Classifications

• • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
  • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
  • F16B—DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS OR MACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS, CLIPS OR WEDGES; JOINTS OR JOINTING
  • F16B12/00—Jointing of furniture or the like, e.g. hidden from exterior
  • F16B12/10—Jointing of furniture or the like, e.g. hidden from exterior using pegs, bolts, tenons, clamps, clips, or the like
  • F16B12/28—Jointing of furniture or the like, e.g. hidden from exterior using pegs, bolts, tenons, clamps, clips, or the like for metal furniture parts
  • F16B12/32—Jointing of furniture or the like, e.g. hidden from exterior using pegs, bolts, tenons, clamps, clips, or the like for metal furniture parts using clamps, clips, wedges, sliding bolts, or the like
• • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
  • E04—BUILDING
  • E04B—GENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS
  • E04B1/00—Constructions in general; Structures which are not restricted either to walls, e.g. partitions, or floors or ceilings or roofs
  • E04B1/38—Connections for building structures in general
  • E04B1/58—Connections for building structures in general of bar-shaped building elements
  • E04B1/5825—Connections for building structures in general of bar-shaped building elements with a closed cross-section
  • E04B1/5831—Connections for building structures in general of bar-shaped building elements with a closed cross-section of substantially rectangular form

Definitions

• the present invention relates to a device comprising an upright and a bar fixed to the upright, in particular for shop furniture, and in particular to a search table.
• WO 2007/068454 discloses a search table having four uprights connected by two transverse bars, the two bars being interconnected by two crosspieces. The bars are attached to the uprights by screws or bolts. Thus, the mounting of the excavation table involves screwing or bolting operations. This assembly is therefore long and it is necessary to use at least one tool. Summary of the invention
• an object of the invention is to provide a device in which, during assembly, a bar can be easily and quickly attached to an amount, without requiring tools.
• Another object of the invention is to provide a device in which, during disassembly, a bar can be easily and quickly separated from an amount.
• the solution proposed by the invention is a device comprising at least one hollow upright and a bar intended to connect said hollow upright to another upright, in which the bar has at one of its ends a lug, said hollow upright having an orifice of receiving said lug, characterized in that it comprises at least one clip adapted to be inserted or moved within said hollow post and to cooperate with said lug in order to fix the bar to the hollow post.
• said lug has two lateral grooves, said clip having two lugs adapted to be respectively inserted into said lateral grooves so as to retain said lug.
• the distance between said tabs is less than the width of the lug at the lateral grooves, to ensure frictional contact.
• the length of the clip corresponds to the distance between the receiving orifice and one end of the hollow post.
• the end of the clip also rests on the ground. The clip is firmly held in place.
• said clip has at least one grip notch, for pulling on the clip when inserted into the hollow post.
• the clip has an orifice that has a first portion and a second portion narrower than the first portion, the clip being movable between a first position in which the first portion is opposite the orifice of reception and a second position in which the second portion is opposite the receiving orifice.
• said bar comprises a tube and an insert attached to the end of the tube, said insert comprising said pin.
• the device comprises four hollow uprights and two bars intended to connect in pairs said hollow uprights, each bar having at its two ends a lug, each hollow upright having a receiving orifice of one of said lugs, said device comprising four staples, each staple being able to be inserted or moved inside one of said hollow uprights and to cooperate with one of said stubs.
• FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a dig table according to one embodiment of the invention.
• FIG. 2 is a detail of FIG. 1, some parts being represented in transparency,
• FIGS. 3 and 4 represent in perspective respectively a staple and an insert of the table of FIG. 1,
• FIG. 5 represents an end of an upright of the table of FIG. 1;
• FIG. 6 represents in perspective a device according to another embodiment of the invention. Detailed description of an embodiment of the invention
• the excavation table 1 which is shown in FIG. 1 comprises four vertical uprights 2, between which there are side walls 3.
• a bottom wall 4 is fixed to the side walls 3 and defines therewith a receiving space for products for sale.
• the excavation table 1 also comprises a lower frame 5 connecting the uprights 2 to each other. More precisely, the lower frame 5 comprises two bars 6, each bar 6 connecting two of the uprights 2, and two crosspieces 7 interconnecting the bars 6.
• the bar 6 comprises a tube
• FIG. 5 represents the end of the upright 2, which is a hollow tube of square section, and which has a receiving orifice 16, the dimensions of which correspond to the dimensions of the pin 11.
• the end of the bar 6 can be positioned against the upright 2, at the receiving orifice 16, the pin 11 being received in the receiving orifice 16 penetrating to inside the amount 2.
• a staple 13 is inserted in the upright 2, and cooperates with the pin 11 to retain the end of the bar 6 against the upright 2.
• the clip 13 is shown in FIG. 3. It is a rectangular plate, which has two legs 14 bevelled. As can be seen in FIG. 2, in the assembled state, the lugs 14 are inserted into the lateral grooves of the lug 11, defined by the groove 12. Thus, the lug 11 is held in position by the lugs 14, which prevent to separate the end of the bar 6 of the upright 2.
• the distance between the two lugs 14 is slightly less than the distance between the bottom of said lateral grooves.
• the staple 13 has two lateral notches 15 which allow the staple 13 to be grasped with a tool in order to pull it out of the upright 2.
• the stub 11 can be pulled out of the reception 16 to separate the bar 6 from the upright 2 and thus to disassemble the excavation table 1.
• the invention relates to a device, for example store furniture, one or more amounts of which are connected to one or more bars of this way.
• a given amount of a shelf has two orifices and is connected to two bars in the manner described above.
• FIG. 6 shows another embodiment of the invention.
• the amount 102 is represented in transparency, and the tube connected to the insert
• the staple 113 does not have an open fork defined by two tabs, as in the first embodiment.
• the staple 113 has an orifice 121, which has a wide portion visible in FIG. 6 and a narrow portion that is not visible in FIG. 6 because it is hidden by the insert 109.
• the clip 113 is movable between a first position, not shown, in which the enlarged portion is facing the receiving orifice of the upright 102, and a second position shown in FIG. 6, in which the narrow portion is facing of the receiving orifice of the upright 102.
• the lug of the insert 109 can be inserted through the receiving hole of the upright 102 and the enlarged portion of the orifice 121 of the clip 113. Then, the clip 113 can be moved. in his second position. In this position, the lug cooperates with the clip 113 and is fixed to the post 102. More specifically, the edges of the narrow portion of the orifice 121 fit into the lateral grooves of the lug.
• An operating element 122 is fixed to the clip 113 and can slide in an oblong hole 123 of the upright 102. The operating element 122 makes it possible to move the staple 113 between its first and second positions.
• a plug 120 closes the end of the upright 102. As shown in FIG. 6, the stopper 120 constitutes a stop for holding the staple 113 in its second position.
• the plug 120 is removed.
• the staple 113 can then be moved to its first position and the insert 109 removed.

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