Note: Descriptions are shown in the official language in which they were submitted.
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The invention relates to a shelf making kit consisting of corner
pieces and bars which are insertable into holes distributed over the surface
of the corner piece.
; Commercially available shelf making kits are known whose component
parts can be assembled by a user at will. Such shelf making kits consist of
component parts made of wood and iron or of plastic.
If the frame and the shelves of such a shelf making kit are of wood,
for example, the parts holding the shelves are of metal. If, however, the
frame of such a shelf making kit consists of plastic coated metal sections3
and the shelf brackets, which are hung into slots of the sectional frame, are
of metal too, the shelves are in most cases wooden boards. Instead of metal
and wood (or in addition thereto3, plastics~ are increasingly used for various
parts of the known shelf making kits.
Apart from the fact that different materials are used for a shelf
making kit, the frames of such kits are, in most cases, commercially available
only in cut lengths~ so the shelving, once set up, cannot be made larg0r or
smaller at will in order to be adapted to requirements. Most of such shelf
making kits do not exhibit sufficient inherent stability in the assembled
condition and are not torsionally stiff when subjected to heavy load stress~
For this reason, the shelving or its component parts are mostly fastened to
the wall by means of dowels. A shelving attached to the wall in this manner
cannot readily be made larger or smaller. To this must be added that the
known shelvings consist of several different parts which add to the manufact-
urer's storekeeping costs and have to be manufactured on different machines.
Thus, the known shelf making kits have the disadvantages of not being sufficient-
ly irherently stable, lacking versatility, and being very expensive as a
result of the materials used, of the constructional design, and of the manu-
facture which both e~tails heavy wage costs and requires costly and compli-
cated machinery.
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The object oP the invcntion, therefore, is to provide a shelf making
kit which consists of as few easy-to-manufacture component parts as possible
which can be assembled into a shelving variable at will in height and width
which, in the assembled condition, is inherently stable without any fasteners
and can be secured against tensile loading in a simple manner. In addition,
by allowing the addition oP individual parts, a shelving is to be given a
more relieved look and is to be made more versatile.
According to the present invention a shelf making kit consisting of
corner pieces and rods which are inser~able into holes distributed over the
surface of the corner pieces, is characteri~ed in that the holes are spaced at
regular intervals in the longitudinal direction of a corner piece and are ~ -
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arranged in rows which are spaced a given angular distance apart along the
circumference or over the surface of a corner piece, and that in the individ-
ual rovs, the holes, which are designed as blind holes, are so staggered with
respect to each other from one row to another that, viewed in the longitudinal
direction of the corner piece, the rods inserted into the holes are distributed -
helically.
The invention oPfers many advantages. The shelf making kit according
to the invention consists of only two basic parts which occur within a shelving
in a great number but in the same design. The material of these two basic
parts may be wood, for example, but other materials, suoh as metal or plastics,
may be used, too; preferably, however, both basic parts are made of wood or
metal or plastics. The component or basic parts of the shelf making kit are
so designed as to be easy and inexpensive to manufacture, A shelving once
set up by a user can be made larger or smaller as often as desired, depending
on requirements. The helical arr~ngement of the blind holes at the surPace oP
the corner piece gives the assembled shelving a very high irlherent stability
which is achieved b~ inserting the bars deeply into the blind holes, with the
depth of the blind holes being about ~/5 of the material thickness oP a corner
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piece. From a statistical point of view, such a joint between a rod and a
corner piece can be regarded as an optimum, since the guideway for the end
of the rod in a blind hole is very long and extends beyo.nd the middle of.the
material thickness of the corner piece. Since the rods are only inserted,
but not glued, into the blind holes in the corner pieces, one easy-to-manufac- :
ture clip per two rows of blind holes secures ~he assembled shelving against
compressive and tensile stress when the shelving is loaded.
A principal advantage of the invention lies in the fact that a
shelving of fifty cubic metres capacity can be assembled from one cubic metre
of wood.
The invention will now be described further, by way of example onl~,
with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:-
Figure 1 is a perspective view of a corner piece of the shelf makingkit constructed in accordance with the invention and in the form of a bar of
square cross-section;
Figure 2 is a perspective view of a rod capable of being inserted
into the corner piece of Figure l;
Figure 3 is a perspective view of the front portion of a cut off
corner piece into which have been inserted rods forming rows on the corner
piece and pointing in four different directions;
Eigure 4 is a cross-section through a corner piece transversely to
the longitudinal direction of the same, the section extending through a holding
hole for the clip and through a blind hole for receiving the end of a rod, with
a rod end shown beside this section;
Figure 5 shows one of the sides of a cuk-off corner piece equipped
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against compressive and tensile forces being clearly visible;
Figure ~ ~s a perspective view of the basic units of the invention, ~ : :
and consisting of corner pieces and rods, assembled into a shelving;
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Figure 7 is an exploded perspective view of the components of a
book end;
Figure 8 is an exploded, perspective view of the components of a
shelf;
Figure 9 is a perspective view of a projection screen, with suitable
holding devices, which can be fitted into a shelving; ~ :~
Figure 10 is a perspective view of a shelf lath which can be placed
into the space between two horizontal rods of a shelving;
Figure 11 is a perspective view of a lamp unit capable of being -
fitted into a shelving;
Figure 12 is a perspective view of a suspension plug insertable into
any free hole of a row of holes in a corner piece;
Figure 13 is an exploded, perspective view of a joining piece for
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joiring two shelvings in the depth direction;
Figure 14 is an exploded, perspective view of an angle by means of
which the shelving can be hung on a wall;
Figure 15 is a perspective view of a shelving fitted with the parts
shown in detail in Figures 6 to 12; and
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Figure 16 shows a side part consisting of two corner pieces inter-
connected by rods, and of side panels connectable with such rodsO
Referring now to the drawings, a shelf making kit constructed in
accordance with the invention consists of two basic parts, a corner piece 1 and
, a rod 2. Only when the shelving assembled from these parts is subjected to
particularly high compressive or tensile stresses will a clip 12 be inserted
into holes 11 in the corner piece 1. Each of these clips secures two rows of
rods against being withdrawn from blind holes 7 or 8 of the corner piece 1.
Figure 1 ie a perspective view of a corner piece 1 formed from a
square bar. The c~ner piece 1 may be of wood, but also of any other material, -
such as plastics or metal; what matters is that the material w.ithstands the
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necessary compressive and tensile stress. It is not necessary that the corner
piece 1 be a square bar; it may just as well be polygonal, round or of any
other section.
The long sides of the corner piece 1 have blind holes 7 and 8. The
; blind holes 8 on the side 4 are spaced at equal intervals and form a row; the
blind holes 7 on the side 3 are also spaced at equal intervals and fornl anotherrowO The same is true for the sides S and 6 of the corner piece 1, which are
not visible in the representation of Figure 1. The blind holes 8 on the side
4 of the corner piece 1 are arranged not in the middle between two blind holes
7 on the side 3, but are slightly staggered with respect to the blind holes 7.
; In the right order, the first blind hole 7 on the side 3 is followed on the
side 4 by the first blind hole 8, which is displaced wi~h respect to the hole
7. This blind hole 8 is followed on the side 5 by the blind hole 7', which is
displaced with respect to the hole 8, and the hole 7' is followed on the side
6 by the likewise displaced blind hole 8' (better seen in Figure 5) which is
followed by the again displaced second blind hole 7 in the row of blind ho]es
on the side 3 of tha corner piece 1. The blind holes 7, 8, 7~ and 8' are
spaced equal distances apart, so the arrangement of the blind holes over the
circum~erence of the corner piece 1 is helical, as can be seen more clearly in
the representation of Figure 5. ~:
In each row of b].ind holes, on each of the sides 3, 4, 5, and 6, a
smaller hole 11 has been drilled on both sides of a blind hole located in the :
middle of the corner piece 1. During the assembly of the shelf making kit, a
clip 12 with bent ends is inserted into these holes 11. ~s can be seen from
Figure 4, the ends of the clip 12 enter the holes 11' in rod 2 and hold the
end 9 or 10 of a rod 2 ~hich has been inserted into the blind hole.
Figure ~ ~s a perspective view of a rod 2 whose ends are des.i.gnated .
: 9 and 10. The rcd ~ is of circular section. It is preferably made of wood,
but any other material of suitable strength, such as metal or plastics may be
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used, too.
The outside diameter of the rod 2 is so adapted to the bore of a
blind hole that the rod 2 can be tightly inserted with its end 9 or lO into a
blind hole 7, 8, 7' or 8'. The blind holes 7' are those of the row 5 and lie
opposite the blind holes 7 of the row 3. The blind holes 8' are those on the
side 6 of the corner piece l and lie opposite the blind holes 8 on the side 4.
Neither the blind holes 7' nor the blind holes 8' are aligned with
the blind holes 7 and 8, but they are displaced by a given amount following
from the above-described helical arrangement.
If the corner piece l is a round bar or any other section of equal
diameter, which in no way affects the functionality of the shelving, there are
; no defined sides in the longitudinal directlon of the corner piece l. The use
of a different section for the corner piece l does not necessitate any change
in the helical arrangement of the blind holes described so far. The blind
holes are still arranged in rows in the longitudinal direction of the corner
piece l The rows of blind holes along the circumference of the section are
spaced a given angular distance apart, measured from the longitudinal axis of
the section. The individual rows of blind holes distributed over the circum-
ference are staggered with respect to each other by such an amount that the
blind holes of the different rows of blind holes do not communicate with one
another.
In Figure 3, the rods 2 have been inserted into corresponding blind
i holes 7, 8, 7~ and 8~ of the sides 3, 4, 5 and 6, respectively, of the corner
piece l.
The rods point in different directions. If another corner piece l is
- attached to each of the four free ends of all rows of rods so obtained, and if
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these corner pieces are again equipped with rods 2 in all blind holes, etc., a
shelving divided i~to squares will be obtained~ (Figure 6). But other struc-
tures, too, can be made with the basic parts of the shelf making kit if rods 2
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are omitted in certain places. For instance, if the shelving is not to con-
tinue on the sides 6 of the corner pieces 1 arranged one on top of another
and separated by rods 2, the respective sides 6 or rows o~ blind holes on
these sides of the corner pieces 1 arranged one on top of another will not
receive rods 2. The same applies to the side 3 if the shelving is to be
limited on top, to the side 5 if the shelving is to be limited at the bottom,
and to the side 4 if the shelving is to be limited on the right. The shelving
so obtained, with several corner pieces 1 arranged one on top of another and
with several corner pieces 1 arranged side by side in rows and with pairs of
corner pieces 1 separated by rods 2 inserted into the blind holes has a high
inherent stability, as described above. If loads are placed on the assembled
shelving, however, compressive and tensile forces may act on the shelving.
These forces are received by clips 12, with one clip 12 being sufficient for
each row of blind holes or rods to secure an entire row against the forces
exerted, as described above.
As can be seen from Figure 4, the depth of a blind hole is about 4/5
of the material thickness or diameter of a corner piece 1. The end 9 or 10 of
a rod 2 is so guided in the blind hole that the assembled shelving is suffi-
ciently stable and stands firm even without the use of the clip9 12. This is
made possible above all by the helical arrangement of the blind holes on a
corner piece 1, wherebythe individual blind holes do not communicate with one
another, and by the blind hole depth achievable through this arrangement.
Some of the rods 2 are provided with a hole 11~ at their ends 9 and
10 so that the ends of the clip 12, passed through the holes 11 and 12~, can
secure such rod against withdrawal from the blind hole. If onlx one rod 2 in
this row is secured in this manner, all other rods 2 of the row cannot be with-
drawn from the corner piece 1, either.
Figure 5 c`learly shows that the rods 2 intersect. The corner piece
1 shown there can be regarded as any intersection within the assembled shelving.
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It can be clearly seen that the rods 2 inserted into the blind holes are
spaced at equal intervals in the longitudinal direction of the corner piece
l. Also clearly visible is the helical distribution of the blind holes over
the circumference, of the individual sides 3, 4, 5 and 6 of the corner piece
l, from a blind hole 7 of the side 3 via the blind hole 8 in the row on side 4,
the blind hole 71 in the row on the side 5, and the blind hole 8~ in the row
on the side 6 back to another blind hole 7 in the row on the side 3O
As is also apparent from Figure 5, one clip 12 secures with its ends
a rod 2 of the row of blind holes on the side 4 of the corner piece l and a
rod 2 of the row of blind holes on the side 6 in the horizontal direction, for
example, while a second clip 12 secures with its ends a rod 2 of the row of
blind holes on the side 3 and a rod 2 of the row of blind holes on the side 5
in the vertical direction, for example.
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If the basic parts l and 2 of the shelf making kit are made of wood,
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they may remain natural-coloured, be stained or impregnated in colour but a
different surface treatment, such as varnish coating or the like, is possible,
tooO
With other materials, a similar or different surface treatment may
be performed, or the material to be pressed or moulded may be dyed prior to
processingO
Viewed in the longitudinal direction of the corner piece l, the
blind holes overlap. Thus, the cross-sectional area of the corner piece l is
kept to a minimum at a predetermined blind-hole depth sufficient for the
desired stability of the shelving. As a result, the rods 2 can be inserted
deeper into the corner pieces, which gives the set-up shelving a high stabil-
ity. With the corner pieces l having a minimum cross-sectional area7 material
expenditure is kept low, which has a favourable effect on manufacturing costs.
Dependin~ on its use, a shelving as described with the aid of Figures
l to 5 may have a relatively plain look, because all units of such a shelving
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represent only quadrangles. As a shelving for files in an office, this
austere division looks by no means negative, since the aim is to accommodate
as many files as possible in a clear and handy arrangement. If, however, a
shelving having different uses is to be adapted to a specific location, the
installer will miss a few things he has got accustomed to with respect to
both the looks and the use of the shelving. For instance, if a shelf unit
is not completely filled with books, it lacks a part keeping the books up-
right in the shelf unit. The need is met with the book end shown in Figure ?,
which is easily clamped in place between two rods, and will be more fully
10 described later on.
If the user wanted to place small objects into the shelving, this
would not readily be possible with the basic design, however, as soon as the
shelf laths shown in Figure 10 are placed between the rods~ a shelf is obtained
which is in no way inferior to a conventional shelf.
If a shelf unit is to be divided either horizontally or vertically
because things are to be stored there for which the normal shelf unit is too
large, a partition bottom or wall as shown in Figure 8 will be used which is
easily adjustable to the desired height or width and may additionally be pro~
vided with shelf laths between its individual bars.
If a projection screen or a quick-change picture frame is to be
installed in a shelf unit in order to relieve a shelving, this can be easily
achieved by use of a simple plate as shown in Figure 9 which can be attached
; by means of holders clamped in place between two rods.
The arrangements of Figures 10, 8 and 9 will be more fully described
later on.
The use of suspension plugs as shown in Figure 12 which are easily
insertable into the holes not provided with rods, makes it possible to hang
something on the ~clving wi~hout the need to screw on any parts. Depending
on the kind or size of e.g., the article of clothing to be hung up, a suspen-
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sion plug can at any time be inserted into or withdrawn from any hole within
a row of holes in any corner piece.
If portions of the shelving are to be illuminated or if a reading
lamp is to be provided in the shelving, this is very easy to do by means of a
lamp socket as shown in Figure 11. The light source can be provided with a
; glare shield by simply covering it up with a piece of suitable material, or
it can be designed in a decorative manner.
If the depth of a shelving, given by the size of the component parts,
is not sufficient, a second shelving can be placed in front of or behind it,
and the two shelvings can be joined by simple members as shown in Figure 13
which are capable of being easily screwed in between adjacent rows of rods of
the two shelvings. The strength of a shelving so assembled is still ensured.
By adding the parts hereafter to be described the versatility of the
shelving is increased.
Thus, Figure 6 shows a shelving obtained by assembling the basic
` units, i.e. several corner pieces and several rods 2. ~
In the assembled condition, the corner pieces 1, which are square ;-
bars in the example shown but may also have any other profile, are arranged in
the horizontal direction. Rods 2 have been inserted into the rows of blind
holes 7, 8, 7~ and 8' on the sides 3~ 4, 5 and 6 of each corner piece lo In
each row of holes e.g. 7', on the respective side, e.g. 3, ofthe corner piece 1
a small hole 11 has ~een made which is aligned with the hole 11' at ithe end of
a rod 2 inserted into the blind hole, eOg. 7~, provided with the hole 11. This
hole 11 receives a pin 37, e.g. of wood, which locks one rod 2 in each row of
rods in both the horizontal and vertical arrangements.
The depth of penetration of the ends of the rods2 in the blind holes
7, 8, 7~ and 8' of ~ach corner piece 1 gives a shelf unit its rigidity, and
the locking of one rod 2 in each row of rods by means of a clip or a pin 37
allows the shelving to withstand high tensile forces which may be exerted when
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the shelving is loaded with heavy things, such as files or books.
By inserting additional rods 2 into the free rows of hvles of the
corner pieces 1, the assembled shelving as shown in Figure 6 can be expanded
both vertically and sideways without dis-assembling, as shown.
Figure 7 shows the components of a book end consisting of a small
block 14 and a rod 17. Each of the two ends of the block 14 has a cut-out
portion 15 so that the block 14 can be pressed between two rods 2 of a shelf
unit at any point, and shifted between these two rods 2 to any point. The
block 14 also has a blind hole 16 which receives one end of the rod 17. ~hen
lateral pressure is exerted, the rod 17 inserted into the blind hole 16 of the
block 14 forms a lever arm so that the block 14 together with the rod 17, seen
as a unit can jam at the predetermined point between two rods 2 of a shelf unit
and thus prevents books, for example, from toppling over.
Figure 8 shows the cornponent parts of a partition or an intermediate
bottom, which can be assembled from two longitudinally split corner pieces 1,
which are designated 14', several rods 2 equal in number to ~he holes, e.g. 7,
in the component 14~, a lacking piece 18 having a hole 20, and bolts and nuts
19 and 19l, respectively. The parts 14~ have holes which are designed so that
the respective part 14l and a locking piece 18 can be joined together by means
of the bolts and nuts 19 and 19~, respectively. The partition or intermediate
bottom so obtained can be placed between two horizontal or vertical rows of
rods 2 of a shelf unit and attached at any place by means of the bolts and
nuts 19, 19~.
If mounted vertically to the horizontal rows of rods 2 of a shelf
unit, a partition so assembled will act as a unit divider.
If, for example, several flat objects, such as gramophone records,
are to be kept in a shelf unit in upright position, a corresponding number of
vertical partitio~ can be arranged side by side in a shelf unit as unit
dividers.
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A partition so assembled can also be attached horizontally to the
vertical rows of rods 2 in a shelf unit and, as will be described below, be
provided with shelf laths 23 placed between adjacent rods 2g so that a smooth
surface is obtained on which smaller objects can be placed, too. In each
shelf unit, several horizontal partitions may be mounted on top of one a~other.
Figure 9 shows a plate 21 with holders 22 which can be installed into
a shelf unit to relieve a shelving. ~ach of the two end faces of the holders
22 has a cut-out portion so that these holders 22 can be clamped into the space
between two adjacent rods 2 of a shelf unit as described in connection with the
book end shown in Figure ~. In addition to these cut-out portions, the holders
22 have grooves or notches extending longi~udinally to the rods 2. If four
such holders are mounted in a shelf unit, these grooves or notches point into
the free interior of a shelf unit and are capable of receiving a plate 21, a
picture, a quick-change picture frame or the like.
A picture may also be attached to the plate 21 itself~ but if that
is not the case, the plate 21, fitted into one or more shelf units, may also
serve as a back wall.
Figure 10 shows a shelf lath 23 which, as mentioned above, can be
placed between two rods 2 arranged horizontally in a shelf unit. To this end,
the two longitudinal side edges of the shelf lath 23 are made wider than that
portion of the shelf lath 23 located between the milled-out portions 24. Each
shelf lath is placed with its longitudinal edges on two adjacent rods 2 such
that the thicker centre piece lies between two rods. Thereby the shelf lath
is secured against displacement crosswise to its longitudinal direction.
Several shelf laths so arranged next to one another give a practically joint-
less surface (see Figure 15). On this surface smaller parts may also be
placed or taken off.
Figure 11 shows a lighting unit 25 which can be fitted into a shelf
u~it. The lamp cord is passed through a hole 32 in a small block which is
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similar to the block 14 of Figure 7 and whose end faces have cut-out portions
15 which serve to clamp the block in place between two rods 2 arranged hori-
zontally in the upper plane of a shelf unit. The hole 32 is a through hole;
the cord is introduced on one side, and the socket for the bulb is mounted on
the other.
As a glare shield or for decoration, a strip made of linen or any
other suitable material and having the full height of a shelf unit may extend
around the vertical rods 2 of a shelf unit or partly between the rods 2; its
ends are provided with loops into which rods 2 can be inserted1 The rod ends
protruding from the loops on both sides of the strip can be held together at
the rear of the shelf unit in a simple manner, e.g. by means of a rubber band.
The lamp cord includes an on-off switch.
Besides the lamp unit described, use may be made of other light-
source designs capable of being fitted into the opening of the shelf unit.
It is also possible to make the plate 21, described in connection
with Figure 9, of transparent material and to combine it with a light fitting
as described with the aid of Figure 11. The transparent pla~e Zl may have a
; picture attached thereto which may be most effective if illuminated by a suit-
able lamp arrangement.
Figure 12 shows a corner piece 1 with rods 2 inserted into the blind
holes 7, 7J and 8J of three sides. The blind holes 8 in the fourth side of
the corner piece 1 are not provided with rods 2. These holes 8 can receive a
suspension plug 27 on which an article of clothing, for example, can be hung
up. Into which of the holes 8 in the corner piece 1 shown or, in the case of
a muLti-unit shelving, in a corner piece 1 located thereabove or therebelow a
suspension plug ~ill be inserted will largely be dependent on the width and
length of the obje~t to be hung up. Such a ~uspension plug 27 can be inserted
into any hole 8 in the same corner piece L or into any hole 8 in any other
corner piece 1 at the side of the shelving.
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Fig~lre 13 shows a joining piece consisting of a plate 28, two lock-
ing pieces 29 and 29~, bolts 19 and wing nuts 30. Both the locking pieces 29,
29~ and the plate 28 have through holes for passing the bolts 19 therethrough.
This joining piece can be used to set up another shelving in front
of or behind an assembled shelving, with these two shelvings being joinable by
means of several joining pieces. Thus, besides the width and height of a
shelving, the depth is variable without the need to dis-assemble a shelving
already set up.
Figure 14 shows an angle piece which can be used if the shelving is
to be fastened on the wall at a distance from the floor instead of being
; placed on the floor. This angle piece consists of a block 33 with a through
hole 36, a plate 34 which may be integral with the block 33 and has an elongate
; hole 35, a locking piece 18 with a through hole 207 a bolt 19, and a wing nut
30.
The locking piece 18 has milled-out flanks 24. Between the locking
piece 18 and the plate 34, the shelving is mounted between two rods of a shelf
unit after the block 33 has been fastened to the wall. In spite of being
fastened to the wall by means of angle pieces, the shelving can be expanded in
width, height, and depth by addition of further rods 2, and corner pieces 1
without having to be detached from khe wall.
Figure 15 shows a shelving as illustrated in Figure 6 which includes
the hitherto described parts except the plece for joining two shelvings in
depth and the angle piece for fastening the shelving to the wall.
With these parts, each of the shelf units can be adapted for a
, specific use. In the shelf unit at the upper left, for example~ a partition
~i as shown in Figure 8 has been installed as a vertical divider which is adjustable
at will between the rods 2.
In the sa~e row, going to the right, a lighting unit 25 as described
with the aid of Figure 11 has been fitted into a shelf unit.
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In the row therebelow, on the extreme right, a horizontal partition
(described in connection with Figure 8) has been installed which divides the
space of this shelf unit horizontally and is vertically adjustable between
the rods 2.
In the same row, on the extreme left, there is provided a suspension
plug 27 which can be inserted into any free blind hole, eOg. 8, in each horiz-
ontal row of a corner piece 1, as described in greater detail with reference
to Figure 12.
In the row therebelow, on the extreme left, shelf laths 23 as des-
cribed with the aid of Figure 10 have been laid into all spaces between two
rods 2.
In the same row in the adjacent shelf unit, a plate 21 as described
with the aid of Figure 9 has been fitted into the shelf unit.
In the same row, on the right, a book end as described with reference
; to Figure 7 has been installed between two rods 2 which is shiftable at will
between the rods 2.
Figure 16 shows another accessory which serves to round off the
shelving. Two corner pieces 1 are interconnected by means of ver~ical rods 2
inserted into the blind holes 7, 7', 8 or 8', as described above, They thus
fornL a side part of a shelf unit. Joinable to both sides of this side part
are panels 38 so that a side wall having panels 38 joined thereto will look
like a sandwich panel, which serves to panel the shelving. In a shelving as
showYI in Figures 6 and 15, these panels 38 can be conrLected with any shelf
unit on the inside and/or on the outside of hori ontal and vertical side parts
~rows of rods), so that at the stage of maximum expansion, a panelling of all
vertical and horizontal rows of rods can be achieved.
The panels 38 have ribs 39 with which a panel 38 can be pressed in~o
the rods 2 arrang~d ~etween two corner pieces 1. If the forward free standing
portion of the xibs 3g is angled off as shown in Figure 16, a snap effect can
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be achieved when pressing a panel 38 between the rows of rods 2.
In the pressed-in or snapped-in condition, the panels 38 hold on to
the rods 2 without any further mounting. If a row of rods has been provided
with a panel 38 on one side, a second panel 38 can be so fitted between rods
2 from the other side that its ribs 39 grasp those rods 2 not yet grasped by
the ribs 39 of the first panel 38 and are held in place. The panels 38 and
the ribs 39 may be made of any suitable material. If a suitable plastic is
used, for example~ the ribs 39 and the panel 38, may be a one-piece moulding,
or if different materials are used, the ribs 39 may be joined to the panel 38
~0 with a suitable adhesive. However, the ribs 39 may also be mounted on a panel
38 in another manner. For the snapping-in it is advisable to use for the ribs
elastic material wh ch may also be a suitable plastics.
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