US 5,328,039 AGranted

Device for hooking decoration or similar elements onto all types of shelf-units

AssigneeFapec

InventorBernard Heimendinger

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Abstract

The device includes two identical half-rails disposed symmetrically with respect to the upper longitudinal edge of the wall of the shelf-unit. Each half-rail includes one member whose internal face is welded to an angle steel with a horizontal wing, and one central support plate in support on blocks secured to the horizontal wings. The plate has transverse cracks superimposed on guiding holes borne by the blocks. The mutual spacing of the half-rails is adjusted at will and the entire unit is fixed in the selected position by a screw traversing the superimposed crack and hole. A mobile support member of a decoration element includes superimposed elements each having horizontal wings housing a horizontal guiding track integral with the central plate. Screws are able to tighten together the elements so as to immobilize the support member in any selected position along the guiding track.

Claims5

Dependent claims

Device for hooking decoration elements on all types of shelf units and including:

(a) a shelf unit having a vertical wall having an upper longitudinal edge;
(b) two identical half-rails applied opposite each other with each against said upper longitudinal edge of said vertical wall of said shelf unit;
(c) one horizontal central element disposed between said two half-rails and presenting at a higher level two horizontal lateral return movements;
(d) means for securing said central element to said half-rails to constitute a support unit;
(e) said central element including means to adjust the spacing of said rails inside a horizontal plane and ensure the clamping of said upper longitudinal edge between said half-rails;
(f) at least one support member slidingly mounted along said central element, said support member comprising two superimposed central portions and additional means for ensuring its guiding and securing along said horizontal central element, said additional means including horizontal longitudinal edges of said superimposed central portions, the horizontal longitudinal edges of first of said central portions pressing the upper face of said horizontal lateral return movements of said horizontal central element and the horizontal longitudinal edges of the second of said central portions being close to the lower face of said horizontal lateral return movements of the horizontal central element;
(g) clamping means for clamping said additional means of said support member on the horizontal lateral return movements of said central element;
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(h) means for hooking said decoration elements and integral with said support element.

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