Supports: racks – Shelf type – Knockdown
Patent
1996-03-29
1998-09-08
Ramirez, Ramon O.
Supports: racks
Shelf type
Knockdown
108108, 248175, A47B 4300
Patent
active
058032770
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
OBJECT OF THE INVENTION
The invention herein relates to a system for the mounting of shelving, which allows for the provision of multiple shelves adequately separated in height to allow the placement thereon of pieces of crockery such as plates, bowls, coffee cups, trays, dessert dishes, etc., together with the contents thereof, thereby obtaining the maximum use of available space.
The system is especially suitable for use in refrigerators, for the purpose of improving the vertical division of same, but is equally useful outside same, wherever space-saving or a better use of available space is required, as for example on a kitchen work-top, on a table for the stacking of dishes whether full or empty, on shelves, etc.
In any event the structure of this system is easily assembled or dismantled, so that apart from the aforesaid characteristics, the space occupied by the system when not in use or while being dismantled is minimal.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
In relation to refrigerators, one of the areas in which the system is applicable, the sides of the interior of refrigerators usually come with slots which allow the regulation in height of the shelving, meshes or racks, so that starting with an original spacing between the shelves which tends to be in the region of 20 cm., such spacing can be changed by increasing it in some cases and reducing it in others, subject always to certain restrictions dictated by the original structure of the appliance.
Outside the refrigerator or any other similar container, there are known simple or multiple trays, the latter of which are usually two tier, which tend to increase the storage capacity of any determined space, but which obviously offer a very limited level of capacity and usually constitute a single bulky piece which is difficult to store.
In any event, there does not presently exist a system for the mounting of shelving which, starting from a modular design, permits the optimum use of available space on the basis of closely spaced shelves through the placement at different levels of individual pieces of crockery, such as for example plates, bowls, etc., foods containers.
DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
The system which this invention proposes fills this technological gap by offering a simple rational solution with a high level of capacity.
For this purpose and more precisely, the essential element of said system is a small flat module, which basically constitutes a separating leg between shelves, and which has means for attachment for the mesh of the corresponding shelf itself, as well as tongue and groove attachments for coupling to the modules immediately below and above so that a racking effect is achieved with such modules creating a global support for the entire shelving structure which together with another three legs gives the entire structure appropriate stability.
More precisely, each module has at the top two cylindrical parallel and horizontal slots which are intended to hold the ends of the rods belonging to the metal support which constitutes the corresponding shelf, it having been envisaged that such slots should have a cut along their shanks, so that they could act as elastically deformable elements thus giving a maximum hold on the said rods and a better fitting of same.
On the other hand each module has an appendage at its lower end, preferably with a graduated front, with a lateral protuberance close to its open side which acts as a fixing clip, while at its upper end it has a slot to accommodate the appendage of the module immediately above which it will hold so that a perfect fit is achieve between modules which in turn ensures a perfectly perpendicular continuous racking of the elements while same remain attached to each other through the clips which join them.
As a complement to the said structure it has been envisaged that each continuous rack or stack of modules should be fitted at the bottom with a small rectangular foot fitted with a slot as previously described which when fitted to the end of the bottom module would appropriately c
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Ramirez Ramon O.
Walker Alfred M.
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