US2741449A - Adjustable shelving upright and bracket - Google Patents

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April 1956 s. HESELOV ADJUSTABLE SHELVING UPRIGHT AND BRACKET Filed Feb. 8. 1952 INVENTOR. Swen HESELOV ATTOQN EYS United States Patent" lice I. 2,741,449 ADJUSTABLE snELvING UPRIGHT I BRACKET Simon Heseiov, Youngstown, Ghio 'iApplication February s, i95ffse'rial N $270,622

- 4 Claims..--(Cl. -248-'-243) invention relates to adjustable-shelves, and'more r particularly to improved bracket structure for adjustable shelves.

The main object of the invention istoprovide -a novel and improved bracket structure for adjustableshelves, said bracket structure involving simple components,*being easy to mount, and being neat in'appearance.

- A further object of the invention isto provide an improvedadjustable bracket for shelvingancl thelike, said bracket involving inexpensive components," being sturdy in construction, being easy to assemble, and being adjustable to provide a true horizontal supporting surface for a shelf to be sustained by'th'e'bracket.

- Further objects and advantages of theinventio'n' will "become apparent from the following '-description and claims; and from the accompanyingdrawings',wherein:

Figure 1' is a perspective viewof a-portion' ofa'nim- -proved'shelf structure employing bracketmeans'accord ing to the present invention.

"Figure 2 is an enlarged vertical"crosssectional' detail view taken on the line 22 of Figure 1.

figure 3 is a horizontal cross sectional vi'ewtakeri on 1 the line 33 of Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a perspective view showin'g the" separated componentsof the improved bracket structure employed in Pignres l to 3.

Referring to the drawings, 11 designatesan'upstanding vertical bar member which is T-shaped incross sec- "tion and whosehead flanges 12, 12 are a'dapted 'to be secured in a' wali, byany suitable securin'g-means,-- such "as the 'fasteners'lS, as'shown in'Figure 2. Th web of 45 'thebar member 11, as'designated at 14, isfor'n'iedwith uniformly'spaced horizontal notches 15, each'iiotch 'having a downwardly enlarged rea'r'portion 16 with'ahund'ercu't front edge l7"defirn'ng an upstanding lug"18 at the forward'end of the notch-l5. As'shown in' Figure 2, the upstanding lugs 18 are generally of 'do'vetail shape 1i andh'ave the undercut rear edges 17.

"Each individuals'helf' bracket comprises a. horizontal 'wsu orting late-19 formed with a dewnwa'r'dlyoflset rear portion 2 3, said rear portion being formedwith a v longitudinal notch 21 and-With aslot 22 spaced rearwardly from and aligned with the notch 21. The"main tlqrtion of the plate member 19 is formed with the longitudinally spaced, centrally located slots 23 and with a plurality of apertures 24 disposed adjacent the longitudinal margins 60 of the plate '19: Designated at25 is agen erally triangular brace member which is" formed at itsto'p edge with the spaced lugs 26 adapted to engage inthe slots 23 and to be -defor med' whereby the plate member 19 is :rigidly secured to the top edge of the brace element 25,-as by peening over the top ends of the lugs 26. The rear portion of the top'edge of the brace member 25 is cut away to receive the downwardly oitset reafportion' 2110f plate "19," as shown at 27, and the rear marginal portion of the brace member 25 is formed with the rearwardly extending spaced finger elements 23, 29 and 30. The finger elements 28 and 30 are laterally offset on one side of the =Patented-=Apn 1956 5 when the bracket member ha's been-mountedon said supporting-bar, as will be presently explained.

The lower finger element 30 is formed with a' channeled portion 3% and with an outwardly-struck sleeve element 32 intermediate said channel portion 3L to define a sleeve 10 i for-receivingan adjusting bolt 33,- said adj'u'stingboltextendingparallel to the plate member' 19,-as sho'wn in Figure 4. Threaded elements or nuts 34 and 35: are-carried by the opposite sides oi-theoutwafdly struck sleeve element 32 and threadedly engagethe bolt 33 to retain 5 the bolt against endwise movementin thegroove 31.

During the fabrication 'of the bracket structurepthe plate member 19 is :rigidly secured to the brace -element 25 in the manner above described, the lugs 26' be'ing -re- -ce'ived in the'slots 23 and being rigidly'secured thereto in-any suitable manner; In using the bracket structure, 7

' the slot22 is engaged over a'selected lug 18 with'the notch 21 thereof receiving the 'web '14 at the inner end of-the slotiS, the Web ld-below the plate member 19 of the bracket structure being received between the'fingers 29"e'nd-28', 36, the fingers'23', extending at on'e side of said'web, and the finger 29 on'the other sideofsaid web. The plate member '19 may be adjusted to 'a true horizontal position by means of the bolt member- 33 whose'end abuts the 'fiange'12 of supporting bar'lL and 30 the bolt" member may belocked in position'by means of -its' associated nuts '34, SS Which eng-agethe sleeve element 32.

-' The'shelfishown M36, is disposed o'n th'eplate'member'19 and is secured thereto by"suitable-fastenersZaTengaging upwardly through the apertures '24 in' th 'plate member 19.

' Any desired number of'verti'cal supportingbarslland adjustable brackets associated therewith inay -b'e'provided for supporting the shelves 36 at suitably spaced locations 49 longitudinally along the shelves. A suitabIe bas'eG'I may be bolted to the lower ends of the verticals'uppor'ting bars 11, as shown in Figure 1.

As above explained, thesupporting brackets-may beadjusted to locate the plate-elements 19 thereof in ti'u'e h'orizontal positions by means of the adjusting bolts 33, where- .by the sheives'will be firmly suppbrted by all of the ad- 'justing brackets 'employed therewith and' will' 'no't be twisted or warped because of uneven support-"by the I brackets.

While a specific embodiment of'an" improved support for shelves and the'like has been disclosed in the'for'e 'going description, it will beunderstood that various modifications within the spirit of theiiivention may occur to thos' skilled in the'art. Therefore, it is intended tha't' no limitations be placed'on-the 'invention' except as defiiied by-thes'cope of the appended claims. f What is claimed is:

1. A support for shelves and the like comprising'aver- 'ti'cal bar member" having a forwardly-projecting flange, saidiiange being-formedwith ahori'zontal notch aving a downwardly flaring rear portion defining annp's nding dovetail lug at the forward end or the notchja'liori'z'bhtal supporting plate formed at its rear end with a."notcl'i"engagingsaid flange atthe' r631 nd'of said'ffirsfnamed notch and formed with a slot longitudina'llyaligned""vilith said'second named notch and "lockingly"receivingsaid upstandinglug, adepending abutment mmberfiecured to -s'aidplate forwardly" of said slo'tglsaid' dep ingbbut- T rnenr i'nember' extending" *beiowflsaid' plateandbeing maligned: withth'e planeof said "slot; sainabntmenrinember being engaged with said flange below said first named notch, and rearwardly extending spaced finger elements on 9 a V V said abutment member, said finger elements being laterally offset from the plane of the respective sides of said abutment member and extending on opposite sides of said flange, and means on one of said fingers and engaging said bar member for adjusting said plate member angularly. I V

2. A support for shelves and the like comprising a vertical bar member having a forwardly projecting flange, said flange being formed with a horizontal notch having a downwardly flaring rear portion defining an upstanding dovetail lug at the forward end of the notch, a horizontal supporting plate formed at its rear end with a notch engaging said flange at the rear end of said first named notch and formed with a slot longitudinally aligned with said second named notch and lockingly receiving said upstanding lug, :1 depending abutrnent member secured to said plate forwardly of said slot, said depending abutment member extending below said plate and being aligned with the plane of said slot, said abutment member being engaged with said flange below said first named notch, rearwardly extending spaced finger elements on said abutment member, said finger elements being laterally offset from the plane of the respective sides of said *portion defining an upstanding dovetail lug at the forward ends of said notches, a horizontal elongated supporting plate having a depressed rear end portion provided with a substantially medially positioned notch extending inof the forward end of said brace member, a threaded element carried by said sleeve, a bolt member. adjustably wardly therefrom, said rear end portion having a trans-' V versely extending slot formed therein intermediate the ends thereof and aligned with said notch, said slot being elongated in the direction of the longitudinal axis of said supporting plate, said notch engaging with said flange at the rear end of one of said first notches and said slot lockingly receiving therein the upstanding lug of said one of said first notches, said supporting plate at its forward end having a plurality of spaced apertures formed therein adjacent the marginal edges of its longitudinally extending sides and a plurality of spaced longitudinally elongated slots extending medially between the sides of said forward end of said supporting plate, said slots and, said notch formed in said forward end of said supporting plate being aligned along the longitudinal axis thereof, a brace lugs being peened over to rivet said supporting plate to' said brace member, said brace member terminating in a rear end portion comprising a plurality of longitudinally extending vertically spaced fingers, said fingers extending below said depressed rear'end portion of said supporting plate and being alternately offset on opposite sides of said first-named notch and slot and engaging opposite sides 7 of said-flange, the uppermost of said'fingers having an upper edge depressed below the plane of said upper edge of said forward portion of said brace member and engaging against the lower side of said depressed rear end of said supporting plate, a sleeve integrally formed with the lowermost of said fingers, said sleeve having its longi tudinal axis substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis secured in said threaded element and having an end thereof engaging against said vertical bar member whereby adjustment of said bolt member linearly adjusts the position of said supporting plate and said brace member relative to said flange.

4. A support for shelves and the like comprising an elongated vertical bar member having a forwardly projecting flange extending longitudinally thereof intermediate the sides of said bar member, said flange having a plurality of vertically spaced notches formed therein with each of said notches having a downwardly flaring rear portion defining an upstanding dovetail lug at the forward ends of said notches, a horizontal elongated supporting plate having a depressed rear end portion provided with k a substantially medially positioned notch extending in- 'wardly therefrom, said rear end portion having a transversely extending slot formed therein intermediate the 1 ends thereof and aligned with said notch, said slot being elongated in the direction of the longitudinal axis of said supporting plate, said notch engaging said flange at the rear end of one of said first notches and said slot lockingly receiving therein the upstanding lug of said one of said first notches, said supporting plate at its forward end having a plurality of spaced apertures formed therein adjacent the marginal edges of its longitudinally extending sides and a plurality of spaced longitudinally elongated slots extending medially between the sides of said forward enclof said supporting plate, said slots and said notch formed in said forward end of said supporting plate being aligned along the longitudinal axis thereof, a brace member for said supporting plate comprising a substantially flat vertical brace member having a forward portion including a plurality of longitudinally spaced lugs projecting substantially vertically from the upper edge there- 7 of and engaging within said plurality of aligned slots formed in the forward end of said supporting member and extending thereabove, the upper ends of said lastnamed lugs being peened over to'rivet said supporting plate to said brace member, said brace member terminating in a rear end portion comprising a plurality of longitudinally extending vertically spaced fingers, said fingers extending below'said depressed rear end portion of said supporting plate and being alternately ofiset on opposite sides of said first-named notch and slot and engaging opposite sides of said flange, the uppermost of said fingers having an upper edge depressed below the, plane ofsaid upper edge of said forward portion of said brace member and engaging agaiust the lower side of said depressed rear end of said supporting plate, a sleeve integrally formed with the lowermost of saidfingers, said sleeve 7 having its longitudinal axis substantially parallel to, the

- longitudinal axis of the forward end of said brace member, a threaded element carried by said sleeve, a bolt member adjustably secured in said threaded element and having an end thereof engaging against said vertical bar member whereby adjustment of said boltrnember linearly adjusts the position of said supporting'plate and said brace member relative to said flange, and means extending through said apertures formed and arranged to engage with a'shelf to'fixedly connect such shelf with said supporting plate.

References'Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 7 647,945 Cope Apr. 24, 1900 1,089,863 Owen Mar. 10, 1914 1,830,438 Miller Nov. 3, 1931 FOREIGN PATENTS 20,476 Great Britain 1914 264,293 Great Britain Jan. 20, 1927'

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