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WO2003065849A1 - Systeme de rangement auto-porteur de type panier - Google Patents

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WO2003065849A1
WO2003065849A1 PCT/US2003/003784 US0303784W WO03065849A1 WO 2003065849 A1 WO2003065849 A1 WO 2003065849A1 US 0303784 W US0303784 W US 0303784W WO 03065849 A1 WO03065849 A1 WO 03065849A1
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Charles W. Craft
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Rubbermaid Incorporated
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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
    • A47B87/00—Sectional furniture, i.e. combinations of complete furniture units, e.g. assemblies of furniture units of the same kind such as linkable cabinets, tables, racks or shelf units
    • A47B87/02—Sectional furniture, i.e. combinations of complete furniture units, e.g. assemblies of furniture units of the same kind such as linkable cabinets, tables, racks or shelf units stackable ; stackable and linkable
    • A47B87/0207—Stackable racks, trays or shelf units
    • A47B87/0223—Shelves stackable by means of poles or tubular members as distance-holders therebetween

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  • the present disclosure relates generally to a storage unit and, more particularly, to a free-standing modular shelving system containing baskets/bins.
  • One type of modular unit includes a plurality of rectangular panels or shelves, wherein each shelf has four sockets, one provided in each comer of the shelf. Successive shelves can be stacked and interconnected to adjacent shelves by inserting a plurality of posts or risers into the sockets.
  • the modular construction provides flexibility for the consumer to assemble a shelf system or unit with a desired number of shelves and/or a desired height. Examples of such shelving systems are disclosed in, for example, U.S. Patent Nos. 6,079,339 and 6,178,896, each owned by the assignee of the present invention and incorporated herein by reference.
  • each of the shelving units disclosed in these exemplary patents typically provides a planar storage surface for supporting stored objects. Therefore, there remains a need for an improved shelving system or storage unit able to securely hold odd shaped items.
  • a modular shelving unit including a plurality of risers and a plurality of shelves having baskets.
  • the shelve include a top side and a bottom side, and multiple sockets disposed therebetween.
  • the sockets having a top portion and a lower portion, are adapted to engage with the risers.
  • the baskets further include a recessed surface and walls, wherein the walls are operatively disposed between the recessed interior surface and the top of the basket.
  • FIG. 1 is an isometric view of a free-standing modular shelving system constructed in accordance with the teachings of the disclosure
  • FIG. 2 is an isometric view of a bin of FIG. 1
  • FIG. 3 is a partial view of a socket and riser of FIG. 1
  • FIG. 4 is a partial view of a socket of FIG. 1
  • FIG. 5 is a view of a riser of FIG. 1.
  • the storage system 20 includes a plurality of full-length risers 30, a plurality of shortened risers 40, and a plurality of bins 50a-d. It is, however, contemplated that the storage system 20 may only include one or more shelves having a basket/bin, wherein the remaining shelves may include other features such as substantially flat or perforated shelves.
  • a set of shortened risers 40 having a top portion 42 and a lower portion 44 may rest on the ground such that the ground contacts near the lower portion 44 of the shortened risers 40.
  • the shortened risers 40 may be approximately one-third the length of the full-length risers 30, but is preferably long enough to ensure that the bin 50a, disposed at the top portion 42 of the shortened risers
  • the shortened risers 40 may be hollow or solid and may be adapted to receive an end piece at the lower portion 44 of the riser 40.
  • the bin 50a being representative of all the bins 50a-d in the present disclosure, as best appreciated in FIG. 2, may have a perimeter defining a general rectangular shape including a first long side 52 and a second long side 54, and a first short side 56 and a second short side 58, wherein the short sides 56 and 58 may be relative to the long sides 52 and 54.
  • the bin 50a may further include a top surface 60 and a bottom surface 62 having disposed therebetween a set of sockets 64 adapted to receive the full-length risers 30 and the shortened risers 40.
  • the sockets 64 may be located at the perimeter of the bin
  • the bins 50a-d may be fabricated from plastic materials such as polypropylene, polyethylene, polystyrene, or other suitable plastic materials.
  • the bins 50a-d may have solid, non- perforated storage surfaces, structural ribs added for panel rigidity, open mesh or grid storage surfaces, or the like, depending on the needs of a given application.
  • the bins 50 and the storage system 20 may include other shapes such as triangular, square, round, or oval.
  • the bins may also be molded or otherwise formed utilizing a suitable molding or other process.
  • a recessed surface 70 Disposed in a central portion of the bin 50a and confined by each of the long sides 52 and 54 and the short sides 56 and 58 may be a recessed surface 70 that may be connectably attached to the bin 50a via a set of walls. More specifically, the recessed surface 70 may be recessed such an amount, from the top of the bin 50a, as to effectively contain items placed thereupon. For example, the recessed surface 70 may be recessed such an amount that a user may place an item such as a tennis ball, bat, basketball, screwdriver, or the like on the recessed surface 70 without the item being able to fall out of the bin 50a.
  • the recessed surface 70 may have a rectangular shape including a first long side 72 and a second long side 74, and a first short side 76 and a second short side 78, wherein the short sides 76 and 78 may be relative to the long sides 72 and 74.
  • the walls connectably attaching the recessed surface 70 to the bin 50a may also include a first long member 80 and a second long member 82, and a first short member 84 and a second short member 86, wherein the first short member 84 connects the first short side 56 of the bin 50a to the first short side 76 of the recessed surface 70, the second short member 86 connects the second short side 58 of the bin 50a to the second short side 78 of the recessed surface 70, the first long member 80 connects the first long side 52 of the bin 50a to the first long side 72 of the recessed surface 72, and the second long member 82 connects the second long side 54 of the bin 50a to the second long side 74 of the recessed surface 70.
  • the walls may be of a solid construction but are preferably perforated in some way.
  • the walls may, for example, have circular, square and/or rectangular apertures located in an arranged fashion.
  • the sockets 64 may be disposed between the top 60 and the bottom 62 of the bin 50a and may be located at the perimeter of the bin 50a.
  • the sockets 64 may further be adapted to receive risers 30 and 40 from both the top and the bottom of the bin 50a, such that the load from an upper riser may be transferred through the socket to a riser beneath it.
  • the sockets 64 have a lower portion 66 and an upper portion 68 adapted to receive the upper portion 42 and the lower portion 44 of the shortened risers 40, and an upper portion 90 and a lower portion 92 of the full-length risers 30, respectively.
  • the upper portion of the socket 68 may include a cylinder 100 having an upper end 102 and a lower ridge 104 adapted to engage with a lip 94 on a riser 30 and the end 96 of a riser 30, respectively.
  • the lower portion 66 of the socket 64 may include a similar cylinder 106 and ridge 108, such that the top portion 90 of a riser 30 may slide into the cylinder 106 and rest against the ridge 108.
  • the upper portion 90 of the full-length risers 30 may be similar to the upper portion 42 of the shortened risers 40 and will herein be described simultaneously.
  • the upper portions 42 and 90 of the risers 30 and 40 may be cylindrical in shape, as may be the rest of the riser, having an upper ridge 110 and 112 located at the end of the upper portion of the riser 30 and 40, respectively.
  • the upper portions 90 and 42 of the risers 30 and 40 may be adapted to slide into the lower portion 66 of the socket 64, such that the ridges 110 and 112 located at the upper portions 90 and 42 of the riser may engage with the ridges 108 located in the lower portion 66 of the socket 64.
  • the lower portion 92 of the full-length risers 30 may also have a generally cylindrical shape adapted to engage with the upper portion 68 of the sockets 64. More specifically, the lower portion 92 of each full-length riser 30 may include a set of ridges. The first ridge being the end 96 of the lower portion 92 of the riser, and the second ridge being a lip 94 created by a recess area spanning from the end 96 of the lower portion 92 of the riser to the lip 94.
  • the lower portion 92 of the full-length risers 30 are designed such that the end 96 of the lower portion 92 of the riser 30 and the lip 94 engage with the upper end 102 and a lower ridge 104 of the upper portion 68 of the socket 64.
  • Either one or both end sections of the risers 30 and 40 can be designed and adapted with specific structural features and characteristics that mate with corresponding features and characteristics of the sockets 64.
  • either the upper portion 68, the bottom portion 66, or both sides of the socket 64 can be similarly constructed as desired.
  • one or both ends of each riser 30 and 40 can simply be a circular cylinder of the same or a reduced diameter relative to the diameter of the riser exterior surface.
  • the sockets 64 at the appropriate sides, can be further adapted to accept this simple
  • the shelving system 20 may be of a generally rectangular shape.
  • four shortened risers 40 may be disposed between the first bin 50a and the ground, such that the lower portion 44 of the shortened risers 40 are near the ground and the upper portion 42 of the shortened risers 40 are engaged with the lower portion 66 of the sockets 64, located near the comers of the first bin 50a.
  • Disposed between the first bin 50a and the second bin 50b may be four full-length risers 30, such that such that the lower portions 92 of the full-length risers 30 are engaged with the upper portion 68 of the sockets 64 and the upper portion 90 of the full-length risers 30 are engaged with the lower portion 66 of the sockets 64, located near the comers of the bin.
  • Disposed between the second bin 50b and the third bin 50c may be four more full- length risers 30, such that such that the lower portions 92 of the full-length risers 30 are engaged with the upper portions 68 of the sockets 64 and the upper portions 90 of the full-length risers 30 are engaged with the lower portions 66 of the sockets 64, located near the comers of the bin.
  • Disposed between the third bin 50c and the fourth bin 50d, thereby completing the presently described system 20, may be another set of four full- length risers 30, such that such that the lower portions 92 of the full-length risers 30 are engaged with the upper portions 68 of the sockets 64 and the upper portions 90 of the full-length risers 30 are engaged with the lower portions 66 of the sockets 64, located near the comers of the fourth bin 50d.
  • the risers 30 and 40 and bins 50a-d are preferably fabricated from relatively light-weight, durable, and sturdy plastic materials such as polyethylene, polypropylene, polystyrene, or other suitable plastic materials.
  • the process or processes used to form the various components of the shelving system 20 can also vary considerably as necessary to form each given component.
  • the risers 30 and 40 in one example are elongate hollow plastic tubes.
  • the risers may be injection molded, blow molded, continuously molded, extruded, vacuum formed, rotation molded, or the like.
  • the manufacturing process or processes can be selected based on feasibility, cost, tooling concerns, as well as other factors for a given application.
  • the general shape of the shelving system 20, for example, including the bins 50a-d and recessed surfaces 70 may be square, oval, triangular, or circular.
  • a square system may have square bins, square recessed surfaces, and four equally sized walls, whereas a circular system may have circular bins, circular recessed surfaces, and one circular wall.
  • the number of bins in any one shelving system 20 may vary depending on usage and need. Therefore, the system may have four bins, but the system may contain more or less bins, and should not be limited to the four bins disclosed.
  • the number and shapes of the risers may also vary according to the general shape of the shelving system 20.
  • the number of risers may increase or decrease to accommodate the different shaped shelving system, such as a triangular shaped shelving system, for example, which may have three risers per bin to optimize the available space.
  • the risers may also vary to a great degree in shape and size and should not be limited to the cylindrical shape disclosed.
  • the shelving system 20 may be purchased as a ready-to-assembly system so that the cost of packaging and transportation may be minimized due to the compact size and due to the lack of need for tools.
  • the user after unpacking the parts, may proceed to push the upper portion 42 of the shortened risers 40 into the lower portion 66 of the socket 64, such that the upper portion 1 12 of the shortened risers 40 are fully engaged with lower portion 66 of the sockets 64, of the bin 50a.
  • the user may proceed to push full-length risers 30 into the upper sockets 68 of the bin 50a, such that the lower portion 92 of the full-length risers 30 are fully engaged with upper portion 68 the sockets 64.
  • the remainder of the shelving system 20 may be assembled in a similar fashion until the lower portion 66 of the sockets 64 of the fourth bin 50c are securely placed on the upper portion 110 of the last four remaining full-length risers 30.
  • the shelving system 20 may be utilized as an individual unit or may be combined with other units to create a wholly different unit.
  • the user may adjust the number of bins in the system to suit a particular purpose and may then proceed to store items in the bins knowing the walls prevent the items from falling. If, however, the bins are combined with other units, a wholly different unit may be created.
  • the shelving system 20 may be combined or mixed with such shelving systems as are disclosed in U.S. Patent Nos. 6,079,339 and 6, 178,896. It is therefore contemplated that the storage system 20 may include various other types of shelves aside from the basket/bin 50, such as substantially flat or perforated shelves.

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Selon un aspect, la présente invention concerne un système de rangement (20) auto-porteur, modulaire, comprenant un panier (50). Ce système comporte une pluralité de tubes montants (30) pourvus d'une première et d'une deuxième extrémité, et au moins une tablette présentant une pluralité d'extrémités, une pluralité de côtés et une pluralités de douilles (64). Les extrémités et les côtés de ladite tablette englobent une zone constituée d'une pluralité de parois et d'une surface renfoncée (70). Lesdites parois raccordent la surface renfoncée auxdits côtés et extrémités, cette surface renfoncée constituant la majeure partie de la zone de surface de la tablette.
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