Patent ID: 6978975
Filing Date: 2005-12-27
Classification: A47B

Abstract:
1. A shelf system for releasable mounting of shelves or boards on a wall or standing by itself, said shelf system comprising: at least one supporting element which is essentially vertically positioned and has slots or grooves, at least one plate-shaped shelf bracket having a longitudinal plane which is adapted to support said shelf or board and which by means of a hook-shaped portion projecting from one end of said shelf bracket is adapted to be inserted into a chosen slot and engage with an area of the supporting element adjacent to the slot for sustaining the shelf bracket in the supporting element, and a locking element for releasable locking of the shelf bracket on the supporting element, wherein the hook-shaped portion has a fastening end which is directed upwards in a mounting position of the shelf bracket and is defined by a recess in the shelf bracket and by an essentially arc-shaped circumferential surface extending downwards from the uppermost portion of the recess and terminating at said end of said shelf bracket, wherein the distance between the termination of said circumferential surface and the recess corresponds to the height of the slot in order to enable the hook shaped portion to fit through the slot, wherein the shelf bracket is adapted to be applied obliquely from above into the supporting element and subsequently be pivoted in place downwards, and wherein the recess has a width that is greater than the material thickness of the supporting element in said slot area for releasable receiving of the locking element, which locking element is adapted to be positioned perpendicular to the longitudinal plane of the shelf bracket and the width of the recess is small enough such that the recess engages with the locking element to prevent the shelf bracket from being unintentionally detached from the supporting element when the locking element is in the recess, whereby the shelf bracket is locked in a releasable manner on the supporting element.