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EP0004196A1
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Bracket assembly
Assignee: CITY INDUSTRIAL Ltd
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Filing: 1979-03-12
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Granted: —
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Expires: 1999-03-12
Abstract
Abstract A bracket assembly comprises a tubular upright (1) having a plurality of elongated slots (3) aligned in a vertical row in the wall of the upright, and a bracket member (6) of substantially flat construction mountable in the upright in con- tilever fashion. The bracket member has an anchoring portion which engages in the upright and a contiguous portion for supporting a load. The anchoring portion includes undercut projecting tongues (7) each of which engages a slot in the upright. Each tongue is of such a length that when it is fully located in the slot the undercut (16) receives a wall portion of the upright adjacent the lower end of the slot and the free end face (14) of the tongue abuts the inner surface of the wall of the upright opposite to that containing the slot.
Inventors
- 👤 Peter Robert Lewis
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 15:45
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47B; A47B96/00; A47B96/14; A47B96/145; A47B96/1458; A47B57/00; A47B57/30; A47B57/40; A47B57/42
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
141 words
A bracket assembly comprising a'tubular upright (as hereindefined) having a plurality of elongated slots aligned in a vertical row, and a bracket member of substantially flat construction having an anchoring portion engageable in said upright and a contiguous portion for supprting a load, said anchoring portion including at least one undercut projecting tongue which engages a slot in said upright, said tongue being of such a lenght that when it is fully located in said slot said undercut receives a wall portion of the upright adjacent the lower end of said slot and the free end face of the tongue abuts the inner surface of the wall of the upright opposite to that containg the slot, the eni.face of the bracket member extending downwardly from said undercut abutting the outer surface of the upright below the lower end of said slot.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
141 words
A bracket assembly comprising a'tubular upright (as hereindefined) having a plurality of elongated slots aligned in a vertical row, and a bracket member of substantially flat construction having an anchoring portion engageable in said upright and a contiguous portion for supprting a load, said anchoring portion including at least one undercut projecting tongue which engages a slot in said upright, said tongue being of such a lenght that when it is fully located in said slot said undercut receives a wall portion of the upright adjacent the lower end of said slot and the free end face of the tongue abuts the inner surface of the wall of the upright opposite to that containg the slot, the eni.face of the bracket member extending downwardly from said undercut abutting the outer surface of the upright below the lower end of said slot.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
26 words
A bracket assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein said cintiguous portion of the bracket member is in the form of an elongated substantially rectangular arm.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
33 words
A bracket assembly as claimed in claim 1 or 2, wherein said upright has a substantially S-shaped cross-section and said elongated slots are formed in the two outer horizontal limbs of the S-shape:
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
26 words
A bracket assembly as claimed in claim 3, wherein the S-shaped upright is covered on its two unslotted sides by respective cladding panels of sheet metal.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
30 words
A bracket assembly as claimed in claim 4, wherein the sheet metal cladding panels are attached by adhesive bonding to the surfaces of the d walls of the S-shaped upright.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
51 words
A bracket assembly as claimed in claim 4 or 5, wherein each cladding panel is provided along its longitudinal edges with either inwardly or outwardly directed flanges which extend close to the longitudinal edges of the slots in the upright and laterally bound the adjecent load-supporting portion of the bracket member.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
46 words
A bracket assembly as claimed in claim 1 or 2, wherein said tubular upright has a substantially rectangular cross-section, one wall of the tube has continuous internal indentation extending longitudinally of the tube, and the longitudinal slots are provided in the opposite wall of the tube.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
46 words
A bracket assembly as claimed in claim 7, wherein the indentation and the row of longitudinal slots have a common centre line, and the free ends of said tongues are retained in said indentation to prevent lateral movement of the bracket arm relative to said upright.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
59 words
A bracket assembly as claimed in claim 1 or 2, wherein said tubular upright comprises two interconnected tubular members, each said tubular member has a substantially rectangular cross-section, one wall of each tubular member has a contiguous internal indentation extending longitudinal of the tubular member, and the longitudinal slots are provided in the opposite wall of each tubular member.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
53 words
A bracket assembly as claimed in claim 9, wherein the two tubular members contact one another along their walls privided with the indentations and are held together in position by means of at least one pair of identical spring clips, each clip of a pair engaging the tubular members on one side thereof.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
59 words
A bracket assembly as claimed in claim 10, wherein the upright is covered on its two unslotted sides by respective cladding panels of sheet metal, each said panel being privided along its longitudinal edges with inwardly directed flanges which are engaged by outwardly extending lugs formed at each end of each spring clip to retain said panels in position.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
51 words
A bracket assembly as claimed in any of the preceding claims, wherein the or each undercut tongue of the bracket member has an upper and a lower edge, said edges extending parallel to one another and at a accute angle in relation to an upper longitudinal edge of the bracket member.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
39 words
A bracket assembly as claimed in claim 12, wherein the undercut of the or each said tongue is in the form of a rectangular recess the width corresponds substantially to the thickness of the slotted wall of the upright.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
30 words
A bracket assembly as claimed in claim 13, wherein the rectangular recess is enlarged by a semi-circular or trapezoidal recess formed in the adjecent wall portion of the bracket member.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
59 words
A bracket assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein the bracket member comprises two main parts which are moveable relative to one another in a vertical plane, one part constituting said anchoring portion and the other part constituting said load-supporting portion, the two parts being adjustably joined together by securing means to maintain said parts in the adjusted portion.
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