior art attempts to simplify shelving system construction include the system described in US Patent 5,348,170 to Thornley et al.
  • a free-standing shelving system is disclosed, having uprights formed with a slot for shelf edges to be inserted, forming an aperture into which a locking peg is fitted.
  • An additional popular shelving system utilizes a metal bracket formed with hooks at one end which engage a wall bracket, such as the ENDEL model available from IKEA furniture (IKEA catalogues 1993 and 1994).
  • the object of the present invention is to overcome the above-mentioned disadvantages of prior art shelving systems and provide a quickly and easily assembled shelving support system.
  • a shelving support system comprising:
  • the shelf hanger is fabricated as a rigid wire member, bent into a V-shape and connected at its ends to a right angled upright member by a push-fit connector locked into a square opening formed in the upright.
  • the lower leg of the shelf hanger is suspended by the support leg, with its end portion flush against a vertical wall of the upright member, so that it does not rotate, to provide a stable support for a shelf end.
  • the push-fit connectors are easily locked into the openings in the upright member, and may be quickly removed and re-positioned, enabling quick and easy construction of an entire shelving system within minutes, or easy alteration of its layout.
  • a feature of the inventive design is that in addition to its support function, the support leg acts as a shelf book-end.
  • the shelving support system may be constructed to provide continuous shelving space using sets of shelf hangers to support shelves end-to-end.
  • the adjoining shelves may also be arranged at different heights.
  • Different types of shelving material may be used, including metal, metal wire grid, plastic, or wood types. Many different wall-supported or free-standing units can be designed.
  • the invention also provides a method of constructing a shelving support system, comprising the steps of:
  • the inventive design features a sturdy, easily constructed shelving support system for homes, stores and offices.
  • Shelving support system 10 comprises an upright wall bracket 12, a push-fit connector 14, and a shelf hanger 16.
  • Wall bracket 12 is typically provided as an L-shaped bracket, with one face 13 formed with a plurality of square apertures 18 disposed vertically thereon.
  • Push-fit connector 14 is shaped with an oversize head 15, so that it does not pass freely through aperture 18, but is retained therein.
  • Connector 14 is designed to be load-bearing, and is shaped so that its lug portion 19 protrudes through aperture 18 and has a square base, with flat side faces 20, 22. Lug portion 19 is formed with a hole 24 extending therethrough.
  • shelf hanger 16 is fabricated as a rigid wire member, having a lower leg 26 and a support leg 28 bent into a V-shape, with the lower leg 26 of shelf hanger 16 being suspended by support leg 28.
  • support leg 28 is hook-shaped so that it passes through vertically oriented hole 24, to lock connector 14 in aperture 18, while simultaneously locking support leg 28 therein to provide support.
  • lower leg 26 passes through horizontally oriented hole 24 in connector 14, until it abuts against wall bracket 12, providing a stop 30.
  • the ends of shelf hanger 16 are orthogonal to one another, preventing side to side movement since lower leg 26 is maintained against inner face 13 of wall bracket 12 and does not rotate, providing a stable support for shelf 32 end, as shown in Fig. 1d.
  • hanger 16 provides additional system stability since lower leg 26 has a tendency to move further towards wall bracket 12 as shelf 32 loading increases.
  • Figs. 1e-i illustrate a modified lower support leg 26, which provides a locking feature when inserted in connector 14.
  • lower support leg 26 is bent slightly downward to form a knee 27 near its end.
  • Hole 24 of connector 14 is provided with an oversize diameter, so that knee 27 passes through it (Fig. 1f) when lower support leg 26 is rotated into a gentle downward slope from wall bracket 12 (Fig. 1g).
  • the upper end of support leg 28 is hooked into upper connector 14 under tension (Fig. 1h), after lower support leg 26 is raised slightly to a lateral orientation, such that knee 27 locks it in connector 14 (Fig. 1i), in a secure, non-removable fashion.
  • the shelf system can easily be disassembled by reversing these steps.
  • shelving support system 10 features a simplified method of construction, using the common connectors 14, pairs of which are oriented orthogonally to each other.
  • the method commences by fastening a pair of oppositely-facing wall brackets 12 to a wall using mounting holes 29, inserting connectors 14 in wall brackets 12 (Fig. 2a), locking shelf hangers 16 in connectors 14 (Fig. 2b-c), and placing a folded end 33 of shelf 32 over lower legs 26 of shelf hanger 16.
  • the uniform pattern of square apertures 18 in wall bracket 12 enables the shelf 32 height to be easily adjusted, simply by movement of common connector 14, which can be oriented as required.
  • connectors 14 have a square cross-section, they are rigidly fixed in square apertures 18, to prevent downward tilting of shelf hanger 16 under load.
  • Upper support legs 28 of shelf hanger 16 serve as shelf bookends.
  • the shelving support system components are reversible, i.e., suited to right or left-handed installation.
  • shelf 32 can be dimensioned as required.
  • Figs. 3a-b illustrate a shelving system 10 embodiment using an intermediate wall bracket 34 in a staggered height shelf layout.
  • each connector 14 fits through an aperture 18 formed in a U-shaped intermediate wall bracket 34. Since apertures 18 are formed opposite one another, shelves 32 may be arranged at equal heights (Fig. 3b) using a double-ended connector 35 (Figs. 5a-c) which fits through a pair of apertures 18.
  • the gap 36 developed between adjacent shelf hangers 16 by the design of intermediate wall bracket 34 allows for placement of shelves 32 end-to-end.
  • Fig. 3b illustrates use of standard wall brackets 12 of equal length together with an intermediate wall bracket 34 of greater length, to provide staggered and equal height shelf 32 layouts.
  • FIGs. 4a-d there is shown a shelving support system embodiment for use as a closet organizer system.
  • shelf 36 has increased depth, and can be provided with ends which clip onto hangers 16.
  • a modular unit 38 can be provided with a frame 40 having slidable drawers 42 mounted underneath shelf 36, with unit 38 supported by hangers 16.
  • Fig. 4c shows a clothes hanger 42 supported by a clothes bar 44, which clips onto hangers 16 at it ends.
  • Fig. 4d shows a modular shelf unit 46 with a plurality of shelves supported from hangers 16, by side panels 48, which clip onto hangers 16.
  • wall bracket 12 can be of such length as to reach from floor to ceiling.
  • Figs. 5a-c there is illustrated a method of construction of a free-standing shelving unit (Fig. 7) using a rectangular or square-shaped upright 50, typically manufactured of steel, or plastic sections.
  • the construction features use of double-ended connectors 35 for attaching shelf hangers 16 at equal heights, and use of extended, standard-type connectors 51 for attaching shelf hangers 16 at differing heights, in a staggered shelf layout. Similar to connector 14, connector 51 is locked in position in aperture 18 between oversize head 15 and an end of shelf hanger 16, while connectors 35 are locked in position in aperture 18 between a pair of shelf hanger 16 ends.
  • each of them has a bent section 53 which abuts connectors 51, to provide this function.
  • Figs. 6a-d there are illustrated different shelf material types, including metal (Fig. 6a), plastic with stiffening ribs 52 (Fig. 6b), an open metal wire grid (Fig. 6c) with folded sheet metal ends 54, and wood (Fig. 6d).
  • a free-standing unit 55 showing different types of shelf 32 and storage bin 56 arrangements, attached to rectangular upright 50, which is supported by a framework 57 including cross-pieces 58 and base legs 60.
  • the simplicity of assembly makes free-standing unit 55 especially useful in display and storage applications, since store personnel typically assemble these displays, and often rearrange them. Many different wall-supported or free-standing units can be designed.
  • Connector 62 is a double-ended connector, formed as a pair of folded leaves, with a space between them.
  • connector 62 is manufactured of pressed steel, which can also be used to manufacture alternative connectors 64, 66.
  • Extended, standard-type connector 51 is also shown.
  • FIG. 9 there is illustrated an alternative wall bracket 67 for use with connector 68.
  • Wall bracket 67 has formed therein a set of orthogonally oriented slots 70, 72 sized to fit therein the lugs of connector 68.
  • the inventive shelving support system design features sturdy, easily constructed shelving units for homes, stores and offices. Many designs and layouts are possible.

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  1. Un système de support d'étagère comprenant :
    un élément vertical (12; 50; 67) définissant un support vertical et ayant formé le long d'au moins une de ses faces une pluralité d'ouvertures (18; 70, 72) ; et
    un support d'étagère en forme de V (16) ayant des bras de support (26, 28) inférieur et supérieur formés de tiges métalliques pour la fixation de chacune de ses extrémités audit élément vertical (12; 50; 67) de façon à ce que ledit support d'étagère (16) s'étende à partir dudit élément vertical (12; 50; 67), ledit bras inférieur (26) étant connectable avec ledit élément vertical (12; 50; 67) pour être suspendu sensiblement horizontalement par le bras de support supérieur (28) pour supporter l'extrémité d'une étagère reposant sur celui-ci ;
       caractérisé en ce que lesdits bras de support d'étagère (26, 28) sont connectables audit élément vertical (12; 50; 67) par une paire de moyens de connexion (14; 35; 51; 62; 66; 64), chaque dite paire de moyens de connexion comprenant une attache intégralement formée d'une tête surdimensionnée (15) et d'une oreille (19) pour être montée par emboítement dans l'une desdites ouvertures (18; 70, 72), et
       chacune desdites extrémités desdits bras de support d'étagère (26, 28) étant insérée de manière amovible dans un trou (24) formé dans ladite oreille d'attache (19), dans laquelle lors de son utilisation une paire de ces dites oreilles d'attache (19) a lesdits trous (24) orientés à 90° l'un par rapport à l'autre et l'un desdits trous (24) est orienté verticalement, l'extrémité dudit bras de support supérieur (28) étant pliée verticalement pour s'emboíter dans ledit trou d'oreille d'attache orienté verticalement (24), et ledit bras inférieur (26) étant connectable de façon non rotative audit élément vertical (12; 50; 67).
  2. Le système selon la revendication 1, dans lequel ledit élément vertical (12) est composé d'un support mural en forme de L.
  3. Le système selon la revendication 1, dans lequel ledit élément vertical (50) est composé d'une section rectangulaire ayant une pluralité d'ouvertures s'étendant à travers des faces opposées.
  4. Le système selon la revendication 1, dans lequel ladite extrémité du bras inférieur de support s'emboíte de façon non rotative dans un trou d'oreille d'attache horizontal (24), avec la partie extrême dudit bras inférieur positionnée tout contre une paroi verticale de l'élément vertical (12; 50; 67).
  5. Le système selon la revendication 1, dans lequel ledit bout du bras inférieur de support est formé d'une légère courbure formant un coude (27), pour bloquer l'extrémité dudit bras inférieur de support dans ladite attache quand ils sont connectés ensemble.
  6. Le système selon la revendication 1, dans lequel ledit système comprend une paire dudit support d'étagère (16), et dans lequel lors de son utilisation lesdits supports d'étagère (16) sont espacés de façon appropriée pour fournir un support d'étagère.
  7. Le système selon la revendication 1, dans lequel ledit système comprend plusieurs paires dudit support d'étagère (16), et dans lequel lors de son utilisation lesdites paires sont placées à des hauteurs échelonnées dans un agencement d'une unité d'étagères.
  8. Le système selon la revendication 1, dans lequel ledit système comprend une paire dudit support d'étagère (16), et dans lequel lors de son utilisation ledit élément vertical (50) supporte ladite paire de support d'étagère dans une unité d'étagère tenant toute seule.
  9. Le système selon la revendication 1, dans lequel ledit système comprend au moins une paire dudit support d'étagère (16), et dans lequel lors de son utilisation ladite paire de supports d'étagère supporte un système d'organisation de casier comprenant une unité modulaire (38) ayant des tiroirs glissants (42).
  10. Le système selon la revendication 1, dans lequel ledit système comprend au moins une paire dudit support d'étagère (16), et dans lequel lors de son utilisation ladite paire de supports d'étagère supporte un système d'organisation de casier comprenant une unité modulaire (38) ayant une pluralité d'étagères (36).
  11. Le système selon la revendication 1, dans lequel ledit système comprend au moins une paire dudit support d'étagère (16), et dans lequel lors de son utilisation ladite paire de supports d'étagère supporte un système d'organisation de placard comprenant une barre de penderie (44).
  12. Le système selon la revendication 1, dans lequel lesdits moyens de connexion (35, 62) comprennent une attache composée d'une oreille ayant des trous formés au niveau de ses deux extrémités.
  13. Une méthode pour construire un système de support d'étagères, comprenant les étapes consistant à :
    Fournir un élément vertical (12; 50; 67) définissant un support vertical et ayant formées le long d'au moins une de ses faces plusieurs ouvertures (18; 70, 72) ; et
    fournir un support d'étagère en forme de V (16) ayant des bras de support inférieur et supérieur en forme de tige métallique (26, 28) pour la fixation de chacune de ses extrémités audit élément vertical (12; 50; 67) de façon à ce que ledit support d'étagère (16) s'étende à partir dudit élément vertical (12; 50; 67), ledit bras inférieur (26) étant connectable avec ledit élément vertical (12; 50; 67) pour être suspendu sensiblement horizontalement par le bras de support supérieur (28) pour supporter une étagère reposant sur celui-ci ;
       caractérisé par les étapes supplémentaires consistant à :
    connecter lesdits bras de support d'étagère (26, 28) audit élément vertical (12; 50; 67) par une paire de moyens de connexion (14; 35; 51; 62; 66; 64), chaque dite paire de moyens de connexion comprenant une attache intégralement formée d'une tête surdimensionnée (15) et d'une oreille (19) pour être montée par emboítement dans l'une desdites ouvertures (18; 70, 72), et
    insérer de façon réversible chacune des extrémités desdits bras de support d'étagère (26, 28) dans un trou (24) formé dans ladite oreille d'attache (19), ladite étape d'insertion réversible comprenant les étapes consistant à :
    monter une paire desdites oreilles d'attaches (19) dans une paire desdites ouvertures (18; 70, 72) de façon à ce que lesdits trous (24) soient orientés à 90° l'un par rapport à l'autre et en orientant verticalement l'un desdits trous (24),
    faire tourner ledit bras inférieur (26) légèrement vers le bas à partir dudit élément vertical,
    passage d'une légère courbure formant un coude (27) située sur ladite extrémité dudit bras inférieur (26) à travers l'autre desdits trous d'oreille d'attache (24),
    élever le bras inférieur (26) vers le haut pour bloquer ledit bras inférieur (26) dans son attache pour connecter ledit bras inférieur (26) de façon non rotative audit élément vertical (12; 50; 67), et
    monter une partie pliée verticalement formant l'extrémité dudit bras supérieur de support (28) dans ledit trou d'oreille d'attache orienté verticalement (24).
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