EP2786676B1 - Fastening device for furniture shelves or wall shelves - Google Patents

Fastening device for furniture shelves or wall shelves Download PDF

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EP2786676B1
EP2786676B1 EP14160572.5A EP14160572A EP2786676B1 EP 2786676 B1 EP2786676 B1 EP 2786676B1 EP 14160572 A EP14160572 A EP 14160572A EP 2786676 B1 EP2786676 B1 EP 2786676B1
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Luca Carnelos
Simone Della Rosa
Giulio Durigon
Abramo Ivan
Davide Verziagi
Christian Zonta
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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
    • A47B96/06—Brackets or similar supporting means for cabinets, racks or shelves
    • A47B96/063—C-shaped brackets for gripping the shelf edge

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  • the present invention refers to a fastening device suitable to fasten a shelf to the inside surface of a furniture piece or to a wall.
  • the present invention also refers to a method of fastening a shelf to a furniture piece or to a wall.
  • Furniture pieces are generally made in the form of parallelepiped bodies that define an enclosed holding space in which are arranged horizontal shelves on which objects, food items, clothing, etc., can be placed.
  • the access to said enclosed space is allowed through one or more doors.
  • Well-known fastening devices suitable to be connected to the sides of a furniture piece at a desired height and having a support portion on which to arrange the shelf are used to fasten the shelves in the enclosed space of a furniture piece.
  • Said support portion can be made in different manners: for example, it could consist of a "peg" upon which is simply set down the lower face of the shelf.
  • this type of fastening device is unsuitable in the case of glass or crystal shelves, because even a slight vibration could cause them to separate from the fastening device.
  • Known alternative fastening devices have a C-shaped support portion, in which the shelf is inserted in a sliding movement.
  • a possible solution to comply with the above-stated safety requirement is to apply a pair of rubber pads on the facing surfaces of said device; in this manner, when the shelf is installed, the shelf can be "sandwiched" tightly between said pair of rubber pads, for example by turning an adjusting screw, and thus preventing the removal of the shelf in a horizontal movement.
  • the main advantage of this last type of device is the fact that the furniture piece can be carried with the shelves already installed, without fearing that shocks or vibrations could cause the separation and the consequent falling out of the shelf.
  • this type of device has a considerable disadvantage: In order to install or remove a shelf, it is necessary to insert it into or extract it from the support portion exclusively by sliding it horizontally, after first loosening any adjusting screw. This operation can be complicated if the furniture piece is provided in the front with closing doors hinged to the sides of the furniture piece. In fact, even when the doors are open, they can interfere with the outward sliding movement of the shelf, thus preventing or complicating its insertion or removal.
  • the fixing element is suitable to be inserted vertically on the support body, engaging its rack portion with the engaging means of the support body, until the flat portion positions itself at a height equal to the thickness of the shelf; locking means are then provided to press the engaging means and the rack portion and to fasten them in their reciprocal position.
  • the advantage offered by this device lies in the fact of making it possible to easily and rapidly install and remove the shelves, even in the presence of doors hinged to the furniture piece.
  • the main objective of the subject matter of the invention is to overcome the drawbacks of the prior art by devising a fastening device, in particular for shelves on furniture pieces that allows an easy installation/removal of the shelf but that at the same time offers guarantees of safety by preventing the accidental detachment of the shelf, even if subjected to vibrations during transportation.
  • one purpose of the present invention is to realize a fastening device that is simple and intuitive to use.
  • a further purpose of the present invention consists of providing a fastening device for shelves that does not require the use of tools to carry out the installation of the shelf.
  • Another purpose of the present invention is to manufacture a fastening device, in particular for shelves of furniture pieces, that can be marketed in a single piece so that it can be made even more practical for the user to use.
  • One not least important purpose is to devise a fastening device for shelves of furniture pieces that is easy to manufacture and that can be made with the usual known plants, machinery and equipment.
  • a fastening device 1 also called shelf support, for shelves of furniture pieces according to the present invention.
  • Said device 1 is particularly but not exclusively suitable for fastening glass or crystal shelves.
  • a fastening device according to the invention suitably dimensioned, is also suitable for fastening a shelf to a wall.
  • a fastening device 1 comprises a support body member 2 formed by a first portion 2A and a second portion 2B, lying respectively when in use on a plane perpendicular to and on a plane parallel to the internal surface of the furniture piece on which the shelf R is to be fastened, for example a side wall F, said portions 2A, 2B being joined so as to lend to said body member 2 a substantially L-shaped form suitable for supporting the shelf R.
  • Said body member 2 also comprises a coupling portion 2C through which the device 1 can be joined to the side F: in particular, said coupling portion 2C comprises a body projecting from the surface of said second wall 2B, suitable to be inserted within a blind opening formed on the internal surface of the side F of the furniture piece, at the height where the shelf R is to be positioned.
  • said blind opening is normally a circular bore
  • said projecting body 2C has a cylindrical shape and may be provided with a plurality of superficial grooves 20 that prevent its rotation, and consequently hinder the rotation of the whole body member 2.
  • said body member 2 can be connected to an internal surface of a furniture piece or to a wall thanks to a fixing element such as a screw; for this purpose, for example, the second portion 2B of said body member 2 can be crossed by a through hole 24 suitable for inserting said fixing element.
  • first retaining means 10A for example an element of elastomeric material that may be shaped superficially to hinder, by friction, any sliding movements of the shelf R and to guarantee a more secure holding grip thanks to its capacity to deform and expand itself.
  • each of said shoulders 21 also comprises an abutting portion 22, projecting laterally, that defines a corresponding recess 23.
  • Said fixing element 4 comprises an articulating portion 4A, crossed by said through hole 40 and suitable to be arranged in the space included between said pair of shoulders 21, and a fork portion 4B formed by a pair of walls facing and parallel to each other that extend from said articulating portion 4A.
  • the fixing element 4 rotates about said axis X-X between a raised position, shown in figure 2A , in which it lies on a plane substantially parallel to the side F of the furniture piece, and thus on the same plane defined by said second portion 2B of the body member 2, and a lowered position, shown in figures 2B and 2C , in which it lies on a plane substantially parallel to the plane defined by said first portion 2A and thus, when the shelf R is mounted, lies on the upper surface thereof.
  • Second retaining means 10B such as a second element of elastomeric material having substantially the same function as said first retaining means 10A, can be provided on the external surface of a wall of the fork portion 4B, in particular the one that will be in contact with the upper surface of the shelf R.
  • the articulating portion 4A of said fixing element 4 having a substantially cylindrical shape, has a flat portion in the part designed to rest on the body member 2 in the raised position: in this manner, in the absence of external forces, said position can be stably maintained by the fixing element 4.
  • third retaining means 10C such as for example, one or more elements of elastomeric material, suitable to increase the friction between the two components.
  • the device 1 also includes a locking element 5, slidably connected to said fixing element 4 and comprising locking means 50 configured so as to be able to lock in a non-permanent manner the fixing element 4 in the lowered position, thus preventing its backward rotation around the pin 3 toward said raised position.
  • said locking element 5 is movable between an unlocking position, or first position, in which said locking means 50 allow the rotation of said fixing element 4 ( fig. 2B ), and a locking position, or second position, in which said locking means 50 prevent the rotation of the fixing element 4 when said fixing element 4 is in the lowered position ( fig. 2C ).
  • said locking element 5 consists of a U-shaped element having a conjugate shape with said fixing element 4.
  • the side arms 5A of said locking element 5 comprise a guide portion 51 suitable to be inserted into the space included between the two facing walls of the fork portion 4B of the fixing element 4 to guide the sliding movement of the locking element 5 between said first and said second position.
  • said locking means 50 comprise portions projecting from the free ends of said arms 5A.
  • said locking element 5 is also provided with stop means 51 A, preferably formed by a pair of facing teeth projecting from said guide portion 51 that are suitable to cooperate with a holding element 30 interposed between the two walls forming the fork portion 4B that fills the space defined by them.
  • Said holding element 30 is advantageously made from a material that is capable of developing a sufficient friction with said teeth 51 A.
  • said holding element 30 is formed from a thermoplastic polymeric material, such as for example ABS or nylon, or an elastomeric material.
  • said stop teeth 51 A slide on the lateral surface of the holding element 30, which is shaped so as to form a first and a second pair of lateral seats 11, 12 respectively facing and suitable to cooperate with said teeth to define the two positions of said locking element 5.
  • the locking element 5 takes on said first position, and consequently the locking means 50 are arranged so as to allow the rotation of the fixing element 4; in addition, said first pair of seats 11 is formed so as to prevent the locking element 5 from being accidentally extracted from the fixing element 4.
  • the locking element 5 takes on said second position, in which the locking means 50 are inserted within corresponding recesses 23, formed below abutting portions 22 of the body member 2; in this manner the rotation of the fixing element 4 is prevented.
  • Said pair of second seats 12 is suitably shaped so that the teeth 51 A leave the seats when urged by a certain horizontal force applied on said locking element 5, calculated so as to allow a user to intentionally unlock it but preventing it from being unlocked accidentally.
  • the locking means 50 move away from the corresponding recesses 23, thus allowing the fixing element 4 to rotate freely.
  • the process for fastening a furniture shelf R or a wall shelf through the use of a fastening device 1 includes the following operations:
  • the fixing element 4 can then be rotated around the axis X-X defined by said pin 3 and thus returned to the raised position; at this point, the shelf R can be easily lifted from the body member 2 and removed from the furniture piece.
  • said body member 2, said fixing element 4 and said locking element 5 are made of metal and, according to an advantageous characteristic of the invention, said first, second and third retaining means 10A, 10B and 10C and said holding element 30 can be obtained by over-moulding.
  • said holding element 30 is made of elastomeric material, said second retaining means 10B and said holding element 30 can be made in a single piece, over-moulded on said fixing element 4.
  • the size of said first and said second retaining means 10A, 10B is established on the basis of the thickness of the shelf R to be fastened to the furniture piece.
  • a fastening device 1 is illustrated according to a second variant embodiment of the present invention, which is advantageous because it is simple to fabricate and can be rapidly assembled.
  • the pin 3, extending along said axis X-X around which said fixing element 4 can rotate from a raised position to a lowered position, is made integral with said body member 2 and is arranged between said pair of shoulders 21.
  • Said fixing element 4 is thus obtained from a pair of facing half shells 44A, 44B that can be coupled by means of first coupling means 35 so that they can be rotatably mounted about said pin 3; said half shells 44A, 44B being configured so that, when coupled, they define said coupling portion 4A, provided with a through hole 40, and said fork portion 4B.
  • a holding element 30 is interposed between the half shells 44A, 44B; said second retaining means 10B are connected to said holding element 30, so as to protrude through an opening provided on one of the half shells 44B and contact the upper surface of the shelf R when said fixing element 4 is in a lowered position.
  • said pin 3 is provided with at least one pair of projections 3A, suitably shaped, so as to have for example, a "teardrop" cross section (visible in figure 7A ), so that, when said fixing element 4 is in the raised position, said projections 3A engage corresponding engagement grooves, advantageously of small depth, formed inside the hole 40 of the articulating portion 4A (as shown in figures 9A and 10A ), thus stably holding by interference fit said fixing element 4 in a raised position.
  • projections 3A suitably shaped, so as to have for example, a "teardrop" cross section (visible in figure 7A ), so that, when said fixing element 4 is in the raised position, said projections 3A engage corresponding engagement grooves, advantageously of small depth, formed inside the hole 40 of the articulating portion 4A (as shown in figures 9A and 10A ), thus stably holding by interference fit said fixing element 4 in a raised position.
  • the coupling portion 2C is connected to a support element 2C', on which can be applied or over-moulded said first retention means 10A; said support element 2C' can be connected, through second coupling means 25, to said body member 2, as can be seen in figures 7A and 7B .
  • said fixing element 4 and said body member 2 are made of polymeric material in a single piece; in this case, therefore, the articulating portion 4A can advantageously be formed from a weakened area of the polymeric material, suitable to allow the rotation of said fixing element 4 about said axis X-X, thus without requiring a pin 3.
  • said fixing element 4 can be obtained as one piece with said first retaining means 10A; in this case, the first retaining means 10A can be made of polymeric material and can be connected both to the first portion 2A and to the second portion 2B of the body member 2, and extend therefrom to form said fixing element 4.
  • the articulating portion 4A of the fixing element 4 is thus formed in a weakened area of the polymeric material, suitable to allow the rotation of said fixing element 4 about said axis X-X.
  • a fastening device 1 is provided that makes it possible to rapidly and immediately install a shelf R on a side F of a furniture piece and remove it therefrom, without requiring the removal of the doors that have been previously hinged on the furniture piece.
  • the shelf can advantageously be mounted on the furniture piece before the transportation of the same.
  • the operations necessary to remove the shelf from the furniture piece are, in sequential order, a translation of the locking element 5 and a rotation of the fixing element 4, which must be performed intentionally by an operator; in fact, any shocks and vibrations that normally occur during transportation and that produce substantially vertical movements of the shelf, cannot in any way cause the accidental opening of the fastening device 1 and the resulting detachment of the shelf R. Consequently, a maximum guarantee is provided against the accidental falling out of the shelf.
  • the fastening device 1 of the invention is particularly simple to manufacture and intuitive to use and does not require the use of any particular tools to install a shelf on a furniture piece. As it is marketed in a single piece, that is, with the fixing element 4 and the locking element 5 rotatably connected to the body member 2, the device 1 is also absolutely practical to use.
  • said first and said second retaining means 10A and 10B when the shelf is installed and the locking element 5 is in the locking position, guarantee a perfect holding grip, and prevent the shelf from being removed by sliding it horizontally.

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