IP Library Granted Patent US 11,717,085
Granted Patent B2
US 11,717,085 · App. 17/246,442 · Granted Aug 8, 2023

Suspension system for storage components

Inventors: Peter Nilsson (Västervik, SE); Tobias Ringenhag (Västervik, SE)
A47B96/1441A47B96/1408A47B57/42A47F5/08
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Patent No.
US 11,717,085
App. No.
17/246,442
Granted
Aug 8, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a suspension system with a rear rail, configured to be arranged on a wall or the like, and a hang standard with rear leg portions comprising suspension slots arranged in each of the leg portions and being configured to connect with the lower flange of the rear rail. The rear rail further comprises an upper flange, and each of the hang standard leg portions comprise a mounting slot adapted to connect with the upper flange of the rear rail. The upper and lower flanges at least partially extend in different directions.

Claims (15)

1. A suspension system comprising:

an elongated rear rail with opposite distal ends configured to be arranged horizontally when placed on a vertical surface, the rear rail comprising a front, a rear surface adapted to abut the vertical surface, a suspension flange bent out of a plane defined by the rear surface, and a mounting flange that extends outwardly from the plane of the rear surface, the suspension flange and the mounting flange having different cross-sectional profiles; and

a hang standard configured to be hung vertically from the rear rail and slide horizontally along the rear rail, the hang standard comprising a front portion having slots for connecting with cantilevered brackets, and, in cross section, rear leg portions arranged laterally with regard to the front portion and configured to define a space therebetween behind the front portion and in front of the vertical surface, the hang standard further comprising a suspension slot and a mounting slot arranged in each of the leg portions, the suspension and mounting slots being aligned and having complementary profiles with the suspension and mounting flanges, respectively; and

wherein the rear rail further comprises a stop located on at least one of the two distal ends of the rear rail that prevents removal of the standard from the at least one of the two distal ends of the rear rail; and

wherein the rear rail further comprises an entry point between the opposite distal ends of the rear rail for sliding the standard on and off the suspension flange and the mounting flange, the entry point comprising at least one cut-out in at least one of the mounting flange and the suspension flange that permits the standard to be positioned with the suspension slot and the mounting slot aligned with the suspension flange and the mounting flange to allow the standard to be slid laterally on to or off the rear rail at the entry point from the front of the rear rail.

2. The suspension system according to claim 1 , wherein at least a portion of the cross-sectional profile of the suspension flange and at least a portion of the cross-section profile of the mounting flange extend in different directions.

3. The suspension system according to claim 1 , wherein both suspension and mounting flanges have at least portions that are directed obliquely upwards when the rear rail is arranged on the vertical surface.

4. The suspension system according to claim 1 , wherein the cross-sectional profile of the mounting flange comprises an inner portion and an outer portion which are differently angled with respect to the plane of the vertical surface.

5. The suspension system according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one cut-out is comprised of first and second notches in the mounting flange, which are separated by the same distance as the rear leg portions of the hang standard are separated.

6. The suspension system according to claim 1 , wherein a stop is provided at an end of the rear rail, such that an attached hang standard does not exit the rear rail at that end.

7. The suspension system according to claim 1 , wherein the stop is in the form of a tab bent from the rear rail.

8. The suspension system according to claim 1 , wherein a recess is provided in each of the rear leg portions in between the suspension slot and the mounting slot.

9. The suspension system according to claim 7 , wherein the tab is bent about an axis perpendicular to the elongated direction of the rear rail.

10. The suspension system according to claim 7 , wherein the tab is bent about an axis parallel to the elongated direction of the rear rail.

11. The suspension system according to claim 7 , wherein the tab is bent from the lower flange.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 22, 2022
From: NILSSON, PETER; RINGENHAG, TOBIAS
To: ELFA INTERNATIONAL AB
Reel/Frame 059977/0659 →
Priority Claims (2)
SE 2050497-3 · Apr 30, 2020 · national
SE 2051078-0 · Sep 16, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20210337967A1 · Nov 4, 2021
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