FR2840099A1 - CD support and display rack includes sets of three pegs at intervals on near vertical panel, defining racks for groups of CDs - Google Patents

Abstract

The compact disc support surface (P) stands nearly vertical, with a series of projecting pegs (1,2,3) mounted in groups. These provide receptacles (R1 - R6) for compact discs, inclined slightly back beyond the vertical so that they remain on the support. The compact disc support comprises a support surface (P) which stands nearly vertical, with a support structure (S,T) behind it, mounted on a base plate. The surfaces has a series of projecting pegs (1,2,3) mounted in groups to provide a series of receptacles (R1 - R6) for compact discs. Each receptacle includes at least three pegs, two of which support the bottom edge of a compact disc whilst the third provides a left or right support providing alignment. At least one of the pegs - preferably the left or right hand supporting peg (3) - has a stop (B) which extends in front of the CDs to prevent them tipping forwards off the receptacle defined by the group of pegs. The pegs are inclined at angle to the horizontal, so that under gravity the CDs lean back against the support surface.

Description

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  TECHNICAL FIELD The invention relates to a storage and presentation system for bo '^, third of compact

  discs and other parallelepipedal flat objects such as DVDs, cassettes, discs.

  Prior state of the art and problem posed We can distinguish two types of storage for compact disc boxes and the like: - The first is a type of storage like a "library," where the boxes are stored side by side transversely and vertically, their only part visible to the user being their edge. The major drawback of this type of storage comes from the difficulty of locating a precise disc; reading the name of the disc on the edge is often difficult, moreover the inscriptions do not always wind in the same see. It is common for the user to pass the search box three times without realizing it. The famous vertical towers or bo ^ 'tiers wind << empires ,, horizontally wind a variant of this

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  - The second type is a "display" storage, where the boxes are also side by side but stored facing the user in a position close to the vertical, only the first box being visible. A system of tilting from back to front (and vice versa) of each case makes it possible to successively see the jacket of the discs and to access the case sought. This type of storage allows easy tracking of the box, looking for the vision of the image of the jacket and not by reading the title on the edge of the box. The user "leafs", the discs. A drawback of this second type comes from the complexity of implementation: it generally comprises a horizontal platform and a tilting system consisting of either individual articulated receptacles or notches in which the boxes rock. Another inconvenience results from this, which is the space lost between the boxes. Finally, these platforms are difficult to superimpose since an upper platform, even vice of botiers. obstructs the view of the platform from the platform located below, unless using a drawer system allowing the desired platform to be advanced towards you, which adds to the complexity of

  production. We cannot therefore store a large number of third party boxes.

  The present invention makes it possible to produce a display case for type 2 boxes extremely simple and inexpensive and making it possible to store a large number of boxes. He uses a rod system. There are already known compact disc ranges using a rod system, such as that described in the Danish international patent WO 99/12168 or the - 2 German patent DE 297 05 374U1. However, these CD ranges are part of category 1

  described above and do not allow to see the face of the boxes by tilting.

  - The first patent describes a device consisting of trotting parallel rods. In a first embodiment (see Figure 2, page 213), a rod supports the lower part of a certain number of bo'Atiers, a second rod their lower lateral part and a third rod is in contact with the upper part of the bo ^ 'tiers, allowing their alignment but not allowing any forward-backward tilting movement of the bo' ^ tiers since these latter wind

  bioques by gravity between the trots rods.

  In a second embodiment (Figure 3, page 2 / 3t, the third rod is in contact with the upper lateral part of the housings. Tipping is difficult since there is

  friction on two lateral rods.

  In addition, according to claim 2, the upper rod is even provided as being non-slip in order to prevent any front-rear movement of the housings (the author speaks of lateral movements since in this device the user faces the edge of the

bo '^ third).

  - The second patent claims the use of rods arranged at certain intervals fommant a "bowl", receptacle of bo ^ thirds. More precisely, the device (Figure 2, page 2/2) uses three horizontal rods, two upper rods at the same level and a lower rod. Here again the front-rear tilting of the boxes is hampered by the friction on the two upper rods, the boxes resting their weights so as to

almost equal on these two rods.

  In addition, the devices described in these two patents include vertical uprights supporting the rods at their two ends thus blocking any movement before back

boxes.

  Presentation of the invention The compact disc box display rack according to the invention allows simple access by tilting to a research box presented a very simple and

  can store a large number of boxes.

  Indeed, it includes a support surface near the vertical support on which wind fixed by one end a certain number of rods, not necessarily parallel,

  forming a plurality of receptacles, each receptacle comprising at least three rods.

  Two lower rods support the lower part of a certain number of boxes, an upper rod is in contact with the left side or the right side of the boxes allowing their alignment, the two lower rods being arranged in a way that the boxes are inclined on the side of the upper rod and can, by sliding along this rod, tilt, backwards against the support surface, and towards the front to allow the vision of the face of each of said boxes. At least one of the rods may include a stop which limits the tilting of the casings towards the front, this stop being capable of being adjustable.

  in position to adapt to the number of boftiers stored per receptacle.

  According to different embodiments,

  - the wind stems inclined to allow the tilting by gravity of the boxes against the

  support surface, which can also be tilted.

  - the inclination of the rods can be different in order to create an aesthetic twisting effect of the housings - the receptacles can be distributed on several levels and on both sides of the support surface and be arranged in an offset manner in order to allows an easy vision of

  ^ 'receptacles of different levels.

  - The receptacles can consist of a different arrangement of rods from one level to another. - the support surface is held upright by a base and tie rods connecting the top of the surface to the base in order to stiffen the structure

  - the surface is directly fixed to a wall.

  Presentation of the drawings - Figure 1 shows in perspective an embodiment of the display range

  enclosures according to the invention filled with compact discs.

  - Figure 2 shows in perspective another embodiment of the invention - Figure 3 is a front view perpendicular to the support surface P

  detailing the positioning of the receptacles of an embodiment.

  - Figures 4, and 6 are front views, right and left of a mode of

realization of a receptacle.

  - Figure 7 is a right view of a receptacle detailing the inclination of the surface

support supports.

  - Figure 8 is a right view of a receptacle detailing the inclination of the rods.

  - Figures 9, 10 and 11 are perspective views detailing different embodiments of the receptacles Figure 12 shows the top and front view of an embodiment of a

adjustable stop in position.

Modes of realization

  This embodiment uses Figures 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 10.

  In a first embodiment, the display rack range bo ^ 'tier is composed of a base S placed on the ground holding a support support suffix P. materialized by a plate, in a slightly inclined position close to the vertical. Rods, fixed at one end perpendicular to this plate, form several levels of receptacles

(R1 to R6).

  These receptacles are shifted alternately to the left and to the right of the median of the plate, about a third of the housing width so that the vision of the housing of a receptacle is not hampered by the receptacle of the upper level. This organization also makes it possible to juxtapose several range bo ^ 'third displays next to each other in

  leaving sufficient space between the receptacles of the different displays.

  Each receptacle is made up of three rods (1, 2 and 3), two rods 1 and 2 supporting the lower part of a certain number of boxes with rod 3 being in contact with the left side of the boxes for the odd receptacles R1, R3 and R4 and the right side of the boxes for even receptacles (R2, R4 and R6. The rods are arranged so that the boxes are angled at an angle to the side of the rod upper 3 (see Figure 2) to ensure stability of the boxes ^ and allow their alignment and sliding from front to back and vice versa along this rod 3. An inclination along the axis formed by the rod 1 with an angle of 4 or 5 degrees is ideal (figure 4). The spacing between rods 1 and 2 must be greater than half the width of the boxes. The inclination of an angle of the plate P with respect to the vertical and therefore rods with respect to the horizontal allows the natural tilting of the housings by gravity against the support surface support P (figure 7). This provides comfort in use and avoids rebound phenomena of the boxes during their front to rear movement. For compact discs the minimum tilt is an angle of about 5. This inclination should not be too large

  so that the tilting boxes towards the front do not fall backwards.

  The upper rod 3 has at its end opposite to the support surface P support a stop B stopping the tilting of the housing towards ['forward. The distance d between the rod 3 and the plane including the rods 1 and 2 must be between the half-height and the trots quarter of the height of the bo ^ 'tiers, so that the bo' ^ tiers cannot tip over the stop and so that the filling margin of, eceptacles by the bo ^ 'thirds without them passing under the stop is large enough (Figure 4 and 5). With a distance of three and a quarter to s the height of the boxes, the filling margin by receptacles is 6 boxes for compact discs. In de, ca of this merge the bo ^ 'thirds pass below the stop and

must be retained by hand.

  Tie rods materialized by cables connect the base S to the upper part of the support surface P to support the structure. Another embodiment, presented in FIG. 2, simpler than the embodiment N 1 is made up of the same elements with the exception of the base and the tie rods. The support surface, to which the rods are connected, is directly fixed to a wall. Its lower part resting on the ground and its upper part fixed to the wall by screws and fixing plates F1 and F2. The user chooses the inclination of the range display box as desired. If the user wishes to save space, the display can also be used in

vertical position.

  The filling margin problem mentioned above disappears when, according to a first variant, the stopper B is adjustable in position to adapt to the number of third party boxes stored in the receptacle. This is achievable (see Figure 12) with a stop constituted by a spring R winding around the rod 3 having at each of its ends loops L1 and L2, L1 realizing the stop B in itself, and allowing by pinching its loops to widen the diameter of the spring and thus to move it along

  of the rod 3 to adjust its position.

  Other variants of these modes of reaiisaticn wind obtained by varying the number of

  receptacles and organization of rods.

  Figure 8 shows an embodiment where the support surface P support is vertical and this wind rods 1, 2 and 3 which wind inclined. The wind cases kept inclined towards the support surface P by two stops B1 and B2 located on the rods 1 and 2 on the side of the support surface P. This type of receptacle allows the realization of another variant not shown or the support surface P support is vertical maintained by a base and the receptacles arranged

of the two dimensions of the plate.

  In the embodiment presented in Figure 9, the rods 1, 2 and 3 do not wind parallel.

  The following rules of implementation must be observed: - the minimum distance between rods 1 and 2 must be greater than half the width of the housings. - 6 - the rod 3 must be in a plane perpendicular to the support surface

  fa, con that the tilting of bo ^ 'tiers are done parallel to this rod.

  - Rod 3 must be at a level higher than rods 1 and 2 and be oriented so that the distance d2 between the stop and the straight line passing through rods 1 and 2 and located in the plane parallel to the surface support passing through the stop is between the

  half-height and the trots quarter of the height of the boxes.

  - The wind stems are arranged so as to be in contact with all the housings and

  so that each box tilts to the side of the rod 3.

  This embodiment of the receptacles, in particular a different inclination of the rods 1 and 2 makes it possible to create an aesthetic effect of "twisting". The bo'Atiers arranged in this

  receptacle create a curved surface generated by all of their edges.

  A rear variant is represented in FIG. 11. The stop and the rods 2 and 3 being

  formed by a single folded bar.

Claims (10)

claims   1- Box display rack compact third discs and other flat parallelepipedic objects (K7, DVD, discs) comprising at least one receptacle consisting of rods characterized in that this receptacle comprises at least three rods fixed by one end to a surface of support support, two lower rods supporting the lower part of a certain number of housings, an upper rod in contact with the left or right side of the casings allowing their alignment, the two lower rods being arranged in front, con that the housings are inclined on the side of the upper rod and can, by sliding along this rod, tilt, backwards against the support surface, and towards the front to allow the vision of the face of each of said boxes.   2- display bo ^ tiers according to claim 1 characterized in that at least   a rod has a stop imitating the tilting of the CDs towards the front.   3- Display rack range ^ third according to claim 2 characterized in that ia stop is adjustable in position.   4- Display stand range bo ^ 'third according to any one of the character claims   in that the rods are inclined to allow gravity to tilt the   third party against the support surface.   - Range bo ^ third display according to any one of the characterized claims   in that the upper support surface, oort is inclined.   6- Range bo '^ third display according to any one of the characterized claims   in that the two lower rods of a receptacle have a different inclination.   7- Range bo '^ third display according to any one of the character claims   in that it comprises several levels of receptacles arranged alternately and offset.   8- Box display rack according to any one of the characterized claims   in that the support bearing surface is held upright by a base.   9- Box display rack according to claim 9 characterized in that it comprises   tie rods to stiffen the structure.   10- Range bo ^ 'third display according to any one of the characterized claims   in that the receptacles are located on both sides of the support surface.   11- Display cabinet range according to any one of claims 1 to 7   characterized in that the support surface is held upright by fixing to a wall.