WO2006069566A1

WO2006069566A1 - Holding device for holding a multitude of identical or similar individual items, e.g. an item of cutlery

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Publication number: WO2006069566A1
Application number: PCT/DE2005/002326
Authority: WO
Inventors: Sabrina Roesch; Michaela Roesch
Original assignee: Sabrina Roesch; Michaela Roesch
Priority date: 2004-12-29
Filing date: 2005-12-28
Publication date: 2006-07-06
Also published as: DE202004020659U1

Abstract

A holding device (1) is provided for holding, in particular, cutlery items (3) but also for holding other individual items (2). The supporting frame (6) of the holding device is comprised of end-side supports (14, 15) and of rods (16, 17, 18) that connect them. Correspondingly designed holders (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12) can be slid onto and displaced on the rods (16, 17, 18) as required for accommodating the respective individual parts to be held. This makes an extremely variable distribution or an exact holding of any of the individual parts (2) possible.

Description

DESCRIPTION

Holding device for a variety of the same or similar items z. B. a cutlery

The invention relates to a holding device for a variety of the same or similar items, especially knives, forks, spoons of cutlery with a support frame and the items fixing support brackets, which are spaced according to the dimensions of the male items accordingly.

Such holding devices are used in the home but also, for example, in the restaurant operation, for example, to store the various knives, forks and spoons so that they do not fall apart and thus at any time easily removed from the drawer or other fixture. In addition, such holding devices are used to order, for example, CD's, records, certain magazines or the like and store them while taking away as little space, for example by the CD's are placed vertically. These known holding devices are equipped with a support frame, the support holder or just corresponding blocks, between which the items, so the cutlery or CD's or magazines are kept upright. The disadvantage here is that the predetermined by the support brackets distances are fixed so just just a certain type of knife, fork or spoon or just CD or newspaper can be inserted there. In addition, it is disadvantageous that only the recesses or the support holder are arranged so that several knives are arranged one behind the other or forks or spoons or certain types of CD's or newspapers. If the housewife or the restaurateur wants to use a different guideline, he is bound to the given distances and can not do without the whole Change fixture in any way to suit your needs. Finally, known as holding device to be designated inserts that can be inserted into the drawers, which inserts each have larger compartments, are placed in the separately the knives, spoons or forks. A disadvantage of this type of inserts, however, is that in the sense no order is given, but rather a disorder is preprogrammed. Even with dishwasher inserts, the distance of the support holder is always set unchangeable.

The invention is therefore based on the object, a different

Dimensions and shapes having items to create easily customizable fixture.

To achieve the object, the invention provides that the support frame has variable support holder in its fixing position.

This special design of the support frame and its support holder, the possibility is given at any time and without much effort to change the distances between the individual support holders in such a way that the respective desired items can be arranged as the respective user wants it. The same is of course also for CDs and newspapers, so for example, single CD's or double CD's mixed with each other can be arranged, which is easily possible by the support holder are pushed or moved to another, the respective dimensions corresponding position. The solution is also at

Dishwasher inserts advantageous to realize because the support bracket can be moved to a position, which also larger pots and the like are well defined.

According to an expedient embodiment of the invention, it is provided that the support frame has a plurality of, preferably three, end blocks arranged supporting bars interconnecting rods, which in the position associated variable support holder. With such a design, it is advantageously easily possible to provide a large number of support brackets, which can all be moved back and forth on the associated rods of the support frame, so as to assume the position which is provided for the respective support holder. The racks themselves are arranged in the support frame so that a sufficient distance to the drawer bottom remains or to the other ground, so it can not come here to impairments. The existing of the support brackets, the rods and the support brackets support structure is light in structure and can be easily inserted afterwards in a drawer or other designated opening, for example, in a shelf or a cupboard, which is usually a distortion even is not necessary, because the weight of the stored items inadvertent shifting of the entire support frame is excluded.

To ensure that the slidable on the rods support bracket each remain in their intended position and are not twisted, it is provided that the rods have a square or rectangular cross section and that the support holder a corresponding, allowing sliding on the rods

Guide foot have. This guide foot includes the respective running rod in whole or in part, so that is precluded by the fact that once arranged in a position on the running rod support retainer leaves this position, unless it is displaced in the longitudinal direction of the running rod.

According to an embodiment of the invention, the guide feet have a guide recess corresponding to the cross section of the guide rods, so that they can be brought into the respective position and fixed there. This is understood by fixing a position on the rod, wherein the corresponding guide part of the support holder is correspondingly far upright in the vertical direction. The friction to be overcome is sufficient to prevent the support holder from being displaced by the weight of the component. A sufficiently easy and smooth sliding of the guide shoes or the guide feet or the support holder on the rods is ensured according to the invention in that the stakes are made of metal and the guide feet or the support holder made of plastic. So it is for example possible to produce the rods of aluminum or of another metal, while the guide feet are mainly either made of a slippery plastic or internally coated therewith so as to ensure the aforementioned advantageous sliding action.

Any necessary retrofitting support brackets is possible because it is provided for an expedient development that the guide feet are clamped on the wheels. They can thus be clamped or clipped on, and then corrected in the exact positioning by shuffling.

The clamping or plugging is facilitated according to the invention in that the guide feet are equipped with an insertion slot, which has a lying below the cross section of the rods opening mouth. Due to the special dimensioning of the mouth opening ensures that the opening mouth while sliding a little further opens, but then the running rod sufficiently tight and tight, so that although a displacement in the longitudinal direction of the rods is possible, but just no dodging example if a cutlery or another item is inserted or inserted between two such support holder.

This opening and re-closing of the mouth opening is particularly facilitated by the fact that the opening mouth has it to the guide recess narrowing bevels. These bevels ensure easy insertion of the rod into the corresponding opening mouth and a sliding in, so that even at low pressure the clamping is possible. Further ahead is described in detail that and how it is possible by the always same support holder to fix the stacked or stored food utensils or other items expediently, this being achieved by sliding support holder especially. However, in order to store safe from the other dimensions of the rule different items safely, the invention provides that the support bracket are equipped with a telescopically formed handle, so this is depending on the items to be stored not at all or pulled out accordingly far used.

The support frame is equipped with feet, which make it safe to park it, for example, on the drawer bottom, the support blocks expediently have feet that are variable in length or have the front of different lengths, so that an inclined arrangement or oblique arrangement for the support frame becomes possible. In the case of the variable-length feet, this tendency can also be set specifically so as the respective user would like to have it now just like. This can be particularly useful and advantageous if, for example, CD's accommodated in a cabinet should be stored accordingly. They are then easier manageable and also removable from its holder.

Earlier it has been pointed out that a bracing of the support frame in a drawer, for example, is not necessary, because the superimposed items usually have enough weight. However, should it nevertheless be expedient or should the load or loading be so low that slipping is to be feared, it is advantageous if the running rods are designed to be telescopic. They can then be braced against the respective dimensions of the drawer against the front and rear wall or against the two side walls, so as to allow an accurate fixing of the entire support frame. A middle support and securing the launched items via the central rod and the associated trestles. An adaptation of the distances of the rods and thus to other dimensions of the items is possible if the middle rod and / or the outer rods are mounted perpendicular to its longitudinal axis displaceable in or on the support brackets. This is very advantageous especially when used in the dishwasher, because it can effectively "set" larger and smaller parts.

Should lateral extensions of the entire support frame be required, so this is possible without introducing separate newer or extended support racks, because at least two spaced expansion rods are provided at the one end corresponding to the guide feet, sliding on the rods permitting shaped coupling foot and on have a different base end and are equipped with a plurality of slidably formed support holders. The two used or proposed expansion rods have the advantage that they allow the storage of particularly long or large items, for example, of ladles or the like, which of course instead of two more such extension rods can be used, so therefore also smaller items can be stored safely, if desired. Like the entire holding device, this extension is particularly simple and convenient. The expansion rods can be clamped similar to the support holder or its guide feet and indeed on the rods and that at any point, so therefore also the distance between the two expansion rods to each other is set variably and appropriately. At the free ends feet or similar Abstützaggregate are attached so as to ensure the safe storage of the launched items that are stored between the slidably formed support holder. In order to dispense with specially trained feet, is provided according to a development that the extension rods instead of the base or in addition a rotatable on the extension rod support holder is assigned. This support holder can be equipped with an inlay, which is exactly the expansion rod or its cross-section and which is rotatable in the actual support holder, so that just pivoting of the support bracket in the position of a support foot is possible if necessary. This is particularly advantageous even when relatively long rods are used and if they are assigned according to a development of the middle of the rods on them rotatably trained support holder. Again, as described above formation of the inlets in the support brackets is possible, so as to make even after clamping a rotation still possible. If the rotation of the insert is made difficult by friction or the like, these rotatable support holder can also be easily used as a normal support holder, since they are only rotatable or pivotable with a corresponding force in another position.

If a correspondingly high-jacketed support frame is not necessary, according to a further development it can also be provided that the support blocks have integrated cross-beams and short or no feet in the drawer bottom. It must be ensured only in this training that the support bars arranged on the support holder can be moved without fumbling on the drawer bottom. With appropriate dimensioning of the transom, however, this is actually always to achieve, so therefore a special "height" is not required.

Another way to move the support bracket from one position to the other is the one in which the support frame is formed by in the drawer bottom or on him laid iron sheets, which are assigned support holder having magnet-equipped Fixierfüße. These iron sheets are strip-shaped and expediently in the drawer bottom integrated, so that the fixation feet equipped with the magnets can be easily moved from one position to another, however, for which it is necessary in each case to release the Fixierfuß of the iron sheet.

Solving the magnet-equipped Fixierfüße of the respective

Iron sheets is facilitated according to a development in that the fixing feet are equipped with magnets having a recess in the center. The magnets are thus only with an edge on the iron sheet and ensure adequate fixation, but can be easily lifted by tilting the Fixierfüße or rather the support holder, so that then the support bracket can be moved to another position, the respective user is now desired.

The invention is characterized in particular by the fact that a holding device, in particular for cutlery and similar items is created, which is unlikely to be variable, because each used for supporting support both easy to assemble as from their respective fixing position can be moved to another. This makes it possible to adjust the number of support brackets according to the needs and at the same time their position, so that a variety of different items can be fully effectively deposited with one and the same holding device in such a way that they can be easily and orderly removed again. The order itself plays a special role, whereby here by the displaceability or variability of the support holder for the first time the possibility is against depositing different pieces of cutlery each arranged in groups and accommodate in the support frame or in the holding device. So it is possible, for example, each knife, fork, spoon, coffee spoon and possibly pastry fork set off record so that the housewife or other interested with a handle for one person can remove all the parts that are needed for the operation. The same applies to the storage and retrieval of CD's, newspapers or similar items, the different widths and dimensions due to the circumstances have, but can be kept easily in a holding device. The assembly and disassembly of the entire support frame or the entire holding device is very simple and associated with little effort, with both a simple setting, for example, in a drawer, as well as a distortion in the drawer is possible. In addition to these purely beneficial effects seen from the use, the holding device according to the invention is also characterized by the fact that it can be installed and mounted practically anywhere and that the costs are extremely low, because with a few components arbitrarily large and arbitrarily populated and shaped holding devices can be used. As in the fixture to be stored items are also plates, plates and the like in question. A suitably trained use can be used in a dishwasher or in any cabinet.

Further details and advantages of the subject invention will become apparent from the following description of the accompanying drawings in which a preferred embodiment with the necessary details and individual parts is shown. Show it:

1 shows a holding device seen from the front,

FIG. 2 shows a support holder in side view,

FIG. 3 shows a differently constructed support holder in side view,

FIG. 4 shows a support holder with a rectangular guide recess,

FIG. 5 shows a plan view of a holding device mounted in a drawer,

Figure 6 is an enlarged view of a guide foot of

Support brackets,

FIG. 7 shows a plan view of a support frame with extension rods,

FIG. 8 shows a double foot expansion rod in an enlarged reproduction, Figure 9 is a plan view of a drawer with integrated

Iron sheets and magnets with fixation feet and

Figure 10 is a side view and an enlarged bottom view of such a support holder.

Figure 1 shows a holding device 1, consisting of a support frame 6 with a plurality of support brackets 7, 8, 9, which are arranged displaceably on runners 16, 17, 18. Is stored this support frame 6 in a drawer and that on the drawer bottom 5 rising, for which purpose it is equipped with feet 28, 29. Shown here is a knife 4 of a cutlery 3, which is deposited as a single part 2 in such a support frame 6. To the support frame 6 includes end-mounted support blocks 14, 15, as can be seen in Figure 5, these support blocks 14, 15 are connected to each other via the slide bar 16, 17, 18. Here, the holes 32 in the crossbar 31 can be seen, in which these rods 16, 17, 18 are inserted.

A Querverschiebbarkeit for the middle rod 17 is achieved in that it is mounted in a longitudinal slot 30, so that as Figure 1 can be seen, this rod 17 can be moved transversely to the longitudinal direction of the rod 17.

The removable from Figure 2, 3 and 4 support holder 7, 8, T are constructed in principle the same. They have a more or less long handle 26 and a specially shaped guide foot 20. This

Guide foot 20 has, according to the figures 2 and a round guide recess 21, according to Figure 4, a rectangular guide recess 21 'on. This guide recess 21 should be formed corresponding to the cross section of the rods 16, 17, 18, so as to enable a clamping or plugging and also moving on these rods 16, 17, 18. The respective guide recess 21 has an insertion slot 22 in the form of an opening mouth 23, so as to enable a clamping or plugging onto the respective slide rod 16, 17, 18. The opening mouth 23 is equipped with bevels 24, 25, which, after insertion, virtually ensure the guided insertion of the running rods 16, 17, 18 into the respective guide recess 21. The respective stems 26 may be longitudinally displaceable, that is to say telescopic, which is not reproduced in these FIGS. 2 to 4, however.

As already mentioned above, FIG. 5 shows a top view of a drawer with drawer bottom 5, wherein a support frame 6 is inserted, which consists of the support frames 14, 15 and the connecting rods 16, 17, 18 and a plurality of support holders 7, 8, 9 exists. For the sake of simplicity, only a limited number of such support holders 7, 8, 7 ', 8', 9, 9 'is reproduced here, wherein in addition a special type of support holder 10 is also shown, namely the rotatable about the respective slide bar 16, 17 are formed so as to be able to use them as a support feet, otherwise a deflection of the rod 16, 17, 18 would be to be feared.

Recognizable are the crossbars 31 supporting feet 28, 29, as well as the inserted into the crossbar 31 rods 16, 17, 18th

Figures 6a and 6b show the guide foot 20 of support brackets 7, 7 ', wherein Figure 6b shows such an embodiment in which the guide recess 21 is circular, while Figure 6a shows such an embodiment in which a rotatability on the slide bar 16, 17, 18 is also given, if this has an advantageous rectangular or square cross-section. About the sliding bearing 27, which may also be designed according braked, it is possible to selectively rotate the entire support holder 7 in a position which makes it possible to use the corresponding support holder 7 as a base. Such a trained support holder 7 can be advantageously used in the embodiment of Figure 7, where so-called extension rods are shown. Both in Figure 6a and 6b, the respective guide recess 21 via an insertion slot 22 and an opening mouth 23 on a running rod 16, 17, 18, not shown here attachable. In FIG. 6b, an opening mouth 23 is shown, while FIG. 6a shows an opening mouth 23 'having an inverted inclination. In both cases, it is ensured that after reaching the end position, the running rod 16, 17, 18 can not accidentally slip out of the opening mouth 23 again.

FIG. 7 shows an expansion possibility of a support frame 6 or a holding device 1, to which extension rods 35, 36 can be connected to the respectively adjacent slide rod 18. According to Figure 8, these extension rods 35, 36 equipped with a coupling foot 38 at the end 37, said coupling foot 38 is similar to the guide feet 20 is formed. Here again, a circular guide recess 21 is shown, which may also have a square shape as shown earlier. At the other end 39, a bore 41 is provided, into which the extension rod 35 can be inserted, so that thus easy mounting is possible. The coupling foot 38 is also shown in plan view.

At the other end 39 of the extension rod 35 or 36, a base 40 is provided, which may also have the form of a rotatable support holder 10. The same is indicated by the reference numerals.

Due to the relatively large distance between the two expansion rods

35, 36 are these with their displaceably arranged support holders 7 ", 7 '", 8 ", 9" in particular for depositing very large parts of cutlery or other things, and it is also conceivable to add a third such extension rod or at Need even more, depending on what is to be deposited on items 2. Figure 9 and Figure 10 show a particular embodiment of a support frame 6, here in the drawer bottom 5 iron sheets 42, 43, 44 are inserted, on which support holder 11, 11 ', 12, 12' can be installed with Fixierfüßen 45, in the one Magnet 46 is integrated. FIG. 10 shows a side view of such a support holder 11 with the magnet 46 integrated in the fixing foot 45 and a bottom view of the fixing foot 45, wherein it can be seen that the magnet 46 is equipped with a recess 47 so that a magnetic edge 48 is created. Thereby, the release of the respective support holder 11, 12 of the iron sheet 42, 43, 44 is more easily possible, namely by simply the respective support holder 11, 12 obliquely.

All mentioned features, including the drawings to be taken alone, are considered to be essential to the invention alone and in combination.

Claims

1. holding device for a plurality of identical or similar items (2), in particular knife (4), fork, spoon of a cutlery (3) with a support frame (6) and the items (2) fixing support holders (7, 8, 9), to the dimensions of the male items (2) are spaced according to, characterized in that the support frame (6) in its fixing variable support holder (7, 8, 9, 10).

2. Holding device according to claim 1, characterized in that the support frame (6) has a plurality, preferably three, end-mounted support brackets (14, 15) interconnecting rods (16, 17, 18) to which the variable in position support holder (7 , 8, 9, 10) are assigned.

3. Holding device according to claim 2, characterized in that the running rods (16, 17, 18) have a square or rectangular cross section and that the support holder (7, 8, 9, 10) has a corresponding, a sliding on the running rods (16, 17, 18) enabling the guide foot (20).

4. Holding device according to claim 3, characterized in that the guide feet (20) have a cross section of the rods (16, 17, 18) corresponding guide recess (21).

5. Holding device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the running rods (16, 17, 18) made of metal and the guide feet (20) or the support holder (7, 8, 9, 10) consist of plastic.

6. Holding device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the guide feet (20) on the running rods (16, 17, 18) are clamped.

7. Holding device according to claim 6, characterized in that the guide feet (20) are equipped with an insertion slot (22) having a below the cross section of the rods (16, 17, 18) lying opening mouth (23).

8. Holding device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the opening mouth (23) has it to the guide recess (21) narrowing bevels (24, 25).

9. Holding device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the support holder (7, 8, 9, 10) are equipped with a telescopically formed handle (26).

10. Holding device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the support blocks (14, 15) feet (28, 29), which are formed variable in length.

11. Holding device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the running rods (16, 17, 18) are telescopic.

12. Holding device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the middle guide rod (17) and / or the outer rods (16, 18) are mounted at right angles to its longitudinal axis displaceable in or on the support brackets (14, 15).

13. Holding device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that at least two spaced extension rods (35, 36) are provided which at one end (37) one the guide feet (20) corresponding, pushing on the running rods (16, 17, 18) enabling shaped coupling foot (38) and at the other end (39) have a base (40) and with a plurality of slidably formed support holders (7, 8, 9, 10) are fitted.

14. Holding device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the extension rods (35, 36) instead of the base (40) or additionally on the extension rod (35, 36) rotatable support holder (10) is associated.

15. Holding device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the middle of the rods (16, 17, 18) are assigned to them rotatably formed support holder (10).

16. Holding device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the support blocks (14, 15) in the drawer bottom (5) integrated crossbar (31) and short or no feet (28, 29).

17. Holding device for a plurality of identical or similar items (2), in particular knife (4), fork, spoon of a cutlery (3) with a support frame (6) and the items (2) fixing support holders (7, 8, 9, 10 ), which are correspondingly spaced the dimensions of the male items (2), characterized in that the support frame (6) of the drawer bottom (5) or laid on it

Iron sheets (42, 43, 44) is formed, which support holders (11, 12) are associated with the magnets (46) equipped Fixierfüße (45).

18. Holding device according to claim 17, characterized in that the fixing feet (45) are equipped with magnets (46) which have a recess (47) in the center.