HOLDING DEVICE

• US 20140299562A1
• Filed: 10/25/2012
• Published: 10/09/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 10/31/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Elfa International AB (Container Store Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Elfa International AB (Container Store Incorporated)
• Inventors: Nilsson, Peter
• Granted Patent: US 9,603,468 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 211/153
• CPC Class Codes: A47B 96/024 characterised by support bracket location means, e.g. fixing means between support bracket and shelf A47B96/028 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A47B 96/067 Horizontal rails as suspension means in a cantilever arrangement suspension fittings for cabinets to be hung on walls A47B95/008
• CPC Class Codes: A47F 3/06 with movable or removable shelves or receptacles A47F3/0486 takes precedence; display racks with movable parts A47F5/0081
• CPC Class Codes: A47F 5/0018 Display racks with shelves or receptables racks per se A47B; storage devices for warehouses B65G1/02
• CPC Class Codes: A47F 5/101 Display racks with slotted uprights

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a holding device for a bracket in a storage system. The holding device has a connecting part and a holding part, the connecting part being elongated and bent, along a line in the elongated direction to form, in cross-section, a U-shape with a first and a second leg. The first leg is intended to be inserted into a bracket and second leg being connected to the holding part having a holding feature, such as hooks, a box, or a basket.

Claims

1. A holding device for a bracket in a storage system, wherein the device comprises a connecting part and a holding part, wherein the connecting part is elongated and bent, along a line in the elongated direction to form, in cross-section, a U-shape having a first and a second leg, wherein the first leg is intended to be inserted into said bracket and the second leg is connected to the holding part having a holding feature.

2. The holding device according to claim 1, wherein said first leg of the connecting part includes at least one tongue, extending substantially perpendicular from the line where the connecting part is bent, and wherein the tongue is bent further towards the second leg compared to other parts of the first leg.

3. The holding device according to claim 2, wherein distance between first leg and second leg is in the range 1.3-4.5 mm, and the minimum distance between a tongue and second leg is in the range 0.9-1.15 mm.

4. The holding device according to claim 2, wherein the tip of the tongue is bent outwards, away from the second leg.

5. The holding device according to claim 1, wherein the holding device is made of sheet metal.

6. The holding device according to claim 1, wherein the holding device is made of plastic.

7. The holding device according to claim 1, wherein the holding part includes hooks.

8. The holding device according to claim 1, wherein the holding part includes a box.

9. The holding device according to claim 1, wherein the holding part includes a basket.

10. The holding device claim 1, wherein the connecting part has a plurality of key-hole slots in the first leg.

11. A combination of a holding device according to claim 1 and a bracket, wherein the bracket is intended to be connected to a carrier element in order to be able to support a shelf in a cantilevered fashion and has a U-shaped cross section, and wherein the first leg of the holding device has a size that allows the first leg to be inserted into the bracket, such that the bracket supports the holding device at said folding line.