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US3846002A
US3846002A US00339525A US33952573A US3846002A US 3846002 A US3846002 A US 3846002A US 00339525 A US00339525 A US 00339525A US 33952573 A US33952573 A US 33952573A US 3846002 A US3846002 A US 3846002A
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    • 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
    • F16B12/46—Non-metal corner connections
    • 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
    • A47B47/00—Cabinets, racks or shelf units, characterised by features related to dismountability or building-up from elements
    • A47B47/04—Cabinets, racks or shelf units, characterised by features related to dismountability or building-up from elements made mainly of wood or plastics
    • 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
    • F16B12/10—Jointing of furniture or the like, e.g. hidden from exterior using pegs, bolts, tenons, clamps, clips, or the like
    • F16B12/12—Jointing of furniture or the like, e.g. hidden from exterior using pegs, bolts, tenons, clamps, clips, or the like for non-metal furniture parts, e.g. made of wood, of plastics
    • F16B12/14—Jointing of furniture or the like, e.g. hidden from exterior using pegs, bolts, tenons, clamps, clips, or the like for non-metal furniture parts, e.g. made of wood, of plastics using threaded bolts or screws
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T403/00—Joints and connections
    • Y10T403/44—Three or more members connected at single locus

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  • FIG. 7 shows a sectional view of a top corner of a closet or bookshelf after the attachment of an additional furniture unit.
  • top shelf 3 is placed on the upper four connecting pieces I and attached by means of the fastening elements, which are fastened through the second apertures 14 in the horizontallyoriented shoulders of the connecting pieces and through the holes 8a in the corners of the top shelf 3.
  • the attachement of the lower shelf 3 takes place in a like manner between the lower eight connecting pieces I which are arranged in pairs spaced a short distance from each other.
  • holes 80 are provided which'are brought into alignment with the corresponding third apertures extending through the juncture region of the two shoulders of each of the connecting pieces in order to facilitate the insertion of fastening elements such as screws therethrough.
  • the connecting pieces I preferably are angular in form (compare FIGS. 2 and 4 and comprise two mutually perpendicular shoulders 9. These shoulders have two main mounting surfaces 10a separate from and extending perpendicular to each other as well as having on the sides of the shoulders 9 two auxiliary mounting surfaces ltibperpendicular to the main mounting surfaces 10a and parallel to each other.
  • the main mounting surfaces 10a generally serve to receive and mount floors, tops, shelves and sidewalls.
  • the auxiliary mounting surfaces 10 b are designed in general for receiving rear and forward walls, hinges or hinged joints, or for connecting together two connecting pieces 1 lying one behind the otherwhen adding on to the front or rear of a piece of furniture to increase the depth thereof.

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USD253383S (en) 1976-12-01 1979-11-13 Giorgio Geli Multiple shelf and cabinet unit
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US4754369A (en) * 1985-06-28 1988-06-28 Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson Cabinet of a particularly light and stiff construction
USD297930S (en) 1985-09-24 1988-10-04 The Union Corporation Modular housing for electronic system
US5187908A (en) * 1990-10-22 1993-02-23 La-Z-Boy Chair Company Modular wall panel interconnection apparatus and method
WO1994016598A1 (en) * 1993-01-29 1994-08-04 John Lysaght (Australia) Limited A cabinet
US5350304A (en) * 1991-12-05 1994-09-27 Smith & Nephew Rolyan, Inc. Method of rehabilitating muscles and neurological pathways in a patient using a multifunctional therapeutic workstation kit
DE4436608A1 (de) * 1994-09-19 1995-04-27 Welle Moebel Gmbh Einbauküche
US5582306A (en) * 1995-06-05 1996-12-10 Organizers Direct, L.L.C. Closet organizer
US5979352A (en) * 1997-05-23 1999-11-09 Lake Home Products Llc Dock system storage device
EP1138960A1 (de) * 2000-03-30 2001-10-04 Joh. Schilling KG Stützglied
US20040263030A1 (en) * 2003-06-06 2004-12-30 Humberto Orozoo Gavaldon Modular system of closet inside part based on adjustable units easily assembled and packed by the user
US20050194871A1 (en) * 2002-03-12 2005-09-08 Youngs Bradley D. Modular storage system
US20090115301A1 (en) * 2005-12-02 2009-05-07 Raleigh Pacific Pty Ltd Storage unit
WO2010114885A1 (en) * 2009-04-02 2010-10-07 Lifetime Products, Inc. Cabinet
US20100253196A1 (en) * 2009-04-02 2010-10-07 Nye S Curtis Cabinet
US20110025181A1 (en) * 2009-01-07 2011-02-03 Spacesaver Corporation Personal storage locker
US20110049070A1 (en) * 2009-08-25 2011-03-03 Patrick Sweeney Portable Shelf System
ITBG20120002A1 (it) * 2012-01-03 2013-07-04 Eros Poeta Struttura modulare per la costruzione di mobili e pareti polifunzionali.
US20150308476A1 (en) * 2012-05-18 2015-10-29 Micah Black Panel clamp apparatus and system
USD805582S1 (en) * 2015-11-09 2017-12-19 Deborah L. Melnick Storage container
US20190030706A1 (en) * 2017-07-30 2019-01-31 Brennan Equipment and Manufacturing, Inc. Pegboard Bracket
US10512190B2 (en) 2015-11-03 2019-12-17 Hoffman Enclosures, Inc. System for mounting a panel within an enclosure
US10905235B2 (en) * 2018-03-09 2021-02-02 Trinity International Industries, L.L.C. Modular closet system
US20220322825A1 (en) * 2021-04-09 2022-10-13 RTA Outdoor Living, LLC Modular outdoor kitchen capable of tool-less assembly
US20240067452A1 (en) * 2022-08-26 2024-02-29 Richard A. Thurston Reconfigurable open frame storage system and components thereof

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GB2158913A (en) * 1984-05-18 1985-11-20 Schulze Happe Wolfgang Corner connector
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USD253383S (en) 1976-12-01 1979-11-13 Giorgio Geli Multiple shelf and cabinet unit
US4754369A (en) * 1985-06-28 1988-06-28 Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson Cabinet of a particularly light and stiff construction
US4699270A (en) * 1985-09-09 1987-10-13 The Union Corporation Modular packaging system
USD297930S (en) 1985-09-24 1988-10-04 The Union Corporation Modular housing for electronic system
US5187908A (en) * 1990-10-22 1993-02-23 La-Z-Boy Chair Company Modular wall panel interconnection apparatus and method
US5435728A (en) * 1991-12-05 1995-07-25 Smith & Nephew Rolyan, Inc. Multi-functional therapeutic workstation kit
US5350304A (en) * 1991-12-05 1994-09-27 Smith & Nephew Rolyan, Inc. Method of rehabilitating muscles and neurological pathways in a patient using a multifunctional therapeutic workstation kit
WO1994016598A1 (en) * 1993-01-29 1994-08-04 John Lysaght (Australia) Limited A cabinet
DE4436608A1 (de) * 1994-09-19 1995-04-27 Welle Moebel Gmbh Einbauküche
US5582306A (en) * 1995-06-05 1996-12-10 Organizers Direct, L.L.C. Closet organizer
US5979352A (en) * 1997-05-23 1999-11-09 Lake Home Products Llc Dock system storage device
EP1138960A1 (de) * 2000-03-30 2001-10-04 Joh. Schilling KG Stützglied
US7837282B2 (en) 2002-03-12 2010-11-23 Steelcase Inc. Modular storage system
US20050194871A1 (en) * 2002-03-12 2005-09-08 Youngs Bradley D. Modular storage system
US6942306B2 (en) 2002-03-12 2005-09-13 Steelcase Development Company Modular storage system
US20040263030A1 (en) * 2003-06-06 2004-12-30 Humberto Orozoo Gavaldon Modular system of closet inside part based on adjustable units easily assembled and packed by the user
US7384107B2 (en) * 2003-06-06 2008-06-10 Orozoo Gavaldon Humberto Modular system of closet inside part based on adjustable units easily assembled and packed by the user
US20090115301A1 (en) * 2005-12-02 2009-05-07 Raleigh Pacific Pty Ltd Storage unit
US20110025181A1 (en) * 2009-01-07 2011-02-03 Spacesaver Corporation Personal storage locker
US20100253196A1 (en) * 2009-04-02 2010-10-07 Nye S Curtis Cabinet
WO2010114885A1 (en) * 2009-04-02 2010-10-07 Lifetime Products, Inc. Cabinet
CN101917885A (zh) * 2009-04-02 2010-12-15 一生产品有限公司 橱柜
US20110049070A1 (en) * 2009-08-25 2011-03-03 Patrick Sweeney Portable Shelf System
ITBG20120002A1 (it) * 2012-01-03 2013-07-04 Eros Poeta Struttura modulare per la costruzione di mobili e pareti polifunzionali.
US20180335062A1 (en) * 2012-05-18 2018-11-22 Micah Black Panel clamp apparatus and system
US20150308476A1 (en) * 2012-05-18 2015-10-29 Micah Black Panel clamp apparatus and system
US10512190B2 (en) 2015-11-03 2019-12-17 Hoffman Enclosures, Inc. System for mounting a panel within an enclosure
USD805582S1 (en) * 2015-11-09 2017-12-19 Deborah L. Melnick Storage container
US20190030706A1 (en) * 2017-07-30 2019-01-31 Brennan Equipment and Manufacturing, Inc. Pegboard Bracket
US10882177B2 (en) * 2017-07-30 2021-01-05 Brennan Equipment and Manufacturing, Inc. Pegboard bracket
US10905235B2 (en) * 2018-03-09 2021-02-02 Trinity International Industries, L.L.C. Modular closet system
US10939755B2 (en) * 2018-03-09 2021-03-09 Trinity International Industries, L.L.C. Modular closet system
US11224288B2 (en) * 2018-03-09 2022-01-18 Trinity International Industries, L.L.C. Modular closet system
US20220095790A1 (en) * 2018-03-09 2022-03-31 Trinity International Industries, L.L.C. Modular closet system
US20220322825A1 (en) * 2021-04-09 2022-10-13 RTA Outdoor Living, LLC Modular outdoor kitchen capable of tool-less assembly
US20240067452A1 (en) * 2022-08-26 2024-02-29 Richard A. Thurston Reconfigurable open frame storage system and components thereof
US12168574B2 (en) * 2022-08-26 2024-12-17 Richard A. Thurston Reconfigurable open frame storage system and components thereof

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ES217107U (es) 1976-08-16
JPS5331428B2 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) 1978-09-02
FR2176377A5 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) 1973-10-26
DE2211733A1 (de) 1973-11-15
DE2211733C3 (de) 1974-10-17
IT979680B (it) 1974-09-30
CH549363A (de) 1974-05-31
BE796501A (fr) 1973-07-02
NL7303301A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) 1973-09-12
DE2211733B2 (de) 1974-03-14
JPS48100259A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) 1973-12-18
GB1398495A (en) 1975-06-25
IL41688A0 (en) 1973-05-31
AT319528B (de) 1974-12-27
CA977813A (en) 1975-11-11
AU5318173A (en) 1974-09-12

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