US4556148A
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Rack formed of a plurality of profiled bars
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1983-01-03
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Granted: 1985-12-03
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Expires: 2003-01-03
Abstract
Abstract The disclosure concerns a rack for displaying articles and comprising an assembly of horizontally and vertically oriented profiled bars, each provided with longitudinal grooves within which displaceable clamping elements can be clamped. These clamping elements may be rack inserts or serve as supports for such inserts. Grooves of adjacent vertical bars open toward each other for receiving wall-like elements. Also, other grooves of the vertical bars open into the interior area of the rack. Profiled bars which meet at corners are connected to each other by plug elements which plug into the bars and are hidden by the bars.
Inventors
- 👤 Ernst Koller
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 17:42
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16B; F16B12/00; F16B12/44; F16B12/50; A; A47; A47B; A47B47/00; A47B47/0008; A47B57/00; A47B57/30; A47B57/54; A47B57/56; A47B57/565; A47B2220/00; A47B2220/11; A47B2230/00; A47B2230/01; F16B2200/00; F16B2200/65; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T403/00; Y10T403/44; Y10T403/447
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
230 words
A rack formed from a plurality of profiled bars, comprising at least four vertically oriented hollow bars positioned for enclosing an internal area; each vertical bar having at least two longitudinal grooves defined in the periphery of the bar; the grooves in each bar being spaced apart about the periphery of the bar about 45°; the grooves being adapted for clamping fast in them another structural element; the grooves being located around the periphery of the respective bars such that a first one of the at least two grooves of each bar are directed toward and opened opposite one of the two grooves of one of the two adjacent bars and the second of the two grooves of each bar are opened inwardly toward the interior area of the rack defined by the vertical bars; the hollow profiled bars being internally shaped for defining two narrow width internal grooves inside the bar with a third groove therein, the third groove being between the two internal grooves; a plug element having a plug-in section for each bar comprising an angled profile element with two legs, each of which legs is respectively received in one of the internal grooves; the ends of said bars at a junction are cooperatively shaped so that the coacting bar ends seat against each other for completely covering the inserted plug element for hiding the plug element.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
230 words
A rack formed from a plurality of profiled bars, comprising at least four vertically oriented hollow bars positioned for enclosing an internal area; each vertical bar having at least two longitudinal grooves defined in the periphery of the bar; the grooves in each bar being spaced apart about the periphery of the bar about 45°; the grooves being adapted for clamping fast in them another structural element; the grooves being located around the periphery of the respective bars such that a first one of the at least two grooves of each bar are directed toward and opened opposite one of the two grooves of one of the two adjacent bars and the second of the two grooves of each bar are opened inwardly toward the interior area of the rack defined by the vertical bars; the hollow profiled bars being internally shaped for defining two narrow width internal grooves inside the bar with a third groove therein, the third groove being between the two internal grooves; a plug element having a plug-in section for each bar comprising an angled profile element with two legs, each of which legs is respectively received in one of the internal grooves; the ends of said bars at a junction are cooperatively shaped so that the coacting bar ends seat against each other for completely covering the inserted plug element for hiding the plug element.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
38 words
The rack of claim 1, wherein each groove extends inward of the bar from the surface of the bar to the bottom of the groove, and the grooves having cross-sections which widen toward the bottoms of the grooves.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
72 words
The rack of claim 1, wherein at least some of the bars have a third groove spaced about 90° around the periphery of the bar from the respective first groove of that bar; the second groove being between and spaced at an angle of 45° from the first and third grooves, wherein each first and third groove is opposite one of the first and the third grooves on the next adjacent bars.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
38 words
The rack of claim 3, wherein each groove extends inward of the bar from the surface of the bar to the bottom of the groove, and the grooves having cross-sections which widen toward the bottoms of the grooves.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
11 words
The rack of claim 4, wherein each groove is dovetail shaped.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
15 words
The rack of claim 4, wherein each groove is of the same shape and cross-section.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
43 words
The rack of claim 3, further comprising a plurality of horizontal profiled bars joining the vertical bars at the ends of the horizontal and vertical bars, wherein there are a plurality of junctions where three of the bars meet at the ends thereof.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
57 words
The rack of claim 7, wherein the bars are hollow; a respective plug element including three projecting plug-in sections which are directed and shaped for being received inside the hollow bars at respective junctions between horizontal and vertical bars, whereby the bars at one of the junctions are held assembled together by the respective plug-in section there.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
40 words
The rack of claim 8, wherein the ends of the bars at a junction are cooperatively shaped so that the coacting bar ends may seat against each other for completely covering the inserted plug element for hiding the plug element.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
19 words
The rack of claim 9, wherein the ends of the bars at a junction are cooperatively mitered in shape.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
53 words
The rack of claim 1, wherein the two internal grooves each being respectively defined between the side wall of the respective one of the first and third grooves which that internal groove is near and the exterior surface of the respective profiled bar at the respective one of the first and third grooves.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
23 words
The rack of claim 11, wherein the angled profile element is L-shaped and the two legs thereof are the legs of the L.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
54 words
The rack of claim 3, further comprising a structural element, which is displaceably receivable in at least one of the longitudinal grooves; the structural element comprising two tabs spaced apart from each other, and the tabs extending parallel to one another and extending away from the longitudinal groove, for supporting a rack insert therebetween.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
54 words
The rack of claim 1, wherein between two adjacent vertical bars, a swing element is installed, and that element being swingably attached to swing on an axis parallel to the adjacent bar; the swing element having an outside dimension lying within the outside dimension of the profiled bars between which the swing element extends.
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| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1996-12-02 | 1997-06-03 | 1997-12-03 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |