WO2007123782A2 - Caisson de rangement à blocs - Google Patents

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WO2007123782A2
WO2007123782A2 PCT/US2007/008041 US2007008041W WO2007123782A2 WO 2007123782 A2 WO2007123782 A2 WO 2007123782A2 US 2007008041 W US2007008041 W US 2007008041W WO 2007123782 A2 WO2007123782 A2 WO 2007123782A2
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James P. Reed
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47F—SPECIAL FURNITURE, FITTINGS, OR ACCESSORIES FOR SHOPS, STOREHOUSES, BARS, RESTAURANTS OR THE LIKE; PAYING COUNTERS
    • A47F5/00—Show stands, hangers, or shelves characterised by their constructional features
    • A47F5/16—Platform-type show stands with flat, inclined, or curved upper surface

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  • pedestals This invention relates to pedestals.
  • the term "pedestal” is used herein to denote a structure which can be placed on a horizontal surface to support objects placed on top of, or at intermediate levels of, the pedestal.
  • pedestals are used in the catering and hospitality industry to support serving dishes, containers, platters, trays, jugs, glasses, bottles, cutlery, ice sculptures and flower vases at positions chosen for functional and/or decorative reasons.
  • US Publication No. 2004/0124324 discloses pedestals comprising a pedestal base and a plurality of parallel support members slidably fitted into channels in the upper surface of the pedestal base.
  • the pedestal base can for example be (i) a hollow tube having the channels in its upper periphery, (ii) two or more separate or interlocking wall members which together provide the channels, or (iii) a single member having an undulating upper surface, the upper surface having the channels therein, and the undulations being such that the upper surface of the member, viewed from the side, is horizontal or corrugated. Summary of the Invention.
  • the pedestals of the invention comprise one or more generally vertical components and one or more generally horizontal components.
  • the references herein to vertical, horizontal, top, bottom, upper and lower assume that the pedestal is being used normally.
  • the invention includes the possibility that the pedestal is in a different orientation, and the terms vertical and horizontal are used to include variations from the strictly vertical and strictly horizontal directions which do not have any substantial effect on the function of the components in question.
  • this invention provides a novel pedestal which comprises (1 ) a pedestal base having a horizontal upper surface which defines at least two pairs of open channels (referred to herein, for identification purposes, as “base channels”), each pair of base channels being sized and spaced so that a straight support member of constant cross section (referred to herein, for identification purposes, as a “lower support member”) can be slidably fitted into the pair of base channels, with a midsection of the lower support member lying between the base channels and having an open space underneath it, and the pairs of base channels being placed so that, when a lower support member is fitted into each pair of base channels, the lower support members are horizontal and parallel to each other;
  • each lower support member being slidably fitted into one of the pairs of base channels;
  • a substantially constant, generally rectangular core cross-section (as hereinafter defined), and (ii) top and bottom surfaces, the bottom surface comprising at least one recessed section and at least one projecting section, the recessed and projecting sections being shaped and located so that the block component fits slidably over at least one of the lower support members.
  • this invention provides a novel component which is suitable for use as a block component in a pedestal according to the first aspect of the invention, and for other purposes, the component having
  • a substantially constant, generally rectangular core cross-section (as hereinafter defined), and (ii) top and bottom surfaces, the bottom surface comprising at least one recessed section and at least one projecting section, the recessed and projecting sections being shaped and located so that the bottom surface can be slidably fitted over at least one straight horizontal support member, or can be slidably fitted into a horizontal open channel in a component of a pedestal, and the top surface comprising at least one recessed section and at least one projecting section, the recessed and projecting sections being shaped and located so that at least one straight horizontal support member can be slidably fitted over or into the top surface.
  • the top surface comprises a plurality of open channels (referred to herein, for identification purposes, as "block channels") which are shaped and located so that horizontal upper straight support members can be placed parallel to each other in the channels.
  • block channels Preferably, all the block channels have the same dimensions.
  • the block channels are equally spaced from each other.
  • the upper surface is a mirror image (about the horizontal plane) of the inner surface, or such a mirror image which has been laterally displaced (for example, if both surfaces comprise channels, the channels in the upper surface can be directly over the channels in the lower surface, or can be staggered in relation to the channels in the lower surface).
  • this invention provides a novel pedestal which comprises (1 ) a pedestal base which comprises
  • a horizontal dimension, I measured at right angles to the width, which is at least 10 times h and is the same as or different from w
  • a horizontal upper surface which includes a plurality of straight open channels (referred to herein, for identification purposes, as “base channels”), and/or straight projections (referred to herein, for identification purposes, as “base projections”)
  • base channels straight open channels
  • base projections straight projections
  • auxiliary components a plurality of components (which are referred to herein, for identification purposes, as “auxiliary components”, and which can optionally be block components as used in the first preferred aspect of the invention), each of the auxiliary components having a horizontal top surface and a horizontal bottom surface, the bottom surface being fitted slidabJy into one of the base channels or over one of the base projections, and the top surface comprising a plurality of open channels (referred to herein, for identification purposes, as “auxiliary channels”) shaped and located so that a plurality of straight support members (referred to herein, for identification purposes as “auxiliary support members.”) can be placed horizontally and parallel to each other in the auxiliary channels; and
  • each auxiliary support member being slidably fitted into a first auxiliary channel in one of the auxiliary components and a second auxiliary channel in another auxiliary component.
  • this invention provides a novel pedestal component as defined in the third preferred aspect of the invention.
  • These novel base components are also useful for other purposes, for example to provide the base of a pedestal which is not as defined in the third preferred aspect of the invention.
  • this invention provides (A) a kit comprising components for assembling a pedestal, the pedestal being a pedestal as defined in the first or third preferred aspect of the invention; (B) a method of making (1 ) a pedestal as defined in the first or third preferred aspect of the invention, and/or (2) a pedestal comprising a component as defined in the second or fourth preferred aspect of the invention, the method comprises placing, preferably manually placing, the pedestal components together, in a desired configuration (the component preferably being secured to each other only by gravitational forces, including the weight of any objects placed on the pedestal); and a method of displaying objects which comprises placing, preferably manually placing, the objects on a pedestal, the pedestal being (1 ) a pedestal as defined in the first or first preferred aspect of the invention, and/or (2) a
  • a pedestal “comprising” (or “which comprises”) components A, B and C can contain only components A, B and C, or can contain not only components A, B and C but also one or more other components.
  • the term “at least” followed by a number is used herein to denote the start of a range beginning with that number (which may be a range having an upper limit or no upper limit, depending on the variable being defined). For example “at least 1" means 1 or more than 1.
  • core cross-section is used herein to denote the largest-area cross-section which can be drawn by four straight lines within the actual cross-section of the component.
  • generally rectangular core cross-section is used herein to denote any core cross-section which has a closed perimeter and which is rectangular or which provides the same functionality as a rectangular cross-section.
  • the generally rectangular core cross-section can, for example, be a square; a rectangle whose height is substantially greater than, e.g.
  • the component can be solid, or it can contain one or more voids.
  • substantially constant in the term “substantially constant generally rectangular core cross-section” means that the cross-section is constant, as is generally preferred, or varies (regularly or irregularly) in a way which provides the same functionality, and optionally the same appearance, as a constant cross section.
  • the pedestals of the first preferred aspect of the invention include a pedestal base and a plurality of support members, both as defined above.
  • the pedestal base and/or the support members are for example as disclosed in Publication No. US 2004/0124324 or one of the other documents incorporated by reference herein.
  • the pedestal base comprises a base component according to the fourth preferred aspect of the invention. Block Components.
  • the pedestals of the first preferred aspect of the invention include a block component as defined in the first preferred aspect of the invention, and that block component can optionally be a novel block component according to the second preferred aspect of the invention. All the block components have a bottom surface which comprises at least one recessed section and at least one projecting section.
  • the novel block components have a top surface which comprises at least one recessed section and at least one projecting section, and which preferably comprises comprising a plurality of block channels.
  • the pedestal includes first and second novel block components, which may be the same or different, and a plurality of horizontal upper support members, each upper support member being slidably fitted into a block channel in the first block component and a block channel in the second block component.
  • the upper support members can for example be at an angle, preferably a right angle, to the lower support members.
  • at least some, preferably all, of the upper support members are the same as at least some, preferably all, of the lower support members.
  • at least one, preferably all, of the upper support members and/or at least one, preferably all, of the lower support members are as disclosed in US Publication No. 2004/0124324).
  • At least two, preferably all, of the upper support members and/or at least two, preferably all of the lower support members extend upward from the channels in which they are fitted, so that one or more additional block components and/or one or more pedestal bases as disclosed in US Publication No. 2004/0124324 can be slidably located on the upwardly extending portions of the support members.
  • the bottom surface of the block component can optionally have one or more of the following features.
  • (A2) It comprises a plurality of projecting sections, the number of projecting sections being n, and a plurality of recessed sections, the number of recessed sections being from n-1 to n+2, so that the component can be fitted, preferably slidably fitted, over a plurality of adjacent straight, parallel and equispaced support members, with at least some of the projecting sections extending downwards between a pair of adjacent support members and at least some of the recessed sections resting on a support member.
  • the projecting sections there are two projecting sections, and three recessed sections, and the projecting sections are positioned and shaped so that the block components can be placed in a number of different orientations over a plurality of parallel straight support members, for example so that the channels in the block component are at right angles to, or parallel to, or at an angle (e.g. about 45°) to, the support members.
  • the projecting sections can for example have a round cross- section, or a regular polygonal, e.g. octagonal, cross-section.
  • (A3) It comprises two projecting sections and a single recessed section between the two projecting sections, so that the component can be slidably fitted over a single straight support member or over a plurality of straight and parallel support members, with the recessed section resting on the support member or support members, and the projecting sections extending downwards adjacent to the side of a support member.
  • the bottom surface of the component comprises a single projecting section and two elongate recessed sections, one on each side of the projecting section, the projecting section having a cross-section, e.g.
  • the component can be slidably and rotatably fitted over a pair of adjacent straight and parallel support members, with the projecting section between the support members and the recessed sections resting on the support members.
  • the ability of the component to rotate can be through 360° or through some smaller angle, and the component can comprise stops or other means which enable a user to set the angle at a desired value and/or to recognize when the angle is at a desired value. (A5) It is such that the component can be slidably fitted over a support member or a plurality of support members as disclosed in US Publication No. 2004/0124324.
  • the top surface of the block component can be of any kind. It can for example be planar, e.g. so that it can support tableware, or it can have a non-planar configuration which fulfills a desired functional or decorative purpose.
  • the top surface comprises a plurality of block channels such that horizontal upper straight support members can be placed parallel to each other in the block channels.
  • the block channels can for example have one or more of the following characteristics.
  • (B1 ) They are shaped and located so that it is possible to place a plurality of upper support members in the block channels so that the upper support members are at an angle, preferably at a right angle, to the lower support member or members over which the bottom surface of the component can be fitted; for example the block channels are at right angles to the projecting section or sections forming part of the bottom surface of the component.
  • the distance between the block channels is substantially the same as the width of the projecting section or sections on the bottom surface.
  • the height and/or width of the block channels in the top surface is substantially the same as the height and/or width of the recesses in the bottom surface.
  • At least some, preferably all, of the block channels are such that support members as disclosed in US Publication No. 2004/0124324 can be slidably fitted therein.
  • (B5) There are 2 to 8, e.g. 3 to 6, for example 5, channels.
  • (B6) They are rectangular (including square) in cross-section.
  • (B7) The block channels are sized and positioned, and the bottom surface of the component is configured, so that, if two upper support members are placed in two adjacent block channels, an identical block component can be slidably fitted over two upper support members.
  • the component has block channels in its upper surface and has at least one of the following features (i) a core cross-section which is rectangular (including square),
  • the area of the core cross section is 2 to 16, e.g. 3 to 8, in. 2 (1300 to
  • the component is 3 to 20 inches (75 to 500 mm), e.g. 4 to 10 inches (100 to 250 mm), long, and/or 1 to 6 inches (25 to 151 m, e.g. 1.5 to 3 inches (38 to
  • the component does not have block channels in its upper surface and has at least one of the following features
  • the area of the core cross section is 2 to 16, e.g. 3 to 8, in. 2 (1300 to 10,000, e.g. 2000 to 5000, mm 2 ), and
  • the component is 3 to 20 inches (75 to 500 mm), e.g. 4 to 10 inches (100 to 250 mm), long, and/or 1 to 6 inches (25 to 151 m, e.g. 1.5 to 3 inches (38 to
  • the component comprises (i) a bottom portion which provides the bottom surface, and (ii) a top portion which provides the top surface and which is rotatably connected to the bottom portion, so that when the bottom portion is fitted over one or more support members, the top portion can be rotated relative to the bottom portion.
  • the ability of the top and bottom portions to rotate can be through 360° or through some smaller angle, and the component can comprise stops or other means which enable a user to set the angle at a desired value and/or to recognize when the angle is at a desired value.
  • Pedestals One example of a pedestal according to the first aspect of the invention is a pedestal wherein
  • the pedestal base comprises one or more pedestal bases, e.g. a pedestal base as disclosed in US Publication No. 2004/0124324,
  • the number of the pairs of base channels in each pedestal base is from 3 to 6;
  • the number of the lower support members is from 3 to 6;
  • each of the lower support members is a straight support member slidably fitted into one of the pairs of base channels;
  • a pedestal according to the first aspect of the invention is a pedestal which comprises
  • a pedestal comprising first and second spaced-apart wall members, each wall member having a horizontal upper surface which defines 3-6 open base channels, the open base channels defining 3-6 pairs of open base channels, each pair comprising an open base channel in the first member and an open base channel in the second member;
  • each lower support member being slidably fitted into one of the pairs of open base channels, with a midsection of the lower support member lying between the base channels and having an open space underneath it;
  • a block component which has (i) a substantially constant, generally rectangular core cross-section, and
  • Such a pedestal can for example further comprise (E) a third wall member which is higher than the first and second wall members and has a horizontal upper surface which defines a plurality of open base channels into which are slidably fitted the upper support members.
  • such a pedestal can for example further comprise (F) a second pedestal base which comprises third and fourth spaced- apart wall members, each wall member having a horizontal upper surface which defines 3-6 additional open base channels, the additional open base channels defining 3-6 pairs of open base channels, each pair comprising an open base channel in the third member and an open base channel in the fourth wall member,
  • each additional support member being slidably fitted into one of the pairs of open base channels defined by the third and fourth wall members, with a midsection of the additional support member lying between the base channels and having an open space underneath it; and (H) a second block component which has
  • the fourth preferred aspect of the invention is a base component for a pedestal, for example a pedestal according to the third preferred aspect of the invention.
  • the base component has an upper surface which includes a plurality of base channels.
  • the bottom surface of the base component can be planar, so that it can be placed on a flat horizontal surface, or can be configured so that it is located on top of other components of a pedestal.
  • the base channels serve to locate pedestal components which are placed on top of the base component, for example block components as discussed above.
  • the base components of the fourth aspect of the invention can optionally have one or more of the following characteristics.
  • Each of the. length I and the width w is at least 20 times, e.g. at least 40 times, the thickness h.
  • the base channels have a depth substantially equal to the depth of a projecting section on the bottom surface of a block component, or a lesser depth, for example 0.04 to 0.25 inch (1 to 6 mm), e.g. 0.04 to 0.125 inch (1 to 31 m).
  • FIG. 1-17 and 20-22 shows a block component 1 which has a top surface comprising a plurality of channels 15 and a bottom surface comprising one or more recessed sections 13 and one or more projecting sections 12.
  • Figure 5 is a side view of the block component shown in Figure 1.
  • Figures 6 and 7 are plan and side views of a block component which can be slidably and rotatably fitted over a pair of support members.
  • Figure 8 is a plan view of a block component having an upper portion 17 and a lower portion 18 which are rotatably connected to each other through • connection 3
  • Figure 9 is a plan view of the component of Figure & after the upper portion has been rotated through 90°.
  • Figures 10-12 are plan views of a block component including two projecting sections 12, each of circular cross-section, spaced- apart from each other so that the block component can be placed on the same set of support members in three different orientations, with the block channels of the block component being parallel to, at right angles to, or at an angle of about 45° to, the lower support members.
  • Figures 13 and 14 are side and end views of the block component shown in Figures 10-12.
  • Figures 15, 16 and 17 are plan, side and end views of a pedestal of the invention.
  • the lower support members 21 are slidably supported by a pedestal base comprising two separate wall members 51 and 52 each having base channels in the upper surface thereof, and one end of the set of upper support members 22 is slidably supported by a wall member 53.
  • Figures 18 and 19 show a block component having a planar top surface and a bottom surface having a single recessed section 13 and two projecting sections 12.
  • the block component is slidably fitted over a set of parallel straight lower support members 21 , which are fitted into base channels of a pedestal base (not shown).
  • the two central lower support members 21 could be omitted without changing the- functioning of the block component 1, but might be useful for other purposes.
  • the block component is slidably fitted into channels 51 of a base component 5 according to the fourth preferred aspect of the invention, thus forming (together with the base component 5 and the upper support members 22) a pedestal according to the third preferred aspect of the invention.
  • a set of parallel straight upper support members 22 is slidably located in the channels 15.

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La présente invention concerne un caisson de rangement comportant (i) un socle de caisson (51, 52) dont la surface supérieure définit au moins deux paires de canaux ouverts, (ii) des éléments inférieurs de support horizontaux (21) disposés dans les canaux, et (iii) au moins un composant de bloc (1) qui est fixé en coulissement sur un ou des éléments inférieurs de support. Au moins deux composants de bloc peuvent être utilisés conjointement, et des éléments de support supérieurs peuvent être disposés dans les canaux de manière à être perpendiculaires aux éléments de support inférieurs. Les caissons sont particulière utilisés dans la restauration et l'organisation de réceptions pour ranger des récipients d'aliments et de boissons, des articles de table, des vases à fleurs et des sculptures.
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