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US3757705A
US3757705A US00215579A US3757705DA US3757705A US 3757705 A US3757705 A US 3757705A US 00215579 A US00215579 A US 00215579A US 3757705D A US3757705D A US 3757705DA US 3757705 A US3757705 A US 3757705A
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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
    • A47B57/265—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 clamped in discrete positions, e.g. on tubes with grooves or holes
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04G—SCAFFOLDING; FORMS; SHUTTERING; BUILDING IMPLEMENTS OR AIDS, OR THEIR USE; HANDLING BUILDING MATERIALS ON THE SITE; REPAIRING, BREAKING-UP OR OTHER WORK ON EXISTING BUILDINGS
    • E04G7/00—Connections between parts of the scaffold
    • E04G7/02—Connections between parts of the scaffold with separate coupling elements
    • E04G7/26—Connections between parts of the scaffold with separate coupling elements for use with specially-shaped scaffold members
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16B—DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS OR MACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS, CLIPS OR WEDGES; JOINTS OR JOINTING
    • F16B12/00—Jointing of furniture or the like, e.g. hidden from exterior
    • F16B12/44—Leg joints; Corner joints
    • F16B12/52—Metal leg connections

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  • Adjustable shelving comprising a plurality of posts for supporting shelves in adjustable relation.
  • Each of the shelves includes sleeves at the corners thereof respec- [52] US. Cl. 108/144 tively the Sleeves being generally frusto conical and [5 l IP12. CI A47b 9/00 provided with a Split wall so as to permit partial elastic [58] Field of Search 108/144, 148; lateral expansion thereof Such that each f the Sleeves 248/411-4115 are accurately positionable opposite one another at a common elevation, in surrounding relation, along the [56] References Cm-id respective posts.
  • the split wall elastically accounts for UNlTED STATES PATENTS tolerance differences in the configuration of each of 3,523,508 8/1970 Maslow 108/144 the frusto-conical Sleeves and a frusto-conical pp 3,275,598 7/1972 Kesilman et a1. arrangement interpositionable between the sleeves and 3,424,111 1/1969 Maslow 108/144 associated posts.
  • the present invention relates generally to adjustable shelving, and more particularly to adjustable shelving which compensates for discrepancies intolerance differences between certain interfitting portions so that each of the shelves when supported properly will extend such-that each of the respective corner portions thereof are at a common elevation in a horizontal plane.
  • adjustable shelving of the so called knock-down variety often utilize thumb screws and the like for permitting adjustments of the shelves relative to supporting posts on which the shelves are mounted.
  • thumb screws for fastening the shelves to the appropriate posts therefore, lies in the fact that the thumb screws often cause a disfiguration of the posts as the thumb screws are often overtightened against the posts thereby leaving the latter with many dimpled portions which are of unsightly nature.
  • the present invention relates generally to adjustable shelving comprising a plurality of posts, at least one shelf includinga plurality of sleeves for association with said posts respectively, and support means detachably interpositionable between associated posts and sleeves for restraining said sleeves against axial movement downwardly relative to said posts, each of said support means and sleeves including mutually abutting tapered surfaces, each of said sleeves including a split wall for permitting partially elastic lateral ex-.
  • each of said sleeves and associated support means are .partially slidably positionable opposite one another at a common elevation along said posts.
  • FIG. 1 illustrates a perspective view of the assembled adjustable shelving pursuant to the present invention
  • FIG. 2 illustrates an enlarged fragmentary assembled view of the operative elements of one portion of the shelving unit pursuant to the present invention
  • FIG. 3 illustrates an exploded perspective view of the elements of the invention illustrated in FIG. 2;
  • FIG. 4 illustrates an enlarged vertical cross-sectional view of the elements pursuant to the invention illustrated in FIG. 3;
  • FIG. 5 illustrates a cross-sectional view taken along the line 5-5 in FIG. 4;
  • FIG. 6 illustrates a C-ring for association with structure illustrated in FIG. 4.
  • the shelving 10 includes four vertical generally hollow posts 12, each of the posts 12 provided with a plurality of generally equally spaced annular grooves 14 axially separated from one another.
  • the vertical posts 12 act to support a plurality of shelves, a typical shelf 16 illustrated in FIG. 1.
  • Each shelf may be of completely solid extent or may include a plurality of longitudinally extending members 18 and a plurality of transversely extending members 20, all generally welded to one another or the like into a rigid shelf having a rectangularly surrounding snake-like frame and supporting at the corner portions thereof respectively frusto-conical sleeves 22 which at least partially surround the respective posts 12 and are axially shiftable relative to the latter in a manner as will be clarified below.
  • each of the vertical posts 12 may be provided with an adjustable foot 24 threadedly associated therewith, or otherwise, for permitting adjusting the elevation of each of the posts relative to one another independently.
  • the adjustable shelving l0 pursuant to the present invention furthermore includes a support arrangement 26 (denoted in FIGS. 4 and 5')'which is of frusto-conical nature when assembled.
  • the support arrangement 26 includes a pair of semi-annular segments or insert elements 28 each provided with interfitting tongue andgrooves 30 and 32 respectively such that when assembled will mate with one another so as to provide the aforementioned frusto-conical support arrangement 26.
  • Each of the semi-annular insert elements 28 is provided with an inner semi-annular rib 34 which may be readily received in a selected one of the spaced annular grooves 14 of the vertical posts 12 so as to prevent axial shifting of the semi-annular insert elements 28 relative to the posts 12. Moreover, each of the semi-annular insert elements 28 is provided with a lowermost outer semi-annular ledge 36 upon which may rest the lowermost portion of an associated one of the frusto-conical sleeves 22 in a manner illustrated in FIG. 4.
  • the adjustable shelving may be assembled and adjusted selectively simply by positioning the mating semi-annular insert elements 28 opposite one another such that the respective inner semi-annular ribs 34 thereof are confined within the selected one of the spaced annular grooves 14 of the vertical posts 12.
  • the mating semi-annular insert element 28 each have a generally semi-circular extent which exceeds 180 and are preferably constituted of plastic or metal which is at least partially laterally expandable so that the opposite free edges in which are provided the tongue and grooves 30 and 32 respectively, will act to snap onto the posts 12 and will self-secure themselves opposite one another without the necessity for being held manually or by other means on the posts 12.
  • a selected on of the frusto-conical sleeves 22, which are fixed to the shelf 16 may be disposed above the associated post 12 and brought downwardly so as to capture the mating semi-annular insert elements 28.
  • each of the semi-annular insert elements 28 in longitudinal cross-section is generally frusto-conical such that the upper portion thereof has a lesser thickness than the lower portion thereof adjacent the lower outer semi-annular ledges 36 thereof respectively.
  • the mating semi-annular insert elements 28 present a frusto-conical appearance when interpositioned between the selected sleeves 22, which are likewise complementary frusto-conical, and therefore, the support arrangement 26 acts as a wedge, as interpositioned between the post 12 and the sleeve 22, permitting the selected sleeve 22 to be brought downwardly thereupon in one direction and prevents downward movement of the sleeves 22 upon contact of the inner sleeve surface with that of the outer frustoconical surface 26.
  • the support arrangement 26 and the inner frusto-conical surface of the sleeves 22 are provided with what may be characterized as mutually abutting tapered surfaces for adjustably restraining the sleeves against shifting axially along the posts in a downward direction.
  • the combined diametral extent of the support arrangement 26, when improperly of greater extent than that of the inner maximum diameter of the sleeve 22, because of tolerance differences, may in fact prevent the sleeve or sleeves 22 from actually contacting or abutting against the semi-annular ledge 36.
  • the shelves 16 may not lie in a true horizontal plane, since the corner portions thereof, to which the sleeves 22 are fixedly connected, may be slightly out of alignment with the horizontal plane as specifically defined by the semi-annular ledges 36 of the support arrangements 26.
  • each of the sleeves 22 with means for permitting at least partial internal elastic lateral expansion thereof such that the mutually abutting tapered surfaces of the inner portion of the sleeves 22 and outer portions of the semi-annular insert elements 28 respectively will be at least partially slidable relative to one another, after contact,- such that each of the sleeves 22 will be brought into a position of common elevation along the posts, namely in contact with the semiannular ledges 36 of each of the insert elements 28.
  • the sleeves 22 may be provided with a split wall portion 38 as illustrated in FIGS. 2, 3 and 5, and therefore because of the provision of the split wall portion 38 in each of the sleeves 22, although the sleeves 22 are of metallic nature, the split wall portion 38 permits a partial lateral expansion of the inner diameter thereof so that, when necessary, when the maximum inner diameter of the sleeve 22, because of tolerance discrepancies is less than the maximum outer diameter of the support arrangement 26 proximate the semi-annular ledges 36 thereof, the sleeve 22 may be slidably moved along the support arrangement 26 downwardly while expanding partially such that the sleeves 22 will contact the semiannular ledges 36 and permit the shelves 16 to be positioned in a horizontal plane defined by the semiannular ledges 36.
  • Another feature of the present invention is the provision of a semi-annular groove 50 externally of each of the elements 28, as illustrated in FIG. 3, which semiannular grooves 50 extend above or are exposed relative to the uppermost portion of the sleeves 22 respectively for effectively receiving a C-ring 52 illustrated in FIG. 6.
  • the C-ring as is well known, is partially elastic laterally and may be snapped into the semi-annular grooves 50, as illustrated in FIG. 4 and, thereby, resist inadvertent uplift of the sleeves 22 relative to the cooperating elements 28 such as may be necessary when the entire shelving unit is moved from one location to the next.
  • the C-ring 52 acts to most effectively lock the sleeves 22 relative to the posts 12 respectively.
  • the split wall portion 38 in each of the sleeves 22 will permit the sleeves 22 to be moved or slid relative to the cooperating elements 28, whenever necessary, because of the tolerance differences, so as to fully expose the semiannular grooves 50 and permit the latter to receive the C-ring 52.
  • Adjustable shelving comprising a plurality of shelfsupport posts, at least one shelf detachably supportable by said posts, said shelf including comer portions adjustably associated with said posts respectively, said corner portions including respective sleeves for at least partially surrounding said posts, sleeve-support insert means for being detachably interpositioned respectively between each of said posts and respective sleeves associated with said posts, each of said insert means including inwardly extending rib means on an interior periphery for engagement within any one of a plurality of horizontally running indentations on said posts, each of said sleeves including a split side wall for permitting lateral expansion thereof for movement along said insert means, each of said insert means including exteriorly disposed ridge means on a lower portion thereof for engaging said sleeves to prevent downward movement of said sleeves, each of said insert means including exteriorly disposed groove means in an upper portion thereof, and abutment means for insertion into each of said groove means for overlying said sleeves to prevent upward movement of said sleeves.
  • each said insert means includes a pair of semi-annular segments cooperatively associated with one another for embracing each of said posts.
  • each of said semi-annular segments is generally frustoconical in longitudinal cross-section.
  • Adjustable shelving as claimed in claim 4 wherein said split side wall which permits lateral expansion of each of said sleeves is a split frusto-conical wall.
  • each of said semi-annular segments includes a semiannular transverse ledge defining said ridge means for being engaged by an'associated sleeve.
  • Adjustable shelving as claimed in claim 1 wherein said abutment means includes C-rings for snap-fit insertion into said groove means.

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