Shelf System Comprising a Support Element That is Infinitely Adjustable in a Wall Rail

Abstract

Disclosed is an infinitely adjustable shelf system comprising at least one vertically mounted wall rail that is embodied as a profiled part and is provided with at least one first vertical groove facing the wall and at least one second vertical groove facing away from the wall, as well as at least one support element which is adjustable within the wall rail, can be fastened to the wall rail in a selectable position, and is fitted with at least one lateral protrusion at the rear end facing the wall, said at least one protrusion extending forward, away from the wall. The forward end of the protrusion is non-positively retained between the first and the second vertical groove along with the rear end stressed in a horizontal position of the support element while allowing the support element to be moved freely inside the wall rail when the support element is in a raised position at the front.

Description

FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0001]The invention relates to shelf systems comprising shelf rails which can be fitted vertically on a wall and support elements or shelf supports which can be secured to these shelf rails in order to accommodate shelves.RELATED PRIOR ART[0002]Such known shelf systems are widely used and have proven themselves in private and commercial applications as a means of providing a large surface area for storing books, objects, files and similar. Since they can be extended upwards and to the side in any manner, such shelf systems offer a high degree of flexibility.[0003]In order to secure the shelf supports, the wall rails usually have holes or cut-outs in which the shelf supports can be suspended. This configuration enables the shelf supports to be reliably secured to the wall rail, thereby enabling high loads to be supported, but their disadvantage is that the vertical positions of the shelf supports and hence the shelves themselves are limited to the positions of t...

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Benefits of technology

[0010]This objective is achieved by a shelf system comprising at least one wall rail in the form of a profiled part which can be vertically mounted and has at least a wall-side first vertical groove and at least a second vertical groove facing away from the wall, and at least one support element which can be displaced in the wall rail and secured on the wall rail in a selectable position, which has at least one lateral projection extending forwards away from the wall on its rear end facing the wall, the front end of which is non-positively retained under elastic tension together with the rear end of the support element between a first and second vertical groove when the support element is in a horizontal position, and enables the support element to be freely displaced in the wall rail when the support element is in a position tilted upwards at the front. The support element can be released by tilting its front end facing away from the wall up away from the wall rail so that it can be displaced in the wall rail in the vertical direction. This ensures that the support element can be easily and reliably manipulated. In order to release it, the support element is simply tilted upwards by 30 or 45 degrees, for example, pushed to the desired height and then moved back into to the horizontal position in order to secure it.

[0013]The at least one projection is preferably disposed close to the top edge of the support element and the top rear corner of the support element is rounded, preferably arcuately shaped, and the front end of the lateral projections may likewise be rounded, preferably of a semi-circular shape. This arrangement makes it easier to release and secure the support element by a tilting movement relative to the wall rail. Disposing the at least one projection close to the top edge of the support element offers an easy way of providing support for the support element at each side against the base of the wall rail, thereby enabling high loads to be supported.

Problems solved by technology

This configuration enables the shelf supports to be reliably secured to the wall rail, thereby enabling high loads to be supported, but their disadvantage is that the vertical positions of the shelf supports and hence the shelves themselves are limited to the positions of the fixing orifices.

The disadvantage of this design, however, is that a screw connection has to be released and tightened every time in order to release and secure the shelf support.

Using a screw connection also makes manufacture of the shelf support complex and expensive, which is a considerable disadvantage, especially when producing articles on a mass scale.

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