EP0161106A2
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A bracket and post assembly
Assignee: Fether Kenneth Ben
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Filing: 1985-05-03
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2005-05-03
Abstract
Abstract 'A bracket and post assembly suitably for shopfitting provides means for supporting a shelf by means of a single post 30 and a cantilever bracket 31. The post and bracket are engageable by complementary interfitting means. On the post there are alternate vertically spaced outer and inner supports 33, in the form of angled pieces, being formed by pressing outwardly to greater or lesser extents from a single sheet. The bracket has diverging arms 45 and at its root region a pair of slots, one in each arm, shaped to provide a hook at its root. An outer support 33 is received in the bracket slots and the bracket is hooked thereto. The bracket is supported above and below by respectively the outer and inner supports acting as buttresses against the cantilever forces. The assembly is particularly secure against the peeling effect of a load and resistant to rattling or looseness.
Inventors
- 👤 Peter Robert Lewis
- 👤 David John Webster Cowler
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 20:56
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47B; A47B57/00; A47B57/30; A47B57/40; A47B57/42; F; F16; F16B; F16B2200/00; F16B2200/20; F16B2200/205
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
305 words
A bracket and post assembly comprising a post adapted for use in an upright disposition, and a bracket detachably securable to the post, the post (30) and bracket (31) including complementary engagement means, comprising, on the post, longitudinally successive support portions, alternate ones of the support portions, constituting outer support portions (33), comprise a wall outward of the axis of the post and extending between two positions on the post, and the other alternate ones of the support portions, constituting inner support portions (34), each comprise an angled or curved wall extending between two positions on the post; the complementary engagement means further comprising, on the bracket, a pair of angled walls (45) diverging from the root portion of the bracket, each of the angled walls having an engagement slot, the two engagement slots joining at the root of the bracket to enable the slots to receive one of the outer support portions of the post, the lower edge surface of said angled walls of the bracket and upper edge surface of the wall of the outer support portion being relatively contoured such that upon full introduction of the outer support portion into said engagement slot, the bracket drops through a portion of its height so that its angled walls rest on the upper edge surface of the wall of the outer support portion, the bracket further including at its root, at least below said slots, an angled or curved engagement wall (44) adapted to mate with the outer surface of the complementary shaped inner support portion (34) of the post, to provide a rear buttress, and above said slot at least two surfaces contacting the rear surface of the received outer support portion (33), said two contacting surfaces being disposed so as to be subject to generally, relatively, orthogonal support forces through this contact.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
305 words
A bracket and post assembly comprising a post adapted for use in an upright disposition, and a bracket detachably securable to the post, the post (30) and bracket (31) including complementary engagement means, comprising, on the post, longitudinally successive support portions, alternate ones of the support portions, constituting outer support portions (33), comprise a wall outward of the axis of the post and extending between two positions on the post, and the other alternate ones of the support portions, constituting inner support portions (34), each comprise an angled or curved wall extending between two positions on the post; the complementary engagement means further comprising, on the bracket, a pair of angled walls (45) diverging from the root portion of the bracket, each of the angled walls having an engagement slot, the two engagement slots joining at the root of the bracket to enable the slots to receive one of the outer support portions of the post, the lower edge surface of said angled walls of the bracket and upper edge surface of the wall of the outer support portion being relatively contoured such that upon full introduction of the outer support portion into said engagement slot, the bracket drops through a portion of its height so that its angled walls rest on the upper edge surface of the wall of the outer support portion, the bracket further including at its root, at least below said slots, an angled or curved engagement wall (44) adapted to mate with the outer surface of the complementary shaped inner support portion (34) of the post, to provide a rear buttress, and above said slot at least two surfaces contacting the rear surface of the received outer support portion (33), said two contacting surfaces being disposed so as to be subject to generally, relatively, orthogonal support forces through this contact.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
50 words
A bracket and post assembly as claimed in claim 1 characterised in that the bracket includes above said slots a further angled or curved engagement wall adapted to mate with the outer surface of a further complementary- shaped inner support portion of the post to provide a further rear buttress.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
47 words
3 . A bracket and post assembly as claimed in claim 2 characterised in that said at least two surfaces on the bracket contacting the rear surface of the received outer support portion are provided by the outer-facing surface of said further angled or curved engagement wall.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
59 words
A bracket and post assembly as claimed in claim 1 characterised in that said at least two surfaces on the bracket contacting the rear surface of the received outer support portion are each provided by an edge surface adjacent a respective recess (46) in a respective one of the lower edge surfaces of the angled walls of the bracket.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
49 words
A bracket and post assembly as claimed in claim l characterised in that: the inner support portions (36) of the post extend laterally outward of the post and have a lateral extent less than the outer support portions, and the engagement wall (44) of the bracket is correspondingly shaped.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
35 words
A bracket and post assembly as claimed in claim 5 characterised in that: the inner support portions are parts of a continuous tube (50) located within an outer tubular structure containing said outer support portions.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
35 words
A bracket and post assembly as claimed in claim 5 characterised in that the inner and outer support portions of the post are respectively alternate outwardly extending angled portions of the same piece of material.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
37 words
A bracket and post assembly as claimed in claim 1 characterised in that: the inner support portions (9) of the post extend laterally inwards of the post, and the engagement wall of the bracket is correspondingly shaped.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
37 words
A bracket and post assembly as claimed in claim 8 characterised in that the inner and outer support portions of the post are respectively alternate inwardly and outwardly extending angled portions of the same piece of material.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
39 words
A bracket and post assembly as claimed in claim 1 wherein the bracket includes a plurality of said pairs of engagement slots, vertically-spaced, enabling the bracket to receive a corresponding number of the outer support portions of the post.
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