CA2174023A1 - Hardware attachment system - Google Patents
Hardware attachment systemInfo
- Publication number
- CA2174023A1 CA2174023A1 CA002174023A CA2174023A CA2174023A1 CA 2174023 A1 CA2174023 A1 CA 2174023A1 CA 002174023 A CA002174023 A CA 002174023A CA 2174023 A CA2174023 A CA 2174023A CA 2174023 A1 CA2174023 A1 CA 2174023A1
- Authority
- CA
- Canada
- Prior art keywords
- hardware
- panel
- display
- studs
- attachment system
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Abandoned
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Classifications
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47F—SPECIAL FURNITURE, FITTINGS, OR ACCESSORIES FOR SHOPS, STOREHOUSES, BARS, RESTAURANTS OR THE LIKE; PAYING COUNTERS
- A47F5/00—Show stands, hangers, or shelves characterised by their constructional features
- A47F5/08—Show stands, hangers, or shelves characterised by their constructional features secured to the wall, ceiling, or the like; Wall-bracket display devices
- A47F5/0807—Display panels, grids or rods used for suspending merchandise or cards supporting articles; Movable brackets therefor
- A47F5/0815—Panel constructions with apertures for article supports, e.g. hooks
- A47F5/0823—Article supports for peg-boards
Abstract
The invention provides a hardware attachment system for display and shelving units utilizing removable mounting studs which engage through the display panels into slots provided in the hardware. The studs are positioned at any desired location on the panels of the display or shelving unit, and concealed by the hardware when mounted while providing secure engagement of the hardware to the panel. In the preferred embodiment, the stud is inserted through the rear of the panel and projects slightly beyond the front face of the panel when fully inserted so the hardware does not contact the panel. The invention can also be used for affixing abutting sections of the display unit. Thus, the invention allows for the versatile positioning of hardware without detracting from the aesthetic appeal or sacrificing the load bearing capability of the unit.
Description
~_ 21 74023 Field of Invention This invention relates to display and shelving units. In particular, this invention relates to a hardware attachment system for display and shelving units, for selectively positioning hardware such as brackets, hooks, hangars and the like for supporting or suspending articles, and structures for supporting articles such as shelves, platforms, etc., and for readily interchanging hardware in such units.
Ba~l~round of the Invention For storing and displaying articles in shelving and display units and the like used in such applications as merchandising, home furnishing and storage, it is advantageous to provide hardware and associated supporting structures which can be positioned in a wide variety of configurations and interchanged with hardware of other types with relative ease. Depending upon the nature of the articles to be stored or displayed, such units may utilize many different types of hardware affixed to a supporting wall or pedestal, such as shelf brackets, hooks, hangars, platforms and other hardware of varying configurations.
A commc-n system used for affixing hardware to these types of units is the slotted standard, which is essentially a metal channel with a main face having a column of vertical slots. Various shapes and styles of brackets are designed with one or more barbed or hooked flanges spaced to fit into the slots in the standard.
While the slotted standard provides some degree of versatility in the height at which the hardware can be mounted, it is conspicuous and quite unattractive. Decorative display and shelving units are often designed primarily for aesthetic appeal, and these standards often significantly detract from their visual appeal. The slotted standard can be recessed into the supporting surface, but the slotted face of the standard inevitably remains largely visible.
This invention overcomes these disadvantages by providing a hardware attachment system for display and shelving units utilizing removable ~ 21 74023 mounting studs which engage through the panel of the unit into slots provided inthe hardware. The studs are inserted at any position desired for the hardware, and are completely concealed by the hardware when mounted while providing secure engagement of the hardware to the panel. Thus, the invention allows for the versatile positioning of hardware, including shelving, platforms and other support means, without detracting from the aesthetic appeal of the unit or sacrificing the load bearing capability of the hardware.
In the ~referred embodiment, the stud is inserted through the rear of the panel, either through pre-drilled holes or through holes drilled at selectedpositions, and projects slightly beyond the front face of the panel when fully inserted. The hardware thus does not contact the panel, and can later be removed or interchanged with hardware of other types without concern for scratches, dents or marring that tends to remain after hardware is removed from a panel. The invention can also be used for affixing abutting panels together.
The invention thus provides a hardware attachment system for a display or shelving unit having panels with holes, comprising a plurality of studs for removable insertion through the holes, each stud having means for engaging aslot, and hardware having a rear face provided with a pair of slots for engaging the studs.
Brief Description of the Drawings In drawings which illustrate a preferred embodiment of the invention by way of example only, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a display unit embodying the hardware attachment system of the invention;
Figure 2 is a cross section of a panel showing the studs mounted in openings through the panel;
Ba~l~round of the Invention For storing and displaying articles in shelving and display units and the like used in such applications as merchandising, home furnishing and storage, it is advantageous to provide hardware and associated supporting structures which can be positioned in a wide variety of configurations and interchanged with hardware of other types with relative ease. Depending upon the nature of the articles to be stored or displayed, such units may utilize many different types of hardware affixed to a supporting wall or pedestal, such as shelf brackets, hooks, hangars, platforms and other hardware of varying configurations.
A commc-n system used for affixing hardware to these types of units is the slotted standard, which is essentially a metal channel with a main face having a column of vertical slots. Various shapes and styles of brackets are designed with one or more barbed or hooked flanges spaced to fit into the slots in the standard.
While the slotted standard provides some degree of versatility in the height at which the hardware can be mounted, it is conspicuous and quite unattractive. Decorative display and shelving units are often designed primarily for aesthetic appeal, and these standards often significantly detract from their visual appeal. The slotted standard can be recessed into the supporting surface, but the slotted face of the standard inevitably remains largely visible.
This invention overcomes these disadvantages by providing a hardware attachment system for display and shelving units utilizing removable ~ 21 74023 mounting studs which engage through the panel of the unit into slots provided inthe hardware. The studs are inserted at any position desired for the hardware, and are completely concealed by the hardware when mounted while providing secure engagement of the hardware to the panel. Thus, the invention allows for the versatile positioning of hardware, including shelving, platforms and other support means, without detracting from the aesthetic appeal of the unit or sacrificing the load bearing capability of the hardware.
In the ~referred embodiment, the stud is inserted through the rear of the panel, either through pre-drilled holes or through holes drilled at selectedpositions, and projects slightly beyond the front face of the panel when fully inserted. The hardware thus does not contact the panel, and can later be removed or interchanged with hardware of other types without concern for scratches, dents or marring that tends to remain after hardware is removed from a panel. The invention can also be used for affixing abutting panels together.
The invention thus provides a hardware attachment system for a display or shelving unit having panels with holes, comprising a plurality of studs for removable insertion through the holes, each stud having means for engaging aslot, and hardware having a rear face provided with a pair of slots for engaging the studs.
Brief Description of the Drawings In drawings which illustrate a preferred embodiment of the invention by way of example only, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a display unit embodying the hardware attachment system of the invention;
Figure 2 is a cross section of a panel showing the studs mounted in openings through the panel;
Figure 3 is a rear perspective view of the stud;.
Figure 4 is a front perspective view of the stud;
Figure 5 is a partially cutaway perspective view of a display unit showing the manner of mounting the hardware;
Figure 6 is a rear view of the hardware;
Figure 7 is a cross section of a panel showing the hardware mounted on the studs;
Figure 8 is a rear perspective view of the abutting section shown in Figure 1; and Figure 9 is an enlarged rear perspective view of the abutting section shown in Figure 8.
Detailed Description of the Invention Figure 1 illustrates a display unit embodying a prererred embodiment of the hardware attachment system according to the invention. The display unit comprises a main section 10 and an abuffing section 12, each comprising a frame 14 and a panel 16 having a plurality of holes 18. The frame 14 of the abuffing section 12 has an abutting edge 14a for attachment to the panel 16 of the main section 10.
The system of the invention includes a plurality of studs 20, illustrated in Figures 3 and 4, which can be removably mounted through the holes 18, and a pair of complimentary slots 30 formed in the rear face of hardware such as a shelf bracket 6, hangar bar 8 or the like, or in the abutting edge of a display section such as the abutting edge 14a, as shown in Figures 8 and 9.
In a ~referred embodiment of the invention the stud 20 comprises a -securing flange 22 having a cylindrical post 24 projecting centrally therefrom. The post 24 in turn terminates at means for engaging a slot, comprising a constriction or neck 26 which terminates at an enlarged, generally spherical head 28. As best seen in Figure 2 the head 28 is slightly smaller in diameter than the post 22, for reasons which will be described below. The stud 20 is prefelably composed of a strong plastic, metal or another suitable material.
Figures 1 and 5 illustrate examples of typical hardware that might be used in a display, being a rail 4, a shelf clip 6, a hanger bar 8, etc. (as used in this description the term "hardware" includes any supporting or suspending structure used in display and shelving units and the like, including those specifically mentioned, and also shelves, platforms, bars etc., and is in no way limited to the embo~lim~nts shown and described). The rear face 6a of each piece of hardware isprovided with a pair of slots comprising a keyhole slot 32, having an enlarged opening 34 and a narrow portion 36, and a lower slot 38. The lower slot 38 extends fully to the bottom of the rear face 6a. Prererably the keyhole slot 32 is located near the top of the rear face 6a to maximize the supporting strength of the hardware.
As shown in Figure 2, the post 24 is slightly longer than the thickness of the panel 16, so that when the securing flange 22 abuts the rear face 16a of the panel 16 the post 24 projects slightly beyond the front face 16b of the panel 16, for reasons which will be described below. The securing flange 22 is ~efeiably provided with at least two holes 22a for screws or other fasteners 40.
In use, holes 18 are pre-drilled or selectively drilled as required through the panel 16 of each section 10, 12 of the display or shelving unit, the holes 18 being dimensioned so that the stud 20 will snugly fit therein. The holes are spaced vertically such that when the studs 20 are inserted the top of each neck 26 will be spaced apart approximately the same distance as the top of each slot 32, 38 in the hardware, as can be seen in Figure 7. Two studs 20 are inserted into the rear face 16a of the panel 16 and depressed until their securing flanges 22 contact the panel 16.
Screws or other fastening means 40 may be used to secure the studs 20 in place.
The hardware is then mounted on the studs 20. The lower slot 38 is approximately the length of the narrow portion 36 of the upper slot 32 and is open at its bottom edge, so as the head 28 of the upper stud 20 is inserted into the opening 34 of the keyhole slot 32 the open end of the lower slot 38 is positioned immediately above the neck 26 of the lower stud 20, as can be seen in Figure 5. Because the post 24 has a slightly larger diameter than the opening 34, which in turn has a slightly larger diameter than the head 28, the hardware can only be pushed toward the front face 16b of the panel 16 until the rear face 6a or 8a contacts the post 24, which protects the panel 16 from scratching or marring by the hardware.
Once the rear face 6a or 8a has deared the heads 28 of the studs 20, the hardware is pushed or tapped down into position, with the top edges of the slots 30 resting on the necks 16, as shown in Figure 7. Preferably the length of the neck 26 approximates the thickness of the rear wall 6a or 8a, such that there is a slightly frictional fit between the head 28, the rear wall 68 or 8a and the post 24, so the hardware will not wobble when mounted.
Figures 8 and 9 illustrate an embodiment of the invention applied to secure the abutting edge 14a of the abutting section 12 to the main section 10. The slots 32, 38 are provided at suitable locations along the abutting edge 14a of the frame 14, and studs 20 are mounted at complimentary positions along the panel 16 of the main section 10. The abutting section 12 is mounted by raising it slightly to align the openings 34 with the heads 28 of the studs 20, forcing it toward the studs 20 and tapping it down into position.
Prerelred 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.
Figure 4 is a front perspective view of the stud;
Figure 5 is a partially cutaway perspective view of a display unit showing the manner of mounting the hardware;
Figure 6 is a rear view of the hardware;
Figure 7 is a cross section of a panel showing the hardware mounted on the studs;
Figure 8 is a rear perspective view of the abutting section shown in Figure 1; and Figure 9 is an enlarged rear perspective view of the abutting section shown in Figure 8.
Detailed Description of the Invention Figure 1 illustrates a display unit embodying a prererred embodiment of the hardware attachment system according to the invention. The display unit comprises a main section 10 and an abuffing section 12, each comprising a frame 14 and a panel 16 having a plurality of holes 18. The frame 14 of the abuffing section 12 has an abutting edge 14a for attachment to the panel 16 of the main section 10.
The system of the invention includes a plurality of studs 20, illustrated in Figures 3 and 4, which can be removably mounted through the holes 18, and a pair of complimentary slots 30 formed in the rear face of hardware such as a shelf bracket 6, hangar bar 8 or the like, or in the abutting edge of a display section such as the abutting edge 14a, as shown in Figures 8 and 9.
In a ~referred embodiment of the invention the stud 20 comprises a -securing flange 22 having a cylindrical post 24 projecting centrally therefrom. The post 24 in turn terminates at means for engaging a slot, comprising a constriction or neck 26 which terminates at an enlarged, generally spherical head 28. As best seen in Figure 2 the head 28 is slightly smaller in diameter than the post 22, for reasons which will be described below. The stud 20 is prefelably composed of a strong plastic, metal or another suitable material.
Figures 1 and 5 illustrate examples of typical hardware that might be used in a display, being a rail 4, a shelf clip 6, a hanger bar 8, etc. (as used in this description the term "hardware" includes any supporting or suspending structure used in display and shelving units and the like, including those specifically mentioned, and also shelves, platforms, bars etc., and is in no way limited to the embo~lim~nts shown and described). The rear face 6a of each piece of hardware isprovided with a pair of slots comprising a keyhole slot 32, having an enlarged opening 34 and a narrow portion 36, and a lower slot 38. The lower slot 38 extends fully to the bottom of the rear face 6a. Prererably the keyhole slot 32 is located near the top of the rear face 6a to maximize the supporting strength of the hardware.
As shown in Figure 2, the post 24 is slightly longer than the thickness of the panel 16, so that when the securing flange 22 abuts the rear face 16a of the panel 16 the post 24 projects slightly beyond the front face 16b of the panel 16, for reasons which will be described below. The securing flange 22 is ~efeiably provided with at least two holes 22a for screws or other fasteners 40.
In use, holes 18 are pre-drilled or selectively drilled as required through the panel 16 of each section 10, 12 of the display or shelving unit, the holes 18 being dimensioned so that the stud 20 will snugly fit therein. The holes are spaced vertically such that when the studs 20 are inserted the top of each neck 26 will be spaced apart approximately the same distance as the top of each slot 32, 38 in the hardware, as can be seen in Figure 7. Two studs 20 are inserted into the rear face 16a of the panel 16 and depressed until their securing flanges 22 contact the panel 16.
Screws or other fastening means 40 may be used to secure the studs 20 in place.
The hardware is then mounted on the studs 20. The lower slot 38 is approximately the length of the narrow portion 36 of the upper slot 32 and is open at its bottom edge, so as the head 28 of the upper stud 20 is inserted into the opening 34 of the keyhole slot 32 the open end of the lower slot 38 is positioned immediately above the neck 26 of the lower stud 20, as can be seen in Figure 5. Because the post 24 has a slightly larger diameter than the opening 34, which in turn has a slightly larger diameter than the head 28, the hardware can only be pushed toward the front face 16b of the panel 16 until the rear face 6a or 8a contacts the post 24, which protects the panel 16 from scratching or marring by the hardware.
Once the rear face 6a or 8a has deared the heads 28 of the studs 20, the hardware is pushed or tapped down into position, with the top edges of the slots 30 resting on the necks 16, as shown in Figure 7. Preferably the length of the neck 26 approximates the thickness of the rear wall 6a or 8a, such that there is a slightly frictional fit between the head 28, the rear wall 68 or 8a and the post 24, so the hardware will not wobble when mounted.
Figures 8 and 9 illustrate an embodiment of the invention applied to secure the abutting edge 14a of the abutting section 12 to the main section 10. The slots 32, 38 are provided at suitable locations along the abutting edge 14a of the frame 14, and studs 20 are mounted at complimentary positions along the panel 16 of the main section 10. The abutting section 12 is mounted by raising it slightly to align the openings 34 with the heads 28 of the studs 20, forcing it toward the studs 20 and tapping it down into position.
Prerelred 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.
Claims
1. A hardware attachment system for a display or shelving unit having panels with holes, comprising a plurality of studs for removable insertion through the holes, each stud having means for engaging a slot, and hardware having a rear face provided with a pair of slots for engaging the studs.
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| US08/819,836 US5785190A (en) | 1996-04-12 | 1997-03-18 | Hardware mounting system |
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