US3727544A - Method and means for securing shelves and the like supports between two walls - Google Patents

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US3727544A
US3727544A US00122447A US3727544DA US3727544A US 3727544 A US3727544 A US 3727544A US 00122447 A US00122447 A US 00122447A US 3727544D A US3727544D A US 3727544DA US 3727544 A US3727544 A US 3727544A
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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
    • A47B57/00—Cabinets, racks or shelf units, characterised by features for adjusting shelves or partitions
    • A47B57/06—Cabinets, racks or shelf units, characterised by features for adjusting shelves or partitions with means for adjusting the height of the shelves
    • A47B57/26—Cabinets, racks or shelf units, characterised by features for adjusting shelves or partitions with means for adjusting the height of the shelves consisting of clamping means, e.g. with sliding bolts or sliding wedges

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  • ..A47b 23/64 the like supports between two walls by means of [58] Field of Search ..108/42.48, 152, 134, cleats, each cleat including two sections rigid with 108/47, 28; 248/234, 255, 235, 250, 152; each other, the upper, preferably flat section being 211/70, 153 screwed to the edge of the corresponding end of the shelf while the lower section is screwed to the [56] References Cited cooperating wall.
  • Said lower section has advantageously a downwardly flaring surface facing the UNITED STATES PATENTS location of the shelf and the screws securing it to the 3,265,344 8/1966 Ornstein 10s 152 ll ngag th latter in a preferably downwardly 3,381,636 5/1968 Saiberlich 108/152 sloping direction so as to transmit to the wall the com- 8 ,6 /1 68 natz 4 1 8/ ponents of the load carried by the shelf. 3,437,060 4/1969 Giambalvo ..lO8/l5l 2,527,253 10/1950 Hedfield et a1. ..248/239 5 Claims, 7 Drawing Figures PATENTEDAPR 1 11913 is; 727. 544
  • My invention has for its object a method and means for securing shelves or the like supports between two walls. Generally speaking, it refers to the technology of supports and bearing surfaces. The securing between two walls or partitions of shelves, racks, plates, forms in fact a problem which arises frequently for domestic and commercial purposes.
  • cleat or batten the upper section of which is adapted to be secured to an end of the shelf to be fitted in position while its lower section is provided with wedging or clamping means, at least one cleat being secured at each end of the shelf so as to bear under pressure against the corresponding wall surface.
  • My improved method consists in previously securing at least one cleat to each end of the shelf or the like article to be fitted in position and the shelf with its cleats is then inserted between the walls, after which the wedging or clamping means are caused to engage the walls so as to ensure the desired pressure between the cleats and the walls.
  • FIG. I is a perspective view of my improved cleat, the screws being shown separate in alignment with the cooperating tappings.
  • FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a modification of the cleat.
  • FIG. 3 is a cross-section'of said modification, the end of the shelf assembled with the cleat, being drawn in thinner lines.
  • FIG. 4 illustrates the first stage in the securing to a wall of a shelf each end of which carries at least one cleat.
  • FIG. 5 is a view similar to FIG. 4, showingthe shelf as secured between two walls.
  • FIG. 6 is a view of the shelf as seen from above in the position illustrated in FIG. 5.
  • FIG. 7 is a cross-section on a larger scale through line 7-7 of FIG. 6.
  • the cleat illustrated at 1 may be made of steel, a light alloy, plastic material, wood or any other suitable mechanically resistant material.
  • Said cleat includes two sections an upper section la of a uniform thickness, provided with one or more tapped holes, lb into which may be screwed wood screws 2, the milled heads 2 of which are housed within corresponding countersunk openings of the hole 1b; said upper section 19 isadapted to engage through its inner surface the edge of the shelf or the like carrier member R which is secured to the cleat by said screws 2,
  • One or more tapped holes 1a are formed in a direction perpendicular to said sloping surface or sub stantially so, said holes 1c opening into the outer vertical surface lfof the cleat.
  • Six-sided hollow headless screws 3 may be screwed into the tapped holes 1e; their tips 3a are of a conical frustoconical or the like shape, so as to bite into or clamp the wall which is to carry the shelf, as required by the nature of the material forming the shelf.
  • the surface If bearing against the wall may show various unevenesses or be coated with an anti-skid material or again it may carry a covering plate of a different material showing an uneven surface.
  • FIGS. 4, 5 and 6 the method for securing the shelf provided with its cleats is as follows assuming a shelf R is to be secured between two partitions or walls M-M the spacing between which is x (FIG. 5), there is screwed to each end of the shelf along its edge one or more cleats, according to the size of the shelf, this being provided by screwing the upper section of each cleat to the shelf through the screws 2, the sloping surfaces of the lower section of the cleats on the opposite ends of the shelf facing each other (FIG. 4)
  • the shelf provided with its cleats is inserted between the two wallsat the desired location, the shelf being of course held horizontally with the assistance, if required, of a water-gauge.
  • the screws 3 are then screwed home gradually and in alternation, by means of a bent spanner C, so as to bite into or to be clamped by the walls or partitions M-M as soon as they are actually screwed home (FIG. 5).
  • FIG. 5 illustrate the splitting or decomposition of the load or weight P carried by the shelf into two components P and P acting axially on the corresponding screws 3 at the opposite ends of the shelf arrangement.
  • the cleat 4 is provided, for engagement by the upper screws engaging the shelf, with tapped holes 4a which extend in an oval shape in a vertical direction, so as to allow a relative vertical shifting by a predetermined amount of the shelf R with reference to the inner surface 4b of the cleat.
  • the shelf may in fact, bear on the sloping surface of the lower section of the cleat as illustrated in dot-and-dash lines, whereby the action of the components P and P of the load is increased and, consequently also the pressure of the outer vertical surfaces of the cleats against the walls.
  • the shape, number, size and material of the cleats are selected in accordance with the application to be considered.
  • the securing and clamping means may be modified, provided the conditions governing the distribution of the forces are retained.
  • My invention is not applicable solely to the fitting of racks, shelves and the like, but also to that of dummy ceilings and its execution and its applications may be modified as required within the scope of the accompanying claims.
  • a device for securing a shelf to a wall comprising:
  • a cleat composed of upper and lower portions
  • said upper portion of said cleat having substantially flat parallel front and rear surfaces
  • said lower portion of said cleat being integrally formed with said upper portion thereof and having a substantially flat rear surface lying in the same plane as said rear surface of said upper portion and a substantially flat front surface, the upper edge of which is constituted by the lower edge of the front surface of said upper portion and the lower edge of which is spaced further from the plane of said rear surfaces than is said upper edge, whereby said front surface of said lower portion slopes downward and away from the front surface of said upper portion;
  • a device as set forth in claim 1, wherein said means for clamping said cleat against a wall through said lower portion comprises:
  • a screw for each of said at least one tapped hole in said lower portion for engaging said tapped hole and having a tip portion for biting into said wall, whereby said cleat may be held in clamping relationship with said wall.
  • said means for securing said cleat to the edge of a shelf through said upper portion comprises:

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US406496A (en) * 1889-07-09 Book-case
US2527253A (en) * 1946-07-12 1950-10-24 Reynold T Hedfield Shelf bracket
US2940600A (en) * 1956-06-05 1960-06-14 Platt & Labonia Company Combined shelf and hanger means and improved support therefor
US3265344A (en) * 1965-02-19 1966-08-09 Ornstein Reuben Furniture construction
US3323656A (en) * 1965-07-06 1967-06-06 Bertram L Weiss Shelf structure
US3381636A (en) * 1966-10-27 1968-05-07 Erwin W. Saiberlich Shelf mountings
US3389666A (en) * 1965-10-09 1968-06-25 Heinz Schultze Bonatz Furniture element
US3437060A (en) * 1967-07-28 1969-04-08 Joseph Giambalvo Adjustable furniture construction
US3471111A (en) * 1967-08-22 1969-10-07 Px Ind Inc Shelf anchor

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US406496A (en) * 1889-07-09 Book-case
US2527253A (en) * 1946-07-12 1950-10-24 Reynold T Hedfield Shelf bracket
US2940600A (en) * 1956-06-05 1960-06-14 Platt & Labonia Company Combined shelf and hanger means and improved support therefor
US3265344A (en) * 1965-02-19 1966-08-09 Ornstein Reuben Furniture construction
US3323656A (en) * 1965-07-06 1967-06-06 Bertram L Weiss Shelf structure
US3389666A (en) * 1965-10-09 1968-06-25 Heinz Schultze Bonatz Furniture element
US3381636A (en) * 1966-10-27 1968-05-07 Erwin W. Saiberlich Shelf mountings
US3437060A (en) * 1967-07-28 1969-04-08 Joseph Giambalvo Adjustable furniture construction
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