Supports: racks – Shelf type – Knockdown
Patent
1991-05-13
1992-12-01
Gibson, Jr., Robert W.
Supports: racks
Shelf type
Knockdown
211187, 211181, 108111, A47F 500
Patent
active
051673312
ABSTRACT:
A set of shelves or equivalent, comprising at least two vertical elements (1.sup.1,1.sup.2) having substantially rectangular shape and each comprising vertical edge posts (2) and therebetween horizontal carrier bars (3) which connect the edge posts rigidly with each other; at least one horizontal element (4) which has been arranged to be joined to the vertical elements, and said horizontal element comprising a first side bar (5.sup.1) and a second side bar (5.sup.2), these being disposed at an angle (.alpha.), advantageously e.g. a right angle, relative to each other, and the vertical elements being disposed relative to each other at the same angle (.alpha.), advantageously e.g. at right angles, so that the angle between the carrier bars (2.sup.1,2.sup.2) on the same level of two adjacent vertical elements (1.sup.1) and 1.sup.2) equals the angle (.alpha.) between the side bars of the horizontal element; and the set of shelves comprises a fixing element (6) for connecting the horizontal element substantially fixedly and detachably to the vertical elements. The fixing element (6) comprises a first engagement member (7) for detachably affixing the fixing element to two carrier bars (2.sup.1,2.sup.2) on the same level of two adjacent vertical elements (1.sup.1,1.sup.2) for fixing the vertical elements at a given angle (.alpha.), advantageously e.g. at right angles, relative to each other; and a second engagement member (8) which has been arranged to engage with the first and second side bars (5.sup.1,5.sup.2) for detachably affixing the horizontal element (4) to the fixing element.
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