DE29804400U1 - Counter system - Google Patents

Description

Counter system
The invention relates to a counter system with at least one counter.

A counter system with at least one counter is already known, which has a base frame with four vertical legs and a horizontal upper frame. For stabilization, rods can be screwed between the legs on one long side and the two end faces. A cooling tray, portable cooling and heating devices or a cooling unit can also be installed in the base frame. Stands can be screwed onto a worktop on the top, which support a serving shelf and possibly a bag or tray shelf. Supports can also be screwed onto the end faces of the base frame, which support a cover above head height.

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Patent Attorneys · European Patent Attorneys ■ Authorized representatives before the European Patent Office
Authorised representatives at the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market

Lawyer: admitted to the Hamburg courts

Deutsche Bank AG Hamburg, No. 05 28497 (bank code 200 700 00) ■ Postbank Hamburg, No. 28 42 206 (bank code 200 100 20)
Dresdner Bank AG Hamburg, No. 933 60 35 (bank code 200 800 00)

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The counter can be changed, but its variability still leaves something to be desired. In particular, any changes are time-consuming due to the large amount of screwing and drilling required. In addition, after removing the serving board or the roof, unsightly attachment points remain on the work surface or on the sides of the upper frame.

Based on this, the invention is based on the object of creating a counter system with improved variability.

The object is achieved by a counter system with the features of claim 1, further by a counter system with the features of claim 14 and finally by a counter system with the features of claim 20. Advantageous embodiments of the counter systems are specified in the subclaims.

The first variant of the invention provides a counter system with at least one counter,

- which has a base frame with four vertical legs and a horizontal upper frame and

has at least one connecting element between at least two legs of a counter or two counters,

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at least the two legs have keyhole receptacles into which the connecting element is hooked with end-side head bolts.

The keyhole mounts can be plates with a keyhole-shaped opening that are mounted in front of a recess in one side of a leg. The head bolts are bolts with a head that are fixed at one end to the connecting element. The connecting element can in particular be a rod or a tab.

The connecting element can be easily hooked into the keyhole slots of two adjacent legs with its end-side head bolts. It can also be easily pulled out again. This means that the legs of a counter or two adjacent counters can be connected using at least one connecting element as required. Several pairs of legs of a counter or two adjacent counters can also be connected using connecting elements.

Pairs of legs of a counter are preferably connected to one another using rods that are hooked into aligned keyhole receptacles on adjacent legs using head bolts that are axial to their longitudinal axis. Such rods can also be used between two or more counters if they have corresponding keyhole receptacles on the outside of the legs or the upper frame. Two or more counters can also be connected to one another using straps.

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which have head bolts aligned at right angles to their longitudinal axis, which are hooked into keyhole receptacles of legs, each of which is aligned with a keyhole receptacle of an adjacent leg of the same counter.

If several counters are linked together in this way, connecting elements only need to be placed between the outer pairs of legs of the chain: for example, if two counters are placed end to end, none of the counters need to have connecting elements between their legs on this end. The keyhole mounts provided there can instead be used to connect the front legs of one counter with those of the other counter. The connecting elements can also support an intermediate plate. On the other hand, keyhole mounts on the sides of a counter can also be used to hold a worktop that protrudes to the side.

The second variant of the invention provides a counter system with at least one counter which can also be equipped with one or more of the aforementioned features, the counter

a base frame with four vertical legs and a horizontal upper frame and

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- has two shelf ladders that protrude beyond the upper frame and are arranged parallel and spaced apart from one another, each of which has a longitudinal row of non-circular receiving holes, between which at least one counter component is held, whereby it engages in the receiving holes with plug-in elements that protrude on different sides and have a cross-section that is complementary to the receiving holes.

The counter component can be a spit guard to be placed above a presentation or work surface, a serving board, a bar board, an extraction hood, a heating element and/or a cover. The respective counter component is held in the receiving holes of the shelf ladders by the plug-in elements protruding from the side. It can easily be fixed at different heights. Different counter components can also be attached to the same pair of ladders. The non-circular receiving holes and the complementary cross sections of the plug-in elements prevent the counter components used from twisting. The receiving holes and the plug-in elements preferably have corresponding rectangular cross sections.

In order to facilitate the assembly and disassembly of the counter components, the plug-in elements can be axially movable in the receiving holes. This is selected in such a way that pulling out at least one plug-in element from a receiving hole, swiveling the counter component and then

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pulling out the other plug-in element from the other receiving hole is possible to completely separate the counter component from the shelf ladders. Plates screwed to the ends of the plug-in elements can secure the counter components in the shelf ladders. In addition or instead of this, at least one plug-in element can be held spring-loaded to the counter component so that it can only be moved out of its receiving hole with axial compression.

The third variant of the invention provides a counter system with at least one counter, which can also be equipped with one or more of the aforementioned features, the counter

- has a base frame with four vertical legs and a horizontal upper frame and

- has at least one shelf ladder extending beyond the upper frame, which has two parallel rows of mounting holes in which at least one counter component is anchored,

- whereby the counter component is fixed to two anchoring elements, which have two slightly protruding, essentially rectangular hooks on adjacent sides, with which each anchoring element engages in two receiving holes in the two rows, whereby the hooks of the lower fastening

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anchoring element are arranged at the bottom of a vertical support plate which is supported on one side of the shelf ladders, the hooks of the lower anchoring element each have a height which is approximately the same as or smaller than that of a receiving hole, the vertical distance of the horizontal leg of a hook of the upper anchoring element from the lower edge of a hook of the lower anchoring element is approximately the same as or smaller than the vertical distance of the upper edge of the receiving holes receiving the upper hooks from the lower edge of the receiving holes receiving the lower hooks and the vertical distance of the horizontal leg of a hook of the lower anchoring element from the upper edge of a hook of the upper anchoring element is greater than the vertical distance of the upper edge of the receiving holes receiving the upper hooks from the lower edge of the receiving holes receiving the lower hooks. Preferably, the hooks of the upper anchoring element are slightly higher than a receiving hole. ·

This makes it possible to swing the upper anchoring element with its hooks into adjacent holes in a shelf ladder until the horizontal leg of the hooks hits the upper edge of the holes that receive them. Then the hooks of the lower anchoring element can be swung into another pair of holes in the shelf element, since their lower edge can pass the lower edge of the holes that receive them. The anchoring elements are then pushed down a little until the lower hooks rest on the lower edge of the holes that receive them.

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holes. Then the upper hooks still grip the upper edges of the upper holes and are held there. The torque about this contact point is absorbed by the vertical support plate that carries the lower hooks.

Preferably, the upper anchoring element has a plate that has the upper hooks on the side and extends perpendicularly to the shelf ladder, and the lower anchoring element has a complementary further plate that is aligned perpendicularly to the support plate, the two parallel plates being connected to one another and to the counter component by a connecting element aligned perpendicularly to them. The counter component can be held on a sleeve that receives the connecting element between the two plates, the connecting element being in particular a screw. In this way, for example, a tray holder can be attached to a shelf ladder so that it can pivot around the connecting element.

The invention is explained in more detail below with reference to the attached drawings of some embodiments. The drawings show:

Fig. 1 Base frame with hanging tray and worktop in perspective exploded view;

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Fig. 3 Keyhole mount in top view; Fig. 4 End of a rod with head bolt in side view; Fig. 5 Tab with head bolt in side view; Fig. 6 The same tab in top view;

Fig. 7 Counter with shelf ladders, cover and bar board in perspective side view;

Fig. 8 Hole pattern of a shelf ladder in side view; . ,

Fig. 9 Shelf ladders with cover in perspective exploded view; Fig. 10 Bar board in perspective view from behind; Fig. 11 Thermal bridge in perspective view;

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12 Counter with shorter shelf ladders and spit guard in perspective side view;

Fig. 13 the same spit guard in perspective side view;
Fig. 14 Output board in perspective side view;
Fig. 15 Anchoring element assembly in side view;
Fig. 16 upper anchoring element in plan view;
Fig. 17 lower anchoring element in bottom view;

Fig. 18 Tray holder for fixing to the anchoring elements in perspective side view.

Fig. 1 and 2 show a counter 1 of the counter system in a basic version. The counter 1 has a base frame 2, made in particular of wood, which has four vertical legs 3 and a horizontal upper frame 4. This is formed by three beams 5 resting on the upper sides of the legs 3. These can be screwed to the legs 3, for which the latter are inserted at the top and secured by screwing on the sides.

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can have secured metal inserts into which screws are screwed vertically to fix the beams 5.

A hanging tray 6 is suspended from above in the base frame 2, which slightly overlaps the upper frame 4 with an upper edge 7. A worktop 8, which can be screwed to the upper frame 4, covers the latter and partially the built-in tray 6.

The legs 3 on the two front sides and the rear long side are each connected to one another by two rods 9 which are suspended in keyhole receptacles 10 which are arranged in the facing sides of the legs 3 to be connected to one another.

According to Fig. 3, a keyhole receptacle 10 has a plate 11 in which a keyhole-shaped hole 12 is formed. The plate 11 has fastening holes 13 near its corners, to which it is mounted in front of a milled recess in the leg 3, which has approximately the contour indicated by the dashed line 14. The keyhole receptacle 10 is arranged in the leg 3 so that the narrower section of its keyhole 12 is directed vertically downwards.

According to Fig. 4, a rod 9 has a head bolt 15, which is formed by a bolt piece 16 with an end head 17. The dimensions of head bolt 15 and

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Keyhole holders 10 are selected so that the head bolt 15 with its head 17 can be guided through the larger, circular area of the keyhole 12 and then lowered into the narrower area of the keyhole, where the head 17 is gripped by the edge areas of the plate 11. On the other hand, the plates 11 are supported on the end faces of the rod 9.

This means that rods 9 can be easily mounted between legs 3 as required. The upper frame 4 is then fixed. Disassembly is carried out in reverse order.

Two counters 1 according to Fig. 2 can also be pushed together at their ends and connected to one another. Then the rods 9 are removed and tabs 18 according to Fig. 5 and 6 are used as connecting elements. These have a head bolt 15 at their ends, which is aligned perpendicular to the tab axis and is connected to the tab 18 via a small rod section 19. These tabs can now be hooked with their head bolts 15 into the keyhole receptacle of adjacent legs 3 of different counters 1 in order to connect them to one another.

The counter shown in Fig. 7 also has a base frame with two bars 9 between the legs 3 of the two front sides and one long side. A larger cooling system 20 is inserted into the base frame, which is open at the front and can also be used as a base frame.

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A bar counter cover 21 is fixed to the upper frame, which has a sink and a drying area.

The bar counter cover 21 and the front beams 5 of the upper frame 4 have upwardly open receptacles 22, which are arranged approximately on the central axis of the base frame 2. The receptacles 22 can be lined with a metallic insert element.

Metal shelf ladders 23 are inserted into the receptacles 22 from above. According to Fig. 8, the shelf ladders 23 have a central section 24 made of a flat sheet in which a hole pattern is formed. This comprises a central row of large, rectangular receiving holes 25, which are arranged at regular distances from one another. It also comprises two lateral rows of smaller, rectangular receiving holes 26, which are also arranged at a constant height from one another, with two holes 26 in each of the two rows being at the same height.

As shown in Fig. 7, the shelf ladders 23 have tube sections 27 on both sides of the flat middle section 24, which serve to stabilize them.

Between the shelf ladders 23, a cover 28 is held at the top, which has an awning 29. According to Fig. 9, the awning 29 has two fabric sections 30, which are attached to the two

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the sides of a board 31. The latter bridges the distance between the two shelf ladders 23, whereby it can be held detachably at the upper end by means of fastening elements (not shown).

Furthermore, the cover 28 has a rectangular frame 32, which has protruding plug elements 33 on both ends. These are anchored in the receiving holes 25 of the shelf ladders 23. Since the cross section of the plug elements 33 corresponds to that of the receiving holes 25, the frame 32 is then held non-rotatably between the shelf ladders 23. It spreads the fabric sections 23 of the awning 29 apart.

The frame 32 is not shown in Fig. 7 for the sake of simplicity. However, an additionally mounted glass holder 34 is shown there, which is also held in the shelf ladders 23 with plug-in elements 33 at both ends. The glass holder 34 has tubes 35 protruding from the side, between which glasses can be hung with their feet.

Furthermore, a bar board 36 is held in the lower area on the shelf ladders 23. Its width corresponds approximately to the distance between the shelf ladders 23. As can be seen in particular from Fig. 10, it has hook-shaped holding elements 37 projecting from the side, at the ends of which the plug-in elements 33 are formed. According to Fig. 7, the holding elements 37 encompass the shelf ladders 23 and the plug-in elements 33 engage in the receiving holes 25 of the shelf ladders 23. Here too, the successive

other coordinated cross-sectional shapes of the plug-in elements 33 and receiving holes 25 prevent twisting of the bar board 36, although this can exert a considerable torque on the fastening points.

Instead of the cover 28 and the bar board 36, many other counter components can be attached to the shelf ladders 23. For example, Fig. 11 shows a thermal bridge 38. This has a double T-shaped frame 39, which has plug-in elements 33 protruding outwards from the T-beams. A heat radiator 40 is arranged on the underside of the T-beams. The thermal bridge 38 can be placed above the work area using the shelf ladders 23 so that it can, for example, keep food warm.

Fig. 12 shows another counter, which also has the base frame 2. Here, a different cooling system 41 is used, which is referred to as under-counter cooling. A built-in tray 6 is suspended and a worktop 8 is arranged on top. In recordings of the worktop 8 and the upper frame 4, shorter shelf ladders 23' are inserted than in the example in Fig. 7. However, these have the same hole pattern and basically also the same structure of a flat middle section with pipe sections on both sides.

A spit guard 42 is held between the two shelf ladders 23'.

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has, according to Fig. 13, a double-T-shaped frame 43, from whose T-beams the plug-in elements 33 protrude outwards. In addition, two rotating glass panes 44 with a frame on both sides are pivotably held between the ends of the T-beams.

According to Fig. 12, the spit guard is mounted by means of the two plug ends 33 between the two shelf ladders 23' at approximately chest height.

Instead of the spit guard 42, many other counter components can also be mounted, for example a combined spit guard and serving board 45 as shown in Fig. 14. In contrast to the spit guard as shown in Fig. 13, this is not symmetrical in terms of its suspension so that its serving board 46 can be placed on the side of the counter facing the customer. For fastening to the shelf ladders 23', hook-shaped holding elements 37 with plug-in elements 33 at the end are provided as shown in Fig. 10.

The assembly and disassembly of the counter components on the shelf ladders 23 can be carried out by sliding them sideways between the shelf ladders, whereby the plug-in elements 33 are released. However, it is also possible in a simple manner if the shelf ladders 23 are not inserted into their receptacles.

In addition, individual ones of the shelf ladders 23 described above can also be used for anchoring counter components. For this purpose, an upper anchoring element 47 and a lower anchoring element 48 are used as shown in Fig. 15 to 17. The upper anchoring element 47 has a plate 49 with a substantially parabolic contour in which a hole 50 is formed for a fastening means. The plate 49 has hooks 52 on a straight side 51, which have a horizontal leg and a vertically projecting leg. The distance between the hooks 52 corresponds to the distance between the two rows with the holes 26 of a shelf ladder 23. The hooks 52 are slightly higher than the holes 26 so that they can be inserted into the latter in a pivoting movement.

The lower anchoring element 48 also has a plate 53 which has a parabolic contour complementary to that of the plate 49. In the plate 53, a hole 54 is provided which is congruent with the hole 50 for receiving the same connecting means. On a straight side 55 which is aligned with the side 51, the plate 53 has a support plate 56 which points vertically downwards. This has two hooks 57 at the lower end, each of which has a horizontal and a vertically downwards limb. The distance between the hooks 57 corresponds to that between the rows of receiving holes 26 of a shelf ladder 23. The height of the hooks 57 is significantly lower than that of the receiving holes 26, e.g. about half as high.

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The anchoring elements 47, 48 can each be punched and bent in one piece from sheet metal.

According to Fig. 15, a sleeve 58 is arranged between the two anchoring elements 47, 48, which has a central through hole 59. The anchoring elements 47, 48 are connected to the sleeve 59 by means of a screw connection, the screw bolt of which is guided through the holes 50, 54, 59, but which is not shown in Fig. 15.

The sleeve 58 can be arranged according to Fig. 18 at the end of a horizontal swivel arm 60, which carries a rotating table 61 at the other end. This has a plate 62, on the top of which a raised edge 63 is arranged. Goods placed on it are therefore protected from falling down.

The anchoring elements 47, 48 with the rotating panel 61 or another counter component can be anchored in a simple manner in a shelf ladder 23. To do this, first the hooks 52 are swung into two receiving holes 26. The corner between the legs of the hooks 52 is pushed against the upper edge of the two receiving holes 26. Then the hooks 57 can be swung into two further receiving holes 26, with their lower edge just passing the lower edge of these receiving holes. Then the anchoring elements 47, 48 with their hooks 52, 57 are allowed to slide down slightly in the holes 26 until the

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Legs of the hooks 57 rest on the lower edge of their receiving holes 26. In this fastening position, the hooks 52 continue to engage behind the upper edges of their receiving holes 26. Furthermore, the support wall 55 prevents the locking elements 47, 48 from pivoting. The tray holder is thus fixed to the shelf ladder 23. It can then be pivoted between the anchoring elements 47, 48 into a desired position of use.

Disassembly is also easily possible by lifting the anchoring elements 47, 48, tilting them upwards and then pulling them downwards.

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•♦··■·«■ · * -20- Claims: 1. Counter system with at least one counter (1), - which has a base frame (2) with four vertical legs (3) and a horizontal upper frame (4) and - has at least one connecting element (9) between at least two legs (3) of a counter (1) or two counters (1), - wherein at least the two legs (3) have keyhole receptacles (10) into which the connecting element (9) is suspended with end-side head bolts (15). 2. Counter system according to claim 1, in which the two legs (3) are connected to one another by two connecting elements (9) arranged at different heights. 3. Counter system according to claim 2, in which the two legs (3) are connected to one another by a connecting element (9) arranged in their upper third and by a connecting element (9) arranged in their lower third. 4. Counter system according to one of claims 1 to 3, in which adjacent legs (3) on one long side and/or on two end sides of the counter (1) are each connected to one another by at least one connecting element (9). 5. Counter system according to one of claims 1 to 4, in which keyhole receptacles (10) of adjacent legs (3) are aligned with one another and the connecting element (9) connecting them is suspended in the keyhole receptacles (10) with axially aligned head bolts (15). 6. Counter system according to claim 5, in which aligned keyhole receptacles (10) are present on adjacent legs (3) belonging to the same counter (1). 7. Counter system according to claim 5 or 6, in which aligned keyhole receptacles are provided on adjacent legs (3) or upper frames (4) of two counters (1). 8. Counter system according to one of claims 5 to 7, in which the connecting element is a rod (9) with head bolts (15) at both ends. 9. Counter system according to claim 6, in which adjacent legs (3) with correspondingly aligned keyhole receptacles (10) of two counters (1) are connected by tabs * · · i 4 i * I -22-(18)
are connected to one another at their ends by head bolts (15) aligned at 90° to the longitudinal axis of the link plate. 10. Counter system according to one of claims 1 to 9, in which connecting elements (9) connecting adjacent legs (3) of two counters (1) carry a connecting plate. 11. Counter system according to claim 10, in which the edges of the connecting plate which border on the two counters (1) are aligned at an acute angle to one another and the two ends of the connecting elements (9) supporting them are aligned perpendicular to these edges. 12. Counter system according to one of claims 1 to 11, in which a worktop is arranged on one side of a counter (1), which has support elements which are inserted with head bolts (15) into keyhole receptacles (10) of the legs (3) or the upper frame (4). 13. Counter system according to claim 12, in which the worktop is held at the top with support elements in keyhole receptacles (10) of the legs (3) or the upper frame (4) of the counter (1) and is supported by at least one obliquely aligned strut below the keyhole receptacle (10) on at least one leg (3) of the counter (1). •••Φ ··· ·» ,« -23- 14. Counter system with at least one counter, in particular according to one of claims 1 to 13, - which has a base frame (2) with four vertical legs (3) and a horizontal upper frame (4) and - has two shelf ladders (23) projecting beyond the upper frame (4), arranged parallel and spaced apart from one another, each having a longitudinal row of lower receiving holes (25) between which at least one counter component (28, 36, 38, 42, 45) is held, wherein it engages in the receiving holes (25) with plug-in elements (33) projecting on opposite sides, which have a cross-section complementary to the receiving holes (25). 15. Counter system according to claim 14, in which the receiving holes (25) are rectangular and the plug-in elements (33) are shaped complementarily thereto. 16. Counter system according to claim 14 or 15, in which an axial mobility of the plug elements (33) in the receiving holes (25) enables at least one plug element (33) to be pulled out of a receiving hole (25), the counter component to be pivoted and the other plug element (33) to be pulled out of the other receiving hole (25). -24- 17. Counter system according to one of claims 14 to 16, in which at least one plug element (33) is held resiliently on the counter component (36) and can be moved out of its receiving hole (25) with axial compression. 18. Counter system according to one of claims 14 to 17, in which the counter component (36) is arranged with a section next to the connecting axis of the shelf ladders (23), which extends approximately over the entire distance range of the two shelf ladders (23), and with hook-shaped holding elements (37), which have the plug-in elements (33) at the ends, engage around the shelf ladders (23) and engage in the receiving holes (25). 19. Counter system according to one of claims 14 to 18, in which the counter component is a spit guard (42), a serving board (45), a bar board (36), an extraction hood, a heating device (38) and/or a cover (28). 20. Counter system with at least one counter (1), in particular according to one of claims 1 to 19, - which has a base frame (2) with four vertical legs (3) and a horizontal upper frame (4) and - 25 minimum
a shelf ladder (23) projecting beyond the upper frame (4) and having two parallel rows of further receiving holes (26) in which at least one counter component (61) is anchored, wherein the counter component (61) is fixed to two anchoring elements (47, 48) which have two slightly protruding, essentially right-angled hooks (52, 57) on adjacent sides (51, 55) with which each anchoring element (47, 48) engages in two receiving holes (26) of the shelf ladders (23), wherein the hooks of the lower anchoring element (48) are arranged at the bottom of a vertical support plate (55) which is supported on the side of the shelf ladder (23) and the height of the hooks (57) of the lower anchoring element (48) is approximately the same as or smaller than that of a receiving hole (26), the distance of the horizontal leg of a hook (52) of the upper anchoring element (47) from the lower edge of a hook (57) of the lower anchoring element (48) is approximately the same as or smaller than the distance of the upper edge of the receiving holes (26) receiving the hooks (52) of the upper anchoring element (47) from the lower edge of the receiving holes (26) receiving the hooks (57) of the lower anchoring element (48) and the distance of the horizontal leg of a hook (57) of the lower anchoring element (48) from the upper edge of a hook (52) of the upper anchoring element (47) is greater than the distance of the upper edge of the receiving holes (26) receiving the hooks (52) of the upper anchoring element (47) from the lower edge of the the receiving holes (26) receiving the hooks (57) of the lower anchoring element (48). 21. Counter system according to claim 20, wherein the row of receiving holes (25) for plug-in elements (33) is arranged between the two rows of receiving holes (26) of the shelf ladders (23). 22. Counter system according to claim 20 or 21, in which the upper anchoring element (47) has a plate (49) which has the upper hooks on the side and is perpendicular to the shelf ladder (23) and the lower anchoring element (48) has a further plate (53) which is arranged on the side of the support plate (55) and is also perpendicular to the shelf ladder (23), the parallel plates being connected to one another and to the counter component (61) by a connecting element which is aligned perpendicularly to them. 23. Counter system according to one of claims 20 to 22, in which the plates (49, 53) have a parabolic outer contour. 24. Counter system according to one of claims 20 to 23, in which the counter component (61) is held on a sleeve (58) receiving the connecting element between the two plates (49, 53). -27- 25. Counter system according to one of claims 20 to 24, wherein the counter component (61) is a tray holder. 26. Counter system according to one of claims 20 to 25, in which the further receiving holes are rectangular. 27. Counter system according to one of claims 1 to 26, in which each shelf ladder (23) has the rows of receiving holes (25, 26) in a flat central section (24) which is reinforced on both sides by means of tube sections (27) connected thereto. 28. Counter system according to one of claims 1 to 27, in which each shelf ladder (23) is removably inserted into a receptacle (22) of the upper frame (4) and/or a plate (8) arranged thereon. 29. Counter system according to one of claims 1 to 28, in which each shelf ladder (23) is arranged approximately on the central axis of the upper frame (4).