WO1994028766A1 - Shelves for rectangular, plane objects - Google Patents

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WO1994028766A1
WO1994028766A1 PCT/NO1993/000092 NO9300092W WO9428766A1 WO 1994028766 A1 WO1994028766 A1 WO 1994028766A1 NO 9300092 W NO9300092 W NO 9300092W WO 9428766 A1 WO9428766 A1 WO 9428766A1
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shelf
objects
brush
list
fibres
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Henrik Stangeby-Hansen
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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
    • A47B81/00—Cabinets or racks specially adapted for other particular purposes, e.g. for storing guns or skis
    • A47B81/06—Furniture aspects of radio, television, gramophone, or record cabinets
    • A47B81/068—Cassette cabinets or the like
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
    • G11B23/00—Record carriers not specific to the method of recording or reproducing; Accessories, e.g. containers, specially adapted for co-operation with the recording or reproducing apparatus ; Intermediate mediums; Apparatus or processes specially adapted for their manufacture
    • G11B23/02—Containers; Storing means both adapted to cooperate with the recording or reproducing means
    • G11B23/023—Containers for magazines or cassettes
    • G11B23/0236—Containers for several cassettes
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
    • G11B33/00—Constructional parts, details or accessories not provided for in the other groups of this subclass
    • G11B33/02—Cabinets; Cases; Stands; Disposition of apparatus therein or thereon
    • G11B33/04—Cabinets; Cases; Stands; Disposition of apparatus therein or thereon modified to store record carriers
    • G11B33/0405—Cabinets; Cases; Stands; Disposition of apparatus therein or thereon modified to store record carriers for storing discs
    • G11B33/0433—Multiple disc containers
    • G11B33/0455—Multiple disc containers for single disc boxes

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  • the present invention is related to a shelf for vertical storing of plane rectangular objects.
  • the shelf system according to the present invention provides flexibility in the horizontal direction as well as complete utilization of the space available. Furthermore, the shelf system according to the present invention provides excellent flexibility vertically caused by the fact that the single shelves may be fixed at optional distances, thereby allowing for storing of objects having different sizes, however being so thin that they cannot stand stable vertically by their own. Examples of such objects are music cassettes (MC), mini discs (Mini Disc), compact discs (CD), digital compact cassettes (CDD), etc.
  • MC music cassettes
  • Mini Disc mini discs
  • CD compact discs
  • CDD digital compact cassettes
  • a single strip or list comprising a downwardly directed brush secured to the underside of the overlying shelve, provides a downwardly directed force which maintains the object in the vertical position.
  • the brush thereby should have optimized dimensions such as the material of the brush threads, their diameter, the length of the threads and the overlength, e.g. the distance by which the threads extend below the upper side of the objects.
  • the objects as such also must have a minimum width to receive the force from the brush.
  • FIG. 1 schematically discloses the principles for the brush list engagement to the objects in the shelves according to the present invention
  • Fig. 2 discloses in a perspective view a first embodiment of shelves according to the present invention
  • Fig. 3 discloses a perspective view of a second embodiment of the present invention
  • Fig. 4 discloses a cross section of third embodiment
  • Fig. 5 discloses in a perspective view the third embodiment
  • Fig. 6 discloses in a cross section the first embodiment of the present invention.
  • a typical shelf 3 according to the present invention comprises a brush 4 extending along the entire length of the shelf, the brush thereby being secured to the underside of the overlaying shelf at a distance from same.
  • Fig. 1 discloses important details concerning the geometry of the brush 4 and the distance to the object.
  • the brush has optimal propor ⁇ tions, especially between the distances a, b and c of Fig. 1 A. If the brush threads are longer and extend more than the distance a minus b below the upper side of the object, the brush will be deformed so much that the threads do not provide acceptable downwardly directed force and within a short time they will brake.
  • Fig. 1 B discloses an optimum, providing a downwardly directed force sufficiently to hold the object.
  • the force on the other side is limited by the brush fibres as too large a force would press the object downwardly and together with adjacent objects would bend the underlying shelf.
  • FIG. 2 discloses one embodiment of the present inven ⁇ tion where the shelves are built up by the user on a base plate 16 on to which a single shelf as disclosed in a cross section in Fig. 6, are mounted by convenient fastening devices such as pins 12 being locked in corresponding holes in the base plate 16.
  • Each shelf comprise on the underside of the top plate 9 a brush list 4.
  • the user then buys a shelf corresponding to the purpose, such as for music cassettes or compact discs, whereby only the height of the side faces 14 is different. It is important that the shelf as such is fixed securely to the shelf below as a considerable upwardly directed pressure force will occur in the upper plate 9.
  • a backstop list 5 is secured to the plate 9 of the lower shelf, according to the size of the object.
  • Fig. 3 discloses a further embodiment of the present invention, the shelf here being adjustable to fit different objects sizes.
  • the shelf as such may comprise several H-shaped shelf parts, each of which comprising a side face 15 and a shelf 3.
  • An upper shelf correspondingly comprise a side face 14 and on the inner side of this side face 14, a more narrow tongue 13 is secured, protruding downwardly from the lower edge of the side face 14.
  • This tongue 13 is placed into a slot in a lower unit which in addition to the side faces 15 comprises an inner plate
  • the upper portion When guiding the tongue 13 into the slot the upper portion may be arranged on a lower H-shaped portion with a distance plate 10 between the sides 14 and 15, thereby estab ⁇ lishing the desired distance between the shelf 3 and the upper surface, adapted for compact discs, music cassettes or such.
  • the distance plate 10 comprise holes 11 in which pins are inserted, protruding through the tongue 13 and the inner plate 16, thereby to establish a fixed shelf, able to withstand forces from the objects to the brush list.
  • the shelf By inserting distance plates 10 of different heights*, the shelf may be adapted to different sizes of objects.
  • the shelves 3 may be inserted in the shelf sides 1 in grooves 7 arranged at modular distances from each other. In this way it is possible to achieve a desired distance between the shelves 3, suitable for compact discs, music cassettes etc.
  • Figure 4 discloses the arrangement of compact discs 8 in shelves compris ⁇ ing three stocks.
  • a rear wall 2 connected with the sides 1 contributes to the stability of the shelf.
  • the shelves 3 comprise a number of slots or holes in the longitudinal direction in such a way that a list 5 may be secured to the shelf at distances from the front edge of the shelf, suitable for respectively compact discs, music cassettes and so on.
  • the objects in the shelf are brought into the shelf by deforming the brush 4 at any place along the shelf and the object then will be standing vertically, ready to be taken out again or even displaced transversally if desired, to a new position, alone or together with other objects.
  • the object such as the compact disc 8 preferably protrudes somewhat out of the front of the shelf thereby making it possible for the user to put his finger on top of the compact disc 8 thereby to tilt the compact disc around the front edge of the lower shelf 3, the rear upper corner thereby being tilted upwards.
  • the upper front corner then will also protrude out from the line of compact discs, enabling the user to grip the compact disc or which ever type of object it may be, and remove it from the shelf.

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Shelf for vertical storing of plane rectangular objects, such as music cassettes, compact discs, etc., where the underside of each shelf comprising a rail or list having fibres secured as a brush extending along the entire length of the shelf, each fibre extending beyond the upper surface of the objects, the side walls of the shelf having horizontal grooves, enabling adjustment of the shelf to different kinds of objects, such as for example the music cassette dimension or the compact disc dimension, each shelf having slots in the rear portion, enabling arrangement of a list at a position corresponding to the depth of the object in question and securing the brush list at a distance from the lower surface of a shelf, thereby providing a free space above the object; thereby allowing the objects to tilt the upper front tip protruding out of the shelf downwardly, thereby tilting the upper rear tip of the object upwardly to an extent that the outside tilted portion of the object may be gripped by the hand and the object being taken out.

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Shelves for rectangular, plane objects
The present invention is related to a shelf for vertical storing of plane rectangular objects.
A number of different systems is available on the market for storing of such objects like compact discs, music cassettes, etc., specially adapted to one or a few types of objects. Most of the systems, however, suffer from disad¬ vantageous or limitations. For example can be found in many systems shelves having fixed partition walls which on one hand very strictly limits a flexible use and on the other hand also occupy a certain volume in the shelf. Many systems are limited a certain shape for the object, such as cd or music cassettes only. A combination in one and the same shelf therefore mostly is not possible.
The shelf system according to the present invention, however, provides flexibility in the horizontal direction as well as complete utilization of the space available. Furthermore, the shelf system according to the present invention provides excellent flexibility vertically caused by the fact that the single shelves may be fixed at optional distances, thereby allowing for storing of objects having different sizes, however being so thin that they cannot stand stable vertically by their own. Examples of such objects are music cassettes (MC), mini discs (Mini Disc), compact discs (CD), digital compact cassettes (CDD), etc.
It has been found that use of a single strip or list comprising a downwardly directed brush secured to the underside of the overlying shelve, provides a downwardly directed force which maintains the object in the vertical position. The brush thereby should have optimized dimensions such as the material of the brush threads, their diameter, the length of the threads and the overlength, e.g. the distance by which the threads extend below the upper side of the objects. The objects as such also must have a minimum width to receive the force from the brush.
The above mentioned advantages are achieved with the shelf according to the present invention as defined by the features stated in the claims.
In the drawing Fig. 1 schematically discloses the principles for the brush list engagement to the objects in the shelves according to the present invention, Fig. 2 discloses in a perspective view a first embodiment of shelves according to the present invention, Fig. 3 discloses a perspective view of a second embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 4 discloses a cross section of third embodiment, Fig. 5 discloses in a perspective view the third embodiment, and Fig. 6 discloses in a cross section the first embodiment of the present invention. A typical shelf 3 according to the present invention comprises a brush 4 extending along the entire length of the shelf, the brush thereby being secured to the underside of the overlaying shelf at a distance from same. Fig. 1 discloses important details concerning the geometry of the brush 4 and the distance to the object. It is found to be most important that the brush has optimal propor¬ tions, especially between the distances a, b and c of Fig. 1 A. If the brush threads are longer and extend more than the distance a minus b below the upper side of the object, the brush will be deformed so much that the threads do not provide acceptable downwardly directed force and within a short time they will brake.
Fig. 1 B discloses an optimum, providing a downwardly directed force sufficiently to hold the object. The force on the other side is limited by the brush fibres as too large a force would press the object downwardly and together with adjacent objects would bend the underlying shelf.
It is important that the ends of the brush threads or fibres are somewhat longer than the distance to the object, thereby directly abutting against the upper side of the objects in an inclined angle or curve. It has been found that an optimum is achieved with brush fibres being clamped in a rail, the fibres thereby extending perpendicularly to the upper surface of the object, the free distance from the rail to the object being about 80% of the total free fibre length. For compact discs there specifically is found an optimum for a geometry as disclosed in Figure 1 A where a = 14 mm, b = 12 mm and c = 4 mm, using brush threads with a diameter of 0,11 mm. Fig. 2 discloses one embodiment of the present inven¬ tion where the shelves are built up by the user on a base plate 16 on to which a single shelf as disclosed in a cross section in Fig. 6, are mounted by convenient fastening devices such as pins 12 being locked in corresponding holes in the base plate 16.
Each shelf comprise on the underside of the top plate 9 a brush list 4. The user then buys a shelf corresponding to the purpose, such as for music cassettes or compact discs, whereby only the height of the side faces 14 is different. It is important that the shelf as such is fixed securely to the shelf below as a considerable upwardly directed pressure force will occur in the upper plate 9. A backstop list 5 is secured to the plate 9 of the lower shelf, according to the size of the object.
Fig. 3 discloses a further embodiment of the present invention, the shelf here being adjustable to fit different objects sizes. The shelf as such may comprise several H-shaped shelf parts, each of which comprising a side face 15 and a shelf 3. An upper shelf correspondingly comprise a side face 14 and on the inner side of this side face 14, a more narrow tongue 13 is secured, protruding downwardly from the lower edge of the side face 14. This tongue 13 is placed into a slot in a lower unit which in addition to the side faces 15 comprises an inner plate
16 and a slot thereby being established between the two plates.
When guiding the tongue 13 into the slot the upper portion may be arranged on a lower H-shaped portion with a distance plate 10 between the sides 14 and 15, thereby estab¬ lishing the desired distance between the shelf 3 and the upper surface, adapted for compact discs, music cassettes or such. The distance plate 10 comprise holes 11 in which pins are inserted, protruding through the tongue 13 and the inner plate 16, thereby to establish a fixed shelf, able to withstand forces from the objects to the brush list. By inserting distance plates 10 of different heights*, the shelf may be adapted to different sizes of objects. According to the embodiment disclosed in Figs. 4 and 5 the shelves 3 may be inserted in the shelf sides 1 in grooves 7 arranged at modular distances from each other. In this way it is possible to achieve a desired distance between the shelves 3, suitable for compact discs, music cassettes etc. Figure 4 discloses the arrangement of compact discs 8 in shelves compris¬ ing three stocks.
A rear wall 2 connected with the sides 1 contributes to the stability of the shelf. The shelves 3 comprise a number of slots or holes in the longitudinal direction in such a way that a list 5 may be secured to the shelf at distances from the front edge of the shelf, suitable for respectively compact discs, music cassettes and so on. As can be seen from the drawing, the objects in the shelf are brought into the shelf by deforming the brush 4 at any place along the shelf and the object then will be standing vertically, ready to be taken out again or even displaced transversally if desired, to a new position, alone or together with other objects.
The object, such as the compact disc 8, preferably protrudes somewhat out of the front of the shelf thereby making it possible for the user to put his finger on top of the compact disc 8 thereby to tilt the compact disc around the front edge of the lower shelf 3, the rear upper corner thereby being tilted upwards. The upper front corner then will also protrude out from the line of compact discs, enabling the user to grip the compact disc or which ever type of object it may be, and remove it from the shelf.

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1. Shelf for vertical storing of plane rectangular objects, such as music, compact discs, etc., CHARACTERIZED IN the underside of each shelf comprising a rail or list having fibres secured as a brush extending along the entire length of the shelf, each fibre extending beyond the upper surface of the objects, the side walls of the shelf having horizontal grooves, enabling adjustment of the shelf to different kind of objects, such as for example the music cassette dimension or the compact disc dimension, each shelf having slots in the rear portion, enabling arrangement of a list at a position corresponding to the depth of the object in question and securing the brush list at a distance from the lower surface of a shelve, thereby providing a free space above the object, thereby allowing the objects to tilt the upper front tip protruding out of the shelf downwardly, thereby tilting the upper rear tip of the object upwardly to an extent that the outside tilted portion of the object may be gripped by the hand and the object being taken out.
2. Shelf according to claim 1, CHARACTERIZED IN the brush fibres having a length between the clamping of the fibres in the brush list and the upper surface of the object, being about 80% of the fibre length from the brush list and downwardly.
3. Shelf according to claims 1-2, CHARACTERIZED IN the length from the fibre securement to the lower end of the fibres being about 10 mm, the length downwardly to the upper surface of the objects being about 8 mm.
4. Shelf according to claims 1-4, CHARACTERIZED IN the brush consisting of fibre threads having a diameter of about 0,11 mm.
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FR2032030A5 (en) * 1969-02-17 1970-11-20 Lienard Odette
SE341569B (en) * 1970-05-11 1972-01-10 D Sjoegren
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