CA2161753C - Adjustable shelf bracket and standard system - Google Patents
Adjustable shelf bracket and standard systemInfo
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47B—TABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE
- A47B57/00—Cabinets, racks or shelf units, characterised by features for adjusting shelves or partitions
- A47B57/30—Cabinets, racks or shelf units, characterised by features for adjusting shelves or partitions with means for adjusting the height of detachable shelf supports
- A47B57/40—Cabinets, racks or shelf units, characterised by features for adjusting shelves or partitions with means for adjusting the height of detachable shelf supports consisting of hooks coacting with openings
- A47B57/42—Cabinets, racks or shelf units, characterised by features for adjusting shelves or partitions with means for adjusting the height of detachable shelf supports consisting of hooks coacting with openings the shelf supports being cantilever brackets
- A47B57/425—Cabinets, racks or shelf units, characterised by features for adjusting shelves or partitions with means for adjusting the height of detachable shelf supports consisting of hooks coacting with openings the shelf supports being cantilever brackets introduced by a vertical pivoting movement
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47B—TABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE
- A47B57/00—Cabinets, racks or shelf units, characterised by features for adjusting shelves or partitions
- A47B57/04—Cabinets, racks or shelf units, characterised by features for adjusting shelves or partitions with means for adjusting the inclination of the shelves
- A47B57/045—Cantilever shelves
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47B—TABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE
- A47B96/00—Details of cabinets, racks or shelf units not covered by a single one of groups A47B43/00 - A47B95/00; General details of furniture
- A47B96/06—Brackets or similar supporting means for cabinets, racks or shelves
- A47B96/07—Brackets or similar supporting means for cabinets, racks or shelves adjustable in themselves
Abstract
The invention provides an adjustable supporting means such as a shelf bracket having means for making fine adjustments in the attitude of the bracket relative to the supporting surface, which allows the shelf to be levelled both longitudinally and transversely, and substantially facilitates alignment with adjacent shelves. In one embodiment this is accomplished by pivotally suspendinga shelf clip from a vertical mounting gusset designed to be hung on the supporting surface, such that the attitude of the clip relative to the supporting surface can be adjusted. Adjusting means such as an adjusting screw engaged in a hole tapped through the clip bears against the mounting gusset to limit the travel of the clip under the weight of the shelf. The position of the adjusting screw thus determines the attitude of the portion of the shelf being supported by the clip. The invention further provides a standard system including a mounting bar having a series of openings for mounting the supporting means such as a shelf bracket, hook, hangaror the like at a desired position along the mounting bar. The mounting openings may be spaced more closely than in a conventional slotted standard and are much less conspicuous and thus more visually appealing. The mounting bar bay be provided with hooks for engaging a slotted standard or tabs for securing the mounting bar directly to the structure of a display unit or the like.
Description
216i7~3 Field of Invention This invention relates to shelf supports and display systems. In particular, this invention relates to an adjustable shelf bracket for supportingshelves in a display stand, wall shelving system, bookcase, storage shelves or the like and an adjustable standard system for mounting the shelf bracket or other hardware such as hooks, hangars and the like in a display unit.
Backf~round of the Invention Display stands, showcases, vitrines and shelving systems come in a variety of configurations and styles. Depending upon the nature of the articles to be displayed, many utilize sections of shelves affixed to a supporting wall or pedestal.
By far the most common shelf support used in these types of displays is the slotted standard, which is essentially a metal channel with a column of vertical slots.
Various shapes and styles of shelf bracket are designed to fit these standards, each bracket being provided with one, two or three barbed or hooked flanges spaced to fit into the slots in the standard. An example is illustrated in Figure 4.
While the slotted standard provides a certain degree of versatility in the height at which the shelves can be mounted, it is impossible to make fine adjustments to the attitude or alignment of the shelves. Even if the slotted standard could be made and hung with a high degree of precision, it would be virtually impossible to ensure that shelves are mounted perfectly level or completely aligned.
Many display units used today are primarily designed with aesthetic considerations in mind, and where the shelves cannot be properly levelled, or properly aligned with adjacent shelves, the effect sought to be created can be substantially diminished or become seriously disturbing visually.
For cantilevered shelf support brackets, particularly in the case of glass shelves where resilient pads are interposed between the bracket and the shelf toprevent chipping and scratching, it is simply not possible to anticipate the attitude that the mounted shelf will assume under its own weight. This problem becomes more acute as the depth of the bracket decreases relative to the depth of the shelf and the shelf becomes correspondingly more cantilevered. Because much of the aesthetic appeal in a display can be attributed to the absence of visible hardware, there is a clear ~reference in decorative displays toward the use of smaller shelf brackets, which are inconspicuous and more readily concealed. This results in anattendant decrease in the precision with which the shelves can be mounted.
Moreover, conventional shelf brackets of this type are designed to be mounted on slotted standards which are affixed vertically. The shelves mount to the standard at right angles to be supported horizontally. Where the surface upon which the standard is to be hung is not vertical, the shelves will not be properly level and custom made brackets designed specifically for the angle of the supporting surface must be used.
Examples of some decorative displays are illustrated in Figures 1 to 3.
Figure 1 illustrates an four-sided display unit with separate shelves mounted ineach quadrant of the display. The shelves of each quadrant must not only be substantially level, but must be properly aligned with the shelves on either side in order to provide the intended visual appeal. Similarly, Figure 2 illustrates a multiple-shelf display unit in which the shelves can be mounted back-to-back on a transparent support wall made of glass or acrylic. If the shelves are not mounted exactly level the mi~lignment becomes very pronounced when viewed through the transparent support wall. Figure 3 illustrates a display unit with an oblique support wall. A conventional shelf bracket is wholly unsuitable for this unit, because the slotted standards are not oriented vertically and the shelf will therefore not be suspended horizontally.
Other types of hardware are also frequently used in such display systems, for example hooks for hanging merchandise, hangar bars for supporting clothes hangers and many others. Frequently a display, particularly for merchandising, will use combinations of these different types of supporting 21617~3 hardware, and it is advantageous to provide the maximum possible versatility in the height at which the various structures are mounted in the display. The conventional slotted standard, while somewhat versatile in terms of the number of mounting positions available, is aesthetically unappealing and can significantlydetract from the appearance of a display or shelving unit.
This invention overcomes these disadvantages by providing an adjustable shelf bracket which fits a conventional slotted standard, having means for making fine adjustments in the attitude of the bracket relative to the standard.
This allows the shelf to be levelled both longitudinally and transversely, and substantially facilitates alignment with adjacent shelves at a true horizontal level.
The invention accomplishes this by pivotally suspending a shelf clip from a mounting gusset designed to be hung on the standard, such that the attitude of the clip relative to the standard can be adjusted. Adjusting means, such as an adjusting screw engaged in a hole tapped through the clip, bears against the mounting gusset to limit the travel of the clip under the weight of the shelf. The position of the adjusting screw thus determines the attitude of the portion of the shelf being supported by the clip. The arc of travel of the clip about the mounting gusset can be made sufficiently large that a shelf can be levelled even when mounted on an oblique surface, so the clip of the invention can be used even where the supporting surface is not vertical. The invention can also be easily applied to support means other than a slotted standard, such as a base plate provided with any structure capable of being mounted on the supporting surface.
The invention further includes a standard system involving a mounting bar for engaging a slotted standard, or affixed directly to a display unit, having a series of openings along its front edge. The shelf bracket, hook or other hardware is pivotally mounted at a selected position along the bar by engaging the hardware over the bar and disposing a mounting pin through the hardware and the bar. The standard system of the invention provides much more aesthetic appeal than a conventional slotted standard, in that the mounting openings are unobtrusive and do not face the front of the display, which is generally the intended viewing position. Furthermore, in the preferred embodiment of the invention the mounting openings are holes rather than slots, allowing the use of thicker meansfor engaging the mounting bar, so the mounting openings can be spaced more closely together. Thus the standard system of the invention provides greater versatility in the number of mounting positions available for hardware than a conventional slotted standard. The mounting bar of the invention can be readily adapted to mount on a slotted standard for retrofitting existing displays, and the slotted standard may be recessed mto display panelling to conceal the slotted face while still exposing the mounting openings of the mounting bar.
The invention thus provides a bracket for supporting a shelf comprising mounting means for mounting the bracket on a supporting surface, means for supporting a shelf, pivotally suspended from the mounting means such that the means for supporting a shelf can pivot toward and away from the supporting surface, and adjusting means for maintaining the means for supportinga shelf at a desired attitude relative to the supporting surface.
The invention further provides a shelf bracket comprising mounting means comprising a vertical mounting gusset, means for supporting a shelf pivotally suspended from the mounting gusset, and adjusting means for adjusting the attitude of the means for supporting a shelf comprising adjustable means bearing against the mounting gusset to define a lower limit of an arc of travel of the means for supporting a shelf.
The invention further provides a standard system for a display unit, shelving unit or the like comprising a mounting bar mounted on the unit having aplurality of openings disposed along the mounting bar rearwardly of a front edgethereof, supporting means for supporting an article having a rear slot for engaging the supporting means over the mounting bar and an opening disposed in alignment with one of the openings in the mounting bar when the supporting means is engaged over the mounting bar, and securing means for suspending the supporting means on the mounting bar.
Brief Description of the Drawing;.s In drawings which illustrate a preferred embodiment of the invention by way of example only, Figures 1, 2 and 3 are perspective views of display units having different arrangements of shelves, Figure 4 is an exploded view of a conventional slotted standard and a typical shelf bracket designed to be mounted on the standard;
Figure 5 is a perspective view of the adjustable shelf bracket of the invention for mounting on a slotted standard;
Figure 6 is a side elevation of the shelf bracket of Figure 5;
Figure 7 is a rear perspective view of a clip for the shelf bracket of Figure 5;
Figure 8 is a top plan view of the shelf bracket of Figure 5;
Figure 9 is a front elevation of the shelf bracket of Figure 5;
Figure 10 is a rear elevation of the shelf bracket of Figure 5;
Figure 11 is a perspective view of a further embodiment of the adjustable shelf bracket of the invention affixed to a base plate Figure 12 is a cross section of a standard system of the invention with the mounting bar mounted on a slotted standard;
Figure 13 is an exploded perspective view of the standard system of Figure 12;
Figure 14 is a perspective view of the standard system of Figure 12; and Figure 15 is a perspective view of a further embodiment of the mounting bar of the invention for mounting directly to the structure of a display unit.
Detailed Description of the Invention-Figure 4 illustrates a conventional slotted standard 10 having evenly spaced slots 12 and a typical shelf bracket 14 having hooks 16 dimensioned and spaced to engage the slots 12. The standard 10 is mounted conventionally on a vertical supporting surface 4, such as those illustrated in Figures 1 - 3. The hooks 16 are inserted into the slots 12 and the bracket 14 is pressed downwardly to lock the hooks 16 into the standard 10. The weight of a shelf (not shown) retains the bracket 14 in the slots 12 of the standard 10. As is well known, the top hook 16 may be provided with an upwardly projecting tooth 18, to ensure that the bracket 14 does not become detached from the standard 10 if upward pressure is applied. It can be seen that once the bracket 14 is mounted on the standard 10 it will seat in a fixed position and its attitude relative to the standard 10, and thus to the supporting surface 4, cannot be adjusted.
Figures 5 - 10 illustrate a first embodiment of the adjustable shelf bracket 20 according to the invention. In the example illustrated the bracket 20 has a clip 21 provided with means for supporting a shelf 2, comprising a lower arm 22 for supporting the bottom surface of the shelf 2 and an upper arm 24 which bears on the top surface of the shelf 2, so that the clip 21 supports the shelf 2 in cantilevered fashion, as shown in Figure 6. Resilient pads 26 are affixed to the lower and upper arms 22, 24 to protect the shelf 2 from chipping and scratching, which is especially important in the case of glass shelves, and to provide some frictional resistance against lateral dislodgement of the shelf 2 from the clip 21. The lower and upper arms 22, 24 are fixed in substantially parallel relation by a back portion 28 of the clip 21, which is preferably cast integrally with the arms 22, 24.
In this embodiment the bracket 20 is designed to be mounted on a conventional slotted standard 10. The mounting means, in the embodiment shown a vertical mounting gusset 30, is accordingly provided with suitably spaced hooks 32 for engaging the slots 12 in the standard 10. However, in the bracket 20 of the invention the clip 21 of the bracket 20 is not fixed to the mounting gusset 30, but is pivotally suspended from the mounting gusset 30 to allow the clip 21 to pivot toward and away from the supporting surface.
As best seen in Figure 7, the back portion 28 of the clip 21 is provided with a slot 34 just wide enough to permit the mounting gusset 30 to pivot withinthe slot 34. A hole 36 is disposed through the back portion 28 of the clip 21, and an upper portion of the mounting gusset 30 is provided with a complimentary hole 37, as seen in Figure 6. The clip 21 is pivotally suspended from the mounting gusset 30 by a pin, rivet or other suitable securing means 40 inserted through the alignedholes 36, 37.
The slot 34 is deep enough that in a neutral position, in which the arms 22, 24 are at substantially right angles to the back edge of the mounting gusset 30, there is a gap between the front edge 31 of the mounting gusset 30 and the floor 39 of the slot 34, as can be seen in Figure 6. This allows the clip 21 to pivot about an arc of travel limited by the point of contact between the front edge 31 of the mounting gusset 30 and the floor 39 of the slot 34. The arc of travel can thus be made large or small, depending solely on the size of the clearance between the front edge 31 of the mounting gusset 30 and the floor 39 of the slot 34.
Under its own weight, and especially under the weight of a shelf 2, gravity will force the clip 21 to the lower limit in the arc of travel. The clip 21 is therefore provided with adjusting means, for example a threaded adjusting screw 42 disposed through a lower end of the back portion 28. The screw 42 extends through 21617~3 a hole 44 through the clip 21 to the floor 39 of the slot 34, and at least a portion of the hole 44 is threaded to engage the screw 42. A recess 46 in the underside of the lower arm 22 exposes the head of the screw 42 for adjustment, while the foot of the screw 42 extends through the floor 39 of the slot 34 and bears against the front edge 31 of the mounting gusset 30.
The attitude of the clip 21 relative to the mounting gusset 30 can be adjusted simply by turning the screw 42. As the position of the screw 42 is varied the lower limit of travel of the clip 21 changes commensurately, and under the force of gravity the clip 21 assumes the attitude permitted by the adjusted lower limit, with the torque of the shelf 2 borne by the foot of the screw 42 against the front edge 31 of the mounting gusset 30.
In use, the bracket 20 is mounted to the slotted standard 10 in the manner described above. Typically a display unit will require one bracket 20 to support each end of a shelf 2, as in the display units illustrated in Figures 1 - 3. The shelf 2 is mounted into the clip 21 by tilting the front edge of the shelf 2 upwardly, inserting the rear edge between the arms 22, 24 and allowing the front edge of the shelf 2 to swing downwardly until the bottom face of the shelf 2 rests on the lower arm 22 and the top face bears against the upper arm 24.
The attitude of the shelf 2 can then be adjusted by turning the adjusting screws 42 in each clip 21 until the shelf 2 is properly levelled, both transversely and longitudinally. At each end of the shelf 2, turning the adjusting screw 42 clockwise will raise the front edge of the shelf 2, as the screw 42 recedes into the hole 44 and pushes the clip 21 away from the mounting gusset 30; conversely, turning the turning screw 42 counterclockwise will lower the front edge of the shelf 2 as the screw 42 is retracted from the hole 44 and the clip 21 pivots toward the mounting gusset 30. The attitude of the shelf 2 can be thus adjusted to be virtually exactly level every time.
In addition to the frictional resistance that the resilient pads 26 provide g against lateral dislodgement of the shelf 2 from the clip 21, the invention provides a planar ledge 23 in the lower arm 22 of the clip 21, seen in Pigure 6, for firmly affixing the shelf 2 into position in the clip 21. If required, a resilient adhesive pad 26a can be affixed to the underside of a glass shelf 2 over the position of the ledge 23, so that when the shelf 2 is mounted into the clip 21 the pad 26a bears against the ledge 23 and locks the shelf 2 into place within the clip 21. If a wood shelf 2 is used the pad 26a could also be affixed by screws, nails etc. In either case the shelf 2 can only be removed from the clip by substantially tilting the front edge of the shelf 2 upwardly to separate the pad 26a from the ledge 23.
It can be seen that the shelf bracket 20 of the invention is particularly useful for decorative display units, such as those illustrated in Figures 1 - 3. In the display unit of Figure 1 each quadrant is provided with its own set of shelves 2, separated from adjacent shelves 2 by a divider. Fine adjustments in the brackets 20 allow the ends of the shelves 2 to be properly aligned with the ends of adjacentshelves 2, with minimal effort. This feature is particularly important where adjacent shelves 2 are supporting loads of different weights, due to the different number of items or the varying mass of each item on the respective shelves, which will result in misalignment of the shelves because of the greater or lesser compressive force on the resilient pads 26. In the unit of Figure 3 the shelves 2 can be levelled despite the oblique angle of the supporting surface 4. The shelf bracket 20 of the invention accordingly provides significantly increased versatility in thedesign of display units.
It will be appreciated that the bracket 20 of the invention can be adapted to be mounted on any supporting surface 4 simply by providing the mounting gusset 30 with appropriate mounting means. For example, in the embodiment of the invention illustrated in Figure 11 the mounting gusset 30 is welded or otherwise affixed to a base plate 50, which can be mounted on the supporting surface 4 by screws, bolts, pegs, hooks or any other suitable means. This embodiment may be particularly suitable for use on a supporting surface 4 such as those in the display unit illustrated in Figure 2, in which aesthetic considerations do not permit the use 21617~
of the slotted standard 10. The gusset 30 can be made to any desired length, shorter for a flush mount or longer for mounting to a recessed standard or for leaving aspace between the rear edge of the shelf 2 and the supporting surface 4. Moreover, the bracket 20 of the invention can be adapted for use with any other configuration of means for supporting a shelf, and the invention is in no way limited to the specific clip 20 described and illustrated.
In a standard system embodying the invention, embodiments of which are illustrated in Figures 12 - 15, a mounting bar 60 comprising an elongated strip of metal thick enough to support the weight of the articles to be supported, is provided with hooks 16 for engaging a slotted standard 10. A series of openings 62 is provided along the front edge of the mounting bar 60, spaced apart according to the number of mounting posltions desired for the display. In the embodiment illustrated in Figures 12 - 14 the slotted standard 10 is recessed behind the panels 3 of the display, as can be seen in Figure 14, to conceal the slots 12. The slotted standard 10 ismounted to the supporting structure of the display before the display panels 3 are attached.
The mounting bar 60 is wide enough that the openings 62 are spaced from the display panels 3 sufficiently to allow the hardware, in the examples shown in Figure 12 a shelf clip 21 and a U-hook 64, to be engaged over the mounting bar 60 and secured in position by a securing means, which in the ~refel~ed embodiment comprises a threaded pin 40 (best seen in Figure 13). The opening 36 in the clip 21, U-hook 64 or other hardware is thus threaded at one end, and the pin 40 is provided with a hex socket, slot or other means by which it can be inserted into and removed from the hole 36 for adjusting the height of the supporting hardware. It will beappreciated that other securing means may be used instead of a threaded pin 40, the only requirement being that the securing means extends through both the hardwareand the mounting bar 60 and is preferably removable so that the position of the hardware can be adjusted as desired.
In these embodiments the slot 34 in the back of the clip 21 is preferably -11- 21617a~
formed to be slightly deeper than required for the clip 21 to be engaged to the mounting bar 60, as seen in Figure 12, so that the adjusting screw 42 can be used to level the clip 21. In this embodiment the adjusting screw 42 bears against the front edge of the mounting bar 60 to level the clip 21. For other types of hardware which do not require precise levelling, such as hooks 64 and hangar bars 65, the slot 34 may be made just deep enough that the front edge of the mounting bar 60 contacts thefloor of the slot 34 when the hole 36 is aligned with one of the openings 62, which will keep the hardware more or less level relative to the mounting bar 60.
In the embodiment of Figure 15 the mounting bar 60 is provided with tabs 66 so that it can be screwed or bolted directly to the supporting structure of the display. The tabs 66 are concealed by the display panels, so that as in the embodiments of Figures 12 - 14 only the front edge of the mounting bar 60 is exposed to view.
It will be appreciated that the mounting bar can be affixed to the display in any of a number of other ways which are well known to those skilled in the art.
It will further be appreciated that the types and variations of supporting hardware which can be engaged to the mounting bar are unlimited, so long as the hardware is provided with a slot 34 deep enough to permit the hardware to be engaged over the mounting bar 60 so that the hole 36 in the hardware aligns with one of the holes 62 in the mounting bar 60. Because in the preferred embodiment the pin 40 is round,as opposed to the hooks 16 for a slotted standard 10 which are flat, the required supporting strength can be achieved with a relatively small pin 40. The mountingopenings 62 can thus be spaced more closely than in a slotted standard, allowing a greater number of mounting positions in the standard system of the invention.
Preferred embodiments of the invention having been described above by way of example, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that certain modifications and adaptations may be made without departing from the scope of the invention as set out in the appended claims. All such modifications and adaptations are intended to fall within the invention.
Backf~round of the Invention Display stands, showcases, vitrines and shelving systems come in a variety of configurations and styles. Depending upon the nature of the articles to be displayed, many utilize sections of shelves affixed to a supporting wall or pedestal.
By far the most common shelf support used in these types of displays is the slotted standard, which is essentially a metal channel with a column of vertical slots.
Various shapes and styles of shelf bracket are designed to fit these standards, each bracket being provided with one, two or three barbed or hooked flanges spaced to fit into the slots in the standard. An example is illustrated in Figure 4.
While the slotted standard provides a certain degree of versatility in the height at which the shelves can be mounted, it is impossible to make fine adjustments to the attitude or alignment of the shelves. Even if the slotted standard could be made and hung with a high degree of precision, it would be virtually impossible to ensure that shelves are mounted perfectly level or completely aligned.
Many display units used today are primarily designed with aesthetic considerations in mind, and where the shelves cannot be properly levelled, or properly aligned with adjacent shelves, the effect sought to be created can be substantially diminished or become seriously disturbing visually.
For cantilevered shelf support brackets, particularly in the case of glass shelves where resilient pads are interposed between the bracket and the shelf toprevent chipping and scratching, it is simply not possible to anticipate the attitude that the mounted shelf will assume under its own weight. This problem becomes more acute as the depth of the bracket decreases relative to the depth of the shelf and the shelf becomes correspondingly more cantilevered. Because much of the aesthetic appeal in a display can be attributed to the absence of visible hardware, there is a clear ~reference in decorative displays toward the use of smaller shelf brackets, which are inconspicuous and more readily concealed. This results in anattendant decrease in the precision with which the shelves can be mounted.
Moreover, conventional shelf brackets of this type are designed to be mounted on slotted standards which are affixed vertically. The shelves mount to the standard at right angles to be supported horizontally. Where the surface upon which the standard is to be hung is not vertical, the shelves will not be properly level and custom made brackets designed specifically for the angle of the supporting surface must be used.
Examples of some decorative displays are illustrated in Figures 1 to 3.
Figure 1 illustrates an four-sided display unit with separate shelves mounted ineach quadrant of the display. The shelves of each quadrant must not only be substantially level, but must be properly aligned with the shelves on either side in order to provide the intended visual appeal. Similarly, Figure 2 illustrates a multiple-shelf display unit in which the shelves can be mounted back-to-back on a transparent support wall made of glass or acrylic. If the shelves are not mounted exactly level the mi~lignment becomes very pronounced when viewed through the transparent support wall. Figure 3 illustrates a display unit with an oblique support wall. A conventional shelf bracket is wholly unsuitable for this unit, because the slotted standards are not oriented vertically and the shelf will therefore not be suspended horizontally.
Other types of hardware are also frequently used in such display systems, for example hooks for hanging merchandise, hangar bars for supporting clothes hangers and many others. Frequently a display, particularly for merchandising, will use combinations of these different types of supporting 21617~3 hardware, and it is advantageous to provide the maximum possible versatility in the height at which the various structures are mounted in the display. The conventional slotted standard, while somewhat versatile in terms of the number of mounting positions available, is aesthetically unappealing and can significantlydetract from the appearance of a display or shelving unit.
This invention overcomes these disadvantages by providing an adjustable shelf bracket which fits a conventional slotted standard, having means for making fine adjustments in the attitude of the bracket relative to the standard.
This allows the shelf to be levelled both longitudinally and transversely, and substantially facilitates alignment with adjacent shelves at a true horizontal level.
The invention accomplishes this by pivotally suspending a shelf clip from a mounting gusset designed to be hung on the standard, such that the attitude of the clip relative to the standard can be adjusted. Adjusting means, such as an adjusting screw engaged in a hole tapped through the clip, bears against the mounting gusset to limit the travel of the clip under the weight of the shelf. The position of the adjusting screw thus determines the attitude of the portion of the shelf being supported by the clip. The arc of travel of the clip about the mounting gusset can be made sufficiently large that a shelf can be levelled even when mounted on an oblique surface, so the clip of the invention can be used even where the supporting surface is not vertical. The invention can also be easily applied to support means other than a slotted standard, such as a base plate provided with any structure capable of being mounted on the supporting surface.
The invention further includes a standard system involving a mounting bar for engaging a slotted standard, or affixed directly to a display unit, having a series of openings along its front edge. The shelf bracket, hook or other hardware is pivotally mounted at a selected position along the bar by engaging the hardware over the bar and disposing a mounting pin through the hardware and the bar. The standard system of the invention provides much more aesthetic appeal than a conventional slotted standard, in that the mounting openings are unobtrusive and do not face the front of the display, which is generally the intended viewing position. Furthermore, in the preferred embodiment of the invention the mounting openings are holes rather than slots, allowing the use of thicker meansfor engaging the mounting bar, so the mounting openings can be spaced more closely together. Thus the standard system of the invention provides greater versatility in the number of mounting positions available for hardware than a conventional slotted standard. The mounting bar of the invention can be readily adapted to mount on a slotted standard for retrofitting existing displays, and the slotted standard may be recessed mto display panelling to conceal the slotted face while still exposing the mounting openings of the mounting bar.
The invention thus provides a bracket for supporting a shelf comprising mounting means for mounting the bracket on a supporting surface, means for supporting a shelf, pivotally suspended from the mounting means such that the means for supporting a shelf can pivot toward and away from the supporting surface, and adjusting means for maintaining the means for supportinga shelf at a desired attitude relative to the supporting surface.
The invention further provides a shelf bracket comprising mounting means comprising a vertical mounting gusset, means for supporting a shelf pivotally suspended from the mounting gusset, and adjusting means for adjusting the attitude of the means for supporting a shelf comprising adjustable means bearing against the mounting gusset to define a lower limit of an arc of travel of the means for supporting a shelf.
The invention further provides a standard system for a display unit, shelving unit or the like comprising a mounting bar mounted on the unit having aplurality of openings disposed along the mounting bar rearwardly of a front edgethereof, supporting means for supporting an article having a rear slot for engaging the supporting means over the mounting bar and an opening disposed in alignment with one of the openings in the mounting bar when the supporting means is engaged over the mounting bar, and securing means for suspending the supporting means on the mounting bar.
Brief Description of the Drawing;.s In drawings which illustrate a preferred embodiment of the invention by way of example only, Figures 1, 2 and 3 are perspective views of display units having different arrangements of shelves, Figure 4 is an exploded view of a conventional slotted standard and a typical shelf bracket designed to be mounted on the standard;
Figure 5 is a perspective view of the adjustable shelf bracket of the invention for mounting on a slotted standard;
Figure 6 is a side elevation of the shelf bracket of Figure 5;
Figure 7 is a rear perspective view of a clip for the shelf bracket of Figure 5;
Figure 8 is a top plan view of the shelf bracket of Figure 5;
Figure 9 is a front elevation of the shelf bracket of Figure 5;
Figure 10 is a rear elevation of the shelf bracket of Figure 5;
Figure 11 is a perspective view of a further embodiment of the adjustable shelf bracket of the invention affixed to a base plate Figure 12 is a cross section of a standard system of the invention with the mounting bar mounted on a slotted standard;
Figure 13 is an exploded perspective view of the standard system of Figure 12;
Figure 14 is a perspective view of the standard system of Figure 12; and Figure 15 is a perspective view of a further embodiment of the mounting bar of the invention for mounting directly to the structure of a display unit.
Detailed Description of the Invention-Figure 4 illustrates a conventional slotted standard 10 having evenly spaced slots 12 and a typical shelf bracket 14 having hooks 16 dimensioned and spaced to engage the slots 12. The standard 10 is mounted conventionally on a vertical supporting surface 4, such as those illustrated in Figures 1 - 3. The hooks 16 are inserted into the slots 12 and the bracket 14 is pressed downwardly to lock the hooks 16 into the standard 10. The weight of a shelf (not shown) retains the bracket 14 in the slots 12 of the standard 10. As is well known, the top hook 16 may be provided with an upwardly projecting tooth 18, to ensure that the bracket 14 does not become detached from the standard 10 if upward pressure is applied. It can be seen that once the bracket 14 is mounted on the standard 10 it will seat in a fixed position and its attitude relative to the standard 10, and thus to the supporting surface 4, cannot be adjusted.
Figures 5 - 10 illustrate a first embodiment of the adjustable shelf bracket 20 according to the invention. In the example illustrated the bracket 20 has a clip 21 provided with means for supporting a shelf 2, comprising a lower arm 22 for supporting the bottom surface of the shelf 2 and an upper arm 24 which bears on the top surface of the shelf 2, so that the clip 21 supports the shelf 2 in cantilevered fashion, as shown in Figure 6. Resilient pads 26 are affixed to the lower and upper arms 22, 24 to protect the shelf 2 from chipping and scratching, which is especially important in the case of glass shelves, and to provide some frictional resistance against lateral dislodgement of the shelf 2 from the clip 21. The lower and upper arms 22, 24 are fixed in substantially parallel relation by a back portion 28 of the clip 21, which is preferably cast integrally with the arms 22, 24.
In this embodiment the bracket 20 is designed to be mounted on a conventional slotted standard 10. The mounting means, in the embodiment shown a vertical mounting gusset 30, is accordingly provided with suitably spaced hooks 32 for engaging the slots 12 in the standard 10. However, in the bracket 20 of the invention the clip 21 of the bracket 20 is not fixed to the mounting gusset 30, but is pivotally suspended from the mounting gusset 30 to allow the clip 21 to pivot toward and away from the supporting surface.
As best seen in Figure 7, the back portion 28 of the clip 21 is provided with a slot 34 just wide enough to permit the mounting gusset 30 to pivot withinthe slot 34. A hole 36 is disposed through the back portion 28 of the clip 21, and an upper portion of the mounting gusset 30 is provided with a complimentary hole 37, as seen in Figure 6. The clip 21 is pivotally suspended from the mounting gusset 30 by a pin, rivet or other suitable securing means 40 inserted through the alignedholes 36, 37.
The slot 34 is deep enough that in a neutral position, in which the arms 22, 24 are at substantially right angles to the back edge of the mounting gusset 30, there is a gap between the front edge 31 of the mounting gusset 30 and the floor 39 of the slot 34, as can be seen in Figure 6. This allows the clip 21 to pivot about an arc of travel limited by the point of contact between the front edge 31 of the mounting gusset 30 and the floor 39 of the slot 34. The arc of travel can thus be made large or small, depending solely on the size of the clearance between the front edge 31 of the mounting gusset 30 and the floor 39 of the slot 34.
Under its own weight, and especially under the weight of a shelf 2, gravity will force the clip 21 to the lower limit in the arc of travel. The clip 21 is therefore provided with adjusting means, for example a threaded adjusting screw 42 disposed through a lower end of the back portion 28. The screw 42 extends through 21617~3 a hole 44 through the clip 21 to the floor 39 of the slot 34, and at least a portion of the hole 44 is threaded to engage the screw 42. A recess 46 in the underside of the lower arm 22 exposes the head of the screw 42 for adjustment, while the foot of the screw 42 extends through the floor 39 of the slot 34 and bears against the front edge 31 of the mounting gusset 30.
The attitude of the clip 21 relative to the mounting gusset 30 can be adjusted simply by turning the screw 42. As the position of the screw 42 is varied the lower limit of travel of the clip 21 changes commensurately, and under the force of gravity the clip 21 assumes the attitude permitted by the adjusted lower limit, with the torque of the shelf 2 borne by the foot of the screw 42 against the front edge 31 of the mounting gusset 30.
In use, the bracket 20 is mounted to the slotted standard 10 in the manner described above. Typically a display unit will require one bracket 20 to support each end of a shelf 2, as in the display units illustrated in Figures 1 - 3. The shelf 2 is mounted into the clip 21 by tilting the front edge of the shelf 2 upwardly, inserting the rear edge between the arms 22, 24 and allowing the front edge of the shelf 2 to swing downwardly until the bottom face of the shelf 2 rests on the lower arm 22 and the top face bears against the upper arm 24.
The attitude of the shelf 2 can then be adjusted by turning the adjusting screws 42 in each clip 21 until the shelf 2 is properly levelled, both transversely and longitudinally. At each end of the shelf 2, turning the adjusting screw 42 clockwise will raise the front edge of the shelf 2, as the screw 42 recedes into the hole 44 and pushes the clip 21 away from the mounting gusset 30; conversely, turning the turning screw 42 counterclockwise will lower the front edge of the shelf 2 as the screw 42 is retracted from the hole 44 and the clip 21 pivots toward the mounting gusset 30. The attitude of the shelf 2 can be thus adjusted to be virtually exactly level every time.
In addition to the frictional resistance that the resilient pads 26 provide g against lateral dislodgement of the shelf 2 from the clip 21, the invention provides a planar ledge 23 in the lower arm 22 of the clip 21, seen in Pigure 6, for firmly affixing the shelf 2 into position in the clip 21. If required, a resilient adhesive pad 26a can be affixed to the underside of a glass shelf 2 over the position of the ledge 23, so that when the shelf 2 is mounted into the clip 21 the pad 26a bears against the ledge 23 and locks the shelf 2 into place within the clip 21. If a wood shelf 2 is used the pad 26a could also be affixed by screws, nails etc. In either case the shelf 2 can only be removed from the clip by substantially tilting the front edge of the shelf 2 upwardly to separate the pad 26a from the ledge 23.
It can be seen that the shelf bracket 20 of the invention is particularly useful for decorative display units, such as those illustrated in Figures 1 - 3. In the display unit of Figure 1 each quadrant is provided with its own set of shelves 2, separated from adjacent shelves 2 by a divider. Fine adjustments in the brackets 20 allow the ends of the shelves 2 to be properly aligned with the ends of adjacentshelves 2, with minimal effort. This feature is particularly important where adjacent shelves 2 are supporting loads of different weights, due to the different number of items or the varying mass of each item on the respective shelves, which will result in misalignment of the shelves because of the greater or lesser compressive force on the resilient pads 26. In the unit of Figure 3 the shelves 2 can be levelled despite the oblique angle of the supporting surface 4. The shelf bracket 20 of the invention accordingly provides significantly increased versatility in thedesign of display units.
It will be appreciated that the bracket 20 of the invention can be adapted to be mounted on any supporting surface 4 simply by providing the mounting gusset 30 with appropriate mounting means. For example, in the embodiment of the invention illustrated in Figure 11 the mounting gusset 30 is welded or otherwise affixed to a base plate 50, which can be mounted on the supporting surface 4 by screws, bolts, pegs, hooks or any other suitable means. This embodiment may be particularly suitable for use on a supporting surface 4 such as those in the display unit illustrated in Figure 2, in which aesthetic considerations do not permit the use 21617~
of the slotted standard 10. The gusset 30 can be made to any desired length, shorter for a flush mount or longer for mounting to a recessed standard or for leaving aspace between the rear edge of the shelf 2 and the supporting surface 4. Moreover, the bracket 20 of the invention can be adapted for use with any other configuration of means for supporting a shelf, and the invention is in no way limited to the specific clip 20 described and illustrated.
In a standard system embodying the invention, embodiments of which are illustrated in Figures 12 - 15, a mounting bar 60 comprising an elongated strip of metal thick enough to support the weight of the articles to be supported, is provided with hooks 16 for engaging a slotted standard 10. A series of openings 62 is provided along the front edge of the mounting bar 60, spaced apart according to the number of mounting posltions desired for the display. In the embodiment illustrated in Figures 12 - 14 the slotted standard 10 is recessed behind the panels 3 of the display, as can be seen in Figure 14, to conceal the slots 12. The slotted standard 10 ismounted to the supporting structure of the display before the display panels 3 are attached.
The mounting bar 60 is wide enough that the openings 62 are spaced from the display panels 3 sufficiently to allow the hardware, in the examples shown in Figure 12 a shelf clip 21 and a U-hook 64, to be engaged over the mounting bar 60 and secured in position by a securing means, which in the ~refel~ed embodiment comprises a threaded pin 40 (best seen in Figure 13). The opening 36 in the clip 21, U-hook 64 or other hardware is thus threaded at one end, and the pin 40 is provided with a hex socket, slot or other means by which it can be inserted into and removed from the hole 36 for adjusting the height of the supporting hardware. It will beappreciated that other securing means may be used instead of a threaded pin 40, the only requirement being that the securing means extends through both the hardwareand the mounting bar 60 and is preferably removable so that the position of the hardware can be adjusted as desired.
In these embodiments the slot 34 in the back of the clip 21 is preferably -11- 21617a~
formed to be slightly deeper than required for the clip 21 to be engaged to the mounting bar 60, as seen in Figure 12, so that the adjusting screw 42 can be used to level the clip 21. In this embodiment the adjusting screw 42 bears against the front edge of the mounting bar 60 to level the clip 21. For other types of hardware which do not require precise levelling, such as hooks 64 and hangar bars 65, the slot 34 may be made just deep enough that the front edge of the mounting bar 60 contacts thefloor of the slot 34 when the hole 36 is aligned with one of the openings 62, which will keep the hardware more or less level relative to the mounting bar 60.
In the embodiment of Figure 15 the mounting bar 60 is provided with tabs 66 so that it can be screwed or bolted directly to the supporting structure of the display. The tabs 66 are concealed by the display panels, so that as in the embodiments of Figures 12 - 14 only the front edge of the mounting bar 60 is exposed to view.
It will be appreciated that the mounting bar can be affixed to the display in any of a number of other ways which are well known to those skilled in the art.
It will further be appreciated that the types and variations of supporting hardware which can be engaged to the mounting bar are unlimited, so long as the hardware is provided with a slot 34 deep enough to permit the hardware to be engaged over the mounting bar 60 so that the hole 36 in the hardware aligns with one of the holes 62 in the mounting bar 60. Because in the preferred embodiment the pin 40 is round,as opposed to the hooks 16 for a slotted standard 10 which are flat, the required supporting strength can be achieved with a relatively small pin 40. The mountingopenings 62 can thus be spaced more closely than in a slotted standard, allowing a greater number of mounting positions in the standard system of the invention.
Preferred embodiments of the invention having been described above by way of example, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that certain modifications and adaptations may be made without departing from the scope of the invention as set out in the appended claims. All such modifications and adaptations are intended to fall within the invention.
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1.~A bracket for supporting a shelf comprising mounting means for mounting the bracket on a supporting surface, means for supporting a shelf, pivotally suspended from the mounting means such that the means for supporting a shelf can pivot toward and away from the supporting surface, the means for supporting a shelf comprising a back portion having a vertical slot into which the gusset is pivotally received, and adjusting means for maintaining the means for supporting a shelf at a desired attitude relative to the supporting surface.
2. ~The bracket of claim 1 in which the means for supporting a shelf comprises a lower arm for supporting a bottom surface of the shelf.
3.~The bracket of claim 2 in which the mounting means comprises a vertical mounting gusset.
4.~The bracket of claim 3 in which the mounting gusset is provided with hooks for engaging a slotted standard.
5.~The bracket of claim 3 in which a gap is provided between a front edge of the mounting gusset and a floor of the slot.
6. ~The bracket of claim 5 in which the means for supporting a shelf is suspended by securing means extending through a hole in the means for supporting a shelf and a hole in the mounting gusset.
7. The bracket of claim 6 in which the adjusting means comprises a threaded adjusting screw engaged through the means for supporting a shelf and bearing against the mounting gusset.
8. The bracket of claim 7 in which the adjusting screw bears against the front edge of the mounting gusset.
9. The bracket of claim 3 in which the means for supporting a shelf comprises a clip which includes an upper arm for supporting the shelf in cantilevered fashion.
10. The bracket of claim 9 in which resilient pads are provided on the lower and upper arms.
11. The bracket of claim 9 in which there is a gap between a front edge of the mounting gusset and a floor of the slot.
12. The bracket of claim 11 in which the adjusting means comprises a threaded adjusting screw engaged through the clip and bearing against the mounting gusset.
13. The bracket of claim 12 in which the adjusting screw bears against the front edge of the mounting gusset.
14. The bracket of claim 2 in which the mounting means is provided with hooks for engaging a slotted standard.
15. The bracket of claim 2 in which the mounting means is provided with a base plate having means for mounting the bracket on a supporting surface.
16. A shelf bracket for mounting onto mounting means comprising a vertical mounting member, comprising means for supporting a shelf, means for pivotally suspending the bracket from the mounting means so as to be pivotable in a direction toward the mounting means, and adjusting means for adjusting the attitude of the means for supporting a shelf affixed to the means for supporting a shelf and movable in relation thereto in the direction toward the mounting means, the adjusting means bearing against the mounting means to define a lower limit of an arc of travel of the means for supporting a shelf.
17. The bracket of claim 16 in which the adjusting means comprises a threaded adjusting screw engaged through the means for supporting a shelf.
18. The bracket of claim 17 in which the adjusting screw bears against the mounting gusset.
19. The bracket of claim 16 in which the means for supporting a shelf comprises a clip having upper and lower arms for supporting the shelf in cantilevered fashion.
20. The bracket of claim 19 in which the adjusting screw is disposed through the clip.
21. A standard system for a display unit, shelving unit or the like comprising a mounting bar mounted on the unit having a plurality of openings disposed along the mounting bar rearwardly of a front edge thereof, supporting means for supporting an article, having a back portion comprising a rear slot for engaging the supporting means over the mounting bar and an opening disposed in alignment with one of the openings in the mounting bar when the supporting means is engaged over the mounting bar, and securing means for suspending the supporting means on the mounting bar with the mounting bar disposed in the slot.
22. The standard system of claim 21 wherein the supporting means includes adjusting means for adjusting the attitude of the supporting means.
23. The standard system of claim 21 in which when the opening in the supporting means is in alignment with one of the openings in the mounting bar a gap is provided between a front edge of the mounting bar and a floor of the slot.
24. The standard system of claim 22 wherein the adjusting means comprises adjustable means bearing against the mounting bar to define a lower limit of an arc of travel of the supporting means.
25. The standard system of claim 24 in which the adjusting means comprises a threaded adjusting screw engaged through the supporting means and bearing against the mounting bar.
26. The standard system of claim 21 in which the adjusting screw bears against the front edge of the mounting bar.
27. The standard system of claim 21 in which the opening in the supporting means is threaded and the securing means is a threaded pin.
28. The standard system of claim 21 in which the mounting bar is provided with hooks for engaging a slotted standard.
29. The standard system of claim 21 in which the mounting bar is provided with tabs for mounting the mounting bar on a supporting surface.
30. The standard system of claim 21 in which the supporting means comprises a clip which includes an upper arm for supporting a shelf in cantilevered fashion.
31. The standard system of claim 21 in which the supporting means comprises a hook.
32. The standard system of claim 21 in which the supporting means comprises a hangar bar.
33. A standard system for a display unit, shelving unit or the like comprising a mounting bar mounted on the unit having a plurality of openings disposed along the mounting bar rearwardly of a front edge thereof, supporting means for supporting an article on the mounting bar having opening disposed in alignment with one of the openings in the mounting bar when the supporting means is mounted on the mounting bar, securing means for suspending the supporting means on the mounting bar, and adjusting means for adjusting the attitude of the supporting means affixed to the supporting means and movable in relation thereto in the direction toward the mounting bar, the adjusting means bearing against the mounting bar to define a lower limit of an arc of travel of the supporting means.
34. The standard system of claim 33 in which when the opening in the supporting means is in alignment with one of the openings in the mounting bar a gap is provided between a front edge of the mounting bar and a floor of the slot.
35. The standard system of claim 34 in which the adjusting means comprises a threaded adjusting screw engaged through the supporting means and bearing against the mounting bar.
36. The standard system of claim 35 in which the adjusting screw bears against the front edge of the mounting bar.
37. The standard system of claim 33 in which the opening in the supporting means is threaded and the securing means is a threaded pin.
38. The standard system of claim 33 in which the mounting bar is provided with hooks for engaging a slotted standard.
39. The standard system of claim 33 in which the mounting bar is provided with tabs for mounting the mounting bar on a supporting surface.
40. The standard system of claim 33 in which the supporting means comprises a clip which includes an upper arm for supporting a shelf in cantilevered fashion.
41. The standard system of claim 33 in which the supporting means comprises a hook.
42. The standard system of claim 33 in which the supporting means comprises a hangar bar.
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