Shelving System With Easy Assembly
Shelving system of the kind comprising: a first and a second side supporting member (1, 2) for a plurality of shelves (3), said shelves being implemented with metallic wires constrained therebetween so as to form a net-like structure and comprising a bottom wall (3C) and at least two side walls (3D) parallel therebetween and substantially perpendicular to said bottom wall (3C), said supporting members (1, 2) and shelves (3) comprising, respectively, means (4) and counter means (5) for connecting removably said shelves (3) to said supporting members (1, 2); characterized in that: the connecting means (4) provides: at least a hooking member (5) shaped so as to limit a seat (9) having in section a substantially U shape wherein the connecting counter means (5) provided in each shelf can be inserted, said counter means comprising at the angles of each shelf at least a first substantially filiform and vertical member (10A), said seat (9) of the hooking members (1, 2) is sized so as to allow inserting with friction said first filiform member (10 A) and so that a tract of said first member remains in contact with the inner surface of said seat when the shelf is connected to the supporting members, and said counter means (5) providing at said angled portion (10 A) a second portion (15 A) apt to abut against an inner face of the supporting members (1, 2) when the shelves are associated to said members.
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The object of the present invention is a shelving system according to the pre-characterizing portion of the main claim.
Shelving systems of the above mentioned kind, in particular for implementing small pieces of furniture with several shelves, for example apt to be used in the bathroom, have been known for a long time. In the known systems it is quite complicated associating the shelves to the side supporting members, in fact the procedure requires a certain manual ability and not always the correct sequence of operations necessary for the assembly is easy to be guessed. An additional drawback of the known systems is linked to the fact that when they are dismantled they are quite bulky, which fact affects negatively the transportation and storage costs.
The object of the present invention is to implement a shelving system simplifying and speeding up the operations necessary for mounting the system itself and in particular simplifying the association of the shelves to the related supporting members. An additional object is to implement a shelving system which, when it is disassembled, is less bulky than the known systems.
These and other objects which will appear evident to a person skilled in the art are achieved by a system in accordance to the features of the enclosed claims.
For a better comprehension of the present invention the following drawings are enclosed by simple way of example and not for limitative purposes, wherein:
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- hooking means 5 comprising a first and a second portion 6, 7 (
FIG. 9 ) spaced out therebetween, and connected by a connecting portion 8 so as to limit a seat 9 having in section a substantially U-like shape, wherein the connecting counter means 5, provided in each shelf 3, can be inserted, - said first and second portion 6, 7 being spaced out by a tract T substantially equal to the thickness S of the wires 10 of the shelf 3 provided at the angles of said shelves,
- and a connecting member 11 apt to connect said hooking means 5 to said supporting members 12 in prefixed positions.
- hooking means 5 comprising a first and a second portion 6, 7 (
According to the invention the connecting counter means 5 provides a substantially filiform and vertical member 10 A apt to insert in the seat 9 and to come in contact with said portions 6-8 of the hooking member 5. The distance D1 (
The shelves 13 are advantageously implemented by welding therebetween a plurality of transversal metallic wires 3 A and longitudinal metallic wires 3 B (
Advantageously, the connecting portion 15 B between the horizontal tract 15 A of the extremal wire 15 and the vertical tracts thereof is angled and it forms with said horizontal tract an angle A lower than 90°, advantageously equal to about 70° so as to favour the insertion thereof of the vertical tracts of the extremal wire 15 in the hooking members 5.
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It is to be highlighted that the shelves, the supporting members 1, 2 and the related means and hooking counter means 4 and 5 are shaped and sized so that when the shelves 3 are inserted in the related hooking means 5, the portions in contact therebetween of the shelves, of the hooking means and of the supporting ones are in strict contact therebetween so as to avoid yokes among the various shelf components and to make the system stable and not shaky; to this purpose, if necessary, when the shelves are unpacked it is possible varying slightly the tilt angle of the side walls 3D of the shelves 3 with respect to the bottom wall 3C.
Thanks to the fact that the distance D3 (
Claims
1. Shelving system of the kind comprising: characterized in that:
- a first and a second side supporting member (1, 2) for a plurality of shelves (3),
- said shelves being implemented with metallic wires constrained therebetween so as to form a net-like structure and comprising a bottom wall (3C) and at least two side walls (3D) parallel therebetween and substantially perpendicular to said bottom wall (3C),
- said supporting members (1, 2) and shelves (3) comprising, respectively, means (4) and counter means (5) for connecting removably said shelves (3) to said supporting members (1, 2);
- the connecting means (4) provides: at least a hooking member (5) shaped so as to limit a seat (9) having in cross section a substantially U shape wherein the connecting counter means (5) provided in each shelf can be inserted,
- said counter means comprising at the angles of each shelf at least a first substantially filiform and vertical member (10A),
- said seat (9) of the hooking members (1, 2) is sized so as to allow inserting with friction said first filiform member (10 A) and so that a tract of said first member remains in contact with the inner surface of said seat when the shelf is connected to the supporting members,
- and said counter means (5) providing a second member (15 A) apt to abut against a face of the supporting members (1, 2) when the shelves are associated to said members.
2. The supporting system according to claim 1, characterized in that the supporting members (1, 2) are sized so as to be inserted inside said shelves (3) when said system is disassembled so as to reduce the encumbrance of the system when it is disassembled.
3. The supporting system according to claim 1, characterized in that the shelves (3) can be stacked one into the other one so as to reduce the encumbrance of the system when it is disassembled.
4. The supporting system according to claim 1, characterized in that the connecting means (5) of the shelves provides in prefixed position uprights (12) of the two supporting members (1, 2), pairs of hooking members (5) spaced out therebetween by a tract (R) having a shorter length than that of the first member (10A) apt to engage with said hooking members, each pair forming a seat (9) for inserting said first member (10A).
5. The supporting system according to claim 1, characterized in that the hooking members (5) are the ends of a single metallic wire (33) constrained transversally to uprights (12) of each supporting member (1, 2) in prefixed positions and/or said hooking members project externally with respect to said uprights, so that the distance (D1) between the ends of the hooking members is greater than that (D3) between said uprights (12) and these can be inserted in the shelves (3) with said hooking members partially projecting from said shelves.
6. The supporting system according to claim 1, characterized in that the shelves (3) comprise a bottom wall (3 C) and only two side walls (3 D) parallel therebetween, departing and substantially perpendicular with respect to such bottom wall, said side walls being connected to said bottom wall so as to allow stacking a shelf onto the other one with the bottom walls of the various shelves one in contact to the other one, so as to reduce the encumbrance of the system when it is disassembled.
7. The supporting system according to claim 6, characterized in that the shelves at the ends thereof without side walls provide an extremal transversal metallic wire (15) constrained to longitudinal wires (3B) so that they do not project from said extremal wire (15) and that said first (10 A) and second (15 A) filiform members belong to said extremal transversal wire (15).
8. The supporting system according to claim 1, characterized in that said first (10 A) and second member (15 A) are implemented in a single filiform piece (15) and they are angled therebetween by about 90° and that said single piece (15) provides a connecting portion (15B) of said first and second member, said portion forming with said second member an angle (A) lower than 90° so as to favour inserting said first member (10 A) in the seats (9) of the hooking members.
9. The supporting system according to claim 1, characterized in that the shelves (3) provide at the angled portion (10 A) and the upper edge thereof a third member (16) apt to abut onto the hooking members (5) so as to limit the possibility of inserting the shelf in said hooking members.
10. The supporting system according to claim 1, characterized in that the shelves (3) are shaped so as to be used in different use positions.
11. The supporting system according to claim 1, characterized in that the connecting means (4) provides a foil which provides the ends folded so as to form seats with U-shaped cross section.
12. The supporting system according to claim 1, characterized in that the supporting members (1, 2) are shaped like a plane wall (25) and/or that the hooking members are shaped like tubular members (24) having a longitudinal slot.
13. The supporting system according to claim 1, characterized in that the shelves (3) provide a plurality of transversal metallic wires (3 A) and longitudinal metallic wires (3B) welded therebetween so as to implement a net-like structure.
Type: Application
Filed: Sep 2, 2009
Publication Date: Nov 18, 2010
Applicant: Metaltex Italia S.p.A. (Maslianico (CO))
Inventor: Ivano Morandi (Maslianico (CO))
Application Number: 12/552,453
International Classification: A47B 57/00 (20060101); A47B 47/02 (20060101); A47F 5/14 (20060101);