US20020162815A1 - Combination rack - Google Patents
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- US20020162815A1 US20020162815A1 US09/848,373 US84837301A US2002162815A1 US 20020162815 A1 US20020162815 A1 US 20020162815A1 US 84837301 A US84837301 A US 84837301A US 2002162815 A1 US2002162815 A1 US 2002162815A1
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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
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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
- 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
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- 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. 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. 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 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.
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Abstract
A combination rack includes 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.
Description
- 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.
- Regular home or office use shoe racks, cabinets, bookracks, CD racks and the like are commonly made of wooden, metal, or plastic material. These racks and cabinets include two types, namely, the fixed type and the folding type. Racks or cabinets of fixed type require much storage space either in use or not in use. Racks or cabinets of folding type can be folded up to minimize space occupation when not in use. However, the shape of a folding rack or cabinet is not variable when extended out. Because of this limitation, conventional racks or cabinets cannot be adjusted to fit different storage purposes, i.e., a shoe rack is constantly a shoe rack that cannot be adjusted to serve as a bookrack or CD rack.
- It is one object of the present invention to provide a combination rack, which is detachable. It is another object of the present invention to provide a combination rack, which can be alternatively adjusted into one of a variety of forms for different storage purposes. According to one aspect of the present invention, 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. According to another aspect of the present invention, 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. According to still another aspect of the present invention, 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.
- Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, a combination rack is shown comprised of two
upright boards 1, a first locatingrod 21, a second locatingrod 22, asheet member 2, and a plurality ofstretcher rods 3;4. Theupright boards 1 each comprise a plurality of mountingholes 11, ahandle hole 13 near the top, and twocomplementary positioning flanges 12 respectively disposed at the top and bottom sides. Thesheet member 2 is a sheet of flexible material, for example, spandex fabric, having two distal ends respectively fastened to the first locatingrod 21 and the second locatingrod 22. The locatingrods 21;22 each have twomounting holes 211;221 on the respective two distal ends. The first locatingrod 21 can be fixedly fastened to one end, namely, the first end of thesheet member 2. Alternatively, the first locatingrod 21 can be detachably fastened to the first end of thesheet member 2. According to the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the first locatingrod 21 is fixedly fastened to the first end of thesheet member 2. The second locatingrod 22 is adjustably fastened to the other end, namely, the second end of thesheet member 2. Strips ofhook material 23 and strips ofloop materials 24 are respectively stitched to the second end of thesheet member 2 for securing the second locatingrod 22 to the second end of thesheet member 2. Thestretcher rods 3;4 each have twomounting holes 31;41 on the respective two distal ends. The locatingrods 21;22 and thestretcher rods 3;4 are respectively connected between theupright boards 1. Fastening elements, for example, screws orpins 5 are respectively fastened to themounting holes 11 of theupright boards 1 and themounting holes 211;221;31;41 of the locatingrods 21;22 andstretcher rods 3;4 to secure theupright boards 1 and therods 21;22;3;4 together. After installation of therods 21;22;3;4, the second end of thesheet member 2 is moved over thestretcher rods 3;4 and then fastened to the second locatingrod 22. When assembled, the combination rack can be used as a shoe rack (see FIG. 2). Because theupright boards 1 each have twocomplementary 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). - Referring to FIG. 4 and FIG. 1 again, the two locating
rods 21;22 are connected between theupright boards 1 near the top side at the same elevation, and thestretcher rods 3;4 are connected between theupright boards 1 near the bottom side below the elevation of the locatingrods 21;22 to stretch thesheet member 2. According to this arrangement, the combination rack can be used as a magazine (book) rack. - Referring to FIG. 6, the first locating
rod 21 is connected between theupright boards 1 at the back side near the top, the second locatingrod 22 is connected between theupright boards 1 at the front side near the bottom, and thestretcher rods 3 are connected between theupright boards 1 at different elevations to stretch thesheet member 2. According to this arrangement, the combination rack can be used as a CD (compact disk) storage rack. - FIG. 6 shows still another application example of the present invention. According to this design, 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.
- Although a particular embodiment of the invention has been described in detail for purposes of illustration, various modifications and enhancements may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Accordingly, the invention is not to be limited except as by the appended claims.
Claims (4)
1. A combination rack comprising:
two upright boards, said upright boards each having a plurality of mounting holes;
a first locating rod connected between said upright boards, said first locating rod having two mounting holes on two distal ends thereof respectively connected to one mounting hole of each of said upright boards;
a second locating rod connected between said upright boards, said second locating rod having two mounting holes on two distal ends thereof respectively connected to one mounting hole of each of said upright boards;
a plurality of stretcher rods respectively connected between said upright boards, said stretcher rods each having two mounting holes on respective two distal ends thereof respectively connected to one mounting hole of each of said upright boards;
a plurality of fastening elements respectively fastened to the mounting holes of said upright boards and the mounting holes of said first locating rod, said second locating rod and said stretcher rods to secure said upright boards, said first locating rod, said second locating rod and said stretcher rods together; and
a flexible sheet member connected between said first locating rod and said second locating rod and extended over said stretcher rods and adapted to hold things between said upright boards.
2. The combination rack of claim 1 wherein said fastening elements are screws.
3. The combination rack of claim 1 wherein said fastening elements are pins.
4. The combination rack of claim 1 wherein said upright boards each have two complementary positioning flanges respectively disposed at top and bottom sides such that two combination racks can be attached together in a stack by engaging the bottom-sided positioning flanges of the upright boards of one combination rack with the top-sided positioning flanges of the upright boards of the other combination rack.
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US20110253656A1 (en) * | 2010-04-15 | 2011-10-20 | Archie Vermeer | Modular collapsible gardening rack |
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US10531736B1 (en) * | 2019-02-19 | 2020-01-14 | Seungho KANG | Bookshelf for easy withdrawal of books |
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