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US2405416A
US2405416A US475414A US47541443A US2405416A US 2405416 A US2405416 A US 2405416A US 475414 A US475414 A US 475414A US 47541443 A US47541443 A US 47541443A US 2405416 A US2405416 A US 2405416A
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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
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  • This invention relates to a method of and means for storing article of different sizes in the most efiicient manner for concentration, accessibility, variet and coordination. It is applicable both to static storage systems as for example in a warehouse, or shop, or factory, and also to movable systems such as transport vehicles (including mobile shops and communal-assistance vehicles) aircraft, ships (including under-water craft) and other movable elements. In all its applications, however, the invention embodies th principle of compact storage set forth in my prior U. S. Patent No.
  • the present invention seeks to extend and amplify the already wide" uses of the said earlier system, b embodying therein a further and generic principle of grading the capacities of the several containers to suit assortments of articles of different sizes, whereby to make full use of the capacity of each container, and also to classifyand sub-classify the different sizes so as to enhance the accessibility of each within the concentration made possible by the earlier system.
  • the invention relates to vertical systems such as those comprising rows of shelving, and to horizontal systems such as those comprising super-posed drawers, or super-posed trays in a single drawer.
  • a further disadvantage of the aforesaid known arrangement of stepped shelving is the consequent limitation as regards the balance of distribution of the articles, all the larger articles being necessarily allocated to th lower parts of the shelving and all the smaller articles to the upper parts of the shelving.
  • the object of this invention is to provide the advantage of close-proximity storage for articles of different sizes without loss of storage space or accessibilit and with less distribution limitations than heretofore.
  • the improved storage arrangements comprise row of containers each partitioned longitudinally to divide it into a plurality of storage spaces, with the containers in at least one row in side-by-side longitudinally movable sections; the faces between the containers of at least two contiguous rows being shaped as as to mate with each other and thereby provide storage spaces of several different depths measured to such faces, for economic accommodation with balanced distribution for articles of different sizes.
  • the contiguous face of the longitudinally partitioned containers are formed with one or more steps with the open faces between the steps preferably graded in height and the grading may m such that for storage spaces of the same measurement from back to front in at least two adjacent rows there are at least two different heights of open faces.
  • the container units in at least one row are of graded lengths (e. g. end-to-end of each unit).
  • means for storing articles of different sizes with balanced distribution comprises longitudinally partitioned containers, suitably proportioned in depth from back to front for allocation of the articles according to their size, and so that the respective proportions of storage spaces for such allocation in one row of shelving are opposite and complementary to those in an adjacent row, or rows, and preferably so that the containers of Fig. 6 shows a combination of the arrangements of Figs. 3 and 4;
  • Fig. 8 shows a further example of storage arrangement according to the invention.
  • Figs. 9, 10 and 11 show other combinations of arrangements
  • Figs. 12 and 13 show further arrangements according to the invention.
  • the shelving comprises a fixed row of shelving units I which is stepped halfway up in its height at line :c-a: so that the shelves H in the upper part are shallower, from back to front, than those l2 in the lower part.
  • the individual shelves H of the upper part are also arranged closer together than those l2 of the lower part and vertical sub-dividing partitions, if any, may
  • the articles may be distributed in compartments suitably balanced, in proportion to their size, so that the whole range of sizes, back tov front, is-obtainable not only in one unit, or in one row of units, distributed between the upper and lower shelves, but also the articles .in the upper part of one unit, or row, may be complementary to those in the upper part of one unit or units of the adjacent row, and equally, the articles in the lower parts of the two rows will be complementary.
  • the upper and lower parts could be divided as to regions normally within and beyond average reach above andgbelow the step.
  • the region within normal reach lying for example between the lines AA and BB would serve to carry stock of all sizes for immediate use, whilst the.
  • the variation in depth back to front may have more than one step as shown in Fig. 3 there being two steps '4 and It. It will be seen that the steps are not equally spaced, and the intermediate faces are graded to provide different heights for some of the parts of the same depth (back and front). Thus the shelves [6 and I! are of equal depth (back and front) but the spacing is such that those of I6 are shallower in height than those of IT,
  • the variation may be gradual through the whole of the mating faces, such faces I8 and I9 being equally inclined, sloping backwards in a plane surface gradually from the ground.
  • the spacing of the shelves in the complementary rows is equal and for substantially equal height/ depth ratio.
  • such surfaces i8 and I9 may be, curved in whole or in part.
  • the complementary mating faces may be in partvertical, as at and 2
  • shelf spacing in row 21 is shown the same as in .part of Fig. 4 which it resembles, whilst the shelf spacing in rows 28 and 29 may conveniently be as shown.
  • the back and front faces of the middle row may be parallel with each other or one may be the reverse shape of the other as shown in Fig. 7, in which there are three rows 32, 33 and 34, the units of the row 33 having a single backward step 35 whilst at the front face there are two forward steps 36 and 31 respectively.
  • the construction as shown in Fig. 8 may comprise a row of fixed units 38 with a single step 39 as in the example shown in Fig. 2 and mobile units 30 arranged to run on the step 39 in front of the upper or narrower shelves only,
  • This arrangement could be reversed as shown in Fig. 9 witha fixed'or mobile row of units 4
  • the deeper (back to front) lower part 44 instead of the whole of one row of stepped units being fixed, the deeper (back to front) lower part 44 only may be fixed, as for example resembling a shOW case or sale counter or work-bench, and shallower (back to front) upper units 45 be mobile thereon whilst the mobile units 46 of the complementary row would overhang the said fixed lower units 44 to mate with them and with the smaller upper mobile units 45.
  • a full-depth counter -or table could be available at any point in its length by separating the adjacent units 45 and 68 leaving the top of the units 44 available for such use.
  • the units in combination with the graded depth (back to front) of the shelving there is provided.
  • graded height For instance, the units may be made with shelving of four different depths (back to front) and with the height between the upper shelves say half that between the lower.
  • the shelf arrangements shown in the drawings all embody some grading of height but obviously for some requirements such grading may not be required when the spacin of the shelves could be equal, or when it may even be desired to reverse the proportions so that the spacing for the shelves which are shallower (back to front) is wider than the spacing of the shelves which are deeper (back to front).
  • the invention may be combined with shelving, mobile or fixed, which is of uniform depth (back to front) and either of uniform or graded spacing of the shelves.
  • a fixed row 47 and a mobile row 48 which have three complementary steps at which there are shelves 50 such that the height above the two upper shelves is the same, and so that for such height there are four grades of depth (back to front).
  • a mobile row 48 which have three complementary steps at which there are shelves 50 such that the height above the two upper shelves is the same, and so that for such height there are four grades of depth (back to front).
  • of greater height there are also four grades of depth (back to front).
  • mobile units 49 which are of uniform (nongraded) height having equally-spaced shelves 52.
  • the stepping may be graded to any other required dimension.
  • the units of sh'elving may be of graded lengths.
  • Fig. 12 shows a single row of shelving, the units of which, from left to right,
  • 53, 54, 55, 56, 5'1, 58 and 59 may measure respec- I tlvely say 3 ft., 4 ft., 5 ft., 6 ft., 5 ft., 4 ft., and 3 ft. in length.
  • the units may be in two or several sizes and may be graded or interspaced other than as above suggested. 0bviously, for example, the row of units 49 could be fixed behind the units 41, which would then be mobile. There could also be many other combinations of graded units with or without other non-graded units.
  • the invention obviously has a large range of use; for instance it may be applied to storage below counters, or in domestic storage cupboards, or in ship's storage or in mobile shops or transport vehicles including aircraft.
  • the invention could be applied to horizontally-disposed storage systems consisting for example of a plurality of fixed and slidable open-topped containers or trays of different depths and being, in effect, any of the arrangements above described laid on their backs. Such latter arrangement is shown in Fig;
  • An article of manufacture comprising a series of rear storage containers and at least one front storage container having access faces all in the same direction and each having a back face opposite its access face and longitudinal partitions extending from the said access face to the back face dividing the container vertically into a plurality of storage spaces, the front containers being mounted for relative latera1 movement with respect to said rear containers, with the said back face of one movable close to and across the said access face of another and so that the said onecontainer can cut off access to the said other container, the back faces of the rear storage containers and the front faces of the front storage containers being vertical, wherein the said access and back faces of such relatively movable containers are of complementary shape to mate slidably with each other, the meeting faces of said containers being along a non-vertical plane, whereby there is provided on each container storage spaces of several different depths measured from the access face.
  • An article of manufacture comprising a series of rear rows of side-by-side container units and at least one front storage container having access faces all in the same direction and each having a back face opposite its access face and longitudinal partitions extending from the said access face to the back face dividing the container vertically into a plurality of storage spaces, the containers in at least one row being mounted for lateral movement with their back faces mova le close to and across the said access face of those in another row, so that they can cut off access to those in such other row, the back faces of the rear storage containers and the front face of the front storage containers being vertical, wherein the said access and back faces of such relatively movable containers are of complementary shape as to mate with each other at any position of their movement, each container unit having storage spaces of several different depths measured from the acces face.
  • An article of manufacture comprising at least three rows of side-by-side units of shelving each having a front access face and a back face and longitudinal partitions extending from the said access face to the back face dividing the container vertically into a plurality of storage spaces, the units in at least two rows being mounted for independent lateral movement with their back faces close to and movable across the access faces of the units ofthe row behind and wherein the units of at least one intermediate row have both their access and back faces of complementary shape to mate with the respective complementary faces of the units in the next adjacent rows, the back face of the rear storage containers and the front face of the front storage containers being vertical, the intermediate units having portion of greater depth from front to rear than other portions and the units in front and at the rear thereof as being so shaped as to be complementary-thereto and as having back' and acces faces, respectively, shaped to meet with adjacent faces of said intermediate units, so as to provide in each unit of at' least two rows storage spaces of different depths measuredfrom the front access faces of those units.
  • An article of manufacture comprising storage containers having access faces all in the same direction, and each having a back face opposite its access face and longitudinal partitions extending from the said access face to the back face dividing the container vertically into a plurality of storage spaces, such containers being mounted for relative lateral movement with the said back face of one movable close to and-across the said access face of another and so that the said one container can cut off access to the said other container, the back faces of the rear storage containers and the front faces of the front storage containers being vertical, wherein the pairs of complementary meeting access and back faces of such relatively movable containers are stepped to mate slidably with each other and wherein each container has storage spaces of several difierent depths measured from the access face.
  • An article of manufacture comprising rows of side-by-side container units having access faces all in the same direction and each having a back face opposite itsaccess face and longitudinal partitions extending from the said access face to the back face dividing the container vertically into a plurality of storage spaces, the containers in at least one row being mounted for lateral movement with their back faces movable close to and across the said access face of those in another row so that they can cut off access to those in such other row, the back faces of the rear storage containers and the front faces of the front storage containers being vertical. wherein the pairs of complementary meeting access and back faces of such relatively movable containers are stepped to mate with each other at any position of their movement and wherein each container unit has storage spaces of several different depths measured from the access face.
  • An article of manufacture comprising rows of side-by-side container units having access faces all in the sam direction and each having a back face opposite its access face, the containers in at least one row being mounted for lateral movement with their back faces movable close to and across the said access face of those in another row so that they can out off access to those in such other row, the back faces of the rear storage containers and the front faces of the front storage containers being vertical, wherein the pairs of comlementary meeting access and back faces of such relatively movable containers are stepped to mate with each other at any position of their movement, longitudinal division members in each container extending from the said access face to the said back face and located at least at such steps and the intervals of measurement between the steps being graded wherein each container has between such division members storage spaces of different proportions measured in both such directions of measurement.
  • An article of manufacture comprising rows of side-by-side container units having access faces all in the same direction and each having a back-face opposite its access face, th container units in at least one row being mounted for lateral movement with their back faces movable close to and across the said access face of those in another row so that they can cut off access to those in such other row, wherein the said access and back faces of such relatively movable containers are stepped to mate with each other at any position of their movement, longitudinal division members in each container extending from the said access face to the said back face and located at least at such steps and the intervals of measurement between the steps being graded and wherein as regards storage spaces formed by.
  • the container units are proportioned with at least one storage space of one container unit equal. in depth from the access face to at least one storage space of the other container unit, but different in-the height thereof between the said division members. a r a a 3.
  • An article of manufacture comprising rows of side-by-side units of shelving having access faces all in the same direction and each having a back face opposite to its access face, the shelving units in at least one row being mounted for lateral movement with their back faces movable close to and across the said access face of those in another row so that they can cut off access to those in such other row; wherein the said access and back faces of such relatively movabl containers are stepped to mate slidably with-each other at graded intervals of measurement and partitions located at suchsteps and wherein storage spaces of several different sizes are provided in each unit.
  • An article of manufactur comprisingrows of sidc-by-side units of shelving having .access faces all in the same direction and each having a back face opposite to its access face, the shelving units in at least one row being mounted for lateral movement with their back faces movable close to and across the said access face of those in another row so that they can cut off access to those in such other row, wherein the said access and back faces of such relatively movable containers are stepped to mate slidably with each other at graded intervals of measurement and shelves located at such steps andwhich provide in each unit several diiferent sizes of storage spaces measured both from the access face and as regards distance between shelves, and wherein as regards storage spaces formed between shelves in any two such units stepped to mate with each other, at least one storage space in on unit is equal in depth from the access face to at least one storage space in the other unit, but diiferent in measurement between the shelves.
  • An article of manufacture comprising a plurality of rows of side-by-side units of shelving having access faces all in the same direction, and each having a back face opposite its access face and longitudinal shelves dividing the container into a plurality of storage spaces, the containers in at least one row being mounted for lateral movement with their back faces movable close toand across the said access faces of those in another row so that they-can cut off access to those in such other row, wherein, the said access and back faces of such relatively movable containers are inclined to th planes of their opposite faces to mate with each other at any position of their movement, and thereby provide in each container unit storage spaces of progressively differing depths measured from the access face.
  • An article of manufactur comprising rows of side-by-side units of shelving having access faces all in the same direction and each having a back face opposite to its access face, longitudinal shelves dividing the container in to a plurality of storage spaces, the shelving units in at least one row being mounted for lateral movement with their back faces movable close to and. across the said access faces of those in another rOW so that they can cut off access to those in such other row, wherein the said access and back faces of such relatively movable container units are stepped to mate slidably with each other at graded intervals of measurement and shelves are located at such steps and thereby provide in each unit everal different sizes of storage spaces measured both from the access face and as regards distance between shelves.
  • An article of manufacture comprising a fixed row of side-by-side storage containers each having longitudinal partitions dividing the container into a plurality of storage spaces all open at the top, at least one complementary row of side-by-side storage containers superposed on said lower row, those containers of an upper row mounted for relative lateral movement with their bottom faces close to the top faces of those in the lower row so that the upper containers can cut off access to those below and wherein th said close bottoms and top faces are stepped to mate slidably with each other, the bottom face of the lower row and the top face of the upper row bein in horizontal planes and providing in each container storage spaces of several different depths.

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US2492198A (en) * 1945-08-22 1949-12-27 Herman J Smith Merchandise dispensing device
US2660269A (en) * 1948-06-24 1953-11-24 Republic Steel Corp Closet and wall construction
US2776866A (en) * 1954-02-19 1957-01-08 Gen Electric Refrigerator shelving arrangement
US5038942A (en) * 1989-08-29 1991-08-13 John Wright Multi-unit storage carriers for disc-shaped containers
US5497888A (en) * 1994-11-16 1996-03-12 American Consumer Products, Inc. Modular display system
US20110180452A1 (en) * 2010-01-25 2011-07-28 Mattel, Inc. Display Assembly
US10617229B1 (en) 2018-10-16 2020-04-14 Target Brands, Inc. Shelf assembly with powered back panels

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US2492198A (en) * 1945-08-22 1949-12-27 Herman J Smith Merchandise dispensing device
US2660269A (en) * 1948-06-24 1953-11-24 Republic Steel Corp Closet and wall construction
US2776866A (en) * 1954-02-19 1957-01-08 Gen Electric Refrigerator shelving arrangement
US5038942A (en) * 1989-08-29 1991-08-13 John Wright Multi-unit storage carriers for disc-shaped containers
US5497888A (en) * 1994-11-16 1996-03-12 American Consumer Products, Inc. Modular display system
US20110180452A1 (en) * 2010-01-25 2011-07-28 Mattel, Inc. Display Assembly
US10617229B1 (en) 2018-10-16 2020-04-14 Target Brands, Inc. Shelf assembly with powered back panels

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