EP1254619A1 - Kombinationsregal - Google Patents

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EP1254619A1
EP1254619A1 EP01110668A EP01110668A EP1254619A1 EP 1254619 A1 EP1254619 A1 EP 1254619A1 EP 01110668 A EP01110668 A EP 01110668A EP 01110668 A EP01110668 A EP 01110668A EP 1254619 A1 EP1254619 A1 EP 1254619A1
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locating rod
upright boards
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combination rack
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Wen-Tsan Wang
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Priority to US09/848,373 priority patent/US20020162815A1/en
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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
    • A47B45/00—Cabinets, racks or shelf units, characterised by features enabling enlarging in height, length, or depth
    • 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
    • A47B43/00—Cabinets, racks or shelf units, characterised by features enabling folding of the cabinet or the like
    • A47B43/003—Suspended shelves, e.g. by means of supple elements
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47F—SPECIAL FURNITURE, FITTINGS, OR ACCESSORIES FOR SHOPS, STOREHOUSES, BARS, RESTAURANTS OR THE LIKE; PAYING COUNTERS
    • A47F7/00—Show stands, hangers, or shelves, adapted for particular articles or materials
    • A47F7/08—Show stands, hangers, or shelves, adapted for particular articles or materials for shoes

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  • the present invention relates to a combination rack and, more particularly, to such a combination rack, which can be alternatively arranged into one of a variety of forms for different storage purposes.
  • the combination rack comprises two upright boards, two locating rods detachably connected between the upright boards, a plurality of stretcher rods detachably connected between the upright boards, and a flexible sheet member connected between the first locating rod and the second locating rod and extended over the stretcher rods and adapted to hold things between the upright boards.
  • the flexible sheet member has one end fixedly fastened to one locating rod, and the other end mounted with hook and loop materials for detachably adjustably fastened to the other locating rod.
  • the upright boards have complementary positioning flanges at top and bottom sides such that two or more combination racks can be attached together in a stack.
  • FIG. 1 is an exploded view of a combination rack according to the present invention.
  • FIG. 2 is an assembly view of the combination rack according to the present invention.
  • FIG. 3 illustrates two combination racks attached together in a stack and shoes carried on the flexible sheet member of each combination rack according to the present invention.
  • FIG. 4 shows the combination rack arranged into another form.
  • FIG. 5 shows an alternate form of the present invention.
  • FIG. 6 shows another alternate form of the present invention.
  • a combination rack is shown comprised of two upright boards 1, a first locating rod 21, a second locating rod 22, a sheet member 2, and a plurality of stretcher rods 3;4.
  • the upright boards 1 each comprise a plurality of mounting holes 11, a handle hole 13 near the top, and two complementary positioning flanges 12 respectively disposed at the top and bottom sides.
  • the sheet member 2 is a sheet of flexible material, for example, spandex fabric, having two distal ends respectively fastened to the first locating rod 21 and the second locating rod 22.
  • the locating rods 21;22 each have two mounting holes 211;221 on the respective two distal ends.
  • the first locating rod 21 can be fixedly fastened to one end, namely, the first end of the sheet member 2.
  • the first locating rod 21 can be detachably fastened to the first end of the sheet member 2.
  • the first locating rod 21 is fixedly fastened to the first end of the sheet member 2.
  • the second locating rod 22 is adjustably fastened to the other end, namely, the second end of the sheet member 2.
  • Strips of hook material 23 and strips of loop materials 24 are respectively stitched to the second end of the sheet member 2 for securing the second locating rod 22 to the second end of the sheet member 2.
  • the stretcher rods 3;4 each have two mounting holes 31;41 on the respective two distal ends.
  • the locating rods 21;22 and the stretcher rods 3;4 are respectively connected between the upright boards 1.
  • Fastening elements for example, screws or pins 5 are respectively fastened to the mounting holes 11 of the upright boards 1 and the mounting holes 211;221;31;41 of the locating rods 21;22 and stretcher rods 3;4 to secure the upright boards 1 and the rods 21;22;3;4 together.
  • the second end of the sheet member 2 is moved over the stretcher rods 3;4 and then fastened to the second locating rod 22.
  • the combination rack can be used as a shoe rack (see FIG. 2). Because the upright boards 1 each have two complementary positioning flanges 12 respectively disposed at the top and bottom sides, two or more unit racks can be attached together in a stack to form a big scale combination rack (see FIG. 3).
  • the two locating rods 21;22 are connected between the upright boards 1 near the top side at the same elevation, and the stretcher rods 3;4 are connected between the upright boards 1 near the bottom side below the elevation of the locating rods 21;22 to stretch the sheet member 2.
  • the combination rack can be used as a magazine (book) rack.
  • the first locating rod 21 is connected between the upright boards 1 at the back side near the top
  • the second locating rod 22 is connected between the upright boards 1 at the front side near the bottom
  • the stretcher rods 3 are connected between the upright boards 1 at different elevations to stretch the sheet member 2.
  • the combination rack can be used as a CD (compact disk) storage rack.
  • FIG. 6 shows still another application example of the present invention.
  • the combination rack can be used as a display rack.
  • a prototype of combination rack has been constructed with the features of FIGS. 1 ⁇ 6.
  • the combination rack functions smoothly to provide all of the features discussed earlier.

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EP01110668A EP1254619A1 (de) 2001-05-02 2001-05-02 Kombinationsregal
US09/848,373 US20020162815A1 (en) 2001-05-02 2001-05-04 Combination rack

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EP01110668A EP1254619A1 (de) 2001-05-02 2001-05-02 Kombinationsregal
US09/848,373 US20020162815A1 (en) 2001-05-02 2001-05-04 Combination rack

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US7581643B2 (en) * 2005-02-24 2009-09-01 Nike, Inc. System and method for footwear packaging
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US8919578B2 (en) * 2013-01-30 2014-12-30 Sandra Huizar Villalobos Shoe carousel device
US10697727B2 (en) * 2014-12-02 2020-06-30 Stephen Mark Higgins Universal holster assembly
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US10531736B1 (en) * 2019-02-19 2020-01-14 Seungho KANG Bookshelf for easy withdrawal of books
US11246409B2 (en) * 2019-09-18 2022-02-15 Whitmor, Inc. Shelf for shoes and other articles
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US4118087A (en) * 1976-11-26 1978-10-03 Dorf Helen A Recreational vehicle shelf bars
US4896778A (en) * 1988-12-21 1990-01-30 Hirsh Company Elongate member connection to an end plate
US5211292A (en) * 1991-12-19 1993-05-18 Paolucci Barbara A Apparatus for storing audio/video cassettes and compact discs
US5617959A (en) * 1995-05-26 1997-04-08 Lynk, Inc. Shoe rack
US5992647A (en) * 1997-09-18 1999-11-30 Malik; Vijay S. Storage rack system comprising modular units joined in back to back relationship

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GB1375123A (de) * 1973-01-17 1974-11-27
US4118087A (en) * 1976-11-26 1978-10-03 Dorf Helen A Recreational vehicle shelf bars
US4896778A (en) * 1988-12-21 1990-01-30 Hirsh Company Elongate member connection to an end plate
US5211292A (en) * 1991-12-19 1993-05-18 Paolucci Barbara A Apparatus for storing audio/video cassettes and compact discs
US5617959A (en) * 1995-05-26 1997-04-08 Lynk, Inc. Shoe rack
US5992647A (en) * 1997-09-18 1999-11-30 Malik; Vijay S. Storage rack system comprising modular units joined in back to back relationship

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