EP0024013B1 - Stackable shelving - Google Patents

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EP0024013B1
EP0024013B1 EP80104510A EP80104510A EP0024013B1 EP 0024013 B1 EP0024013 B1 EP 0024013B1 EP 80104510 A EP80104510 A EP 80104510A EP 80104510 A EP80104510 A EP 80104510A EP 0024013 B1 EP0024013 B1 EP 0024013B1
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47B—TABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47B—TABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE
    • A47B87/00—Sectional furniture, i.e. combinations of complete furniture units, e.g. assemblies of furniture units of the same kind such as linkable cabinets, tables, racks or shelf units
    • A47B87/02—Sectional furniture, i.e. combinations of complete furniture units, e.g. assemblies of furniture units of the same kind such as linkable cabinets, tables, racks or shelf units stackable ; stackable and linkable
    • A47B87/0207—Stackable racks, trays or shelf units
    • A47B87/0223—Shelves stackable by means of poles or tubular members as distance-holders therebetween

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  • the invention relates to stackable shelves according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • Stackable shelves are used to a large extent in department stores, at wholesalers and in warehouses for storing goods. They are put together on the spot by the user, for example through department stores.
  • a stackable shelf of the specified type is known.
  • the shelf inserts and the support columns are made of stiff, foldable cardboard.
  • the edges of the shelf inserts, which are bent upwards by 90 degrees on the bending edges, are held together by pulling on the correspondingly folded support columns in the form of spacer supports.
  • Such a shelf is cheap to manufacture, but not stable enough for a number of applications.
  • the generally unskilled personnel have major problems when assembling.
  • the filling of this stackable shelf with goods can only take place after assembly.
  • the shelf inserts themselves cannot be used independently of the stackable shelf, since the bent edges are held in place only by the support columns.
  • Stackable plastic shelves are also known.
  • Such a shelf that is on the market consists, for example, of a square, stable plastic tub with four circular cylindrical cutouts at the corners. In these corners, plastic pipes are fitted flush and with the help of a hammer in order to stack several shelves one above the other.
  • the plastic used is very expensive.
  • the shelf has no so-called secondary use, i. H. it is not possible, for example, to use the shelf inserts before shipping, for transporting the goods home, for storing the purchased goods or other goods at home.
  • the assembly is very tedious and requires a hammer; parts can also shatter if the tolerance limits are not exactly adhered to. Disassembly is only possible with the use of force. If a different shelf size is to be created, this is often only possible with expensive tools.
  • Another known shelf with a round shelf insert is also made entirely of plastic.
  • the shelf inserts are connected with I-shaped columns. The connection is made via connecting pieces and locking projections.
  • This shelf is even more complex to manufacture and has the same disadvantages as the stackable shelf described above.
  • the invention has for its object to design a stackable shelf of the type described above so that it is more versatile and stable than the known while maintaining simple and inexpensive manufacture and handling.
  • the coupling parts can be formed in one piece with the intermediate columns. However, it is preferably individual parts. In this way, pipes made of solid plastic, which are very easy to produce, can be used as intermediate columns. By using different coupling pieces as coupling parts, an adaptation to different operating conditions is possible.
  • the shelf insert should be able to be filled, shipped and transported independently of the finished stacked shelf. It should also have a second use, i. H. For example, be sold with the goods and used for private purposes at home.
  • the corner edges on the inner sides are provided with reinforcements which cooperate with projections at the ends of holding parts of the support columns or connecting pieces (in the case of multi-part supporting columns) in such a way that between the shelf inserts and the supporting columns or connecting pieces there is a firm but easily detachable connection.
  • the lower ends of the support columns expediently have holding parts with two holding parts which are parallel to the corner edges of two mutually curved edges and have a substantially U-shaped cross section.
  • the U-shaped part can thus be pushed over the adjacent edges of the shelf inserts.
  • the inner walls of these holding parts can pass through the cutouts in the bottom of the shelf inserts.
  • the holding parts have base plates which comprise the U-shaped cross section and expediently also the connection between these two cross sections. If the connection between the connecting pieces and the edges is formed relatively loosely, these base plates are necessary so that the shelf insert is held in its position.
  • the easiest way to form the support columns is in one piece, they have a corner part with holding parts at the lower end and a plug-in part for the holding part of the support column above it at the upper end.
  • the outer edges of the support columns or the connecting pieces can be designed so that they follow the outer shape of the edges of the shelf inserts.
  • they can have a rectangular shape.
  • the support pillars can also have a circular cross section with a circular opening at the corners.
  • the support column is preferably formed in three parts and consists of an intermediate column, a coupling piece and a corner part with holding parts.
  • the tips of the coupling piece can preferably be slightly conical. In this way it is possible to easily insert them into the intermediate columns. If you press it harder, a stable and firm connection is created because the cylindrical rear part of the coupling piece comes into contact with the inner wall of the intermediate column. For even more stable attachment of the coupling part and intermediate column, the coupling piece can have longitudinal ribs.
  • the coupling piece thus consists of two cylindrical ends with an intermediate piece of larger diameter, which serves as a stop for the intermediate pieces attached on both sides. Due to the conical shape of the tips of the coupling pieces and the use of longitudinal ribs, easy assembly and still a firm hold can be achieved.
  • the pieces can also be easily dismantled again, for example in order to make a new arrangement or to replace the shelves, to sell the goods with the shelves or to store empty shelves. If you take the corner pieces away from the standard inserts, they can be folded out into flat pieces of cardboard. This creates an extremely low volume requirement for the storage of unneeded shelf inserts.
  • the corner parts can be stored independently. Of course, this advantage not only affects storage when dismantling, but also when storing the finished shelves in the company, when sending and storing the shelves that are not yet needed in the department store, etc.
  • the coupling piece can expediently also be used as a foot part, a base sleeve or a roller being insertable into the intermediate column.
  • a shortened intermediate column can be used if necessary.
  • Rigid, commercially available cardboard is particularly suitable as a material for the shelf insert, for example cardboard that is commercially available under the name Chromoduplex cardboard and is covered in white on both sides.
  • This cardboard can be glued, laminated or coated with thin paper. You can already at this stage, so before the manufacture of shelf inserts, with any imprints, especially with advertising prints, or with different ornaments that match the goods sold, the respective season or the shape of the shelf insert.
  • a special effect can also be achieved by the shape of the edge formation, for example by any folds or undulations of the bent edge.
  • the manufacture of a shelf insert from cardboard expediently takes place by punching out from a large flat cardboard box, then scoring it at the bending lines and bending it up thereon.
  • the above-mentioned reinforcement on the inside of the corner edges can also expediently also be done by scratching the still flat cardboard of the shelf insert and bending it over the bending lines by 180 °, followed by gluing to the inside of the corner edges.
  • the reinforcement can also be produced in an extremely simple manner from one and the same material, which is very useful, at least for shelf inserts with rectangular or acute-angled edges.
  • thermoplastic preferably impact-resistant polystyrene
  • a thermoplastic, preferably impact-resistant polystyrene can advantageously be used as the material for the support column, for the intermediate column and for the coupling pieces and for the corner parts.
  • the intermediate column can expediently also consist of a cylindrical wound cardboard tube. This has the advantage that it is very inexpensive.
  • the corner part and / or the intermediate column can also consist of cardboard or cardboard tube.
  • Shelf inserts according to the invention can have any shape, for example round, octagonal, hexagonal, etc. However, this construction has proven to be particularly useful for square, in particular square, shelf inserts.
  • Fig. 1 the starting cardboard is shown in a flat, square shape.
  • the corner pieces 2 are still included.
  • the visible outer edges, the corner pieces 2 and the cutouts 27 for the inner walls of holding parts 13 of the corner parts 5 (FIG. 3) and 23 (FIG. 5) are expediently produced in a single punching process.
  • Fig. 1 Bie lines 3 are shown, around which edges 8 can be bent upwards by 90 °.
  • Bending lines 25 are also shown, by which reinforcements 9 are rotated by 180 ° and glued to the inside of the edges 8.
  • Two adjacent corner edges of the edges 8 are designated 6 and 7.
  • the outside is expediently scored, provided with a groove or machined in some other suitable way.
  • Fig. 2 shows a one-piece support column 20 with an upper insertion part 26 and lower ends 4, which can be plugged over two adjacent corner edges 6 and 7 of two corresponding edges 8.
  • Fig. 3 shows details of the lower end 4 of the support columns 20 according to a specific embodiment of the invention. Then in the middle of this end the cross section of the support column 20 can be seen, which corresponds to the upper end 26 of the support column 20, as can be seen in the front view of FIG. 2.
  • the inner legs of the corner part 5 are designated 18. At the ends of these inner legs 18, outward projections 10 can be seen in use. In the operating state, these projections 10 interact with the reinforcements 9 of the rack insert mentioned above in order to form a stable but easily detachable connection. Such interaction between reinforcement 9 and projections 10 (or projections 11 in FIG. 5) is always required if a tight fit or an elevation between corner part 5 or 23 and the associated corner edges 6, 7 of the edges 8 is dispensed with should.
  • a loose connection also requires the provision of base plates 14 and 15, which preferably consist of a single common plate (base plates 16 and 17 in the exemplary embodiment of FIG. 5). These base plates hold the shelf inserts in place. From Fig. 3 it can also be seen that the outer legs 18 'opposite the inner legs 18 are not as long as these. This helps save material and makes the corner parts easier to handle.
  • Fig. 4 details of the corners of Fig. 1 are shown on an enlarged scale. The edges 8, the corner edges 6 and 7 of these edges 8 and the reinforcements 9 can be seen. The preferred shape of the recess 27 for the inner legs 18 and 19 of the corner parts 5 and 23 with holding parts 13 can be seen. The reinforcements 9 are bent through 180 ° around the bending lines 25. The arrows are intended to illustrate this bending. Bending lines 3 are shown for the edges 8.
  • Fig. 5 shows another embodiment for the ends of a support column. It can either be the end of a one-piece support column. 5, however, is intended to show an independent corner part 23 in cross section, which is in loose, removable engagement with corner edges 6 and 7 of two adjacent edges 8.
  • the corner part 23 has holding parts 13 fastened to a circular sleeve and perpendicular to one another. These holding parts 13 consist of an incomplete U-shaped leg with a shorter outer leg 19 'and an inner leg 19 which has an outwardly directed projection 11.
  • the U-shaped legs are provided with base plates 16.
  • a base plate 17 is preferably also provided between the two U-shaped legs and is expediently formed in one piece with the base plates 16 mentioned.
  • the reinforcement 9 can also have the shape of a disk, for example made of plastic, from the outside of which projections of any kind, for example knobs, ribs or other patterns, protrude in the direction of the corner edges 6 and 7 of the shelf inserts. These projections can engage with corresponding recesses or openings on the opposite piece of the corner edges 6 and 7. Under certain circumstances, no cutouts at the corner edges 6 and 7 are necessary, in this case the mechanical contact can also be made mechanically by pressing the projections into the corner edges 6 and 7. In this way, a simple and secure connection between corner edges 6 and 7 and corner part 23 is possible.
  • projections of any kind for example knobs, ribs or other patterns
  • Fig. 6 shows the structure of a three-part support column, for the special case of the lower end of the stackable shelf with a foot part.
  • the corner part 5 shown in detail in FIG. 5 is only indicated in FIG. 6.
  • a coupling piece 22 is inserted, which has a wider diameter in the middle, which serves as a stop for the corner part 23 and for an intermediate column 21.
  • the tips 24 of this coupling piece are expediently tapered.
  • the coupling parts can be connected very comfortably to the intermediate columns 21 or the corner parts 23.
  • the coupling pieces also have longitudinal ribs 28. This also serves for a better fit with easy assembly.
  • a foot part in the form of a conventional roller 25 ' is inserted into the lower end of a shortened intermediate column 21'. In this way, the stackable shelf can be moved comfortably.
  • other ends such as a sleeve or a rubber plug, can of course also be inserted.
  • FIG. 8 shows an intermediate column 31 with a circular cross section, at the two ends of which coupling pieces 32 are provided which are formed integrally with the intermediate column 31.
  • These coupling pieces 32 have a somewhat smaller cross section than the intermediate column 31, so that there is a stop when placed on the corner parts 5, 23.
  • the invention creates an advantageous and versatile stackable shelf at astonishingly low cost.

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1. A stackable rack comprising rack shelves and supporting posts, wherein the rack shelves (1) consist of a rigid material and include a bottom (29) and rims (8) turned up by 90 degrees about bending lines (3) along the periphery of the bottom and the ends (4) of the supporting posts (20) as well as the corner portions of the rack shelves are so constructed as to be interfittable, characterized in that a) each of the supporting posts (20) consists of an auxiliary post (21, 31), of coupling members (22, 32) adapted to be placed onto each end of each said auxiliary post, and of a corner member (5, 23) adapted to be placed from below onto the rack shelf (1), or that the supporting post (20) is integrally formed with the lower corner member (5) and the upper insert member (26), b) each corner member (5, 23) includes two retaining elements (13) each having a bottom plate (14; 14, 16) and an inner leg (18, 19) as well as an outer leg (18', 19') between which the corner edges (6, 7) of two adjacent rims (8) may be inserted until they rest on the bottom plate (14, 16), and that c) recesses (27) extending from the corners of the bottom (29) of the rack shelves (1) are formed therein through which recesses the inner legs (18, 19) of the retaining elements (13) extend in a snug fit.

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Die Erfindung bezieht sich auf stapelbares Regal nach dem Oberbegriff des Anspruches 1. Stapelbare Regale werden in großem Umfang in Kaufhäusern, beim Großhandel und in Lagerhallen zur Aufbewahrung von Waren eingesetzt. Sie werden durch den Anwender, beispielsweise durch Kaufhäuser, an Ort und Stelle zusammengesetzt.The invention relates to stackable shelves according to the preamble of claim 1. Stackable shelves are used to a large extent in department stores, at wholesalers and in warehouses for storing goods. They are put together on the spot by the user, for example through department stores.

Aus der DE-C-24 29 122 ist ein stapelbares Regal der angegebenen Art bekannt. Bei diesem bestehen die Regaleinsätze sowie die Stützsäulen aus steifer faltbarer Pappe. Die an Biegekanten um 90 Grad nach oben aufgebogenen Ränder der Regaleinsätze werden durch Überstülpen der entsprechend gefalteten Stützsäulen in Form von Abstandsstützen zusammengehalten.From DE-C-24 29 122 a stackable shelf of the specified type is known. The shelf inserts and the support columns are made of stiff, foldable cardboard. The edges of the shelf inserts, which are bent upwards by 90 degrees on the bending edges, are held together by pulling on the correspondingly folded support columns in the form of spacer supports.

Ein derartiges Regal ist zwar billig in der Herstellung, für eine Reihe von Arwendungsfällen jedoch nicht stabil genug. Beim Zusammensetzen hat das im allgemeinen nicht fachkundige Personal größere Probleme. Das Einfüllen dieses stapelbaren Regals mit Ware kann erst nach dem Zusammenbau erfolgen. Die Regaleinsätze selbst sind nicht unabhängig vom stapelbaren Regal einsatzfähig, da die aufgebogenen Ränder ausschließlich durch die Stützsäulen in ihrer Lage gehalten werden.Such a shelf is cheap to manufacture, but not stable enough for a number of applications. The generally unskilled personnel have major problems when assembling. The filling of this stackable shelf with goods can only take place after assembly. The shelf inserts themselves cannot be used independently of the stackable shelf, since the bent edges are held in place only by the support columns.

Es sind ferner stapelbare Regale aus Kunststoff bekannt. Ein derartiges im Handel befindliches Regal besteht beispielsweise aus einer quadratischen stabilen Kunststoffwanne mit vier kreisrunden zylinderförmigen Aussparungen an den Ecken. In diesen Ecken werden bündig und mit Hilfe eines Hammers Kunststoffrohre eingepaßt, um mehrere Regale übereinander zu stapeln.Stackable plastic shelves are also known. Such a shelf that is on the market consists, for example, of a square, stable plastic tub with four circular cylindrical cutouts at the corners. In these corners, plastic pipes are fitted flush and with the help of a hammer in order to stack several shelves one above the other.

Der verwendete Kunststoff ist sehr teuer. Das Regal hat keinen sogenannten Zweitnutzen, d. h. es ist nicht möglich, beispielsweise die Regaleinsätze vor dem Versand, für den Transport der Ware nach Hause, für die Aufbewahrung der gekauften Ware oder auch anderen Waren zuhause zu verwenden. Die Montage ist sehr mühsam und erfordert einen Hammer ; dabei können auch Teile zerspringen, falls die Toleranzgrenzen nicht exakt eingehalten sind. Eine Demontage ist nur mit Gewaltanwendung möglich. Soll eine andere Regalgröße erstellt werden, so ist dies oft nur mit teuren Werkzeugen möglich.The plastic used is very expensive. The shelf has no so-called secondary use, i. H. it is not possible, for example, to use the shelf inserts before shipping, for transporting the goods home, for storing the purchased goods or other goods at home. The assembly is very tedious and requires a hammer; parts can also shatter if the tolerance limits are not exactly adhered to. Disassembly is only possible with the use of force. If a different shelf size is to be created, this is often only possible with expensive tools.

Ein weiteres bekanntes Regal mit rundem Regaleinsatz besteht ebenfalls ganz aus Kunststoff. Dabei sind die Regaleinsätze mit I-förmigen Säulen verbunden. Die Verbindung erfolgt über Verbindungsstücke und Verriegelungsvorsprünge. Dieses Regal ist noch aufwendiger in der Herstellung und weist die gleichen Nachteile wie das vorher beschriebene stapelbare Regal auf.Another known shelf with a round shelf insert is also made entirely of plastic. The shelf inserts are connected with I-shaped columns. The connection is made via connecting pieces and locking projections. This shelf is even more complex to manufacture and has the same disadvantages as the stackable shelf described above.

Diese Regale weisen ferner die mit der Verwendung von Kunststoff verbundenen Nachteile auf. Sie sind verhältnismäßig teuer und dann, wenn sie unbrauchbar werden, ist ihre Beseitigung aufwendig.These shelves also have the disadvantages associated with the use of plastic. They are relatively expensive and if they become unusable, their elimination is expensive.

Der Erfindung liegt die Aufgabe zugrunde, ein stapelbares Regal der eingangs beschriebenen Art so auszubilden, daß es unter Erhalt einfacher und billiger Herstellung und Handhabung vielseitiger einsetzbar und stabiler ist als das bekannte.The invention has for its object to design a stackable shelf of the type described above so that it is more versatile and stable than the known while maintaining simple and inexpensive manufacture and handling.

Die Aufgabe wird erfindungsgemäß durch die Merkmale des Kennzeichens des Anspruches 1 gelöst.The object is achieved by the features of the characterizing part of claim 1.

Ausgestaltungen der Erfindung sind in den Unteransprüchen dargestellt.Embodiments of the invention are presented in the subclaims.

Die Kupplungsteile können mit den Zwischensäulen einstückig ausgebildet werden. Vorzugsweise sind es jedoch einzelne Teile. Auf diese Weise können sehr einfach herstellbare Rohre aus festem Kunststoff als Zwischensäulen verwendet werden. Durch die Verwendung unterschiedlicher Kupplungsstücke als Kupplungsteile ist eine Anpassung an verschiedene Einsatzbedingungen möglich.The coupling parts can be formed in one piece with the intermediate columns. However, it is preferably individual parts. In this way, pipes made of solid plastic, which are very easy to produce, can be used as intermediate columns. By using different coupling pieces as coupling parts, an adaptation to different operating conditions is possible.

Der Regaleinsatz soll unabhängig vom fertigen gestapelten Regal gefüllt, versandt und transportiert werden können. Es soll darüberhinaus einen Zweitnutzen haben, d. h. beispielsweise mit der Ware verkauft werden und für Privatzwecke zu Hause weiterverwendet werden.The shelf insert should be able to be filled, shipped and transported independently of the finished stacked shelf. It should also have a second use, i. H. For example, be sold with the goods and used for private purposes at home.

Nach einer bevorzugten Ausführungsform der Erfindung sind die Eckkanten an den Innenseiten mit Verstärkungen versehen, die mit Vorsprüngen an den Enden von Halteteilen der Stützsäulen bzw. von Verbindungsstücken (im Falle von mehrteiligen Stützsäulen) derart zusammenwirken, daß zwischen den Regaleinsätzen und den Stützsäulen bzw. Verbindungsstücken eine feste, jedoch leicht lösbare Verbindung besteht.According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, the corner edges on the inner sides are provided with reinforcements which cooperate with projections at the ends of holding parts of the support columns or connecting pieces (in the case of multi-part supporting columns) in such a way that between the shelf inserts and the supporting columns or connecting pieces there is a firm but easily detachable connection.

Zweckmäßigerweise weisen die unteren Enden der Stützsäulen Halteteile mit zwei zu den Eckkanten zweier aufeinandergrenzender aufgebogener Ränder parallele Halteteile mit im wesentlichen U-förmigem Querschnitt auf. Das U-förmige Teil kann somit über die benachbarten Ränder der Regaleinsätze geschoben werden. Die Innenwände dieser Halteteile können dabei durch die Aussparungen im Boden der Regaleinsätze hindurchtreten. Die Halteteile weisen Bodenplatten auf, welche den U-förmigen Querschnitt und zweckmäßigerweise auch die Verbindung zwischen diesen beiden Querschnitten umfassen. Bildet man die Verbindung zwischen den Verbindungsstücken und den Rändern relativ lose aus, so sind diese Bodenplatten notwendig, damit der Regaleinsatz in seiner Stellung festgehalten wird.The lower ends of the support columns expediently have holding parts with two holding parts which are parallel to the corner edges of two mutually curved edges and have a substantially U-shaped cross section. The U-shaped part can thus be pushed over the adjacent edges of the shelf inserts. The inner walls of these holding parts can pass through the cutouts in the bottom of the shelf inserts. The holding parts have base plates which comprise the U-shaped cross section and expediently also the connection between these two cross sections. If the connection between the connecting pieces and the edges is formed relatively loosely, these base plates are necessary so that the shelf insert is held in its position.

Die Stützsäulen können am einfachsten einstückig ausgebildet werden, wobei sie am unteren Ende ein Eckteil mit Halteteilen und am oberen Ende ein Steckteil für das Halteteil der darüberliegenden Stützsäule aufweisen.The easiest way to form the support columns is in one piece, they have a corner part with holding parts at the lower end and a plug-in part for the holding part of the support column above it at the upper end.

Die Außenkanten der Stützsäulen bzw. der Verbindungsstücke können so ausgebildet sein, daß sie der äußeren Form der Ränder der Regaleinsätze folgen. Beispielsweise. können sie rechtwinkelige Form aufweisen. Die Stützsäulen können jedoch beispielsweise auch einen kreisrunden Querschnitt mit einer kreisrunden Öffnung an den Ecken aufweisen.The outer edges of the support columns or the connecting pieces can be designed so that they follow the outer shape of the edges of the shelf inserts. For example. they can have a rectangular shape. The support pillars However, for example, they can also have a circular cross section with a circular opening at the corners.

Vorzugsweise ist die Stützsäule 3-teilig ausgebildet und besteht aus einer Zwischensäule, einem Kupplungsstück und einem Eckteil mit Halteteilen. Die Spitzen des Kupplungsstückes können vorzugsweise leicht konisch verlaufen. Auf diese Weise ist es möglich, sie leicht in die Zwischensäulen einzufügen. Drückt man stärker darauf, so entsteht dennoch eine stabile und feste Verbindung, weil dann der zylindrische hintere Teil des Kupplungsstückes mit der Innenwand der Zwischensäule in Berührung kommt. Zur noch stabileren Befestigung von Kupplungsteil und Zwischensäule kann das Kupplungsstück Längsrippen aufweisen.The support column is preferably formed in three parts and consists of an intermediate column, a coupling piece and a corner part with holding parts. The tips of the coupling piece can preferably be slightly conical. In this way it is possible to easily insert them into the intermediate columns. If you press it harder, a stable and firm connection is created because the cylindrical rear part of the coupling piece comes into contact with the inner wall of the intermediate column. For even more stable attachment of the coupling part and intermediate column, the coupling piece can have longitudinal ribs.

Das Kupplungsstück besteht somit aus zwei zylinderförmigen Enden mit einem Zwischenstück größeren Durchmessers, der als Anschlag für die zu beiden Seiten angefügten Zwischenstücke dient. Durch den konischen Verlauf der Spitzen der Kupplungsstücke sowie durch die Verwendung von Längsrippen kann eine leichte Montage und dennoch ein fester Halt erzielt werden. Die Stücke lassen sich auch wieder leicht demontieren, etwa um eine neue Anordnung zu treffen, oder um die Regale auszutauschen, die Ware mit den Regalen zu verkaufen oder leere Regale aufzubewaren. Nimmt man nämlich die Eckleile von den Regeleinsätzen weg, so können diese zu flachen Pappstücken auseinandergeklappt werden. Dadurch entsteht ein extrem geringer Volumenbedarf für die Lagerung von nicht benötigten Regaleinsätzen. Die Eckteile können unabhängig davon aufbewahrt werden. Selbstverständlich wirkt sich dieser Vorteil in der Lagerung nicht nur beim Demontieren aus, sondern bereits bei der Lagerung der fertigen Regale in der Firma, beim Versenden und beim Lagern der noch nicht benötigten Regale im Kaufhaus etc.The coupling piece thus consists of two cylindrical ends with an intermediate piece of larger diameter, which serves as a stop for the intermediate pieces attached on both sides. Due to the conical shape of the tips of the coupling pieces and the use of longitudinal ribs, easy assembly and still a firm hold can be achieved. The pieces can also be easily dismantled again, for example in order to make a new arrangement or to replace the shelves, to sell the goods with the shelves or to store empty shelves. If you take the corner pieces away from the standard inserts, they can be folded out into flat pieces of cardboard. This creates an extremely low volume requirement for the storage of unneeded shelf inserts. The corner parts can be stored independently. Of course, this advantage not only affects storage when dismantling, but also when storing the finished shelves in the company, when sending and storing the shelves that are not yet needed in the department store, etc.

Das Kupplungsstück kann zweckmäßigerweise auch als Fußteil verwendet werden, wobei eine Bodenhülse oder eine Rolle in die Zwischensäule einsteckbar ist. Bei Bedarf kann eine verkürzte Zwischensäule verwendet werden.The coupling piece can expediently also be used as a foot part, a base sleeve or a roller being insertable into the intermediate column. A shortened intermediate column can be used if necessary.

Als Material für den Regaleinsatz eignet sich insbesondere steife, handelsübliche Pappe, beispielsweise die im Handel unter der Bezeichnung Chromoduplex-Pappe, beidseitig weiß gedeckt im Handel eingeführte Pappe. Diese Pappe kann mit dünnem Papier beklebt, kaschiert oder gestrichen werden. Sie läßt sich bereits in diesem Stadium, also vor der Herstellung von Regaleinsätzen, mit beliebigen Aufdrucken versehen, insbesondere mit Werbeaufdrucken, oder mit verschiedenen Verzierungen, die zur verkauften Ware, zur jeweiligen Jahreszeit oder zur Form des Regaleinsatzes passen.Rigid, commercially available cardboard is particularly suitable as a material for the shelf insert, for example cardboard that is commercially available under the name Chromoduplex cardboard and is covered in white on both sides. This cardboard can be glued, laminated or coated with thin paper. You can already at this stage, so before the manufacture of shelf inserts, with any imprints, especially with advertising prints, or with different ornaments that match the goods sold, the respective season or the shape of the shelf insert.

Im übrigen kann auch durch die Form der Randbildung, beispielsweise durch beliebige Faltungen oder Wellungen des aufgebogenen Randes, ein besonderer Effekt erzielt werden. Das Herstellen eines Regaleinsatzes aus Pappe erfolgt zweckmäßigerweise durch Ausstanzen aus einem großen flachen Pappkarton, einem darauffolgenden Einritzen an den Biegelinien und einem Aufbiegen an denselben.In addition, a special effect can also be achieved by the shape of the edge formation, for example by any folds or undulations of the bent edge. The manufacture of a shelf insert from cardboard expediently takes place by punching out from a large flat cardboard box, then scoring it at the bending lines and bending it up thereon.

Die weiter oben erwähnte Verstärkung an den Innenseiten der Eckkanten kann zweckmäßigerweise ebenfalls durch Einritzen der noch flachen Pappe des Regaleinsatzes und Umbiegen an den Biegelinien um 180° erfolgen, gefolgt von dem Verkleben mit den Innenseiten der Eckkanten. Auf diese Weise kann aus ein und demselben Material in äußerst einfacher Weise auch die Verstärkung hergestellt werden, die zumindest bei Regaleinsätzen mit rechtwinkeligen oder spitzwinkeligen Kanten sehr zweckmä- βig ist.The above-mentioned reinforcement on the inside of the corner edges can also expediently also be done by scratching the still flat cardboard of the shelf insert and bending it over the bending lines by 180 °, followed by gluing to the inside of the corner edges. In this way, the reinforcement can also be produced in an extremely simple manner from one and the same material, which is very useful, at least for shelf inserts with rectangular or acute-angled edges.

Als Material für die Stützsäule, für die Zwischensäule und für die Kupplungsstücke sowie die Eckteile kann vorteilhafterweise ein Thermoplast verwendet werden, vorzugsweise schlagfestes Polystyrol.A thermoplastic, preferably impact-resistant polystyrene, can advantageously be used as the material for the support column, for the intermediate column and for the coupling pieces and for the corner parts.

Die Zwischensäule kann zweckmäßigerweise auch aus zylinderförmigem gewickeltem Papprohr bestehen. Das hat den Vorteil, daß es sehr preiswert ist. Selbstverständlich kann auch das Eckteil und/oder die Zwischensäule aus Pappe bzw. Papprohr bestehen.The intermediate column can expediently also consist of a cylindrical wound cardboard tube. This has the advantage that it is very inexpensive. Of course, the corner part and / or the intermediate column can also consist of cardboard or cardboard tube.

Regaleinsätze gemäß der Erfindung können beliebige Form haben, beispielsweise rund, achteckig, sechseckig usw. sein. Als besonders zweckmäßig hat sich diese Konstruktion jedoch für viereckige, insbesondere quadratische Regaleinsätze bewährt.Shelf inserts according to the invention can have any shape, for example round, octagonal, hexagonal, etc. However, this construction has proven to be particularly useful for square, in particular square, shelf inserts.

Ausführungsbeispiele der Erfindung sind in der Zeichnung dargestellt.Embodiments of the invention are shown in the drawing.

Es zeigt :

  • Figur 1 eine Draufsicht auf ein Stück ebener Pappe als Ausgangsmaterial für einen Regaleinsatz,
  • Figur 2 eine einstückig ausgebildete Stützsäule,
  • Figur 3 einen Schnitt längs der Linie 3-3 von Fig. 2,
  • Figur 4 ein Detail der Eckausbildung von Fig. 1,
  • Figur 5 ein Eckteil entsprechend einem anderen Ausführungsbeispiel der Erfindung,
  • Figur 6 eine Anordnung von Zwischensäule, Kuppplungsstück und Fußteil gemäß einem weiteren Ausführungsbeispiel,
  • Figur 7 in schematischer Darstellung die Anordnung von zwei übereinander angeordneten Regaleinsätzen mit Zwischensäulen,
  • Figur 8 eine Zwischensäule mit einstückig damit ausgebildeten Kupplungsstücken,
  • Figur 9 ein Beispiel eines aufgestellten Regales.
It shows :
  • FIG. 1 shows a plan view of a piece of flat cardboard as the starting material for a shelf insert,
  • FIG. 2 shows a one-piece support column,
  • 3 shows a section along the line 3-3 of FIG. 2,
  • FIG. 4 shows a detail of the corner formation from FIG. 1,
  • FIG. 5 shows a corner part according to another exemplary embodiment of the invention,
  • FIG. 6 shows an arrangement of the intermediate column, coupling piece and foot part according to a further exemplary embodiment,
  • FIG. 7 shows a schematic representation of the arrangement of two shelf inserts with intermediate columns arranged one above the other,
  • 8 shows an intermediate column with coupling pieces formed integrally therewith,
  • Figure 9 shows an example of an erected shelf.

In Fig. 1 ist die Ausgangs-Pappe in ebener, quadratischer Form dargestellt. Dabei sind die Eckstücke 2 noch enthalten. Zweckmäßigerweise werden die sichtbaren äußeren Kanten, die Eckstücke 2 und die Aussparungen 27 für die Innenwände von Halteteilen 13 der Eckteile 5 (Fig.3) bzw. 23 (Fig. 5) in einem einzigen Stanzvorgang hergestellt. In Fig. 1 sind weiterhin Biegelinien 3 dargestellt, um welche Ränder 8 um 90° nach oben gebogen werden können. Weiterhin sind Biegelinien 25 dargestellt, um welche Verstärkungen 9 um 180° gedreht und mit der Innenseite der Ränder 8 verklebt werden. Zwei aneinander angrenzende Eckkanten der Ränder 8 sind mit 6 und 7 bezeichnet. Um ein Umbiegen um die genannten Biegelinien 3 und 25 zu ermöglichen, wird die Außenseite zweckmäßigerweise eingeritzt, mit einer Rille versehen oder in anderer geeigneter Weise bearbeitet.In Fig. 1, the starting cardboard is shown in a flat, square shape. The corner pieces 2 are still included. The visible outer edges, the corner pieces 2 and the cutouts 27 for the inner walls of holding parts 13 of the corner parts 5 (FIG. 3) and 23 (FIG. 5) are expediently produced in a single punching process. In Fig. 1 are still Bie lines 3 are shown, around which edges 8 can be bent upwards by 90 °. Bending lines 25 are also shown, by which reinforcements 9 are rotated by 180 ° and glued to the inside of the edges 8. Two adjacent corner edges of the edges 8 are designated 6 and 7. In order to make it possible to bend around the above-mentioned bending lines 3 and 25, the outside is expediently scored, provided with a groove or machined in some other suitable way.

Fig. 2 zeigt eine einstückig ausgebildete Stützsäule 20 mit einem oberen Einsteckteil 26 und unteren Enden 4, welche über zwei aneinander angrenzende Eckkanten 6 und 7 zweier entsprechender Ränder 8 aufsteckbar sind.Fig. 2 shows a one-piece support column 20 with an upper insertion part 26 and lower ends 4, which can be plugged over two adjacent corner edges 6 and 7 of two corresponding edges 8.

Fig. 3 zeigt Einzelheiten des unteren Endes 4 der Stützsäulen 20 nach einem bestimmten Ausführungsbeispiel der Erfindung. Danach ist in der Mitte dieses Endes der Querschnitt der Stützsäule 20 erkennbar, der mit dem oberen Ende 26 der Stützsäule 20 übereinstimmt, wie er in der Vorderansicht von Fig. 2 zu erkennen ist. In Fig. 3 sind die Innenschenkel des Eckteiles 5 mit 18 bezeichnet. An den Enden dieser Innenschenkel 18 sind im Einsatz nach außen gerichtete Vorsprünge 10 erkennbar. Diese Vorsprünge 10 wirken im Betriebszustand mit den oben angeführten Verstärkungen 9 des Regaleinsatzes zusammen, um eine stabile, jedoch leicht lösbare Verbindung zu bilden. Ein derartiges Zusammenwirken zwischen Verstärkung 9 und Vorsprüngen 10 (bzw. Vorsprüngen 11 in Fig.5) ist immer dann erforderlich, wenn auf einen festen Paßsitz oder eine Erhebung zwischen Eckteil 5 bzw. 23 und den zugeordneten Eckkanten 6, 7 der Ränder 8 verzichtet werden soll.Fig. 3 shows details of the lower end 4 of the support columns 20 according to a specific embodiment of the invention. Then in the middle of this end the cross section of the support column 20 can be seen, which corresponds to the upper end 26 of the support column 20, as can be seen in the front view of FIG. 2. In Fig. 3, the inner legs of the corner part 5 are designated 18. At the ends of these inner legs 18, outward projections 10 can be seen in use. In the operating state, these projections 10 interact with the reinforcements 9 of the rack insert mentioned above in order to form a stable but easily detachable connection. Such interaction between reinforcement 9 and projections 10 (or projections 11 in FIG. 5) is always required if a tight fit or an elevation between corner part 5 or 23 and the associated corner edges 6, 7 of the edges 8 is dispensed with should.

Eine lose Verbindung setzt weiterhin das Vorsehen von Bodenplatten 14 und 15, welche vorzugsweise aus einer einzigen gemeinsamen Platte bestehen (im Ausführungsbeispiel von Fig. 5 Bodenplatten 16 und 17) voraus. Diese Bodenplatten halten nämlich die Regaleinsätze in ihrer Stellung fest. Aus der Fig. 3 ist weiterhin erkennbar, daß die den Innenschenkeln 18 gegenüberliegenden äußeren Schenkel 18' nicht so lang sind wie diese. Dies hilft Material sparen und erleichtert etwas die Handhabung der Eckteile. In Fig. 4 sind Einzelheiten der Ecken von Fig. 1 in vergrößertem Maßstab dargestellt. Dabei sind die Ränder 8, die Eckkanten 6 und 7 dieser Ränder 8 und die Verstärkungen 9 zu erkennen. Auch die bevorzugte Form der Aussparung 27 für die Innenschenkel 18 bzw. 19 der Eckteile 5 bzw. 23 mit Halteteilen 13 sind erkennbar. Um die Biegelinien 25 werden die Verstärkungen 9 um 180° aufgebogen. Die Pfeile sollen dieses Biegen veranschaulichen. Für die Ränder 8 sind Biegelinien 3 eingezeichnet.A loose connection also requires the provision of base plates 14 and 15, which preferably consist of a single common plate (base plates 16 and 17 in the exemplary embodiment of FIG. 5). These base plates hold the shelf inserts in place. From Fig. 3 it can also be seen that the outer legs 18 'opposite the inner legs 18 are not as long as these. This helps save material and makes the corner parts easier to handle. In Fig. 4 details of the corners of Fig. 1 are shown on an enlarged scale. The edges 8, the corner edges 6 and 7 of these edges 8 and the reinforcements 9 can be seen. The preferred shape of the recess 27 for the inner legs 18 and 19 of the corner parts 5 and 23 with holding parts 13 can be seen. The reinforcements 9 are bent through 180 ° around the bending lines 25. The arrows are intended to illustrate this bending. Bending lines 3 are shown for the edges 8.

Fig. 5 zeigt ein anderes Ausführungsbeispiel für die Enden einer Haltesäule. Dabei kann es sich entweder um das Ende einer einstückigen Stützsäule handeln. Vorzugsweise soll Fig. 5 jedoch ein selbständiges Eckteil 23 im Querschnitt darstellen, das mit Eckkanten 6 und 7 zweier benachbarter Ränder 8 in losem, entfernbarem Eingriff steht. Das Eckteil 23 weist an einer kreisförmigen Hülse befestigte und senkrecht zueinander stehende Halteteile 13 auf. Diese Halteteile 13 bestehen aus einem nicht vollständigen U-förmigem Schenkel mit einem kürzeren Außenschenkel 19' und einem Innenschenkel 19, der einen nach außen gerichteten Vorsprung 11 aufweist. Die U-förmigen Schenkel sind mit Bodenplatten 16 versehen. Vorzugsweise ist auch zwischen den beiden U-förmigen Schenkeln eine Bodenplatte 17 vorgesehen, die zweckmäßigerweise mit den genannten Bodenplatten 16 einstückig ausgebildet ist.Fig. 5 shows another embodiment for the ends of a support column. It can either be the end of a one-piece support column. 5, however, is intended to show an independent corner part 23 in cross section, which is in loose, removable engagement with corner edges 6 and 7 of two adjacent edges 8. The corner part 23 has holding parts 13 fastened to a circular sleeve and perpendicular to one another. These holding parts 13 consist of an incomplete U-shaped leg with a shorter outer leg 19 'and an inner leg 19 which has an outwardly directed projection 11. The U-shaped legs are provided with base plates 16. A base plate 17 is preferably also provided between the two U-shaped legs and is expediently formed in one piece with the base plates 16 mentioned.

In einer anderen Ausführungsform kann die Verstärkung 9 auch die Form einer Scheibe aufweisen, beispielsweise aus Kunststoff, von deren Außenseite Vorsprünge irgendwelcher Art, beispielsweise Noppen, Rippen oder anderen Muster, in Richtung auf die Eckkanten 6 und 7 der Regaleinsätze herausragen. Diese Vorsprünge können mit entsprechenden Aussparungen oder Öffnungen an dem gegenüberliegenden Stück der Eckkanten 6 und 7 in Eingriff kommen. Unter Umständen sind auch keine Aussparungen an den Eckkanten 6 und 7 notwendig, der mechanische Kontakt kann in diesem Fall auch mechanisch durch Hineindrücken der Vorsprünge in die Eckkanten 6 und 7 hergestellt werde. Auf diese Weise ist eine einfache und sichere Verbindung zwischen Eckkanten 6 und 7 und Eckteil 23 möglich.In another embodiment, the reinforcement 9 can also have the shape of a disk, for example made of plastic, from the outside of which projections of any kind, for example knobs, ribs or other patterns, protrude in the direction of the corner edges 6 and 7 of the shelf inserts. These projections can engage with corresponding recesses or openings on the opposite piece of the corner edges 6 and 7. Under certain circumstances, no cutouts at the corner edges 6 and 7 are necessary, in this case the mechanical contact can also be made mechanically by pressing the projections into the corner edges 6 and 7. In this way, a simple and secure connection between corner edges 6 and 7 and corner part 23 is possible.

Fig. 6 zeigt den Aufbau einer dreiteiligen Stützsäule, und zwar für den Sonderfall des unteren Abschlusses des stapelbaren Regales mit einem Fußteil. Das in Fig. 5 ausführlich dargestellte Eckteil 5 ist in Fig. 6 nur andeutungsweise dargestellt. In dieses Eckteil 23 ist ein Kupplungsstück 22 eingeschoben, das in der Mitte einen breiteren Durchmesser aufweist, der als Anschlag für das Eckteil 23 sowie für eine Zwischensäule 21 dient. Zweckmäßigerweise sind die Spitzen 24 dieses Kupplungsstückes verjüngt. Auf diese Weise können die Kupplungsteile sehr bequem mit den Zwischensäulen 21 bzw. den Eckteilen 23 verbunden werden. In Fig. 6 weisen die Kupplungsstücke darüberhinaus Längsrippen 28 auf. Dies dient ebenfalls einem besseren Sitz bei leichter Montage. In das untere Ende einer verkürzten Zwischensäule 21' ist ein Fußteil in Form einer üblichen Rolle 25' eingeschoben. Auf diese Weise ist das stapelbare Regal auf bequeme Weise verschiebbar. Statt einer Rolle 25' können selbstverständlich auch andere Enden, wie eine Hülse darübergestülpt oder ein Gummistöpsel eingeschoben werden.Fig. 6 shows the structure of a three-part support column, for the special case of the lower end of the stackable shelf with a foot part. The corner part 5 shown in detail in FIG. 5 is only indicated in FIG. 6. In this corner part 23, a coupling piece 22 is inserted, which has a wider diameter in the middle, which serves as a stop for the corner part 23 and for an intermediate column 21. The tips 24 of this coupling piece are expediently tapered. In this way, the coupling parts can be connected very comfortably to the intermediate columns 21 or the corner parts 23. 6, the coupling pieces also have longitudinal ribs 28. This also serves for a better fit with easy assembly. A foot part in the form of a conventional roller 25 'is inserted into the lower end of a shortened intermediate column 21'. In this way, the stackable shelf can be moved comfortably. Instead of a roller 25 ', other ends, such as a sleeve or a rubber plug, can of course also be inserted.

In Fig.8 ist eine Zwischensäule 31 mit kreisrundem Querschnitt dargestellt, an deren zwei Enden einstückig mit der Zwischensäule 31 ausgebildete Kupplungsstücke 32 vorgesehen sind. Diese Kupplungsstücke 32 weisen einen etwas geringeren Querschnitt als die Zwischensäule 31 auf, so daß sich beim Aufsetzen auf die Eckteile 5, 23 ein Anschlag ergibt.8 shows an intermediate column 31 with a circular cross section, at the two ends of which coupling pieces 32 are provided which are formed integrally with the intermediate column 31. These coupling pieces 32 have a somewhat smaller cross section than the intermediate column 31, so that there is a stop when placed on the corner parts 5, 23.

In Fig. 9 sind im übrigen Fußteile dargestellt, die eine verkürzte Zwischensäule 21" verwenden, an deren unterem Ende Standteile 42 aus Kunststoff oder Gummi angeordnet sind.In the rest of the foot parts are shown in Fig. 9, who use a shortened intermediate column 21 ", at the lower end of which stand parts 42 made of plastic or rubber are arranged.

Durch die Erfindung wird ein vorteilhaftes und vielseitig anwendbares stapelbares Regal zu erstaunlich niedrigen Kosten geschaffen.The invention creates an advantageous and versatile stackable shelf at astonishingly low cost.

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1. A stackable rack comprising rack shelves and supporting posts, wherein the rack shelves (1) consist of a rigid material and include a bottom (29) and rims (8) turned up by 90° about bending lines (3) along the periphery of the bottom and the ends (4) of the supporting posts (20) as well as the corner portions of the rack shelves are so constructed as to be interfittable, characterized in that
a) each of the supporting posts (20) consists of an auxiliary post (21, 31), of coupling members (22, 32) adapted to be placed onto each end of each said auxiliary post, and of a corner member (5, 23) adapted to be placed from below onto the rack shelf (1), or that the supporting post (20) is integrally formed with the lower corner member (5) and the upper insert member (26),
b) each corner member (5, 23) includes two retaining elements (13) each having a bottom plate (14 ; 14, 16) and an inner leg (18, 19) as well as an outer leg (18', 19') between which the corner edges (6, 7) of two adjacent rims (8) may be inserted until they rest on the bottom plate (14, 16), and that
c) recesses (27) extending from the corners of the bottom (29) of the rack shelves (1) are formed therein through which recesses the inner legs (18, 19) of the retaining elements (13) extend in a snug fit.
2. A rack as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the corner edges (6, 7) of the rims (8) are provided with inwardly disposed reinforcements (9) adapted for engagement with protrusions (10, 11) formed on the free edges of the inner legs (18, 19).
3. A rack as claimed in any of the claims 1 or 2, characterized in that each supporting post includes as a foot portion an auxiliary post (21') which is placed onto a coupling member (22) and comprises a bush or roller (25') for movement along the floor.
4. A rack as claimed in any of the claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the rack shelves (1) are made of rigid cardboard preferably having a thickness of between 1 and 4 mm.
5. A rack as claimed in claim 4, characterized in that the rack shelf (1) inclusive of the provision of sidewalls is prepared by punching-out flat cardboard, providing notching at the bending lines and turning the cardboard up thereat by 90° such that the ends (4) of the auxiliary posts (21) may be telescoped onto two relatively adjacent corner edges (6, 7) for retaining the rims (8) of the rack shelves (1) turned up about the bending lines (3).
6. A rack as claimed in any of the claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the coupling member (22) and/or the auxiliary post (21, 21') and/or the corner member (23) are made of a thermoplastic material, preferably of impact-resistant polystyrene.
7. A rack as claimed in any of the claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the corner member (23) and/or the auxiliary post (21, 21') are made of cardboard or tubular cardboard, respectively.
8. A rack as claimed in any of the claims 1 to 7, characterized in that intermediate plates (15, 17) are provided between the inner legs (18, 19) of the retaining elements.
9. A rack as claimed in any of the claims 1 to 8, characterized in that the leg-like retaining elements (13) have substantially U-shaped cross- section, one leg being disposed on the outside of the rack shelf (1) and the inner legs (18, 19) passing through the recesses (27) in the bottom of the rack shelves (1).
10. A rack as claimed in any of the claims 1 to 9, characterized in that the coupling member (22, 32) is formed of a bridge member from which a respective coupling piece (24) extends symmetrically in two opposite directions.
11. A rack as claimed in any of the claims 1 to 10, characterized in that the reinforcement (9) at the insides of the corner edges (6, 7) is formed as an insertable disk from the side of which projections, knobs, ribs or the like (not shown) protrude towards the corner edges (6, 7) for engagement in recesses (not shown) formed in the corner edges (6, 7).
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