Kit for assembling a shelf unit

摘要

A shelf unit having at least one metal shelf having at least one through hole, at least one upright made of plastic and comprising at least one male connecting end and at least one female connecting end, coupling with the male connecting end, and at least one plastic insert exhibiting at least one through hole provided with means for engagement with the upright, the first and second parts of the upright can be slipped into the hole of the insert from opposite sides thereof so as to connect them to each other, the insert interlocking in one end of the shelf in which the hole in the insert is aligned with the hole in the shelf and the engagement means can be tightly fastened between the female connecting end and the male connecting end when the first and second parts of the upright are connected to each other.

主权项

1. A kit for assembling a shelf unit, comprising:
at least one metal shelf that exhibits at least one through hole, at least one upright made of plastic and comprising:
at least one first part having a male connecting end; andat least one second part having a female connecting end, which can be coupled with said male connecting end so as to connect said first and second parts of the upright to each other; at least one plastic insert exhibiting at least one through hole and provided with an engagement connector to engage with said upright, comprising:
a first interlocking portion for interlocking in an end of said shelf; anda second portion that can be positioned externally to said end of the shelf,wherein said first interlocking portion being provided with said at least one hole in the insert and being predisposed with a parallelepiped shape that can be coupled to a transverse section of said shelf; at least one longitudinal section made of sheet metal and having an open cross section, said section having a longitudinal load plane where there is provided said at least one hole in the shelf; at least a first longitudinal flank that extends perpendicularly from a longitudinal edge of said load plane; a first longitudinal tab that extends perpendicularly from a longitudinal edge of said first flank from the side facing said load plane; a second longitudinal tab that extends perpendicularly from a longitudinal edge of said first tab from the side facing said first flank; a second longitudinal flank that extends perpendicularly from another longitudinal edge of the load plane; a third longitudinal tab that extends perpendicularly from a longitudinal edge of the second flank from the side facing the load plane; a fourth longitudinal tab that extends perpendicularly from a longitudinal edge of the third tab from the side facing the second flank; and said first portion comprises at least one coupling slot for said second tab on at least one face of the first portion which can be set opposite said first tab, wherein said first and second parts of the upright being configured to be slipped into said hole of the insert from opposite sides thereof so as to connect the first and second parts to each other, wherein said insert being configured so as to achieve an interlocked state in one end of said shelf in which the hole in the insert is aligned with the hole in the shelf, and wherein the engagement connector is arranged so as to be tightly fastened between said female connecting end and said male connecting end when said first and second parts of the upright are connected to each other.