EP1617745B1 - Systeme permettant de fixer des accessoires a une etagere - Google Patents

Systeme permettant de fixer des accessoires a une etagere Download PDF

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EP1617745B1
EP1617745B1 EP04729341A EP04729341A EP1617745B1 EP 1617745 B1 EP1617745 B1 EP 1617745B1 EP 04729341 A EP04729341 A EP 04729341A EP 04729341 A EP04729341 A EP 04729341A EP 1617745 B1 EP1617745 B1 EP 1617745B1
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Börje Josefsson
Bengt Ahlund
Pedro Cuhna
Michael Hildingsson
Jan Lindström
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
    • G09F—DISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; LABELS OR NAME-PLATES; SEALS
    • G09F3/00—Labels, tag tickets, or similar identification or indication means; Seals; Postage or like stamps
    • G09F3/08—Fastening or securing by means not forming part of the material of the label itself
    • G09F3/18—Casings, frames or enclosures for labels
    • G09F3/20—Casings, frames or enclosures for labels for adjustable, removable, or interchangeable labels
    • G09F3/204—Casings, frames or enclosures for labels for adjustable, removable, or interchangeable labels specially adapted to be attached to a shelf or the like
    • 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
    • A47F5/00—Show stands, hangers, or shelves characterised by their constructional features
    • A47F5/0043—Show shelves
    • A47F5/005—Partitions therefore
    • 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
    • A47F5/00—Show stands, hangers, or shelves characterised by their constructional features
    • A47F5/0043—Show shelves
    • A47F5/0068—Shelf extensions, e.g. fixed on price rail

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  • the present invention relates to a system for fixing accessories, such as shelf dividers, feed devices, holders for information carriers, etc. to a shelf, to which shelf a number of accessories can be fixed detachably in various positions along the length of the shelf.
  • the system comprises at least one accessory having a foot and a clamping device, which latter comprises a channel element extending parallel with the longitudinal direction of the shelf and having an open longitudinal side for forming an open channel, an actuable holding member, extending along the channel element, for holding at least one foot in the channel, and a control member for transferring the holding member between a holding position, in which the foot is held in a fixation position in the channel, and a release position, in which the foot is freed.
  • the invention also relates to a clamping device and an accessory for such a system, a shelf comprising such a system and a shelf comprising such a clamping device.
  • shelf dividers In general stores, for example, goods are often displayed on shelves.
  • accessories such as shelf dividers, various types of feed devices, holders for flags and other information carriers, various types of goods trays, etc.
  • Such accessories are often fastened to the shelves.
  • the invention is related to the fixing of such accessories to shelves.
  • the invention is described below with respect to the fixing of shelf dividers to shelves. That which is herein stated about shelf dividers shall also apply to other types of accessories, such as the aforementioned.
  • Shelf dividers are used, for example, in general stores, in which goods are stored and displayed on shelves.
  • the principal function of the dividers is to separate different categories of goods and create order on the shelves.
  • the shelf dividers are often constituted by partitions which are fastened to the shelf plane so that they extend at right angles to the longitudinal direction of the shelf and jut up perpendicularly from the shelf plane.
  • the shelf dividers can be fastened to the shelf in a variety of ways, for example mechanically with screws or the like, by frictional engagement or by adhesion with double-sided adhesive tape or the like.
  • the arrangements which are used to fasten the shelf dividers should have some basic characteristics.
  • One important characteristic is that it should be possible to fasten the shelf dividers in arbitrary positions along the length of the shelf, so that the bays delimited by the dividers can be made any chosen width so as to fit different packagings and quantities of goods.
  • the dividers should be firmly secured to the shelf in order to prevent them from being mistakenly detached or displaced from their intended positions.
  • a goods feeding device is placed between two shelf dividers, it is important for the shelf dividers not to be moved even marginally closer together, since the friction between the goods and the shelf dividers can then be such that the feed does not work.
  • the holding should also ensure that the dividers are steady, so that they do not tilt. In this connection, it is of great importance that the secure holding is ensured, at the same time as the holding arrangement allows simple attachment and detachment of the shelf dividers.
  • An especially desirable characteristic is that it should be possible, with a single maneuver, simultaneously to fix a number of shelf dividers to the shelf and to free a number of shelf dividers from the shelf simultaneously, with the same simplicity.
  • An arrangement which allows such simultaneous fixing and release, respectively, of a number of shelf dividers can be used, for example, in the installation of shelf dividers on a new shelf or in the reorganization of the whole or a greater part of the shelf.
  • shelf dividers Even when the shelf is ordered and the shelf dividers are placed in their respective positions, it is sometimes necessary to reorganize the shelf, in which case one or a small number of shelf dividers have to be moved, removed or attached. This is the case, for example, when the distance between two shelf dividers different dimensions. In order to facilitate such reorganization of parts of an already ordered shelf, it is therefore desirable for individual shelf dividers to be able to be detached and reattached in a new position without freeing other shelf dividers.
  • the holding arrangements for the shelf dividers should be aesthetically pleasing, should not unnecessarily obstruct goods from being put onto or removed from the shelf or adjoining shelves and should be cheap and simple to produce and fit.
  • US 5,657,702 describes a shelf with an arrangement for locking a number of shelf dividers to the shelf.
  • the arrangement comprises a generally U-shaped channel, which is formed in the shelf and extends along the front edge of the shelf, parallel with the longitudinal direction of the shelf.
  • a locking bar is disposed in the channel, parallel with the longitudinal direction of the shelf.
  • the shelf dividers have a cross section in the general shape of an L, the vertical limbs of which constitute the actual divider and the horizontal limbs of which rest against the shelf.
  • One end of the horizontal limb has a downward-curving flange, which is designed to jut down into the channel.
  • the arrangement also comprises members for applying a locking force to the locking bar so that the flange of the divider is locked in place between the locking bar and one of the walls of the channel.
  • a control member is provided to allow manual actuation of the locking bar between a locking position and a release position.
  • This goods displacement is easily transmitted via tightly packed adjacent goods and can lead to a number of more distant shelf dividers toppling over or being displaced from their intended positions.
  • the whole or a large part of the shelf has then to be reordered, in which case a number or all of the shelf dividers have to be returned to their original positions and the goods put back in place.
  • This is not only a time-consuming and costly exercise per se, but also leads to a reluctance to reorganize already ordered shelves to accommodate new goods and packagings. Consequently, the limited shelf space is not optimally utilized, whilst, at the same time, illorganized shelves give an unaesthetic impression and adversely affect the tendency of the store customers to select goods from these shelves.
  • a further problem with the known arrangement described above is that the holding of one or more shelf dividers cannot be ensured if the thickness of the flanges of any of the shelf dividers differs from the nominal production thickness. If one flange is thinner than other flanges, a clearance is formed between this flange and the locking bar, so that the locking force cannot be transmitted to this flange. If, instead, one flange is thicker than other flanges, then a clearance is formed between the locking bar and the other flanges, in which case these receive none or only a slight locking force. A corresponding effect is obtained, of course, if the thickness or straightness of the locking bar vary along its length.
  • An object of the present invention is therefore to produce a system for fixing accessories to a shelf, which system allows an empty shelf to be put simply in order and, at the same time, enables great flexibility and simplicity in the reorganization of shelf dividers in respect of an already ordered shelf.
  • Another object is to produce such a system which allows individual accessories to be fastened and/or detached from the shelf even when other accessories disposed on the shelf are fixed in their respective positions.
  • a further object is to produce such a system which allows accessories to be fastened and/or detached from the shelf and firmly secured to the shelf even if the members effecting the holding exhibit tolerance deviations from their nominal production measurements.
  • the elastic member thus enables individual accessories to be fastened to and/or detached from the shelf without the release of other already fixed accessories.
  • the elastic member is able to absorb measurement deviations of the holding member and of the feet of the accessories without the risk of any accessory being held with a lower holding force.
  • the holding member can be configured so as, in its holding position, to prevent displacement of the accessories along the shelf. This effectively stops the accessories from being mistakenly dislodged from their intended positions, for example by passing customer trolleys banging against the shelf.
  • the elastic member can either be disposed on the holding member or on the accessory foot.
  • the holding member is constituted by an elongated leaf spring, which constitutes the elastic member.
  • the foot and the channel element of the shelf divider can be configured with interacting engagement members, which increase the stability of the accessory and which additionally prevent the accessory from toppling over when it is fixed to the shelf.
  • the interacting engagement members can be configured as a projecting bead arranged on the foot or the channel element and as a corresponding recess in the other part.
  • a particular advantage is herein achieved if the projecting bead is disposed on the channel element and the recess on the accessory foot. Such an arrangement namely prevents improper accessories, which do not have the recess, from being able to be introduced into the channel element and used together with the system.
  • the channel element can be configured as an elongated profile element. This allows cheap and simple production of the channel element by extrusion.
  • such a configuration of the channel element allows simple attachment of the channel element to the front edge of the shelf, for example by screwing or by means of double-sided adhesive tape, the system being able to be applied to and used in a host of different pre-existing shelves without special adaptation thereof.
  • the channel element can be fastened in a groove or a recess disposed in the shelf.
  • the invention also relates to a channel element and an accessory for use with a system according to the invention and to a shelf comprising a system or a channel element according to the invention.
  • the channel element, the accessory and the shelf are defined in the subsequent patent claims 15, 18, and 24 and 25, respectively.
  • Figs. 1a and 1b show a shelf 1 provided with a system according to the invention.
  • the shelf 1 has a horizontal shelf plane 2 and a front 3 and a rear 4 upwardly open groove, which grooves 3, 4 extend parallel with the longitudinal direction and are depressed in relation to the shelf plane 2.
  • the cross section of the front groove 3 is in the general shape of a U, the rear vertical wall 3a of the groove 3 having a shoulder 3b, so that the upper part of the groove 3 is wider than its lower part.
  • the cross section of the rear groove 4 is also in the general shape of a U, the rear wall 4a of the groove 4 being higher than its front wall 4b, which front wall 4b has a longitudinal bulge 4c projecting rearward into the groove.
  • Figs. 1a and 1b also show a system according to the invention for fixing shelf dividers.
  • the system comprises a shelf divider 20 and a clamping device 30.
  • the shelf divider 20 comprises a divider wall 21, which extends substantially at right angles to the longitudinal direction A of the shelf and which juts up substantially perpendicularly to the shelf plane 2.
  • a rear foot is fixedly joined to the divider wall 21.
  • the rear foot comprises a horizontal supporting plate 22, which bears against the shelf plane and extends in the longitudinal direction A of the shelf on both sides of the divider wall 21 so as to increase the stability of the shelf divider 20 and help the shelf divider 20 to be able to be placed in upright position on the shelf plane 2 even when the divider 20 is not fixed to the shelf 1.
  • the rear foot 22 also has a downward-curving hook 23, which projects downward from the supporting plate 22 and which grips around the bulge 4c in the rear groove 4 of the shelf 1. The engagement of the hook 23 with the bulge 4 also increases the stability of the divider and prevents the rear end of the shelf divider from being lifted from the shelf plane 2 or displaced along the longitudinal direction A of the shelf.
  • the shelf divider also comprises a front foot 24, which is disposed in the front bottom corner of the divider wall 21 and which will be described in greater detail below.
  • the clamping device 30 is accommodated in the front groove 3 of the shelf.
  • the clamping device 30 can be fastened in the groove 3, for example by press fit, gluing, double-sided adhesive tape or with other fastening members, such as screws, rivets or the like.
  • the front foot 24 has a horizontally disposed supporting part 25, which is intended to bear against a supporting surface 38 of the clamping member 30 and which extends in the longitudinal direction A of the shelf, on both sides of the divider wall 21.
  • the supporting surface 38 of the clamping member is somewhat depressed in relation to the shelf plane 2 and the lower face of the supporting part 25 therefore projects downward to a corresponding degree in relation to the lower edge of the partition wall 21 and the bottom side of the supporting plate 22 of the rear foot (see also fig. 8b, in which the shelf plane is indicated by a dashed line).
  • the supporting part of the front foot 24 increases the stability of the shelf divider 20 and enables the shelf divider 20 to be placed in upright position on the shelf plane 2 even when the shelf divider is not fixed to the shelf 1.
  • the front foot 24 further comprises a flange 26, which projects downward, perpendicularly from the front edge of the supporting part 25, and which extends parallel with the longitudinal direction A of the shelf.
  • the flange 26 further has engagement members, which are intended to interact with corresponding engagement members of the clamping device 30.
  • the engagement members of the flange 26 are constituted by a bead 27, which projects substantially perpendicularly forward from the flange 26 and which extends parallel with the longitudinal direction A of the shelf.
  • the engagement members of the flange 26 are instead constituted by a groove 28, which is made in the front face of the flange 26 and which extends parallel with the longitudinal direction A of the shelf 1.
  • the clamping device 30 comprises an elongated channel element 31, which is constituted by an extruded profile element made of, for example, aluminum or a polymer material.
  • the channel element 31 has a bottom 32, a front side wall 33 and a rear side wall 34.
  • the upper end of the rear side wall 34 is joined to a horizontal upper wall 35, which extends a bit on both sides of the rear wall 34.
  • the bottom 32, and the front 33, rear 34 and upper 35 walls, of the channel element 31 form between them an upwardly open channel 36, the longitudinal opening 37 being formed between the upper end of the front wall 33 and that end of the upper wall 35 which is facing the front wall 33.
  • the upper wall 35 further has an upward-facing supporting surface 38, which is intended to support the supporting part 25 of the front foot 24 of the shelf divider 20.
  • the channel element 31 is intended to be received in the front groove 3 of the shelf 1.
  • the front wall 33 of the channel element 31 has for this purpose a distancing flange 39, which is intended to bear against the front wall 3c of the groove 3 (fig. 1b) so as to create a space for the reception and holding of, for example, information plates or a front-end wall which juts up above the shelf plane between the front wall 3c of the groove and the front wall 33 of the channel element.
  • the rear wall 34 of the channel element comprises a longitudinal rearward-projecting portion 40 of generally V-shaped cross section. The projecting portion 40 is received by the groove 3 of the shelf in the space formed in front of the rear wall 3a of the groove above the shoulder 3b.
  • the bottom 32 of the channel element has an upwardly open spring groove 42 for receiving a leaf spring 50, extending in the longitudinal direction of the channel 36.
  • the cross section of the leaf spring 50 (see figs. 10a-c) has a lower 51 and an upper end 52 and a convex portion 53 in between.
  • the lower end of the leaf spring 50 is received in the spring groove 42, rotatably about an axis extending along the spring groove 42, parallel with the longitudinal direction of the channel element.
  • the upper end of the leaf spring 50 extends toward the upper wall 35 of the channel element, which upper wall 35 has a downward-projecting stop 35a for holding against the upper end of the leaf spring 50 when the leaf spring 50 is rotated in the direction of the front wall 33 of the channel element.
  • the leaf spring 50 further has a multiplicity of tongues 54, which are disposed one behind the other in the longitudinal direction of the leaf spring.
  • the tongues are separated by intermediate slots 55, which extend from the upper end 52 of the leaf spring a little way down toward the lower end 51, preferably past the convex portion 53.
  • a longitudinal, substantially cylindrical gully 41 is made in the bottom of the rearward-projecting V-shaped portion of the rear wall 34 of the channel element.
  • the gully 41 has a longitudinal slot (not shown) facing forward in toward the channel 36 and receives an elongated actuating member 60.
  • the actuating member 60 comprises a front 61 and rear 62 elongated, rod-shaped cylindrical portion, which portions are mutually connected by means of an elongated web portion 63.
  • the rear portion 62 is received in the gully 41, rotatably about an axis extending along the central longitudinal axis of the gully 41.
  • the web portion 63 extends through the slot so that the front portion 61 of the actuating member moves along a circular arc in the channel 36 when the rear portion 62 is rotated in the gully 41.
  • a lever 64 which projects in a general rearward direction from the channel element 31, to be fixed to the rear portion of the actuating member 60.
  • corresponding parts of the rear wall 3a of the front groove 3 of the shelf 1 are also removed to allow the lever 64 to project out of the front groove 3 for manual accessing of the lever 64 beneath the shelf 1 behind the front groove 3.
  • the actuating member 60 and the lever 64 together form a control member 65 for manual actuation of the leaf spring 50.
  • the front wall 33 of the channel element further has engagement members, which are intended to interact with the engagement members 27 and 28 in the embodiments of the divider foot 26 shown in figs. 4 and 5.
  • That embodiment of the clamping device 30 which is shown in figs. 7, 8a and 8b has an engagement member in the form of a longitudinal groove 71, which is made in the front wall 33 of the channel element parallel with the longitudinal direction of the channel. This groove 71 is intended to interact with a corresponding engagement member in the form of the projecting bead 27, shown in fig. 4, of the flange 26 of the shelf divider.
  • FIG 8a a shelf divider foot 24 is shown, which is introduced in the channel 36.
  • the control member 65 is in a passive position, whilst the leaf spring 50, which, in the illustrated example, constitutes the holding member of the system, is in a release position.
  • the flange 26 of the shelf divider 1, jutting down in the channel, is not therefore actuated by the leaf spring 50, but can be guided quite freely into and out of the channel and displaced in the channel 36 along its longitudinal direction.
  • Fig. 8b illustrates how the control member 65 has been guided into its active position.
  • the lever 64 has in this case been guided upward, whereupon the rear portion 62 of the actuating member 60 has rotated in the gully 41 so that the front portion 61 of the actuating member has moved along a circular arc downward in the channel.
  • the front portion 61 has come into contact with the leaf spring 50 and forced this into bearing contact, with the convex portion 53, against the flange 26.
  • the leaf spring 50 pressed the flange 26 into bearing contact against the front wall 33 of the channel element, the projecting bead 27 of the flange having entered into engagement with the groove 71 of the front wall.
  • the leaf spring has therefore been guided into a holding position in which the flange 26 is held in a fixation position in the channel.
  • the leaf spring has been deformed, the front portion 61, and hence the control member 65, being detained bistably in its active position and the leaf spring 50 also being detained in its holding position until the control member 65 is manually returned to its passive position.
  • the shelf divider In the holding position of the leaf spring as shown in fig. 8b, the shelf divider is therefore fixed to the shelf.
  • the elasticity of the leaf spring allows the flange 26 to be deliberately brought out of its fixation position in the channel by applying an adequate force to the foot 25 in the obliquely upward/rearward direction.
  • the configuration of the leaf spring 50 is of particular importance for preventing longitudinally directed displacement of a divider foot 24, which is held in its fixation position in the channel 36.
  • the leaf spring 50 is designed to produce a sufficiently large friction force between the flange 26 and, respectively, the leaf spring 50 and the front wall 33 of the channel element to prevent moderate longitudinally directed forces acting upon the shelf divider 20 from generating displacement of the flange 26 in the channel 36. If a large, longitudinally directed force is applied to the shelf divider 20, this friction force will, however, be surmounted. Since the leaf spring has tongues 54, major longitudinally directed displacements of the flange are, nevertheless, mechanically prevented.
  • the width of the tongues 54 in the longitudinal direction of the channel element can correspond, for example, to about 0.25 - 0.5 times the length of the flange in the same direction.
  • the slots 55 forming the interspace between the tongues are narrow.
  • a flange 26 located in its fixation position will therefore be in contact with two to five tongues. Owing to the influence of the actuating member 60 upon the leaf spring 50, those tongues which are beside the tongues bearing against the flange extend in the direction forward toward the front wall 33 of the channel element 30, past the respective end faces of the flange 26. If the flange is displaced in the longitudinal direction, one of the end faces of the flange will therefore come into contact with the side of an adjacent tongue, whereupon further displacement of the flange is mechanically blocked.
  • a tongued configuration of the leaf spring also means better control over the friction force by which each flange is held in the channel.
  • Each tongue acts almost as an individual spring, so that any dimensional variances amongst individual divider foot flanges does not affect the spring force applied the other flanges.
  • material variations along the length of the leaf spring do not affect the spring force of adjoining tongues.
  • a shelf divider foot 24 and the clamping device 30 are shown in a position corresponding to that which is shown in fig. 8b.
  • the embodiment shown in fig. 9 differs from that in fig. 8b in that the engagement member of the foot 24 is here constituted by a longitudinal groove 28 made in the flange 26 and the engagement member of the channel element 31 is constituted by a bead 72 projecting from the front wall 33 of the channel element.
  • This embodiment can be desirable, for example, if it is wished to prevent improper shelf dividers from being used in combination with the clamping device 30.
  • a shelf divider foot which does not have the groove 28 will not be held satisfactorily in the channel when the leaf spring 50 is in its holding position.
  • the projecting bead 72 By configuring the projecting bead 72 with a certain depth in relation to the opening 37 and, at the same time, modifying the characteristics of the leaf spring, it is possible, moreover, to prevent the leaf spring from being guided to its fixation position unless the flange 26 of the shelf divider foot has a sufficiently deep groove.
  • FIG. 6 another embodiment is shown of a shelf divider foot forming part of a system according to the invention.
  • the elastic member is configured on the flange 26 instead of on the clamping device.
  • the elastic member is constituted by an elastic polymer material 80, which extends in the longitudinal direction of the flange and is glued to the flange.
  • shelf dividers also applies to other types of accessories which can be fixed to a shelf, such as, for example, various goods-feeding devices, various holders for advertisement and information carriers, and various types of trays. It is further possible, for example, to configure both the clamping device and the shelf divider foot with elastic members, should this be desirable.
  • the interacting engagement members disposed on the foot and the channel element can be varied in a number of different ways, for example by providing both projecting members and depressions on both the foot and the channel element.
  • the clamping device can, for example, be configured for direct fastening to the vertical front side face of the shelf. It is additionally possible for a part of the shelf to form the channel element forming part of the clamping device.
  • a configuration of the channel element, as a part of the shelf can be produced, for example, by bending of a sheet metal shelf, extrusion of an aluminum or plastics shelf, or by injection molding of a plastics shelf. Instead of constituting a separate part, the channel element will then constitute an integral part of the shelf.
  • the invention can also, of course, be applied to non-horizontal shelves.

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  1. Système permettant de fixer des accessoires, tels que des séparations d'étagère, des dispositifs d'alimentation, des porte-supports d'information, etc., à une étagère (1), à laquelle plusieurs accessoires peuvent être fixés de manière amovible dans différentes positions sur la longueur de l'étagère, le système comprenant :
    - au moins un accessoire (20) doté d'une patte (24),
    - un dispositif de serrage (30) comprenant un élément de canal (31) s'étendant parallèlement au sens longitudinal de l'étagère et présentant un côté longitudinal ouvert (37) pour former un canal ouvert (36) et un élément de retenue actionnable, s'étendant le long de l'élément de canal afin de retenir au moins une patte dans le canal, et
    - un élément d'actionnement (65) permettant de faire passer l'élément de retenue entre une position de retenue, dans laquelle l'élément de retenue s'appuie contre la patte pour retenir la patte dans une position de fixation dans le canal, et une position de libération, dans laquelle la patte est libérée, caractérisé en ce qu'au moins l'un du dispositif de serrage et de la patte comprennent un élément élastique (50, 80) qui, dans la position de retenue s'appuie contre l'autre du dispositif de serrage et de la patte et est agencé pour permettre à la patte (24) d'être guidée dans et/ou hors de sa position de fixation dans le canal (36) même lorsque l'élément de retenue (50) est dans sa position de retenue.
  2. Système selon la revendication 1, dans lequel l'élément de retenue est configuré pour empêcher le déplacement de la patte (24) dans le sens longitudinal du canal (36) lorsque l'élément de retenue est dans sa position de retenue.
  3. Système selon la revendication 1 ou 2, dans lequel l'élément de retenue comprend un élément allongé qui s'étend dans le sens longitudinal de l'élément de canal (31) et qui est disposé dans le canal de sorte qu'il puisse être pivoté ou plié autour d'un axe parallèle au sens longitudinal du canal.
  4. Système selon la revendication 3, dans lequel l'élément allongé est constitué par un ressort à lame (50) constituant l'élément élastique, qui permet à la patte (24) d'être guidée dans et/ou hors de sa position de fixation dans le canal (36) même lorsque l'élément de retenue est dans sa position de retenue.
  5. Système selon la revendication 3 ou 4, dans lequel l'élément allongé comprend une pluralité de languettes (54) disposées les unes derrières les autres dans le sens longitudinal de l'élément, constituant un moyen pour empêcher le déplacement de la patte (24) dans le sens longitudinal du canal (36).
  6. Système selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 5, dans lequel l'élément d'actionnement (65) comprend un élément d'actionnement allongé (60) qui s'étend parallèlement au sens longitudinal du canal (36) et qui est disposé de façon rotative, autour d'un axe parallèle au sens longitudinal du canal, entre une position passive et une position active, position active dans laquelle l'élément d'actionnement (60) s'appuie contre l'élément de retenue et le presse vers sa position de retenue.
  7. Système selon la revendication 6, dans lequel l'élément d'actionnement (65) comprend un levier (64) pour faire passer manuellement l'élément d'actionnement (60) entre sa position passive et sa position active.
  8. Système selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 7, dans lequel un élément élastique (80), permettant à la patte (26) d'être guidée dans et/ou hors de sa position de fixation dans le canal (36) même lorsque l'élément de retenue est dans sa position de retenue, est disposé sur la patte (26) de l'accessoire.
  9. Système selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 8, dans lequel la patte (24) de l'accessoire (20) comporte un rebord (26), qui dans la position de montage, s'avance dans le canal (36) et s'étend parallèlement au sens longitudinal du canal.
  10. Système selon la revendication 9, dans lequel la patte (24) comprend des éléments d'engagement (27, 28), qui sont disposés sur le rebord (26) et qui interagissent avec des éléments d'engagement correspondants (71, 72) placés sur l'élément de canal (31) afin de stabiliser l'accessoire.
  11. Système selon la revendication 10, dans lequel les éléments d'engagement de la patte (24) comprennent un bourrelet (27) faisant saillie du rebord (26), ledit bourrelet s'étend parallèlement au sens longitudinal du rebord et, dans la position de montage, avance dans une rainure correspondante (71) présente dans une (33) des parois de l'élément de canal (31).
  12. Système selon la revendication 10, dans lequel les éléments d'engagement de la patte (24) comprennent une rainure (28) réalisée dans le rebord (26), parallèle au sens longitudinal du rebord et qui, dans la position de montage, reçoit un bourrelet en saillie (72) disposé sur une (33) des parois de l'élément de canal (31).
  13. Système selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 12, dans lequel l'élément de canal (31) comporte une surface de support (38), qui, lorsque l'élément de canal est monté sur une étagère, est sensiblement parallèle au plan de l'étagère (2) et quelque peu abaissé par rapport au plan de l'étagère, et dans lequel la patte d'accessoire (24) comporte une partie de support (25), qui est agencée pour venir s'appuyer contre la surface de support sans remonter au dessus du plan de l'étagère.
  14. Système selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 13, dans lequel l'élément de canal (31) est constitué par un moulage allongé, qui est conçu pour être fixé au bord avant de l'étagère ou dans une rainure (3) formée dans l'étagère.
  15. Dispositif de serrage (30) pour un système selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 14, comprenant un élément de canal (30) ayant un côté longitudinal ouvert (37) pour former un canal (36), un élément de retenue, qui s'étend le long de l'élément de canal, pour maintenir au moins une patte d'accessoire (24) dans le canal, et qui par l'intermédiaire d'un élément d'actionnement (65) peut être actionné pour faire passer l'élément de retenue entre une position de retenue, dans laquelle l'élément de retenue s'appuie contre la patte pour retenir la patte dans une position de fixation dans le canal, et une position de libération, dans laquelle la patte est libérée, caractérisé en ce que le dispositif de serrage comprend un élément élastique qui, dans la position de retenue s'appuie contre la patte et est agencé pour permettre à la patte d'être guidée dans et/ou hors du canal même lorsque l'élément de retenue est dans sa position de retenue.
  16. Dispositif de serrage selon la revendication 15, dans lequel l'élément élastique comprend un élément élastique allongé de l'élément de retenue, ledit élément élastique allongé est constitué par un ressort à lame (50) qui est disposé dans le canal (36) de sorte qu'il puisse être pivoté ou plié autour d'un axe s'étendant parallèlement au sens longitudinal du canal.
  17. Dispositif de serrage selon la revendication 15 ou 16, dans lequel l'élément élastique allongé comprend une pluralité de languettes (54), disposées les unes derrières les autres dans le sens longitudinal de l'élément, pour empêcher le déplacement de la patte d'accessoire (24) lorsque l'élément de retenue est dans sa position de retenue.
  18. Etagère comprenant un système selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 14.
  19. Etagère comprenant un dispositif de serrage (30) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 15 à 17.
  20. Etagère selon la revendication 18, dans laquelle l'élément de canal (31) est fixé au bord avant de l'étagère.
  21. Etagère selon la revendication 18, dans laquelle l'élément de canal est logé dans une rainure (3) formée dans l'étagère.
  22. Etagère selon la revendication 18, dans laquelle l'élément de canal (31) est formé par l'étagère.
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