Shelving system
First Claim
1. A shelving system comprising:
- at least one upright;
at least one bracket for attachment to the upright;
at least one shelf for mounting on the bracket;
at least one bracket screw hole in each bracket for receiving a screw to be screwed into the underside of a shelf; and
at least one screw guide having a screw channel for guiding the passage of a screw and a bracket coupling member adapted for holding the screw guide in position within the bracket adjacent the bracket screw hole.
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Abstract
The modular shelving system consists of one or more uprights (1) in combination with respective supporting shelving brackets (10, 11) which engage with the uprights (1) by means of slots (7) provided in the uprights (1). The brackets (10, 11) act to support a shelf (5) which is attached to the brackets by means of a screw (9) which passes through the bracket (10, 11) to the underneath of the shelf (5). To ensure accurate alignment of the screw (9), a screw guide (17) is provided within the bracket (10, 11) which is releasably held within the bracket (10, 11) by means of biased lugs (23) which engage with apertures (16) provided in the walls of the bracket (10, 11). In addition to ensuring that the screw cuts into the underneath of the shelf (5) substantially perpendicular to its surface, the screw guide (17) is removable detachable from the bracket (10, 11) so that when it is desired to reposition the shelf (5) the need to cut new screw holes in the shelf (5) is avoided as the screw guide (17) with the screw (9) is removed from the bracket (10, 11) and stays with the shelf (5) whilst the brackets are repositioned on the uprights (1).
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16 Claims
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1. A shelving system comprising:
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at least one upright;
at least one bracket for attachment to the upright;
at least one shelf for mounting on the bracket;
at least one bracket screw hole in each bracket for receiving a screw to be screwed into the underside of a shelf; and
at least one screw guide having a screw channel for guiding the passage of a screw and a bracket coupling member adapted for holding the screw guide in position within the bracket adjacent the bracket screw hole. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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- 8. A shelving system as claimed in 1, wherein the screw guide includes a biasing member associated with the bracket coupling member and movable between a holding position in which the screw guide is held in position within the bracket and a releasing position in which the screw guide is able to move into and out of the bracket and in which the bracket includes an aperture in at least one side and the bracket coupling member is in the form of a movable lug mounted on the biasing member and adapted for engagement in the aperture in the side of the bracket, the lug being biased, in the absence of an external force, away from the screw channel.
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12. A shelving screw guide for use with a shelving system consisting essentially of an upright, at least one bracket and at least one shelf, the shelving screw guide comprising:
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a screw channel for guiding the passage of a screw;
a bracket coupling member adapted for holding the screw guide in position within the bracket; and
a biasing member associated with the bracket coupling member movable between a holding position and a releasing position. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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Specification