Modular shelving
AssigneeAR Shelving, S.A.
InventorsPelayo Aldecoa Magdalena, Txabi Zabala Ibañez
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Abstract
Modular shelving including at least one shelf supported by at least one tube, wherein said shelf is coupled to said tube by means of a coupling element which is arranged externally in said tube and internally in a hole passing through the shelf, where each coupling element is divided lengthwise into two identical halves which are tongue and groove coupled together and, being coupled, can fit snugly into the hole of the shelf, whereby a tube supporting the shelf is fitted.
Claims7
Modular shelving comprising at least one shelf supported by at least one tube, wherein said at least one shelf is coupled to said at least one tube by means of at least one coupling element which is arranged externally on said tube and internally in at least one hole which passes through the shelf, wherein each coupling element is divided longitudinally into two identical halves which fit together by means of a tongue and groove joint and, being coupled, configured to be fit tightly into the hole of the shelf, whereby the tube supporting the shelf is fitted;
- wherein for each coupling element the shelving comprises two clamping pieces, one positioned on each side of the shelf in a close-fitting manner, wherein the coupling between the coupling element and each clamping piece is achieved by axially engaging flanges located on each coupling element in corresponding coupling openings located in an inner flange of each clamping piece, so that the relative rotation of the clamping piece relative to the coupling element, once axially seated, causes the retention of the tabs on the inner flange of the clamping piece;
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- wherein each clamping piece has a sealing cap that covers openings and the annular space between the tube and a perimeter contour of said clamping piece by means of clipping in some sealing openings that each clamping piece has.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.