WO1996010936A1

WO1996010936A1 - Arrangement at uprights for the carrying of cantilever brackets for shelves

Info

Publication number: WO1996010936A1
Application number: PCT/SE1995/001142
Authority: WO
Inventors: Per GÖRANSON
Original assignee: Goeranson Per
Priority date: 1994-10-07
Filing date: 1995-10-05
Publication date: 1996-04-18
Also published as: AU3712895A

Abstract

The present invention relates to an arrangement at an upright (1) having a substantially U-formed cross section and commonly being placed on a basis with the free ends of the legs resting on the basis and having anchoring slots (2) in the part connecting the legs in order to support a number of brackets (15) for shelves of different types on a substantially smooth wall surface or in a corner where two substantially smooth wall surfaces meet in an angle against each other (e.g. 90°), the upright (1) being mounted on a column (3), the lower end of which being provided with a foot having side parts (4, 5) and a front part (6), of which the side parts (4, 5) support the column (3) in a substantially vertical position and the front part (6) supports the column (3) in direction against the wall surface or the wall surfaces in a corner.

Description

ARRANGEMENT AT UPRIGHTS FOR THE CARRYING OF CANTILEVER BRACKETS FOR SHELVES The present invention relates to an arrangement in accordance with the preamble of claim 1.

Especially for the use of small and, above all, narrow wall sur¬ faces for storing and/or exposure (presentation/display) of ob- jects are hitherto suitable arrangements missing, which arrange¬ ments to their design are reasonable for the use of small and narrow wall surfaces. Hitherto there is available only conven¬ tional arrangements, which are commonly intended for large wall surfaces and which are adaptable to small and narrow wall surfa- ces only by a reducement of them, which reducement is unsuitable in view of both space and, above all, economical reason. An adapture of such arrangements involve several other draw-backs at least not in view of aesthetical reason. The known arrange¬ ments also demand a positive anchoring in and on the wall sur- face in question. There is also a desire of a possibility to place a shelf arrangement in a corner between two wall surfaces.

The task of the present invention is to provide a new arrange¬ ment which will satisfy the above mentioned needs and this wit- hout any limitation to small and narrow wall surfaces or cor¬ ners. This task is solved by the present invention in the pre¬ viously mentioned arrangement by providing it in accordance witl the characterizing part in the claims.

By an arrangement in accordance with the present invention con¬ siderable advantages are obtained and, above all, the possibili¬ ty to use small and, above all, narrow wall-surfaces at a low component need as the arrangement according to the present in¬ vention allows the use of only one carrying upright for arrange- ent of several shelves. In accordance to the present invention it is also possible to locate the upright practically anywhere on a wall-surface or in a corner between two wall-surfaces wit¬ hout any demand on any anchoring of the upright in or on the wall-surface or in the corner. An arrangement in accordance with the present invention provides not only a very simple use of a known upright but simplifies to a great extent the use of the same and allows a considerable versatility in the election of different types of brackets for placement on the arrangements. By the present invention the need of screws for anchoring of the shelves on the brackets is eliminated and, thereby, the arrange- ments and changes are simplified considerably. The brackets may be of several different types and allow storing and exposure of several different objects such as video cassettes, CD-discs, sound-tapes, etc.

The present invention will be described in great detail with re¬ ference to the enclosed drawings. Fig 1 is a front view of an embodiment of an arrangement in accordance with the present in¬ vention. Fig 2 is a side view of the embodiment in Fig 1. Fig 3 is a view from above of the embodiment in Figs 1 and 2. Fig 4 is a side-view of a bracket for the arrangement according to the present invention. Fig 5 is a view from above of the bracket in Fig 4. Fig 6 is a front view of the bracket in Fig 4 and 5. Fig 7 is a view from above of a supporting board for a device accor¬ ding to the present invention. Fig 8 is a front view of the sup- porting board in Fig 7. Fig 9 is a side view of the supporting board in Figs 7 and 8. Fig 10 is a view from above of a shelf according to an embodiment of the present invention. Fig 11 is side view, partly in section, of the shelf board in Fig 10. Fig 12 is a view from above of a shelf for an arrangement according to the present invention, located in a corner. Fig 13 is a side view of the shelf in Fig 12. Fig 14 is a front view of another embodiment of an arrangement according to the present invention. Fig 15 is a section along the line B-B in Fig 14. Fig 16 is a view from behind of the embodiment in Fig 14. Fig 17 is a sec- tion along line A-A in Fig 16. Fig 18 is a view from above of the embodiment in Fig 16.

The embodiment of an arrangement according to the present inven¬ tion disclosed on the drawings comprise an upright 1 of in it- self known type. The upright 1 has elongated slots 2, arranged in pairs and at a chosen spacing along the whole length of the upright providing anchoring slots. The upright 1 may be providec with a number of anchoring means in the form av circular holes, possibly with a counter sunk. These holes are intended for bolts whereby the upright 1 is anchored on a column 3. Naturally, there is nothing to prevent that the upright 1 is provided in one part with the column 3 or is anchored on the same in any ot¬ her way than by means of bolts.

In the disclosed embodiment the column 3 has a flattened cylind¬ rical form and has a height at one's own discretion. At the bot¬ tom the column 3 has two sidewardly directed supporting parts 4 and 5 and one outwardly or forwardly directed supporting part 6. The supporting parts 4,5 and 6 are either anchored or fixed on the column 3 by means of in itself known anchoring means or pos¬ sibly be fixed on the column 3 by welding or in any other way. Naturally, it is of advantage if the connection between the sup¬ porting parts 4,5 and 6 with the column 3 is made in a removable manner. Also, it is suitable to have at least the supporting parts 4 and 5 swingable for directional adjustment to the two wall-surfaces in a corner. The ends of the supporting parts 4,5 and 6 opposite to the column 3 are provided with adjustment means in the form of in and out screwable bolts 6,8,9, the heads 10,11,12 of which are resting on a bottom 13 which can be a floor surface. At the top the column 3 may be closed by a washer or plug 14 of plastic.

The arrangement, disclosed in Figs 1-3, is locateable at any wall surface and the position, or orientation, of the column 3 is adjustable with the bolts 7-9. The column 3 is also locate¬ able in a corner between two wall surfaces and in that case, the. supporting parts 4 and 5 are to be adjustable easily from the position in Fig 3 to an angle position suitable for a corner. When locating the arrangement in a corner it may be possible to exclude one of the supporting parts, e g the supporting part 6.

The first shelf may suitably be in the form of a box covering the supporting parts 4,5 and 6. Preferably, the box is turned upside down so that the bottom forms the shelf and is provided with suitable recesses for the column 3 and the upright 1.

For providing the other shelves in accordance with the present invention, it is used a bracket 15 disclosed or exemplified in Figs 4,5 and 6 and having two anchoring hooks 16 for cooperation with the anchoring slots 2 in the upright 1 and two spuds 17 for cooperation with two further anchoring slots on the upright 1. Furthermore, the bracket 15 comprises two arms 18 that extend, as is shown in Fig 5, in 90° angle to each other and, at the ou¬ ter ends, have each one an upwardly directed hook or pin 19. In accordance with Figs 4 and 6 each arm 19 is substantially trian gular in right angles and the arms meet at the short legs. The straight hypothenuse may be substituted by a curved line, which may have a design improving effect.

An embodiment of a support plate 20, shown in Figs 7-9, have holes 21 and 22 for letting through of the pins 19 and an opening 23 for the upright 1. The depth of the opening 23 is deeper than the height of the upright 1 so that the upright 1 i bottomed safely in the opening 23. A supporting lug 24 and 25 i provided on the supporting plate 20 on each side of the opening 23 and the edge 26 of the lugs will rest on the side of the upright 1 and support the plate 20 in a substantially horizonta position on the bracket 15 and the upright 1. The supporting plate 20 is kept in the position with the upright 1 in the ope- ning 23 by the engagement between the pins 19 and the holes 21 and 22. The free edge-line of the the supporting lugs 24,25 may be curved in substantially the same way as the hypothenuse of the bracket 15 for reaching the same design improving effect.

A shelf 27 as in Figs 10 and 11 is arranged for cooperation wit the supporting plate 20 and the bracket 15 and has a larger sur face than the supporting plate 20 and may be manufactured of so me suitable material, eg laminated board or the like. The shelf 27 has two blind holes 28 and 29 for the tips or the ends of th pins 19 extending through the holes 21 and 22 in the supporting plate 20. The shelf 27 has a cut-out 30 for the upright 1. Two nails 31 and 32 extend into the cut-out 30 and serve to engage in the same anchoring slots 2 as the hooks 16 on the bracket 15 After engagement with the nails 31, and 32 the shelf 27 is fixe firmly on the supporting plate 20 and the bracket 15. The shelf board 27 may be provided with holes 33 and 34 at each edge, which holes are intended for supporting yokes of in itself know type, the holes 33 and 34 may be blind-holes or through-holes, at will, in each case. Another shelf 35 is exemplified in Figs 12 and 13 and is of the same principal design as the shelf 27 but is intended for an upright 1, placed in a corner. The corner shelf 35 have similar holes 28 and 29 as the shelf 27 and similar nails 31 and 32 as the shelf 27 and a similar cut-out 30 as the shelf 27. The front edge of the corner shelf 35 follows a curved line with the radi¬ us A. The angle between the outer two edges is adjusted to the angle between the wall surfaces forming the corner. In the cor¬ ner alternative the supporting board may be left out as there is no risk that the shelf board will tilt when the inner corners are loaded as the inner corners are positioned close to the armε of the bracket.

Preferably, the bracket 15 and the supporting plate 20 are manu- factured of sheet metal and the shelves 27 and 35 may be manu¬ factured of same suitable wood or, as mentioned, laminated board or the like.

The embodiment of an arrangement according to the present inven- tion as shown in Fig 14-18 iε a body 36 anchored on the upright 1 and as clearly shown in Fig 18, the body has a cut-out 37 adapted to the upright 1, whereby parts of the body 36 will rest against the basis as the free ends of the legs of the upright 1. Anchoring hooks 38 and 39 are provided in the cut-out 37 of the body 36 and are formed for cooperation with the slots 2 in the upright 1. This cooperation is seen clearly in Fig 17, in which is seen that the hooks 38 and 39 have a cut-out 40,41 for enga¬ gement with the material in the upright 1 between two slots 2, positioned above each other. In Fig 10 is shown that the hooks 38 and 39 are arranged in pairs in the cut-out 37 and for strenght reasons there are upper hooks 38 and lower hooks 39. Naturally, the hooks 38 and 39 are fixed or anchored in the body 36 in itself in a suitable manner. They might simply be cast in the same or arranged in one unit with the same, depending on the material of which the body 36 is manufactured.

At each longitudinal edge the body 36 has a number of spaced blind holes 42. These blind holes are inclined or tilted to some degree against the basis as is clearly seen in Fig 15. The holes 42 are intended for the ends of suitably formed yokes 43, which may be manufactured of wire, or any other material. The yokes 43 may be of any desired form and have free leg ends, which fit the two holes 42 on each side of the upright 1 and on the same level. The yokes 43 may as shown in Fig 14, be U-formed with substantially straight legs but may after desire be give in principle any regular or irregular form. The yokes 43 may formed for carrying or, possibly, connection with a shelf.

A number of yokes 43 may be arranged above each other and on yokes storing spaces are formed for different types of objects eg video tapes, CD-discs, sound-tapes, books, etc. Obviously, is very simple to adjust the arrangement of the yokes accordi to the thickness of the objects. Also, the whole arrangement be formed for forming of a corner-shelf arrangement in a cons derably simple manner.

The bodies 36 may be placed on an upright 1 with spacing or d rectly above each other. In the case where they are placed di rectly above each other, a considerable stiffening of the upright itself is obtained, which means that only one anchori point in a basis is necessary for the upright. Therefore, it enough to anchor the upright 1 on the top while only a εidewa fixation is demanded at the lower end.

Generally, the upright 1 is manufactured of sheet metal, roll into the correct form and the slots 2 and other cut-outs are punched out of the same. The body 36 may be manufactured of different materials. It is possible to use wood of any suitab type, eg birch, beech, etc, or any other high grade wood. The body 36 may be manufactured of plastic in which case all ther connected parts may be provided in one unit.

Claims

1. An arrangement at an upright (1) having a substantially U- formed cross section and, generally, being placed on a basis with the free ends of the legs resting on the basis and having anchoring slots (2) in the part connecting the legs in order to support a number of brackets (15) for shelves of different types? on a substantially smooth wall surface or in a corner where two substantially smooth wall surfaces meet in an angle against each other (eg 90°), characterized in that the upright (1) being moun¬ ted on a column (3), the lower end of which being provided with a foot having side parts (4,5) and a front part (6), of which the side parts (4,5) support the column (3) in a substantially vertical position and the front part (6) supports the column (3) in direction against the wall surface or the wall surfaces in a corner.

2. Arrangement as claimed in Claim 1, characterized in that the column (3) has a cylindrical section, which is flattened for forming of a smooth surface for mounting of the upright (1) and an opposite smooth surface for possible resting on a wall sur¬ face or contacting the wall surfaces in a corner.

3. Arrangement as claimed in Claim 1, characterized in that the side parts (4,5) and the front part (6) having means (7, 8, 9,

10, 11, 12) for adjustment of the column (3) with the upright (1) into the desired position.

4. Arrangement as claimed in Claim 3, characterized in that the adjustment means comprises bolts (7,8,9), the head (10,11,12) of which is directed against the basis (13) and which is screwable into the part in question.

5. Arrangement as claimed in Claim 1, characterized in that a bracket (15) for the upright (1) having anchoring means (16) for cooperation with anchoring slots (2) in the upright (1) and two arms (18), between which an angle is formed.

6. Arrangement as claimed in Claim 5, characterized in that the arms (18) extend substantially horizontally, possibly somewhat upwards, out from the anchoring means (16).

7. Arrangement as claimed in Claims 5 and 6, characterized in that the free ends of the arms (18) having an anchoring hook (19) directed upwardly for cooperation with a hole (28,29) in a shelf (27).

8. Arrangement as claimed in Claim 7, characterized in that the shelf (27) has a cut-out (30) for the upright (1) and anchoring nails (31,32) for cooperation with the anchoring slots (2) in the upright (1).

9. Arrangement as claimed in Claims 5-8, characterized in that supporting board (20) is arranged between the bracket (15) and the shelf (27) .

10. Arrangement as claimed in Claim 9, characterized in that th supporting board (20) has a cut-out (23) for the upright (1) an on each side of the upright (1) extending abutments (24,25) for supporting the supporting board (20) and, possibly, a shelf (27) positioned thereon in a substantially horizontal position.

11. Arrangement as claimed in Claim 1, characterized in that a body (36) with a cut-out (37) for the upright (1) is anchored o the upright (1) with in the cut-out (37) provided anchoring me- ans (38,39), which extends into an anchoring slot (2) for enga¬ gement with the upright (1), that on each side of the upright (1) the body (36) is formed for resting against the basis and i that the body (36) is provided with cut-outs (42) for coopera¬ tion with brackets formed for anchoring on the body (36) and on the upright (1) and the basis.

12. Arrangement as claimed in Claim 11, characterized in that the body (36) has an upper (38) and a lower (39) anchoring me¬ ans.

13. Arrangement as claimed in Claim 11, characterized in that the cut-outs (42) in the body (36) have the form of holes (42) with spacing along two opposite edges.

14. Arrangement as claimed in Claim 13, characterized in that the holes (42) are inclined against the basis with the entrance hole higher than the rest of the hole.

15. Arrangement as claimed in Claim 13 and 14, characterized in that two holes (42) on each edge in line with each other are in¬ tended for an end of a yoke, which forms a surface and on which an object is placeable.