Supports: cabinet structure – Sectional-unit type – Knockdown
Patent
1997-04-17
1998-06-23
Cuomo, Peter M.
Supports: cabinet structure
Sectional-unit type
Knockdown
312228, 312 957, 312 99, B65D 8557, A47B 4300
Patent
active
057695130
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
This application is the national phase of international application PCT/ NO95/00188 filed Oct. 16, 1995 which designated the U.S.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a modular rack system for storing article such as compact discs, and drawers containing smaller objects
Today compact discs are usually kept in racks which are produced as a unit for a certain number of compact discs. These storage units are found in the form of cases or trays for a certain number of discs which can be placed on a rack, or as columns where there are insertion compartments for compact discs in large numbers. These known rack systems are not very flexible, as the available space for compact discs and the number of compact discs which it is desired to store are often not commensurate with one another, such that if an existing compact disc storage system is full, the user has to buy a new, larger unit just to store one more compact disc.
Moreover, these stands take up a lot of storage space at the dealer's and are expensive to transport from the manufacturer to the dealer because most of these previously known compact disc stands are assembled while in the hands of the producer.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
One of the objects of the present invention is to provide a compact disc stand which costs little to transport from the producer to the dealer and at the same time makes for simple and straightforward stock-keeping for the wholesaler and the dealer.
It is a further object of the invention to provide flexible storage for both single and double compact discs.
Furthermore, it is a desire not to have more stands in use than one has compact discs for, while the storage space can be expanded when required.
By means of the modular unit according to the present invention, a rack system is thus provided which can be assembled as a compact disc stand corresponding to the number of compact discs the user has. It is thus possible, moreover, to keep in a drawer extra racks which can be added onto the compact disc stand unit according to need. By varying the colors of the individual modular units, these can be assembled according to a filing system, while also providing a decorative appearance.
Instead of a compact disk or two compact discs, a drawer unit can instead be inserted in each of one or more respectives ones of the modular slot units. These drawers can be used to store small items such as screws, etc. A flexible system is thus provided which can be used for storing compact discs, and/or for other appropriate storage purposes.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
The invention shall be described in detail below with reference to the drawings, wherein:
FIG. 1 illustrates a modular unit for a rack unit;
FIG. 2 shows a variant of the rack unit illustrated in FIG. 1 and shown from the opposite side from that shown in FIG. 1; and
FIG. 3 is a schematic illustration of the assembly of a rack unit and rack, with the parts taken apart.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
FIG. 1 illustrates a one piece blank which is foldable to provide a modular unit 1 for storing a single compact disc. The individual modular units are manufactured in one piece by, e.g., injection molding of a plastic material suitable for the purpose. Other methods of manufacture and other materials can be used instead. The modular units 1 when in blank form, each consist of a central portion 3, which in the unit illustrated in FIG. 1, forms the top surface of the upper side of the rack unit and the bottom for the underside of the next rack unit to be mounted thereon. Side members 17 and end members 18 of the rack unit are hinged to the rack unit bottom or rack unit top 3. The hinging is provided by means of, e.g., scored lines in the material, as indicated by means of folding lines 2 on FIG. 1. When assembling the rack unit, the members 17 and 18 are thus folded about the folding lines 2, as indicated by means of the arrows A in FIG. 1. FIG. 3 shows a rack unit 1 folded and ready for attachment to a base plate 14. The attachment means may be in the form of p
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Allred David E.
Cuomo Peter M.
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