NL2008890C2 - Connector for connecting two shelf uprights. - Google Patents
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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
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Description
CONNECTOR FOR CONNECTING TWO SHELF UPRIGHTS TECHNICAL FIELD
The invention relates to the field of shelf uprights for connecting shelf supports thereto 5 and shelf support uprights comprising slots for receiving hooks connected to shelf supports.
BACKGROUND
For high rooms like warehouses or shops, shelving may be required or desired up to the io ceiling, which ceiling may be 5 meters high - or higher. Shelf uprights for holding shelf supports for supporting the shelving of that length may be used. However, shelf uprights having such length are difficult to transport, in particular in passenger cars rather than lorries.
15 SUMMARY
It is preferred to provide a shelf system, a shelf upright system and components therefore that are more convenient to transport.
The invention provides in a first aspect a connector for connecting a first proximal end of 2 0 a first shelf upright comprising upright slots for receiving a shelf support member to a second proximal end of a second shelf upright comprising upright slots for receiving a shelf support member. The connector comprises a first connector guiding member provided at a first connector part for engaging with a first upright guiding member provided at the first proximal end of the first shelf upright; and a second connector 2 5 guiding member provided at a second connector part opposite to the first connector part for engaging with a second upright guiding member provided at the second proximal end.
Such connector allows two shelf uprights to be connected and aligned to form one shelf 3 0 upright system of a size of both the first shelf upright and the second shelf upright.
Alignment is important to provide a straight upright system. With a connector, this is more convenient than by attaching single not connected shelf uprights to a wall. Furthermore, such connector provides stability to the system of two rails that are connected by means of the connector. This stability is important for shelf uprights to be 3 5 connected to a wall as well as free-standing shelf upright systems.
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An embodiment of the first aspect comprises a first connector slot in the first connector part arranged such that in a state wherein the connector is connected to the first shelf upright, the first connector slot is aligned with an upright slot provided in the first shelf upright; and a second connector slot in the second connector part arranged such that in 5 a state where in the connector is connected to the second shelf upright, the second connector slot is aligned with an upright slot provided in the second shelf upright.
This enables to form a shelf upright system with a contiguous range of slots, such that a shelf support may be connected anywhere, also at a junction between two connected io shelf uprights.
A further embodiment of the connector comprises a first connector mating member provided at the first connector part for engaging with a first upright mating member provided at the first proximal end; and a second connector mating member provided at 15 the second connector part for engaging with a second upright mating member provided at the second proximal end.
Such mating members allow a firm connection between the connector and two shelf uprights. This is particularly advantageous in free standing shelving systems, but also 2 o for shelf uprights to be connected to a wall.
In another embodiment of the connector, the mating members are snap-fit connectors.
Such connectors allow for a simple and reliable connection between the connector and 2 5 the shelf uprights.
The invention provides in a second aspect a shelf upright comprising: slots for receiving shelf supports, said slots being distributed over the length of the shelf upright; and a first upright guiding member provided at a proximal end of the shelf upright for engaging with 3 0 a first connector guiding member provided at a first part of a connector for connecting the proximal end of the shelf upright to a further proximal end of a further shelf upright.
Such shelf upright can be efficiently connected to another shelf upright according to this aspect by means of the connector according to the first aspect.
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The invention provides in a third aspect a shelf upright system comprising: the shelf upright according to the second aspect as a first shelf upright; the shelf upright 3 according to the second aspect as a second shelf upright; and a connector according to the first aspect connecting the first proximal end of the first shelf upright to the second proximal end of the second shelf upright, with the first connector guiding member being engaged with the first upright guiding member and the second connector guiding 5 member being engaged with the second upright guiding member.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
The various aspects and embodiments thereof will now be discussed in conjunction with Figures. In the Figures: 10
Figure 1: shows a connector for connecting two shelf uprights;
Figure 2: shows a proximal end of a shelf upright; 15 Figure 3: shows two shelf uprights and a connector;
Figure 4: shows a detail of a shelf upright system; and
Figure 5: shows a shelf upright system with a shelf support connected thereto.
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION
Figure 1 shows a connector 100 for connecting two shelf uprights. The connector 100 has an elongated U-shaped connector body 110 and comprises an upper part 120 and a lower part 140. The upper part 120 comprises a first guiding wing 122, a third guiding 2 5 wing 124, a first recess 126, a third recess 128 and a first slot 130. The lower part 140 comprises a second guiding wing 142, a fourth guiding wing 144, a second recess 146, a fourth recess 148 and a second slot 150.
In the embodiment depicted by Figure 1, the first guiding wing 122 and the second 30 guiding wing 142 are directly connected to one another, providing one single guiding member. Alternatively, the first guiding wing 122 and the second guiding wing 142 are provided as distinct protrusions connected to the connector 100. In this embodiment, the first guiding wing 122, the second guiding wing 142, the third guiding wing 124 and the fourth guiding wing 144 are elongated protrusions, of which an elongated side is 3 5 substantially parallel to an elongated side of the connector body 110.
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The first recess 126, the second recess 146, the third recess 128 and the fourth recess 148 are elongated recesses of which an elongated side is substantially parallel to an elongated side of the connector body 110. The recesses are arranged for receiving a resilient protrusion, which will be discussed below. The recesses may be formed as 5 indentations punched in the connector body 110. Alternatively, holes are provided for receiving the resilient protrusion.
Figure 2 shows a proximal end of a first shelf upright 200. The first shelf upright is preferably made of metal, where steel is specifically preferred. The shelf upright 200 io has an elongated U-shaped upright body 210 and comprises a first notch 222, a second notch 224, a first resilient protrusion 226 and a second resilient protrusion 228. The shelf upright 200 further comprises a plurality of holes 230 at regular and preferably equal distances in the upright body 210. The holes 230 preferably have an elongated shape, of which an elongated side is substantially parallel to an elongated side of the 15 upright body 210.
The inner dimension of the upright body 210 between two legs of the U-shape is preferably substantially the same or little larger than the outer dimension of the connector body 110 measured between two legs of the U-shape of the connector body 2 0 110. In this way, the upright body 210 is arranged to accommodate the connector body 110 for connecting the connector 100 to the first shelf upright 200 at the proximal end of the first shelf upright 200.
The first notch 222 and the second notch 224 have an elongated shape, of which an 2 5 elongated side is substantially parallel to an elongated side of the upright body 210. The first notch 222 and the second notch 224 are arranged for receiving the first guiding wing 122 and the third guiding wing 124, respectively.
The first resilient protrusion 226 and the second resilient protrusion 228 are in this 3 0 embodiment by punching an indentation in the outside of the upright body 210, leaving on side of the indentation connected to the upright body 210. The first resilient protrusion 226 and the second resilient protrusion 228 preferably have an elongated shape, of which an elongated side is substantially parallel to an elongated side of the upright body 210.
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The first resilient protrusion 226 and the second resilient protrusion 228 are arranged to be received by the first recess 126 and the third recess 128, respectively to firmly 5 connect the connector 100 to the proximal end of the first shelf upright 200 by means of a snap-fit connection. In this snap-fit connection, the resilient protrusion 226 and the second resilient protrusion 228 act as upright mating members for engaging with the first recess 126 and the third recess 128, respectively as connector mating members.
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Figure 3 shows the connector 100, the first shelf upright 200 and a second shelf upright 300. As discussed above in detail, the upper part 120 of the connector 100 is arranged to engage with and connect to the proximal end of the first shelf upright 200. The lower part 140 of the connector 100 is arranged to engage with and connect to a proximal end io of the second shelf upright 300 in an analogous way. In this way, the first shelf upright 200 is connected to the second shelf upright 300 via the connector 100.
More in detail, for connecting the connector 100 to the first shelf upright 200, the connector 100 is slid into the U-shaped upright body 210 of the first shelf upright such 15 that the first guiding wing 122 and the third guiding wing 124 slide in the first notch 222 and the second notch 224, respectively. The first notch 222 and the second notch 224 act in this way as guiding members for guiding the guiding wings such that the resilient protrusions provided in the upright body 210 with the recesses in the connector body 210 mate to form snap-fit connections. The connector 100 is connected to the second 2 0 shelf upright 300 in an analogous way. In this way, the connector body 110 overlaps for substantially one half with the first shelf upright 200 and for substantially one half with the second shelf upright 300.
Figure 4 shows a shelf upright system 400 comprising the first shelf upright 200 2 5 connected to the third shelf upright 300 via the connector 100. In the connected state, the first resilient protrusion 226 fits in the first recess 126 and the second resilient protrusion 228 fits in the third recess 128 in a snap-fit manner. A third resilient protrusion 326 provided in the second shelf upright 300 engages with the second recess 146 and a fourth resilient protrusion 328 engages with the fourth recess 148.
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The third guiding wing 124 engages with the second notch 224 and the fourth guiding wing 144 engages with a third notch 324 provided in the second shelf upright 300. The first slot 130 and the second slot 150 are provided in the connector body 110 such that they are each aligned with holes 230 provided in the proximal ends of the first shelf 3 5 upright 200 and the second shelf upright 300.
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Figure 5 shows the shelf upright system 400 comprising the first shelf upright 200 and the second shelf upright 300 in connected state, with a shelf support 500 connected to the shelf upright system 400. The shelf support 500 is connected to the shelf upright system 400 via hook provided to the shelf support 500. These hooks are arranged for 5 engaging with the plurality of holes 230 and in case holes are located at a proximal end of the first shelf upright 200 or the second shelf upright 300, the hooks may also engage with the first slot 130 and the second slot 150.
Having described various embodiments, it is noted that several modification may be io employed without departing from the scope of the invention. As already indicated, the guiding wings may also be provided as separate guiding wings in line with one another. Alternatively, guiding wings are provided in a direction perpendicular to an elongated side of the connector 100, where the connected is slid into the bodies of the shelf uprights in a direction perpendicular to the direction discussed above and disclosed by 15 Figure 3. In another embodiment based on the latter, also the orientation of the snap-fit and/or mating protrusions and indentation is turned by 90°.
Furthermore, instead of sliding the connector body 110 in the U-shape of the shelf uprights, the connector body 110 is dimensioned such that the shelf uprights may be 2 0 slid in the connector body. In this embodiment, the guiding wings and corresponding notches are provided such on the connector body 110 and the shelf uprights that they are still arranged to engage with one another as discussed above.
With respect to the shape of the connector body and the shelf uprights, it is noted that 2 5 though a U-shape is preferred, also other shapes may be employed, like closed square or rectangular shapes, a V-shape, an O-shape, and ellipse shape, any other shape or a combination of these, either fully closed or open on one or more sides. Furthermore, though the connector has been disclosed as being inserted in the body of the shelf upright, it can also be envisaged that the shelf upright is inserted in the connector body.
3 0 In such embodiments, but also in embodiments disclosed above, it may be the shelf upright that comprises protrusions and the connector that comprises notches for receiving the protrusions for guiding insertion of the connector in the body or the other way around.
3 5 Expressions such as "comprise", "include", "incorporate", "contain", "is" and "have" are to be construed in a non-exclusive manner when interpreting the description and its associated claims, namely construed to allow for other items or components which are 7 not explicitly defined also to be present. Reference to the singular is also to be construed in be a reference to the plural and vice versa.
In the description above, it will be understood that when an element such as layer, 5 region or substrate is referred to as being "on", "onto" or "connected to" another element, the element is either directly on or connected to the other element, or intervening elements may also be present.
Furthermore, the invention may also be embodied with less components than provided io in the embodiments described here, wherein one component carries out multiple functions. Just as well may the invention be embodied using more elements than depicted in the Figurs, wherein functions carried out by one component in the embodiment provided are distributed over multiple components.
15 A person skilled in the art will readily appreciate that various parameters disclosed in the description may be modified and that various embodiments disclosed and/or claimed may be combined without departing from the scope of the invention.
It is stipulated that the reference signs in the claims do not limit the scope of the claims, 2 o but are merely inserted to enhance the legibility of the claims.
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