US1608153A - Shelving - Google Patents

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Nov. 23 1926.

C. H. ANDERSON Filed June v15l 1925 2 She'ets-Sheet l Nov. 2a, 192s. i 1,608,153

C. H. ANDERSON sHELvING 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed June 15, 1925 Patented Nov. 23, 1926.

UNITED vSTATESl OFFICE.

CHARLES H. ANDERSON, or GRAND RAP'IDs, nnen-reali, AssIeNoR rro GRAND RAPIDS snow CASE COMPANY, or GRANI: RA-rms, MICHIGAN, A CORPORATION or MICHI- GAN.

. SHELVINC.'

Application mea mais, ma. Serin No. 37,062.

This invention relates to shelving and is more particularly concerned with adjustable shelving which can be made very economically and in knock-down form so that it may be easily and conveniently shipped and which, when assembled, has the parts thereof firmly secured and substantially interlocked together, there being provided smooth and flush ends at each end of the shelves, and said shelves being adjustable to an desired position. This is particularly esir-` able when the shelving is usedfor carrying shoes which, in retail shoe stores, are ordinarily enclosed in boxes; `andthe present invention is'v designed toimprove the construction shown Jin United States Letters Patent No. 1,381,501, issued June 14,1921, wherein for the adjustment of the shelves, the filler members wat the ends of the shelves have to be replaced with those of different heights, this being in some ways unsatisfactory and requiring the possession of spacing and filling members at the ends of the shelves many of which are not in use at times, or if such filling members are not in the possession of the ser of the shelving when a change in adjustment is made, the same must beordered from the `factory.

VFor an understanding 'of the invention reference may be had to the following description taken in. connection with tbe'accompanying drawings, in which;

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a shelving unit constructed in accordancewith my invention.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged perspective view of the immediate shelf supports used Fig. 3 is a fragmentary enlarged horizontal section through 'one unit and a por-,g tion of a conti ous unit.

Fig. 4 is a lragmentary perspective view and section illustrating the front portion Oi an end of the shelving construction, and

Fig. 5 is a similar view ofthe rear portion of said end of the shelving unit.

Like4 reference characters refer to like parts in the different vfigures of the drawings.

In the construction of the shelving, front posts or pilasters 1 substantially square in cross section, though not necessarily so, are used beingvspaced apart a distance Slightly greater than used, each at its front Side having a front facing strip 2 attached, the edges of which the length .of the shelves to'be -K extend beyond the adjacent sides of the posts or pilasters 1. While the strip 2 as shown is a separate piece from the post 1 it may be formed integral therewith if desired. A rear post ory pilaster 3 similar to the posts or pilasters 1 are used locatedback of each pilaster 1 and spaced-therefrom each, at its rear side, carrying a facing strip 4 somewhat wider than the strip 2 so that at its edge portions it rojects at each side farther beyond the sic es of the post or pilaster 3 as shown. To each of theposts or pilasters 1 and 3 at each side thereof a metal channel 5 is attached by means of screws 7 the flanges of said channels being turned inward and the outer sides of the webs of the front channels being -iiush with the edges of the facing strips 2, while theouter sidesjof the webs 5 attached to the rear posts or pilasters 3 are located a` short distance inward from the edges of the facing strips 4. The webs of these channels are provided with a plural ity oi' short horizontal slots 6 located closely together, the purpose of which will later appear; The iront posts or pilasters 1 and 3 may be connected together in any `suitable manner as, for instance, bythelower rail 8, between the' lower endsot the front posts or ilasters 1 and the up er-'cornice rail 9 at thel ront and between t e upper ends of said front: posts or pilasters. The front ilasters 1 and the rear pilaste'rs directly bac thereof are connected at their upper ends by a bar 10 and at theirlower ends by a .bar 11 as shown. The specific method of' connecting these -posts or pilasters forms 'no part of the present invention and may be similar or like that shown in the pending application, Serial No. 476,151, iled June 9 1921, by Mor. ris 'Reigersberg, whereby a detachable con- -nection of the parts is made so lthat the same may be readily knocked down for shipment and very e'asil assembledv when the destination is reache Between the front and rear posts 1 and 3 covering boards or panels 12 are located and permanently secured in place, the same lyingbetween the channel members 5 and with their outer sides flush with the outer sides of the webs of said channel members, it being apparent that each end of' the shelving unit, comprised as it is ofv pilastersl and 3,- acing strips 2 and 4, the channels 5, connecting members 10 and` 11` shoulders which are .formed between thev ltion.

wider plate 13 and the narrower tongue 14 bear against the outer side of the channel so that said plate 13 is held in horizontal posi- Th'e shelves 15 are of rectangular form and are adapted to rest on the shelf supports 13 yat their corners. Each shelf 15 at its rear edge has a vertical board or stri 16 secured thereto which extends` both a ove and belowthe upper and lower sides of the shelf and `at each end terminates a short distance from the end of they shelf. When a shelf is located on four of the shelf supports at its corners Vthe ends ofthe strips 16 afbut against the projecting edge portions of the rear facing members 4*.. vThat portion of the stri 16 extendingy below 'the shelf 15 lies' bac of the rear shelf supports 13 so that the shelf cannot be moved forward andthe ends lof the shelf' 15 comingin front of the pro- :jecting or 'overlapping edges of the facing plateset preventthe' shelf from moving backk ward so that eachshelfis practically locked ly vand easily done,v

' "serve "as sppp in place 4and cannotbe removed except by. elevating the rear portion bf the shelf adietance above the shelf supports 13 so that'the strip 16 clears the same. It is evident that .by reason of the close spacing'of the slots 16 the shelf supports ma be brought closer` together orpositionedv arther awafy from{ each other by merely changing the position ofthe shelf supports lwhichis very quick- Toplace two, or more of in horizontal alignment after one shelving -unt is set up sasshown inv Fig. 1, itis ly to use an additional mem? .ber comprising front and rear posts or pi- -lasters 1 and A:5f-'connected by bars 10 and 11V necessary mere and with the covering boards 12 attached, spacing it the pro er distance from the end `ot' the unit alrea y assembled`,' connect the same with the lower and upper frontl members 8 and 9, appl the shel add the shelves t creto. `flhi'sinay'b'efcontinued indefinitelyfor additional" shelving units as .far as mayy beidesiredfc; thats, the

' intermediate 1 nembersg-l the "construction orts for,4 shelves at -each side` thereon. 1s construction joff shelvin very economical to hasprved above the upper side an `side ofthe shelf to'which it is attached,

substantially as and for'the purposes de-A Y. "rear the shelving umts ,y

exceptionally satisfactory for store service use.y The invention is defined in the appended claims and is topbe considered as comprehensive Vof all forms of structurer-omino' within their scope. claim:

l. Shelving construction comprising, two end members each including a front and rear post or pilaster, the front pilaster at its front side having laterally extending portions and the rear pilaster at its rear side likewise having laterally extending portions which extend farther from the sides of the rear pilaster than said laterally extending portions do 'from the sides of the front pilaster, a vertical channel bar secured to 'each post or pilaster at each side thereof adjacent said laterally extending portions, each of sald channel bars comprising an outer web and inwardly extending' flanges,

the outer sides of the webs being substanv tially Hush with the edges of the laterally,

proJecting portions on the front pilaster and each web of each channel member being formed with a plurality `of closely spacedy apart horizontal slots ktherein, covering boards having their outer sides substantially flush with the outer sides of the webs of the channel members disposed between and located one at each side of said pilasters and secured thereto, means connecting the upper and the lower ends of said front and -rear pilasters of each en posed betweenandco uectin the upper-and lower ends of the front p1 asters of said shelving unit, 'shelf supports adjustably mounted in the slots in said channel inembers, rectangular shelves seated on said shelf supports, and astrip attached to the rear edge of each shelf having ort-ions extending below the lower scribed; i

2.l A shelving unit comprising, spacedv y apart end members each including front and y ilasters, means connecting the upper and ,ower ends thereof, channel mem ers aettachedone at each-side of vand adjacent rthefront of each pilaster, covering boards having outer sides substantially flush with thefouter surfaces ofthe channelmembers located between and attached to the pilastersof veach' end member, -eaeh of saidl channel -men'ibers ,being formed with 'a plurality of closely spaced horizontal slots therein, shelf supports adjustably connected to said chansupports lgand .ne I

members. in slots thereof, u per and lower rails connecting the front pi asters of said end members, and shelves carried `on member, means dissaid'ffshelf supports, substantially as de-1 v scribedz.-

3. A- shelving construction i comprising, two vertlcal end members each including front'and rear` posts, means connecting said frontand rear posts ofsaid end members at their upper and lower ends, upper and lower rails connecting the front posts of said end members, metal channels attached at the inner side of each post, shelf supports adjustably mounted thereon, shelves 'resting on v said shelf supports, and covering boards disposed between and at the inner side of the pilasters located flush with said channel members, substantially as described.

4. Shelving construction comprising, ver

tical end members each including front and rear spaced apart posts, covering boards extending between the posts at each side thereof and attached thereto, means located at each edge of said boards and attached to the posts for adj ustably carrying shelf supports,

shelf` supports adjustably mounted on said means, connections between said end` members at their upper and lower ends, and' shelves resting on said shelf supports, substantially as described.

5. A construction containing the elements in combination defined in claim 4, combined with facing strips attached to the front sides of the front osts, thefedges of which lie lsubstantially 1n the same vertical, planes with the inner side oflsaid covering boards,

other facing strips attached to the rear faces` of the rear posts having edge ortions extending beyond the planes of sai inner sides Y of the covering boards, andv a strip attached to the rear edge of each'shelf extending both above and below the upper and lower sides of the shelf, substantially as described. j.

6. Shelving of the character described comprising, two spaced apart end members each including a front post and a rear post located back of the front post, a facing strip attached to the front side of each front post having edge portions extending beyond the aoV sides thereof, channel members located one against each side of each front post or pilaster having an outer Web and inturned flanges, the ed es of the facing strip lying substantially ush with the outer sides ,of said channel members, a wider facing strip attached to the rear side of each rear post or pilaster, similar channel members attached one to each sdeof each rear post or pilasljustabl ter, ycovering boards disposed between the channel members on the front and rear posts and attached thereto having their outer sides in substantially the same plane with the outer sides of said channels, means connect- 4ing said end members at their upper andL lower ends to hold the same in spaced apart 7. In a shelving construction, spaced apart l end members having smooth inner sides, means connecting said end members together 1n spaced apart relation, shelf supports admounted adjacent the front and rear si es of said end members, a rectangular shelf carried bythe shelf supports. and means attached -to said shelves and to said end members for interlocking the shelves against endwise or forward or rearward movement with respect to said shelf supports, substantially as described.

8. In combination, in a shelving construction, spaced apart end members having substantially smooth and flush inner sides, means connecting said end members to hold the same in spaced apart relation, shelf supports adjustably mounted on said end memers at the inner sides and near the front and rear sides thereof, vertical facing strips attached 'to said end members at their rear sides having inwardly projecting portions extending beyond the inner sides of said end members, a rectangular shelf carried by the shelf supports, and means attached to said lshelves located between said facing strips and back of the rear shelf supports acting to hold said shelf from forward movement, said facing strips holdin the shelves from rearward movement, su stantially as described.

In testimon 1 whereof I affix my si nature.

. (ll-IARLES H. ANDER ON.

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