US 2023/0026525 A1 · Shelf Storage System

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a shelf storage system 1 comprising hang standards 3 with slots 5 arranged in rows therein, brackets 7 comprising connector means 9 for connecting with hang standard slots 5 such that bracket becomes suspended thereby in a cantilevered manner, and shelves 11 adapted to rest on the brackets 7. The shelf 11 comprises on its bottom side at least first and second bracket connecting means, which are adapted to connect with brackets and are mutually spaced apart with a predetermined bracket distance d. The hang standard comprises a plurality screw holes for connecting the hang standard oriented vertically to a wall or the like, and the distance between at least two such screw holes corresponds to said bracket distance. This allows using a hang standard to mark locations for other hang standards, which simplifies assembling of the shelf system.

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Dependent claims

A shelf storage system comprising a plurality of hang standards, adapted to be vertically arranged on a wall, the hang standards comprising a plurality of slots arranged in rows therein, the shelf storage system further comprising a plurality of brackets, each comprising connector means for connecting with hang standard slots to suspend the bracket in a cantilevered manner, and at least one shelf adapted to rest on and span at least a first and a second suspended bracket;

wherein the shelf comprises on bottom side at least first and second shelf connector means to connect with said first and second suspended brackets, respectively, the first and second shelf connector means being located mutually spaced apart with a predetermined bracket to bracket distance d, and
wherein each of the plurality of hang standards comprises a plurality of screw holes for connecting the hang standard oriented vertically to a wall, wherein the distance between at least two such screw holes corresponds to said bracket to bracket distance d.

A method of installing a shelf storage system, wherein the shelf storage system comprises:

a plurality of hang standards, the plurality of hang standards comprising at least a first hang standard and a second hang standard, each of the plurality of hang standards comprising a plurality of slots arranged in at least one column therein, each of the plurality of hang standards comprises a plurality of screw holes for connecting the hang standard oriented vertically to a vertical surface, at least two the plurality of screw holes being spaced apart by a predetermined bracket-to-bracket distance;
and
a plurality of brackets, the plurality of brackets comprising at least a first bracket and a second bracket suspended in a cantilevered manner from the first and second hang standards, respectively, the first and second brackets each having a connector at one end of the bracket that cooperates with one or more the plurality of slots of the first and second hang standards, respectively, to suspend the bracket in a cantilevered manner from the hang standard;
and
a shelf for resting adapted to rest on and span at least two of the plurality of brackets, the shelf having a fixed locations on the shelf at least a first connector and a second connector, the first connecter for attaching the shelf to the first bracket and the second connector for attaching the shelf to the second bracket, the first and second connectors spaced apart by the predetermined bracket-to-bracket distance;
wherein the method comprises,
orienting horizontally the first hang standard on the vertical surface;
marking on the vertical surface locations for the first and the second hang standards using the at least two of the plurality of screws;
attaching the first and second hang standards in a vertical orientation at the marked locations;
attaching the first and second brackets to the first and second hang standards;
and
attaching the shelf using the first and second connectors to the first and second brackets.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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