Storage structure with hinged panels
AssigneeFeralp, societe anonyme
InventorHenri Accatino
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Abstract
A storage structure includes generally rectangular panels arranged in at least one group of panels that are vertically oriented and each hinged about a respective hinge pin to a common connecting structure to pivot between two limit orientations. Each end panel has, on its bottom horizontal edge, a support wheel, which rolls on the floor to support the panel cantilever-fashion. Each panel can carry objects, such as works of art, that can be observed from a sufficient distance in a storeroom. Both faces of each panel are accessible and can be used to fix objects, which maximizes the available storage area.
Claims14
A storage structure including hinged, generally rectangular panels adapted to receive and support objects, wherein:
- said panels are organized into at least one first group of generally rectangular panels, oriented vertically, and which are each hinged directly about a respective hinge pin, in the vicinity of a first vertical edge, to a common connecting structure to pivot approximately 90° between two limit orientations;
- respective hinge pins of consecutive hinged panels are offset laterally on said common connecting structure by a distance chosen to allow said hinged panels to rotate between said limit orientations:
- at least some panels include, on their bottom horizontal edge, a support means at a distance from said hinge pin of said panel and adapted to bear on a floor and thereby stabilize the structure as a whole on said floor;
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- wherein the storage structure includes end panels which are solid, constituting covering walls for enclosing all intermediate panels in a folded configuration.
A storage structure including hinged, generally rectangular panels adapted to receive and support objects, wherein:
- said panels are organized into at least one first group of generally rectangular panels, oriented vertically, and which are each hinged directly about a respective hinge pin, in the vicinity of a first vertical edge, to a common connecting structure to pivot approximately 90° between two limit orientations;
- respective hinge pins of consecutive hinged panels are offset laterally on said common connecting structure by a distance chosen to allow said hinged panels to rotate between said limit orientations,
- at least some panels include, on their bottom horizontal edge, a support means at a distance from said hinge pin of said panel and adapted to bear on a floor and thereby stabilize the structure as a whole on said floor;
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- further including damped actuators adapted to pivot each hinged panel smoothly towards either of its limit orientations from a median orientation, which is generally perpendicular to said common connecting structure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.