# US 9,775,436 B2 · Shelf > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 9,775,436 B2 - Document ID: US9775436B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 14/912,492 - Filed: 2014-08-20 - Published: 2016-07-07 - Granted: 2017-10-03 - Earliest claimed: 2013-08-21 - Assignees: LCC 2015 ApS - Applicants: LCC 2015 ApS - Inventors: Erling Kristen Mogensen; Søren Bøgede Andersen; Steen Juul Thomsen - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US9775436B2 ## CPC - A47B 96/02: Shelves (movable shelves coupled to doors A47B96/16) - A47B 57/06: with means for adjusting the height of the shelves (A47B57/04, A47B57/30 take precedence) - A47B 57/20: consisting of tongues, pins or similar projecting means coacting with openings (A47B57/08, A47B57/16 take precedence) - A47B 96/021: {Structural features of shelf bases} - A47B 96/06: Brackets or similar supporting means for cabinets, racks or shelves ({A47B96/022 takes precedence; } aspects of adjusting height or inclination A47B57/00 {; brackets for the display of articles A47F5/08}) - F16F 1/44: loaded mainly in compression - A47B 47/0083: {with four vertical uprights (for units mainly made of wood or plastic A47B47/045)} - A47B 2031/004: {having four vertical uprights} - A47B: TABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE (furniture jointing F16B) - F16F: SPRINGS; SHOCK-ABSORBERS; MEANS FOR DAMPING VIBRATION ## Abstract A shelf (1) for mounting on a substantially rectangular load carrier having four identical columns arranged in the corners thereof. On the shelf a holder (3,3; 3″, 3′″) is mounted that can be inserted into complementary slots in the columns of the load carrier, said slots being configured with a carrier face by which the holder is capable of engaging in such a manner that the holder supports on the column. The holders are configured from an elastic material with a shock-absorbing part which is provided with a bend extending in the transverse direction of the shelf, said shock-absorbing part being anchored in the shelf to the effect that forces applied to the holder in a direction extending in the longitudinal direction of the shelf can be absorbed elastically in the bend. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A shelf for mounting on a substantially rectangular load carrier having four identical columns arranged in the corners thereof, the columns each having a rectangular profile with four side faces and complementary slots therein each comprising downwardly-extending cut-outs, the shelf comprising: at least one holder secured to said shelf, the at least one holder comprising two parallel legs and a middle part, extending outwardly in a longitudinal direction from an end of the shelf, and creating an opening between the holder and the shelf, the at least one holder adapted to be inserted into the complementary slots in the columns of the load carrier and thereby engage in such a manner that the at least one holder is supported by the column when the parallel legs and middle part of the holder are passed through the slots and engage the downwardly-extending cut-outs of each slot; wherein the holder is connected to a shock-absorbing part which is provided with a bend extending in a transverse direction of the shelf, said shock-absorbing part being anchored in the shelf to the effect that forces applied to the holder in a direction extending in the longitudinal direction of the shelf can be absorbed elastically in the bend by the shock-absorbing part. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) A shelf according to claim 1, wherein the holder is configured from a rod element which is bent such that it extends from one opening to another opening in the shorter side of the shelf. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) A shelf according to claim 2, wherein the shelf comprises four holders, where the holders are, in pairs of two, configured with a shock-absorbing part between them to the effect that the shock-absorbing part provided with bend extends from holders arranged on one side of the shelf to holders arranged on the other side of the shelf. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) A shelf according to claim 2, wherein the shelf comprises a holder with a shock-absorbing part that is arranged in a recess in the shelf. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) A shelf according to claim 1, wherein the opening is a rectangle. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) A shelf according to claim 5, wherein the shelf comprises four holders, where the holders are, in pairs of two, configured with a shock-absorbing part between them to the effect that the shock-absorbing part provided with bend extends from holders arranged on one side of the shelf to holders arranged on the other side of the shelf. ### Claim 7 (depends on 5) A shelf according to claim 5, wherein the shelf comprises a holder with a shock-absorbing part that is arranged in a recess in the shelf. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) A shelf according to claim 1, wherein the shock-absorbing part is connected to the at least one holder. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) A shelf according to claim 8, wherein the holders are configured with a shock-absorbing part extending between two holders that are constituted of a rod element spanning from one opening to another opening arranged on the other side of the shelf along a longitudinally extending side of the shelf. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) A shelf according to claim 9, wherein the shock-absorbing part is deployed in a recess in the shelf, and wherein the shelf is, in an area around the recess, mutually adapted to the shock-absorbing part to the effect that an impact on the shock-absorbing part can deform the shelf in the area around the bend of the shock-absorbing part. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) A shelf according to claim 9, wherein the shock-absorbing part is deployed in a recess in the shelf such that straight parts of the shock-absorbing part enables elastic deformation of the shelf in the area around the bend. ### Claim 12 (depends on 8) A shelf according to claim 8, wherein the shelf comprises a holder with a shock-absorbing part that is arranged in a recess in the shelf. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) A shelf according to claim 1, wherein the shelf comprises four holders, where the holders are, in pairs of two, configured with a shock-absorbing part between them to the effect that the shock-absorbing part provided with bend extends from holders arranged on one side of the shelf to holders arranged on the other side of the shelf. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) A shelf according to claim 13, wherein the shelf comprises a holder with a shock-absorbing part that is arranged in a recess in the shelf. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) A shelf according to claim 1, wherein the shelf comprises a holder with a shock-absorbing part that is arranged in a recess in the shelf. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) A shelf according to claim 15, wherein the shock-absorbing part is deployed in a recess in the shelf, where the shelf is, in an area around the bend, removed in extension of straight parts of the shock-absorbing part and hence enables elastic deformation thereof in the area around the bend. ### Claim 17 (depends on 1) A shelf according to claim 1, wherein the shelf is made of plastics.