GB1586336A – Mountable support structure
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GB1586336A – Mountable support structure
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Mountable support structure
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GB1586336A
GB1586336A
GB722378A
GB722378A
GB1586336A
GB 1586336 A
GB1586336 A
GB 1586336A
GB 722378 A
GB722378 A
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GB 722378 A
GB722378 A
GB 722378A
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greenhouse
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1978-02-23
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TDC PLASTICS Ltd
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1978-05-31
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1981-03-18
1978-02-23
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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
A47B96/02—Shelves
A47B96/021—Structural features of shelf bases
Description
(54) MOUNTABLE SUPPORT STRUCTURE
(71) We, T.D.C. PLASTICS LIMITED, a
British Company of Milne Street, Higginshaw Lane, Oldham, Lancashire OL1 4BA, and formerly of Jubilee Mill, Heyxvood Street,
Waterhead, Oldham, Lancashire, do hereby declare the invention, for which we pray that.
a patent may be granted to us, and the method by which it is to be performed, to be particularly described in and by the following state ment:- This invention relates to a shelf structure.
With a conventional shelf structure of the kind having a shelf in the form of a wooden plank or other elongated flat structure and metal brackets which can be secured to a wall surface and to the shelf thereby to mount the shelf on the wall, the structure may be difficult or inconvenient to manufacture and/ or package and/or install having regard to the fact that the structure is made up of a number of different kinds of component parts.
An object of the present invention is to provide a shelf structure which may be of a simple and convenient nature with regard to the manufacture and/or packaging and/or installation of same.
According to the invention therefore there is provided a shelf structure comprising a plurality of rigidly interconnected elongate elements defining a generally flat support surface, at least one said elongate element having a freely projecting end portion which in an initial undeployed state extends generally longitudinally of a peripheral region
of the said support surface, the or each said end portion being provided with mounting means thereon for engagement with or .securing to a supporting structure and being
bendable upwardly away from the said support surface to a deployed state in which it
defines a bracket for use in mounting said
support surface.
With this arrangement it will be readily
appreciated that the range of kinds of components parts for the shelf structure can be
kept to a minimum whereby manufacture can be much simplified. Also, in so far as elongated elements are used, it is possible to facilitate packaging and/or installation of the support structure.
The elongated elements may take any suitable form but preferably comprise plastics coated steel wires.
The or each said end portion may have a hooked terminal end, or may have an eyelet for receiving a fixing screw, which defines said mounting means.
It is anticipated that the invention may find particular application in the context of greenhouse shelving in which case the said support surface will be a shelf suited to the support of plant pots or the like. In this respect it will be appreciated that the use of elongated elements enables the construction of a shelf which is light, sturdy and hardwearing and which is of openwork form such as to permit passage of light and also to permit passage of water or debris therethrough. It is however to be understood that the invention is not intended to be restricted to the field of greenhouse shelving.
The invention will now be described further by way of example only and with reference to the accompanying drawings in which: Figs. 1 and 2 are perspective views of two different forms of shelf structures according to the invention in a form suited to storage and packaging thereof; and
Fig. 3 is a diagrammatic view of an assembly of such shelf structures in use.
The shelf structure of Fig. 1 is formed wholly from plastics-coated steel wires. There are five straight wires 1 extending close to each other in parallel disposition defining an elongated, rectangular generally flat support surface or shelf. The five wires 1 are secured together by five transverse wires 2, 3, 4 extending beneath the wires 1. At a front edge of the shelf, the transverse wires 2, 3, 4 project beyond the shelf and are turned up and are interconnected by a longitudinally extending wire 5 to define a front rim to the shelf.
At the rear edge of the shelf the two outermost transverse wires 2, which extend level with the ends of the wires 1, project beyond the shelf and have ends 6 turned towards each other. Two other transverse wires 3 which extend alongside the two outermost transverse wires 2 project beyond the rear edge of the shelf and have parts 7 which are turned towards each other so as to extend generally alongside the rear edge of the shelf.
These parts 7 terminate in end portions 8 which are inclined slightly rearwardly away from the shelf and end in hooks 9. The other transverse wire 4 extends centrally of the shelf and terminates level with the rear edge thereof.
The shelf structure of Fig. 2 is formed from the same kind of plastics-coated steel wires as are used for the shelf structure of Fig. 1.
There are five straight wires 10, 11 extending close to each other in parallel disposition defining an elongated rectangular shelf. The wires 10, 11 are secured together by five transverse wires 12, 13. Two of the transverse wires 12 are short wires which interconnect the middle three wires 10 of the five wires 10, 11 at opposite ends thereof. The other three transverse wires 13 extend in the central region of the shelf and terminate at one end level with a rear edge of the shelf. The other ends of the wires 13 project beyond a front edge of the shelf are turned upwardly and are joined by a straight wire 14 extending parallel to the five wires 10, 11.
End portions 15 of the two outer wires 11 project freely and terminate in hooks 16.
The two structures so far described are of generally flat form and can be conveniently packaged and stored individually or stacked on top of each other in any desired combination.
In use, as shown in Fig. 3, the rearwardly projecting parts 7 of the wires 3 of the structure of Fig. 1 are twisted so that such parts project vertically upwards at the rear edge of the shelf. Such shelf can then be easily mounted for example in a greenhouse by engagement of the hooks 9 around an upper constructional member 17 of the greenhouse so that the shelf is suspended from the constructional member 17 and the end portions 6 engage a window or lower constructional member of the greenhouse.
If desired resilient covers may be applied to said end portions 6.
The angles of the bent portions 8 can be adjusted to ensure that the shelf extends horizontally.
As shown in Fig. 3, two like structures of the kind shown in Fig. 1 can be mounted level with each other with a space therebetween and a structure of the kind shown in
Fig. 2 can be suspended between the first said structures by bending the ends 15 of the outer two wires 11 upwardly and engaging the hooks 16 thereof with the adjacent end transverse wires 2 of the first said structures. The upward inclination of the ends 15 of the wires 11 is adjusted in accordance with the spacing of the first said structures.
In this way, shelves can be installed in a greenhouse in a remarkably simple and quick manner on a do-it-yourself basis. In this respect it will be noted that it is only necessary to bend the appropriate wires 7, 15 and locate the hooks 9, 16 to effect installation. Separate fixing brackets, screws and the like are not involved.
The shelves when installed are rugged and hard-wearing yet attractive in appearance.
Also, the openwork construction of the shelves is particularly suited to use in a greenhouse in so far as such construction allows passage of light therethrough and also permits water and debris to fall between the wires.
As already mentioned, the shelf structures, prior to bending of the wires 7, 15, can be easily and conveniently packaged and stored.
Also the shelf structures, in so far as they are constructed substantially wholly from plastics coated metal wires, can be manufactured in a particularly simple and inexpensive manner.
It is of course to be understood that the invention is not intended to be restricted to the details of the above embodiment which are described by way of example only. In partiular, it is to be understood that any number of Fig. 1 type structures can be used in conjunction with any number of Fig. 2 type structures in any suitable combination and arrangement thereof. Indeed, in a particularly advantageous manner the number and combination of the different types of structures, and also the spacing of adjacent
Fig. 1 type structures and correspondingly the inclination of the wires 15 of the or each Fig.
2 type structure suspended between such adjacent Fig. 1 type structures, can be selected as desired in order to produce a shelving system to fit within the space available and/or to meet other requirements.
Also the support structure of the invention is not, of course, restricted in field of application to the support of plant pots in a greenhouse.
WHAT WE CLAIM IS:
1. A shelf structure comprising a plurality of rigidly interconnected elongate elements defining a generally flat support surface, at least one said elongate element having a freely projecting end portion which in an initial undeployed state extends generally longitudinally of a peripheral region of the said support surface, the or each said end portion being provided with mounting means thereon for engagement with or securing to a supporting structure, and being bendable upwardly away from the said support surface to a deployed state in which it defines a bracket for use in mounting said support surface.
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with the ends of the wires 1, project beyond the shelf and have ends 6 turned towards each other. Two other transverse wires 3 which extend alongside the two outermost transverse wires 2 project beyond the rear edge of the shelf and have parts 7 which are turned towards each other so as to extend generally alongside the rear edge of the shelf.
These parts 7 terminate in end portions 8 which are inclined slightly rearwardly away from the shelf and end in hooks 9. The other transverse wire 4 extends centrally of the shelf and terminates level with the rear edge thereof.
The shelf structure of Fig. 2 is formed from the same kind of plastics-coated steel wires as are used for the shelf structure of Fig. 1.
There are five straight wires 10, 11 extending close to each other in parallel disposition defining an elongated rectangular shelf. The wires 10, 11 are secured together by five transverse wires 12, 13. Two of the transverse wires 12 are short wires which interconnect the middle three wires 10 of the five wires 10, 11 at opposite ends thereof. The other three transverse wires 13 extend in the central region of the shelf and terminate at one end level with a rear edge of the shelf. The other ends of the wires 13 project beyond a front edge of the shelf are turned upwardly and are joined by a straight wire 14 extending parallel to the five wires 10, 11.
End portions 15 of the two outer wires 11 project freely and terminate in hooks 16.
The two structures so far described are of generally flat form and can be conveniently packaged and stored individually or stacked on top of each other in any desired combination.
In use, as shown in Fig. 3, the rearwardly projecting parts 7 of the wires 3 of the structure of Fig. 1 are twisted so that such parts project vertically upwards at the rear edge of the shelf. Such shelf can then be easily mounted for example in a greenhouse by engagement of the hooks 9 around an upper constructional member 17 of the greenhouse so that the shelf is suspended from the constructional member 17 and the end portions 6 engage a window or lower constructional member of the greenhouse.
If desired resilient covers may be applied to said end portions 6.
The angles of the bent portions 8 can be adjusted to ensure that the shelf extends horizontally.
As shown in Fig. 3, two like structures of the kind shown in Fig. 1 can be mounted level with each other with a space therebetween and a structure of the kind shown in
Fig. 2 can be suspended between the first said structures by bending the ends 15 of the outer two wires 11 upwardly and engaging the hooks 16 thereof with the adjacent end transverse wires 2 of the first said structures. The upward inclination of the ends 15 of the wires 11 is adjusted in accordance with the spacing of the first said structures.
In this way, shelves can be installed in a greenhouse in a remarkably simple and quick manner on a do-it-yourself basis. In this respect it will be noted that it is only necessary to bend the appropriate wires 7, 15 and locate the hooks 9, 16 to effect installation. Separate fixing brackets, screws and the like are not involved.
The shelves when installed are rugged and hard-wearing yet attractive in appearance.
Also, the openwork construction of the shelves is particularly suited to use in a greenhouse in so far as such construction allows passage of light therethrough and also permits water and debris to fall between the wires.
As already mentioned, the shelf structures, prior to bending of the wires 7, 15, can be easily and conveniently packaged and stored.
Also the shelf structures, in so far as they are constructed substantially wholly from plastics coated metal wires, can be manufactured in a particularly simple and inexpensive manner.
It is of course to be understood that the invention is not intended to be restricted to the details of the above embodiment which are described by way of example only. In partiular, it is to be understood that any number of Fig. 1 type structures can be used in conjunction with any number of Fig. 2 type structures in any suitable combination and arrangement thereof. Indeed, in a particularly advantageous manner the number and combination of the different types of structures, and also the spacing of adjacent
Fig. 1 type structures and correspondingly the inclination of the wires 15 of the or each Fig.
2 type structure suspended between such adjacent Fig. 1 type structures, can be selected as desired in order to produce a shelving system to fit within the space available and/or to meet other requirements.
Also the support structure of the invention is not, of course, restricted in field of application to the support of plant pots in a greenhouse.
WHAT WE CLAIM IS:
1. A shelf structure comprising a plurality of rigidly interconnected elongate elements defining a generally flat support surface, at least one said elongate element having a freely projecting end portion which in an initial undeployed state extends generally longitudinally of a peripheral region of the said support surface, the or each said end portion being provided with mounting means thereon for engagement with or securing to a supporting structure, and being bendable upwardly away from the said support surface to a deployed state in which it defines a bracket for use in mounting said support surface.
2. A structure according to claim 1,
wherein the elongate elements are plastics coated metal wires.
3. A structure according to claim 1 or 2, wherein said mounting means comprises a hooked terminal end of the end portion.
4. A structure according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the said support surface is of elongate form, there being some of said elongate members extending in parallel disposition longitudinally of the support surface and others of said elongate members extending transversely thereof and being rigidly secured to said longitudinally extending members.
5. A structure according to claim 4 wherein the or each said end portion is an end portion of one of said transversely extending members and in its undeployed state extends generally parallel to said longitudinally extending members.
6. A structure according to claim 5, wherein the or each said end portion is an end portion of one of said longitudinally extending members and in its undeployed state extends generally in the said longitudinal direction.
7. A shelf structure substantially as hereinbefore described with reference to and as illustrated in Fig. 1 or Fig. 2 of the accompanying drawings.
8. A shelving assembly comprising two shelving structures as claimed in claim 5 mounted with the support surfaces thereof level with each other and with the adjacent ends of such surfaces facing each other in spaced disposition, and one shelving structure as claimed in claim 6 mounted between the said two facing ends by engagement of upwardly bent said end portions at opposite ends of the support surface of the last mentioned shelving structure with said two said adjacent facing ends so that the support surface of the last mentioned shelving structure is parallel with but lower than the support surfaces of the other two shelving structures.
9. An assembly according to claim 8 substantially as hereinbefore described with reference to and as illustrated in Fig. 3.
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1978-02-23
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1995-09-27
1997-04-16
Blanchard William Robinson
Shelf storage system
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1978-02-23
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1978-05-31
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1997-04-16
Blanchard William Robinson
Shelf storage system
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