[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of shopfitting for large points
of sale, and in particular to an accessory for the shelving for displaying goods.
More particularly, the invention relates to a support for accessories (fronts, dividers,
LED bars) used in connection with wire shelves.
[0002] Such shelving is well-known in the art; essentially two kinds of shelving are in
use, a first kind supporting wire shelves and a second kind supporting metal sheet
shelves.
[0003] The first kind of shelf is made of metal wires soldered to each other to form a net
capable of supporting goods. An example of such shelves is e.g. described in
DE102005020253 of Wanzl Metallwarenfabrik KG.
[0004] The second kind of shelf is produced through bending and soldering metal sheets,
as described e.g. in
US2005593A of LUXE METAL FURNITURE COMPANY.
[0005] Oftentimes, in the same point of sale both kinds of shelves are in use, wire shelves
as described in
DE102005020253, and metal sheet shelves as described in
US2005593A.
[0006] EP2695547A1 in the name of HMY Group describes an assembly for a shelving, comprising at least
a shelf for displaying goods, a lighting device and a support element in the form
of a clip, configured to support said lighting device and to be mounted under said
shelf, wherein said support element comprises at least a guiding member, and said
lighting element comprises at least a complementary guiding member configured to be
rotatable with respect to said at least one guiding member, so that the tilting of
said lighting device can be adjusted between two extreme positions defined by at least
a stopping member of said support element. The support element described in this document
can be coupled to a metal sheet shelf only, of the kind described in
US2005593A.
[0007] US2016091177 of Pascal-Simon Houle describes a device to support lighting devices for shelves
that are part of shelving for displaying goods. Nonetheless, such devices are not
in the form of clips, but are shaped as rails that are fixed to the anterior edge
of a shelf for its entire length, and on their lower edge are provided with a recess
for inserting a LED lighting device.
[0008] EP3017724 di Pos Tuning Udo Vosshenrich GMBH & CO KG describes a different lighting system,
wherein at least a luminous means is placed in front of a goods package, and lights
at least the goods lower portion. Differently from the previous two documents, the
light it directed upwards.
[0009] Moreover, partitioning such wire or metal sheet shelves through wire dividers is
also known in the art. Such dividers occupy the whole short side of said shelves,
so as to facilitate the filling of the shelf, especially when goods are of small dimensions
with respect to the dimensions of the shelf itself.
[0010] A device for partitioning a shelf is e.g. described in
US9326604 of LogiQuip LLC.
[0011] Another accessory, typical for both wire and metal sheet shelves, is a front to prevent
packages from falling from the shelf to the ground; such fronts are used especially
when packages are particularly small or light, or when the shelf is tilted toward
consumers.
[0012] Typically, dividers and fronts that can be applied on the two different kind of shelves
(wire and metal sheet) are different, which is a problem both for the manufacturer
of shelves/accessories and for the point of sale itself, in that both are obliged
to produce and stock dividers and fronts for the two different kinds of shelf.
[0013] A second drawback comes from the fact that today point of sale shelving is frequently
electrified in order to provide shelves with LED bars for lighting. Such bars are
typically fixed to shelves and are a further encumbrance. Up to today the presence
of LED bars and dividers/fronts was mutually exclusive.
[0014] Aim of the present invention is providing an accessory allowing to use the same dividers
and fronts on both kinds of metal sheet and wire shelves, practical to fix and remove,
even in the presence of LED bars for lighting said shelves.
[0015] This object is achieved by an apparatus and a method having the features of the independent
claims. Advantageous embodiments and refinements are specified in claims dependent
thereon.
[0016] The solution lies in a support, preferably made of plastics, which is fixed to wire
shelves, allowing to use the same wire dividers and fronts used on metal sheet shelves.
[0017] The first advantage of the present invention is the removal of an item code both
for the manufacturer and the point of sale, which allows on one hand to reduce the
number of stocked item codes, and on the other hand not to be deprived of the specific
kind of divider/front needed at that very moment.
[0018] The second advantage of the present invention is the possibility to use the same
support both when the shelves are lighted by a LED bar and when they are free from
LED bars, in this case, too, reducing the number of stocked components.
[0019] A third advantage is that, using the support according to the present invention,
when other dividers/fronts or even LED bars must be added to a shelf, the shelf itself
need not be dismantled.
[0020] A fourth advantage of the present invention is the limited aesthetical impact of
the support according to the present invention, in particular when it is made of transparent
plastics.
[0021] Further advantages and properties of the present invention are disclosed in the following
description, in which exemplary embodiments of the present invention are explained
in detail based on the drawings:
- Figure 1
- Axonometric view of a typical wire shelf;
- Figure 2
- Axonometric top view of a metal sheet shelf with dividers and front;
- Figure 2A
- Lateral section of an end of a metal sheet shelf, with the foot of a divider;
- Figure 3A
- Axonometric view, from below, of a wire shelf with dividers and front according to
a first embodiment of the support;
- Figure 3B
- Axonometric view, from below, of a wire shelf with dividers and front according to
a second embodiment of the support;
- Figure 4
- Axonometric view of a first embodiment of the support according to the present invention;
- Figure 5
- Axonometric view of a second embodiment of the support according to the present invention;
- Figure 6
- Side view of the second embodiment according to the present invention;
- Figure 7
- Axonometric view of different kinds of dividers and fronts for metal sheet shelves;
- Figure 8
- Axonometric view of different kinds of dividers and fronts for wire shelves.
[0022] Figure 1 shows a typical wire shelf. Said shelf comprises a plurality of generally
equidistant metal wires 2, soldered to at least one stiffener 3 perpendicular to said
wires. Said stiffeners 3 are flat metal sheet portions, some centimetres high. Normally,
in order to get an aesthetical shelf, two further metal wires 4 and 5 are soldered
to the two anterior and posterior ends. These two wires 4, 5 do not contribute to
shelf load-carrying capacity, but improve its safety of use, protecting the protruding
ends of metal wires.
[0023] Figure 2 shows a metal sheet shelf 10 provided with a plurality of dividers 6 and
a front 7.
[0024] As can be appreciated by comparing Figures 2 and 3, said dividers 6 and front 7 are
identical, and are made of soldered metal wires.
[0025] In the case of metal sheet shelf 10 shown in Figure 2, dividers 6 and fronts 7 are
provided with feet 12 (not visible in Figure 2) at least at their ends, and optionally
with a central foot, which are inserted into suitable holes 11 provided in the shelf
itself.
[0026] In particular, the metal sheet at the ends of shelf 10 is C-bended, as visible in
the detail shown in Figure 2A. Said hole 11 is placed above a corresponding hole 11A
provided in the lower portion of the C-fold. Said foot 12 of the divider 6 is inserted
in both holes 11 and 11 A so as to confer stability to the assembly. It is worthwhile
noting that the C-fold in the metal sheet is provided both on the anterior and the
posterior side of shelf 10.
[0027] In a preferred embodiment, the divider 6 is provided with a long and a short foot;
the long foot having a length suitable for insertion into both holes 11, 11A, while
the short foot being of a length suitable for insertion into the hole 11 only. In
this way, a sufficient stability is obtained at the same time with an easier assembling.
[0028] Figures 3A and 3B show a wire shelf provided with dividers 6, fronts 7, a LED bar
8 and a plurality of supports 9 (Figure 3A) and supports 59 (Figure 3B) according
to the present invention, which are meant to support the dividers 6, the front 7 and
an optional LED bar 8.
[0029] Supports 9, 59 according to the present invention are mounted on stiffeners 3 through
a snapping elastic coupling end, by exerting a light pressure of said support against
said stiffener. Indicatively, the distance between stiffener 3 and the anterior 4
or posterior wire 5 is slightly shorter than the length of the support 9 (side 16
of the support).
[0030] In an embodiment, supports 9, 59 are inserted in the interspace between two adjacent
wires 2 forming the supporting surface of the shelf, while they are snap-coupled to
the transversal stiffener 3, to which wires 2 are soldered. Thanks to the fact that
the distance between the stiffener 3 and the anterior and posterior finishing wire
4 and 5 parallel to said stiffener is shorter that the length of said support 9, 59
in the direction of said distance, when fitted in on the stiffener 3, supports 5,
59 are efficiently held in place against an accidental removal. In fact, the anterior
wire 4 or the posterior wire 5 hinders the translation of the supports 5, 59 in the
direction of removal from stiffener 3, so forming a limiter of disengagement of said
supports.
[0031] From Figures 3A and 3B one can appreciate that the foot 12 of dividers and fronts
is inserted in a specific hole 14 of the support 9, 5 itself. The depth of this hole
is sufficient to confer mechanical stability to the assembly.
[0032] Again from Figures 3A and 3B one can appreciate that support 9, 59 is provided with
a recess 15 allowing to house a LED bar 8, preferably in the form of a window closed
on all peripheral sides, and through which said LED bar passes in the direction of
its longitudinal axis.
[0033] Figure 4 shows a first embodiment of the support 9 according to the present invention.
Said support is preferably made of plastics, preferably transparent plastics, so as
to have a minimal aesthetical impact, even when the metal wire of the shelf is coloured.
[0034] Said support 9 has essentially a rectangular shape, with two sides, top side 16 and
bottom side 17, parallel to shelf 1; and two lateral sides 18 and 19, perpendicular
to shelf 1.
[0035] In the top side 16 of support 9 there is provided said hole 14 adjacent and perpendicular
to the side 18 of the support itself, which houses the feet 12 of dividers 6 and fronts
7. Said hole 14 must have a diameter suitable for housing feet 12; as the diameter
of their metal wire is about 5.5 mm, the hole 14 has a corresponding dimension, with
the minimal play required for easily fixing said feet 12. Indicatively, the diameter
of the hole 14 is about 6.2 mm.
[0036] On the other hand, the width of support 9 must be overall such that said support
9 can be placed between two adjacent metal wires 2, which together with other wires
2 form a supporting shelf 1. Indicatively, the light between two consecutive metal
wires 2 is 10 mm. Preferably, the width of said support 9 is about 9 mm.
[0037] One side 19 of support 9 is meant to mechanically snap-fit on a stiffener 3, and
therefore is provided with two extensions 20, 21 protruding beyond said side 19; said
extensions being a top extension 20 and a lower extension 21. Together, said two extensions
20 and 21 and the side 19 overall have a C-shape, and the distance of said extensions
in the longitudinal direction of side 19 is commeasured to the length of the metal
sheet forming said stiffener 3, to which said support must be coupled. When assembled,
the support 9 is fixed through said two extensions 20 and 21 to the top and bottom
ends of the stiffener 3, thanks to the presence of two grooves, a top groove 22 and
a bottom groove 23 provided in said extensions, respectively. The side 19 is placed
rearward with respect to the position of the two grooves 20 and 21, in order to ensure
to the support 9 the sufficient elasticity to snap-fit it on the stiffener 3.
[0038] When fixed, the support 9 is rigidly fitted in against stiffener 3 thanks to the
fitting in of said two grooves 22 and 23, respectively, on the top and bottom ends
of the stiffener itself, and to the leaning of the impact step 26 provided in the
connecting zone of the lower extension 21 to the side 19 against the vertical wall
of the stiffener 3 itself.
[0039] In this condition, said two extension 20 and 21 cling to the metal sheet constituting
said stiffener, which prevents the translation of the support 9 itself thank to the
grooves 22 and 23.
[0040] According to an embodiment, the top extension 20 is provided in the form of a hook
which delimits a groove having a given depth, while the lower extension 21 ends with
a tooth having a transversal triangular section, so as to form a tilted taper surface
which, when thrusting the support 9 against stiffener 3, cooperates with its lower
longitudinal edge, contributing to the deformation in the direction of temporary stretching
of the two extensions, and of overcoming said lower longitudinal edge of the stiffener
3 by said tooth, and therefore allowing the snap-fitting of said lower longitudinal
edge into the groove 23. This is provided with a shorter depth with respect to the
groove 22 on the opposed extension, and the tooth is provided with a tilted taper
surface meant to cooperate in the same way with the lower edge of the stiffener 3,
when a traction is exerted in the disengaging direction.
[0041] Moreover, said support 9 is provided with a recess 15 meant to house a LED bar 8.
The dimensions of said recess 15 are such that different kinds of LED bars 8 can be
comfortably housed. Nonetheless, at the same time, the structure of the support must
remain suitably rigid to maintain its mechanical features supporting dividers 6 and
fronts 7.
[0042] In particular, said recess is provided in the form of a window closed or closable
on all its sides, so as to hold a LED bar, surrounding it completely.
[0043] It is worthwhile noting that the presence of said LED bars is optional, and potentially
LED bars can be added at a later stage.
[0044] According to an embodiment, in order to allow the easy coupling of said LED bars
8, the recess or window of supports 9 is openable, thanks to a locking mechanism 17,
in particular in correspondence of the bottom side of supports. When the locking mechanism
17 is closed, its mechanical resistance is sufficient to support the weight of a LED
bar 8. Nonetheless, a closed support 9 can be used while its recess 15 is empty.
[0045] According to the first embodiment shown in Figure 4, the locking mechanism 17 is
composed by a segment of the lower side of the support, coinciding with said recess
or window housing a LED bar. Said lower side segment is connected at an end of support
9 through a hinge 24 allowing the oscillation in the direction of opening and closing
in the form of a compass of said side of the recess, without breakage issues due to
an action of elastic bending of the material, based on the intrinsic elasticity only
of the material, which on the long run might lead to mechanical stress and breakage.
The opposed end of the oscillating side segment forming part of the locking mechanism
17 is provided in its turn a with a coupling snap-fit end, which end comprises a tooth
mounted on an elastically flexible wing 117, which wing 117 overlaps through strain
on a coupling wall or rib 217 of support 9, which is substantially parallel to said
wing 117, said wing and said rib being overall provided with a coupling tooth 317
and a coupling seat 417 of said coupling tooth. In the closed condition, said tooth
317 and said seat 417 are strained in engagement by the elastic force of said wing
117. In an easily accessible position, the end of the oscillating side segment is
provided with a stopping tab 25 to exert a disengaging force of the oscillating segment
from the body of the support. According to an embodiment, the hinge 24 is made of
one piece and of the same material of the support, and is a so-called film hinge,
obtained from a thinning of the material between the oscillating lower segment and
the remaining portion of said lower side of the support.
[0046] As it is apparent, in order to ensure a better stability of the coupling of the oscillating
segment to the support in correspondence of the locking mechanism, the end of the
oscillating segment bearing the elastic wing 117 protrudes beyond said elastic wing,
and in the bottom and laterally overlaps on both sides on the body of the support,
i.e. to the lower side of the coupling rib 217 with which wing 117 cooperates.
[0047] In this way, possible thrusts exerted in the direction of the axis of the recess
or window, which might lead to a lateral flexion of the lower side oscillating segment,
are discharged on the walls that laterally overlap the support body, which hold said
oscillating side segment against a lateral flexion in the direction of the axis of
said recess.
[0048] According to a further feature, the oscillating lower side segment is provided with
a cradle shape 517 on its side toward the inside of said recess, e.g. made of three
angulated walls and positioned so as to be tangent to a circumference or a curved
line.
[0049] It is worthwhile noting that the closed locking mechanism 17 confers further mechanical
rigidity to the support 9.
[0050] It is worthwhile specifying that in the first embodiment, said support 9 is a single
piece with a resealable closing system.
[0051] In an alternative embodiment shown in Figure 5, instead said support 59 comprises
two distinct portions made of two different materials. Substantially said support
59 is identical to said support 9, even dimensionally: the difference lies in the
configuration of the recess or window housing the LED bar. In this case, said recess
or window is provided with a distinct removable portion in the shape of a cradle,
which is fixable through snap-fitting to a lower side of support 59.
[0052] In this embodiment, said cradle is made of a metal wire having a pre-set elasticity,
and the locking mechanism 29 is made of the ends of said cradle. Substantially said
locking mechanism 29 is provided with a double U shape
[0053] In particular, the wire of the locking mechanism 29 is suitably bent to form two
parallel U-shaped segments, wherein the ends of the corresponding arms of U are connected
to each other, so forming two coupling crosspieces, housed in two coupling seats 27
and 28, respectively. The two U-shaped segments are meant to house a LED bar 8. Exerting
a light pressure, said connecting crosspieces of said two U-shaped segments hook to
said support 59 through seats 27, 28, thanks to the controlled deformation of the
wire 29 itself, which must be elastically compressed to draw near the terminal ends
of the two U-shaped segments, so as to pass beyond the delimiting walls of seats 27,
28, and to go back to its initial dimension once inserted into its seats. Therefore,
to separate the cradle 29 from the support 59, a new elastic compression must be exerted,
drawing near the two top ends of the two U-shaped segments, so as to emerge from the
seats and extract said cradle.
[0054] On a wire shelf a support 59 can be mounted without the locking mechanism 29 in order
to support dividers 6 and fronts 7, while said locking mechanism 29 can be added at
a later stage, only when a LED bar 8 must be added.
[0055] Figure 6 shows a lateral view of the support 59 hooked to a stiffener 3 of a metal
shelf 1. In this view, the C-shape of the hooking mechanism can be appreciated, said
C comprising the top extension 20, the vertical side 19 and the bottom extension 21.
In the extension 20 there is provided a groove 22, while in the extension 21 there
are provided a groove 23 and an impact step 26. Figure 6 shows that said stiffener
3 sits into place against said impact step 26, but keeps a distance from the side
19 of the support, so that the support 59 is provided with the elasticity needed to
allow to easily snap/remove said support 59 on the stiffener 3. It is apparent that
the support 9 works in the same way, too, the difference between support 9 and support
59 lying only in the way in which said LED bar 8 is housed and supported by two different
supports.
[0056] Finally, Figures 7 and 8 show a plurality of dividers 6, 86 and fronts 7, 87, normally
produced by manufacturers and commonly used in points of sale. Comparing these two
Figures, the variety of kinds and dimensions of dividers and fronts can be appreciated.
All the kinds of dividers and fronts shown in the Figures 7 and 8 are mountable on
wire shelves thanks to the use of supports 5, 59 according to the present invention,
suitably positioned with respect to the shelf consisting of wires 2 and correspondingly
to the coupling lower extensions of the front and dividers.
[0057] Figures 7 and 8 also show a metal sheet shelf 80 and a wire shelf 88 having a semi-circular
shape, which are generally used for the end portions of sale shelving.
[0058] It is worthwhile specifying that even semi-circular fronts 87, corresponding to one
fourth of a circle, can be mounted using the supports 9, 59 according to the present
invention. As a matter of fact, the stiffener 83 of the semi-circular shelf is provided
with the same dimensions (height and thickness) of the stiffener 3 of rectangular
shelves, while the width of supports 9, 59 is sufficiently small, with respect to
the radius of the circumference of the semi-circular shelf 88, to allow the hooking
mechanism to work in the same way as it works on the rectangular shelf having a linear
stiffener.
[0059] The assembling method according to the present invention comprises the following
steps:
- a. Installing a wire shelf 1 at the desired height on a shelving backbone;
- b. Inserting at least a pair of supports 9 or 59; the fitting in of support 9 or 59
occurs through a snap mechanism by pressing the two extension 20, 21 against the top
and bottom ends of a stiffener 3, and sitting the impact step 26 into place against
the stiffener 3 itself;
- c. Optionally, inserting the feet 12 of a divider 6 or of a front 7 inside said hole
14 of each support 9 or 59;
- d. Optionally, inserting a LED bar 8 inside the recess 15, and fix it through the
locking mechanism 17 or 29.
[0060] It is worthwhile noting that the step d can be performed at a later stage, after
months or even years, when the shelving must be lighted through the installation of
new LED bars 8.
[0061] It will be noted that supports 5, 59 can support dividers 6/fronts 7 and LED bars
8 in a totally independent way: that is, each support 9, 59 can support a divider
6/front 7 only, a LED bar 8 only, a divider 6/front 7 and a LED bar 8 at the same
time. Consequently, the steps c and d of the assembling method can be performed in
a way totally independent from each other, in the order c d or in the order d c in
subsequent times, even very distant from each other.
[0062] It is worthwhile noting that, in case of the use of two-piece support 59, said support
59 can be initially mounted without its removable locking mechanism 29, which can
be mounted at a later stage only, when it is decided to add at least one LED bar 8
to wire shelf 1.
[0063] Said LED bar 8 can be removed by the support 9, 59 at any moment, e.g. when the shelf
does not need lighting or because it is out of order. This advantageously does not
require the dismantling of the shelf itself.
- 1
- wire shelf
- 2
- metal wires
- 3
- stiffener
- 4
- anterior metal wire
- 5
- posterior metal wire
- 6
- divider
- 7
- front
- 8
- LED bar
- 9
- support
- 10
- metal sheet shelf
- 11,11A
- hole
- 12
- foot
- 13
- metal sheet C-fold
- 14
- hole
- 15
- recess
- 16
- top side
- 17
- locking mechanism
- 18
- side
- 19
- side
- 20
- top extension
- 21
- lower extension
- 22
- groove
- 23
- groove
- 24
- hinge
- 25
- tab
- 26
- impact step
- 27
- seat
- 28
- seat
- 29
- removable locking system
- 59
- support
- 80
- metal sheet semi-circular shelf
- 83
- semi-circular stiffener
- 86
- semi-circular divider
- 87
- semi-circular front
- 88
- semi-circular wire shelf
- 117
- wing
- 217
- coupling rib
- 317
- coupling tooth
- 417
- coupling seat
- 517
- cradle
1. Support (9, 59) comprising a recess (15) for the housing and supporting of an optional
LED bar (8) characterized in that it comprises at least a terminal (20, 19, 21) of elastic fitting and at least a coupling
seat (14).
2. Support (9, 59) according to claim 1 in combination with:
- front walls called fronts (7, 87) provided with at least one foot (12) and/or
- dividing walls called dividers (6, 86) provided with at least one foot (12), and/or
- one shelf (1) made of a set of wires (2) connected to each other by transversal
reinforcing stiffeners (3).
3. Support (9, 59) according to claim 1 or 2, wherein said fitting terminal coupling
it to the transversal stiffener (3) comprises:
- A snap-fitting C-mechanism (20, 19, 21) with opposed and elastically stretchable
arms, which arms, in their engaging condition are strainable on a stiffener, wherein
said arms surround the opposed edges of said transversal stiffener (3);
- A coupling seat in the form of a hole (14) opened towards a top side of said support
for housing the corresponding feet (12) of said dividers (6, 86) and fronts (7, 87).
4. Support (9, 59) according to claim 3, wherein the snap-fitting terminal to the shelf
stiffener (3) is provided with a top extension (20), and a lower extension (21) connected
at a pre-set distance by a vertical side (19) of the support itself; said extension
(20) being provided with a groove (22), while said extension (21) being provided with
a groove (23) and an impact step (26) to distance said stiffener (3) from said vertical
side (19).
5. Support (9) according to one or more of the preceding claims, produced in one piece,
provided with a locking mechanism (17) for opening and closing a recess or window
(15) housing a LED bar, which mechanism comprises a segment of a perimeter side delimiting
said recess or window (15), which segment is oscillating thanks to a hinge (24) provided
at an end and is provided with a snap-fitting terminal (117, 317) in a matching part
(217, 417) of support (9).
6. Support (59) according to one of more of claims 1 to 4, produced in two distinct pieces,
the first piece comprising the coupling terminal (19, 20, 21) to the stiffeners (3)
of shelf (1) and the coupling seat (14) of fronts (7, 87) and dividers (6, 86), while
the second piece is a removable cradle (29) which can be coupled through a locking
mechanism to coupling seats (27, 28) provided on said support (59).
7. Support (59) according to claim 6, wherein said cradle (29) is made of a wire shaped
so as to form a double U and is elastically snap-fitted in two seats (27, 28) provided
on said support (59).
8. Support (9, 59) according to one or more of the preceding claims, wherein:
- The width of said support is shorter than the light two adjacent wires (2) of the
set of parallel wires forming a supporting shelf (1);
- The length of said support is shorter than the light between said stiffener (3)
and the anterior (4) or posterior wire (5) of a shelf (1);
9. Support (9, 59) according to one or more of the preceding claims, wherein said support
is made of plastic material, preferably a transparent plastic material.
10. Method for assembling a support (9, 59) according to claims 1 to 9, comprising the
following steps:
a. Installing a wire shelf (1) at the desired shelf on a shelving scaffold;
b. By exerting a pressure, insert at least a pair of supports (9 or 59) on a shelf
(1 or 88).
11. Method for assembling a support (9, 59) according to claim 10, further comprising
the following step:
c. Said pair of supports (9 or 59) having been positioned at a reciprocal distance
corresponding to the distance of at least two feet (12) of a divider (6, 86) or of
a front (7, 87), optionally inserting the feet (12) of a divider (6, 86) or of a front
(7, 87) inside the hole (14) of each support (9 or 59).
12. Method for assembling a support (9, 59) according to claim 10 o 11, further comprising
the following step:
d. Optionally opening the recess (15) housing a LED bar (8) of at least said two supports
(9, 59), inserting a LED bar (8) inside said recess (15) and fixing it closing said
recess (15) through said locking mechanism (17 or 29).
13. Method for assembling a support (9, 59) according to claim 10, wherein the fitting
it of said support (9 or 59) occurs through a snap mechanism by pressing said two
extensions (20, 21) against the top and lower ends of a stiffener (3), and bringing
said impact step (26) into contact against said stiffener (3).
14. Method for assembling a support (59) according to claim 12, wherein said support (59)
is assembled without its cradle (29) supporting said LED bar (8) to support only dividers
(6, 86) or fronts (7, 87), while said cradle is mounted at a later stage only, thanks
to the locking mechanism allowing to fix said LED bar (8) between said cradle and
its coupling seats (27, 28) to the support (59).