US20190382162A1 - Surface-mounting Holding Device - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to an apparatus to mount and hold objects of different shapes and sizes.
- the invention relates to an adjustable apparatus for securing dispensers of items on surfaces, such as walls, edges of shelves or other flat surfaces, in a way that allows the dispensers to be rotated to a desired position.
- dispensing boxes can often be misplaced when they are moved around while being used by multiple users.
- table top and counter space is a primary concern for those who work in tight quarters such as labs or hospital rooms, which makes organization of a tabletop surface area, a laboratory bench, or in a medical examination room a necessity.
- dispensing boxes or containers are typically mounted on walls or cabinetry to conserve table or bench top space, prevent the misplacement of the dispensing box, and anchor the dispensing box to a surface to allow the user to more easily remove the dispensed items, such as the last few disposable gloves or facial tissues.
- dispensing boxes are typically made of lightweight paperboard which is subject to easy crushing by compression. While there are surface-mounting devices that hold boxes of disposable items, such devices do not enable a dispensing box or container to be securely placed on the device and rotated to various positions such that the orientation of the object can be changed.
- a surface-mounting holding device is to be understood as any device capable of holding objects while mounted on a flat surface, such as, but not limited to, a wall, shelf edge, side of a cabinet or hood or other structure or other sufficiently sized flat horizontal or vertical surface to receive the surface-mounting holding device.
- the surface-mounting holding device according to the present invention has a mounting assembly that allows the object secured on the holding device to be rotated to at least a second position from a first position on the flat surface without removing the object being held or remounting the mounting assembly.
- the surface-mounting holding device has a holding assembly and a mounting assembly.
- the holding assembly is attached to the mounting assembly that enables it to be attached to a flat surface.
- the holding assembly is adjustable such that it is capable of securing objects of different sizes.
- the mounting assembly is rotationally adjustable such that the holding assembly can be rotated to different orientations to suit the object that is secured in the holding assembly.
- the mounting assembly is comprised of a mounting foot that is attached to the back of the holding assembly.
- the mounting foot couples with a mounting shoe that is capable of being attached to a flat surface, such as a wall.
- the mounting shoe can be a bracket of any shape or a semi-circular shaped rack.
- the mounting shoe is further comprised of at least one tab or an equivalent structure.
- the mounting foot includes a plurality of teeth separated by spaces.
- the tab of the mounting shoe engages with the space between the teeth of the mounting foot in order to orient and hold the holding assembly in the first position.
- the user can rotate the holding assembly and reengage the tab within a different tooth space on the mounting foot to position and secure the holding assembly in the second position.
- the mounting assembly has a guiding recess on the mounting foot and a locking nub on the mounting shoe.
- the mounting foot slides into the mounting shoe and the locking nub slides into the guiding recess.
- the size of the guiding recess determines the freedom of the movement of the mounting shoe within the mounting foot.
- the locking nub limits the movement of the mounting foot such that the holding assembly is rotatable while remaining securely coupled in the mounting shoe.
- FIG. 1A is a perspective view of a surface-mounting holding device in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 1B is a perspective view of the surface-mounting holding device in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the surface-mounting holding device in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the surface-mounting holding device in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, showing the holding assembly is extendable.
- FIG. 4A is a perspective view of the surface-mounting holding device in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, having a box secured in the holding assembly.
- FIG. 4B is a perspective view of the surface-mounting holding device in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, having a container secured in the holding assembly.
- FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the surface-mounting holding device in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, having an access hole on the base plate.
- FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a mounting shoe in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a mounting assembly in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, illustrating cross sections of FIG. 9A to 9D , and FIG. 10A to 10E .
- FIG. 8A is a perspective view of the surface-mounting holding device in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, showing a rectangular box secured on the holding device in a vertical position.
- FIG. 8B is a perspective view of the surface-mounting holding device in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, showing the holding assembly rotated by 90° and the rectangular box held in a horizontal position.
- FIG. 9A to FIG. 9D are illustrative internal views of the mounting assembly of the surface-mounting holding device to a different mounting position in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 10A to FIG. 10E are illustrative internal views of the mounting assembly of the surface-mounting holding device having various mounting positions in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
- a surface-mounting holding device 1 is comprised of a holding assembly 10 and a mounting assembly 20 .
- the holding assembly 10 is comprised of a base plate 100 and a cover plate 200 .
- the base plate 100 has a front side 110 and a backside 108 .
- the cover plate 200 is adjustably attachable to the front side 110 of the base plate 100 such that the holding assembly 10 can be extended to secure objects of different shapes and sizes.
- the holding assembly 10 can be movably secured to a wall or other flat surface with the mounting assembly 20 .
- the mounting assembly 20 is comprised of a mounting foot 40 and a mounting shoe 30 .
- the mounting foot 40 is attached to the backside 108 of the base plate 100 , as shown in FIG. 1A .
- the mounting foot 40 is movably and removably attachable to the mounting shoe 30 .
- the mounting shoe 30 can be secured to a wall or other flat surface.
- the mounting assembly 20 permits the holding assembly 10 to be rotated and moved as further described below.
- the base plate 100 is defined by four edges 112 , 114 , 116 and 118 .
- the base plate 100 has rail-receiving cavities 113 on the front side 110 , running parallel to either edge 112 or 114 or both of the edges of the base plate 100 .
- the cover plate 200 has a front side 212 and a backside (not shown).
- the cover plate 200 is defined by four edges 202 , 204 , 206 and 208 , as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 .
- the back side (not shown) of the cover plate 200 has protruding guide rails (not shown) running parallel to the backside (not shown) edges 202 , 204 of the cover plate 200 .
- the protruding guide rails (not shown) are positioned to slide inside the rail-receiving cavities 113 on the base plate 100 , aligning the cover plate 200 to the base plate 100 and allowing the base plates 100 and the cover plate 200 to move together and apart along said rails.
- the cover plate 200 has securing member 210 protruding from front side 212 along the edge 208
- the base plate 100 has securing member 104 protruding from front side 110 of along the edge 116 .
- the securing members 104 and 210 are comprised of silicone rubber or similar elastomer material.
- the cover plate 200 and the base plate 100 are extendable so as to be able to accommodate wider objects.
- the cover plate 200 has an opening cavity 222 on the edge 208 .
- the cavity 222 allows a user to place a finger in the cavity 222 and single-handedly extend the cover plate 200 along the rail-receiving cavities 113 of the base plate 100 , widening the opening between the securing members 104 and 210 to accommodate the removal or placement of a box or container.
- the distance apart that the edges 116 and 208 are able to travel is regulated by the tensile strength of a pair of spring-loaded members 105 and the engagement of capture tabs 220 and locking edges 134 as described below.
- the cover plate 200 and the base plate 100 are maintained in the default position representing the narrowest width of an object that can be held by the holding assembly 10 by a pair of spring-loaded members 105 located on the backside 108 of the base plate 100 and the backside of the cover plate 200 , as shown in FIG. 1B .
- the spring-loaded members 105 have two connecting points 130 , 232 .
- One connecting point 130 of the spring-loaded members 105 is attached to the backside 108 of the base plate 100
- the other connecting point 232 of the spring-loaded members 105 is attached to the backside of the cover plate 200 such that the cover plate 200 and the base plate 100 are drawn together by the spring-loaded members 105 , as shown in FIG. 1B .
- the cover plate 200 has the capture tabs 220 on the two edges 202 and 204
- the base plate 100 has the locking pawls 134 on the two edges 112 , 114 , as shown in FIG. 1B . If a pull-out force is exerted on the cover plate 200 or the base plate 100 , the locking pawls 134 bite into the capture tabs 220 and prevent the plates from being extended from one another any further, such that the extended distance between securing members 210 and 104 defines the maximum width of an object that can be held in this embodiment.
- the extendable feature of the securing members 104 and 210 allow the holding assembly 10 to hold objects of different sizes, including but not limited to, boxes, containers, and mobile devices.
- the holding assembly 10 can hold a square dispensing box on the wall or any flat surface.
- the holding assembly 10 can secure a rectangular container on the wall or any flat surface.
- the holding assembly 10 is mounted to a wall or flat surface by the mounting assembly 20 .
- the mounting assembly 20 is comprised of a mounting foot 40 and a mounting shoe 30 .
- the mounting foot 40 protrudes from the backside 108 of the base plate 100 .
- the mounting foot 40 has a circular body 404 with a guiding recess 400 at its center and a plurality of teeth 402 extending radially outward.
- the mounting shoe 30 is removably and adjustably attachable to the mounting foot 40 .
- the mounting shoe 30 has a shoe plate 300 with a hole or holes 302 such that screws can secure the mounting shoe 30 to a wall or other flat surface.
- the mounting shoe 30 can also be secured using 3M Command or similar tape attached behind the mounting shoe 30 .
- the mounting shoe 30 has a locking nub 308 at its center that couples with the guiding recess 400 of the mounting foot 40 as shown in FIG. 5 .
- the mounting shoe 30 has brackets 306 that extend from the shoe plate 300 to form pockets 310 for capturing the teeth 402 of the mounting foot 40 .
- the mounting shoe 30 has a tab 304 located between the brackets 306 .
- the teeth 402 slide into the pockets 310 of the brackets 306 and the locking nub 308 couples with the guiding recess 400 , such that the mounting foot 40 is secured within the brackets 306 and the mounting shoe 30 .
- the mounting foot 40 is in the coupled position in the brackets 306 and the teeth 402 are engaged with the tab 304 , as seen in FIG. 7 , the mounting foot 40 is in the engaged position 50 and cannot rotate. However, the mounting foot 40 may rotate with respect to the mounting shoe 30 when the teeth 402 are disengaged from the tab 304 as seen in FIG. 9B . In the unengaged position 60 , as shown in FIGS.
- the mounting foot 40 can rotate freely within the brackets 306 with respect to the mounting shoe 30 because the tab 304 is not engaged with teeth 402 .
- the mounting foot 40 will not be released from the mounting shoe 30 because the locking nub 308 is coupled with the guiding recess 400 , which prevents the full release of the holding assembly 10 from the mounting assembly 20 .
- the tab 304 slides between the teeth 402 of the mounting foot 40 such that the tab 304 prevents the teeth 402 from rotating, thereby preventing the mounting foot 40 to rotate relative to the mounting shoe 30 .
- the guiding recess 400 can be a hole, a pocket, or any shape, for example, a circle or a square, so long as it is able to receive the locking nub 308 when the teeth 402 of the mounting foot 40 slides into the pockets 310 of the mounting shoe 30 .
- the outer edge of the circular body 404 or any surface of the teeth 402 that come into contact with the locking nub 308 depresses the locking nub 308 , allowing the locking nub 308 to move into the guiding recess 400 .
- the size of the guiding recess 400 determines the maximum freedom of movement of the mounting foot 40 .
- the locking nub 308 can only be guided to move up to the unengaged position 60 , as shown in FIGS. 9 B and 9 C. In this way, while remaining within the brackets 306 , the teeth 402 do not touch the tab 304 , allowing the mounting foot 40 to freely rotate on the mounting shoe 30 .
- the locking nub 308 can be centered or in any position relative to the inside of the guiding recess 400 .
- the base plate 100 has an access hole 111 that is open on both sides 110 and 108 of the base plate 100 .
- the guiding recess 400 is overlapped with the access hole 111 when the mounting foot 40 is attached to the holding assembly 10 such that the locking nub 308 can be shown when the holding assembly 10 is secured on the mounting shoe 30 .
- the access hole 111 provides an easy way for the user to remove the holding assembly 10 from the mounting shoe 30 by depressing the locking nub 308 sufficiently to allow the mounting foot 40 to freely uncouple with and slide out of the mounting shoe 30 .
- the mounting foot 40 when the mounting foot 40 is moved into the mounting shoe 30 by sliding the teeth 402 into the brackets 306 of the mounting shoe 30 , as shown in FIG. 7 , the mounting foot 40 depresses the locking nub 308 such that the locking nub 308 moves into the guiding recess 400 of the mounting foot 40 . As the locking nub 308 passes over the mounting foot 40 , it retracts and then springs back into place once inside the guiding recess 400 , making an audible sound, such as, but not limited to, a “clicking” noise. The audible sound informs the user that a locked connection has been made between the mounting shoe 30 and the mounting foot 40 .
- the user can be certain that the holding assembly 10 will remain secured to the flat surface during use and while rotating the mounting foot 40 within the mounting shoe 30 .
- the teeth 402 and the tab 304 are engaged the user can be certain that the holding assembly will not rotate.
- the user can be certain that the holding assembly 10 will remain mounted to the flat surface and immobile when the user removes a box, container or other object from the holding assembly 10 .
- the engagement of the mounting assembly 20 and the holding assembly 10 allows the surface-mounting holding device 1 to be rotatable on the flat surface such that a box, container, or other appropriately sized object can be oriented in different positions.
- the holding assembly 10 holds a rectangular box in a vertical position; in FIG. 8B , the holding assembly 10 is rotated by 90° such that the rectangular box is placed in a horizontal position.
- the mounting shoe 30 can move between the engaged position 50 and the unengaged position 60 on the mounting shoe 30 .
- the holding assembly 10 When the mounting foot 40 is lifted within the mounting shoe 30 to the unengaged position 60 , the holding assembly 10 is rotatable on the mounting shoe 30 such that the holding assembly 10 can move between a first position, as shown in FIG. 9A , and a second position, as shown in FIG. 9D .
- the mounting assembly 10 shows the engagement between the mounting foot 40 and the mounting shoe 30 .
- the teeth 402 on the mounting foot 40 have openings with a complimentary shape to the tab 304 on the mounting shoe 30 such that the teeth 402 will engage with the tab 304 when the mounting foot 40 moves into the bracket 306 .
- the teeth 402 are engaged with the tab 304 in the engaged position 50 .
- the holding assembly 10 is affixed on the wall in the first position, as shown in FIG. 9A , by the engagement of the mounting foot 40 and the mounting shoe 30 .
- FIG. 9A the teeth 402 on the mounting foot 40 have openings with a complimentary shape to the tab 304 on the mounting shoe 30 such that the teeth 402 will engage with the tab 304 when the mounting foot 40 moves into the bracket 306 .
- the teeth 402 are engaged with the tab 304 in the engaged position 50 .
- the holding assembly 10 is affixed on the wall in the first position, as shown in FIG. 9A , by the engagement of the mounting foot 40 and the
- the mounting foot 40 when the mounting foot 40 is lifted to the unengaged position 60 , the teeth 402 are not engaged with the tab 304 .
- the mounting foot 40 is rotatable within the pockets 310 of the brackets 306 in the unengaged position 60 . In this way, as shown in FIG. 9C , the mounting foot 40 can be rotated by 45° such that the holding assembly 10 is moved to a different orientation.
- the mounting foot 40 then slides within the pockets 310 to the engaged position 50 , reengaging with the tab 116 such that the holding assembly 10 is affixed to the wall in the second position, as shown in FIG. 9D .
- the base plate 100 of the holding assembly 10 is mounted in various mounting positions as the teeth 402 are rotated within the brackets 306 of the mounting shoe 30 .
- sizes and quantity of the teeth 402 determine the numbers of mounting positions of the holding assembly 10 between 0° to 180°.
- the mounting foot 40 includes more teeth 402 such that the size of each tooth 402 is smaller and the space between the teeth is also accordingly smaller and the tab 304 is accordingly sized, the increments of rotational engagement between the teeth 402 and the tab 304 increase providing smaller increments of rotation for the holding assembly 10 relative to mounting shoe 30 .
- the mounting foot 40 includes fewer number of the teeth 402 such that the size of each tooth is larger and the space between the teeth 402 is larger and the tab 304 is accordingly larger in size, there are fewer increments of rotation for the holding assembly 10 relative to the mounting shoe 30 .
- the disclosed invention can optionally be made of any suitable known material, e.g., but not limited to plastic, polypropylene, polystyrene, polycarbonate, one or more polymers or elastomers, metal, glass, Plexiglas, wood, steel, alloy, PTEE, ABS, or any combination of, and the like; furthermore the disclosed invention can optionally have edges or embodiments that can be rounded, curved, angled, concave, convex, raised, stepped, square, beveled, routed, etched, lined, engraved, and any combination thereof.
- the surface of the disclosed invention or any part thereof can optionally be painted, dyed, colored, clear, transparent, back painted or dyed, printed with a pattern or image or picture, or any combination thereof.
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A surface-mounting holding device includes a holding assembly and a mounting assembly. The mounting assembly further comprises a mounting foot and a mounting shoe. The mounting shoe is capable of being mounted to a flat surface. The mounting foot is capable of coupling with the mounting shoe and rotating within the mounting shoe. When the mounting foot is coupled with the mounting shoe, the holding assembly is affixed to the wall. The mounting foot is capable of coupling with the mounting shoe in an engaged position and in an unengaged position. If the mounting foot is in the unengaged position, the holding assembly is rotatable while remaining secured to the mounting shoe such that the holding assembly has various mounting positions on the wall. The surface-mounting holding device is capable of holding objects of different sizes.
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- The present invention relates to an apparatus to mount and hold objects of different shapes and sizes. In particular, the invention relates to an adjustable apparatus for securing dispensers of items on surfaces, such as walls, edges of shelves or other flat surfaces, in a way that allows the dispensers to be rotated to a desired position.
- In scientific and medical fields, scientists, researchers, technicians, doctors, other care providers and other persons employ a wide variety of items while conducting varied tasks from sample acquisition to lab experiments to surgery. For example, this involves the use of disposable items, such as facial tissues, latex gloves, laboratory single-use spatulas, laboratory wipes, and other laboratory or clinical items. Specialized fields would use items particular to that field. Such disposable items are packaged in dispensing boxes or containers. For example, disposable gloves are used in large numbers by many people and are generally supplied in light weight cardboard dispensing boxes instead of as individual sterile packages. In another example, reusable, single use items may be cleaned and re-placed into a dispensing container.
- Because there is a myriad of such single use or disposable items in laboratories and hospital rooms, dispensing boxes can often be misplaced when they are moved around while being used by multiple users. Moreover, the efficient use of table top and counter space is a primary concern for those who work in tight quarters such as labs or hospital rooms, which makes organization of a tabletop surface area, a laboratory bench, or in a medical examination room a necessity. To solve these problems, dispensing boxes or containers are typically mounted on walls or cabinetry to conserve table or bench top space, prevent the misplacement of the dispensing box, and anchor the dispensing box to a surface to allow the user to more easily remove the dispensed items, such as the last few disposable gloves or facial tissues.
- However, the myriad of disposable or single use or limited use items come in boxes or containers of different shapes and sizes. While some surface-mounting holding devices are useful for holding objects or boxes of a fixed dimension, there is lacking a surface-mounting device that fits universally for different sizes and shapes of objects. Consequently, it is often necessary to purchase many different holding devices to accommodate many different kinds of boxes or containers holding the dispensable items. For example, a user might purchase one holding device for a rectangular box of latex gloves and a different holding device for a square box of laboratory wipes. Thus, there is a need for a universal device that can be adjusted to accommodate dispensing boxes or containers of different shapes and sizes.
- In addition, disposable items not only come in dispensing boxes and containers of different shapes and sizes, the different kinds of disposable items are also dispensed differently, thus requiring the dispensing boxes or containers to be mounted in different orientations. Thus, there is also a need for a universal holding device that can be rotated to orient a dispensing box or container in different positions as desired. Moreover, dispensing boxes are typically made of lightweight paperboard which is subject to easy crushing by compression. While there are surface-mounting devices that hold boxes of disposable items, such devices do not enable a dispensing box or container to be securely placed on the device and rotated to various positions such that the orientation of the object can be changed.
- In addition to the myriad of disposable or single use or limited use items that might benefit from a surface-mounting holding device, there are many objects in these specialized fields that consume tabletop space that one working in these specialized fields would prefer to keep in a secure position off the tabletop to prevent damage to the object. Thus, there is a need for a universal device that can be adjusted to accommodate a wide variety of objects.
- It is an object of the invention to provide a surface-mounting device to rigidly hold any object securely without crushing the object, in particular, dispensing boxes or containers so that the box or container is not pulled out of the universal holding device while the user removes the items inside the box and not crushed as the box or container is emptied.
- It is an object of the invention to provide a surface-mounting universal holding device that can accommodate objects of different shapes and sizes, such as dispensing boxes or containers, or any compatibly sized object that a user might wish to have held by the device.
- It is an object of the invention to provide a surface-mounting device with a mounting mechanism that allows the dispensing boxes or containers or objects to be rotated to and then held in a different position from the previous position.
- In accordance with the objectives of the invention, the embodiments of the present invention relate to a surface-mounting holding device. A surface-mounting holding device is to be understood as any device capable of holding objects while mounted on a flat surface, such as, but not limited to, a wall, shelf edge, side of a cabinet or hood or other structure or other sufficiently sized flat horizontal or vertical surface to receive the surface-mounting holding device. The surface-mounting holding device according to the present invention has a mounting assembly that allows the object secured on the holding device to be rotated to at least a second position from a first position on the flat surface without removing the object being held or remounting the mounting assembly.
- According to the present invention, the surface-mounting holding device has a holding assembly and a mounting assembly. The holding assembly is attached to the mounting assembly that enables it to be attached to a flat surface. The holding assembly is adjustable such that it is capable of securing objects of different sizes. The mounting assembly is rotationally adjustable such that the holding assembly can be rotated to different orientations to suit the object that is secured in the holding assembly.
- The mounting assembly is comprised of a mounting foot that is attached to the back of the holding assembly. The mounting foot couples with a mounting shoe that is capable of being attached to a flat surface, such as a wall. The mounting shoe can be a bracket of any shape or a semi-circular shaped rack.
- In a preferred embodiment, the mounting shoe is further comprised of at least one tab or an equivalent structure. The mounting foot includes a plurality of teeth separated by spaces. In this embodiment, the tab of the mounting shoe engages with the space between the teeth of the mounting foot in order to orient and hold the holding assembly in the first position. When the user disengages the tooth space between the teeth of the mounting foot from the tab to an unengaged position, the user can rotate the holding assembly and reengage the tab within a different tooth space on the mounting foot to position and secure the holding assembly in the second position.
- In another embodiment, the mounting assembly has a guiding recess on the mounting foot and a locking nub on the mounting shoe. When the mounting foot is coupled with the mounting shoe, the mounting foot slides into the mounting shoe and the locking nub slides into the guiding recess. In a preferred embodiment, the size of the guiding recess determines the freedom of the movement of the mounting shoe within the mounting foot. When the mounting foot is in the unengaged position, the locking nub limits the movement of the mounting foot such that the holding assembly is rotatable while remaining securely coupled in the mounting shoe.
- These and other objects, advantages, and features of the invention will be more fully understood and appreciated by reference to the detailed description of the current embodiments and the drawings.
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FIG. 1A is a perspective view of a surface-mounting holding device in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. -
FIG. 1B is a perspective view of the surface-mounting holding device in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. -
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the surface-mounting holding device in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. -
FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the surface-mounting holding device in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, showing the holding assembly is extendable. -
FIG. 4A is a perspective view of the surface-mounting holding device in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, having a box secured in the holding assembly. -
FIG. 4B is a perspective view of the surface-mounting holding device in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, having a container secured in the holding assembly. -
FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the surface-mounting holding device in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, having an access hole on the base plate. -
FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a mounting shoe in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. -
FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a mounting assembly in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, illustrating cross sections ofFIG. 9A to 9D , andFIG. 10A to 10E . -
FIG. 8A is a perspective view of the surface-mounting holding device in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, showing a rectangular box secured on the holding device in a vertical position. -
FIG. 8B is a perspective view of the surface-mounting holding device in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, showing the holding assembly rotated by 90° and the rectangular box held in a horizontal position. -
FIG. 9A toFIG. 9D are illustrative internal views of the mounting assembly of the surface-mounting holding device to a different mounting position in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. -
FIG. 10A toFIG. 10E are illustrative internal views of the mounting assembly of the surface-mounting holding device having various mounting positions in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. - The invention will be described more fully hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which embodiments of the invention are shown. This invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and to fully convey the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art.
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FIG. 1A , a surface-mountingholding device 1 according to an embodiment of the invention is comprised of a holdingassembly 10 and a mountingassembly 20. The holdingassembly 10 is comprised of abase plate 100 and acover plate 200. Thebase plate 100 has afront side 110 and abackside 108. Thecover plate 200 is adjustably attachable to thefront side 110 of thebase plate 100 such that the holdingassembly 10 can be extended to secure objects of different shapes and sizes. - The holding
assembly 10 can be movably secured to a wall or other flat surface with the mountingassembly 20. The mountingassembly 20 is comprised of a mountingfoot 40 and a mountingshoe 30. The mountingfoot 40 is attached to thebackside 108 of thebase plate 100, as shown inFIG. 1A . The mountingfoot 40 is movably and removably attachable to the mountingshoe 30. The mountingshoe 30, can be secured to a wall or other flat surface. When the mountingfoot 40 is coupled with the mountingshoe 30, the mountingassembly 20 permits the holdingassembly 10 to be rotated and moved as further described below. - In a preferred embodiment as shown in
FIGS. 1A, 1B, 2 and 3 , thebase plate 100 is defined by fouredges base plate 100 has rail-receivingcavities 113 on thefront side 110, running parallel to either edge 112 or 114 or both of the edges of thebase plate 100. Thecover plate 200 has afront side 212 and a backside (not shown). Thecover plate 200 is defined by fouredges FIGS. 2 and 3 . In one embodiment, the back side (not shown) of thecover plate 200 has protruding guide rails (not shown) running parallel to the backside (not shown) edges 202, 204 of thecover plate 200. The protruding guide rails (not shown) are positioned to slide inside the rail-receivingcavities 113 on thebase plate 100, aligning thecover plate 200 to thebase plate 100 and allowing thebase plates 100 and thecover plate 200 to move together and apart along said rails. - In a preferred embodiment, as shown in
FIGS. 2 and 3 , thecover plate 200 has securingmember 210 protruding fromfront side 212 along theedge 208, and thebase plate 100 has securingmember 104 protruding fromfront side 110 of along theedge 116. In one embodiment, the securingmembers FIG. 3 , thecover plate 200 and thebase plate 100 are extendable so as to be able to accommodate wider objects. - In a preferred embodiment, the
cover plate 200 has anopening cavity 222 on theedge 208. Thecavity 222 allows a user to place a finger in thecavity 222 and single-handedly extend thecover plate 200 along the rail-receivingcavities 113 of thebase plate 100, widening the opening between the securingmembers edges members 105 and the engagement ofcapture tabs 220 and lockingedges 134 as described below. - As shown in
FIG. 2 , in a preferred embodiment, thecover plate 200 and thebase plate 100 are maintained in the default position representing the narrowest width of an object that can be held by the holdingassembly 10 by a pair of spring-loadedmembers 105 located on thebackside 108 of thebase plate 100 and the backside of thecover plate 200, as shown inFIG. 1B . The spring-loadedmembers 105 have two connectingpoints point 130 of the spring-loadedmembers 105 is attached to thebackside 108 of thebase plate 100, and the other connectingpoint 232 of the spring-loadedmembers 105 is attached to the backside of thecover plate 200 such that thecover plate 200 and thebase plate 100 are drawn together by the spring-loadedmembers 105, as shown inFIG. 1B . - In one embodiment, the
cover plate 200 has thecapture tabs 220 on the twoedges base plate 100 has the lockingpawls 134 on the twoedges FIG. 1B . If a pull-out force is exerted on thecover plate 200 or thebase plate 100, the lockingpawls 134 bite into thecapture tabs 220 and prevent the plates from being extended from one another any further, such that the extended distance between securingmembers - The extendable feature of the securing
members assembly 10 to hold objects of different sizes, including but not limited to, boxes, containers, and mobile devices. For example, as shown inFIG. 4A , the holdingassembly 10 can hold a square dispensing box on the wall or any flat surface. Or as shown inFIG. 4B , the holdingassembly 10 can secure a rectangular container on the wall or any flat surface. - The holding
assembly 10 is mounted to a wall or flat surface by the mountingassembly 20. Referring now toFIG. 1A , the mountingassembly 20 is comprised of a mountingfoot 40 and a mountingshoe 30. The mountingfoot 40 protrudes from thebackside 108 of thebase plate 100. In a preferred embodiment, the mountingfoot 40 has acircular body 404 with a guidingrecess 400 at its center and a plurality ofteeth 402 extending radially outward. - The mounting
shoe 30 is removably and adjustably attachable to the mountingfoot 40. As shown inFIG. 6 , in a preferred embodiment, the mountingshoe 30 has ashoe plate 300 with a hole or holes 302 such that screws can secure the mountingshoe 30 to a wall or other flat surface. The mountingshoe 30 can also be secured using 3M Command or similar tape attached behind the mountingshoe 30. The mountingshoe 30 has a lockingnub 308 at its center that couples with the guidingrecess 400 of the mountingfoot 40 as shown inFIG. 5 . As shown inFIG. 7 , the mountingshoe 30 hasbrackets 306 that extend from theshoe plate 300 to formpockets 310 for capturing theteeth 402 of the mountingfoot 40. The mountingshoe 30 has atab 304 located between thebrackets 306. - When the mounting
foot 40 is inserted into the mountingshoe 30, theteeth 402 slide into thepockets 310 of thebrackets 306 and the locking nub 308 couples with the guidingrecess 400, such that the mountingfoot 40 is secured within thebrackets 306 and the mountingshoe 30. When the mountingfoot 40 is in the coupled position in thebrackets 306 and theteeth 402 are engaged with thetab 304, as seen inFIG. 7 , the mountingfoot 40 is in the engagedposition 50 and cannot rotate. However, the mountingfoot 40 may rotate with respect to the mountingshoe 30 when theteeth 402 are disengaged from thetab 304 as seen inFIG. 9B . In theunengaged position 60, as shown inFIGS. 9B and 9C , the mountingfoot 40 can rotate freely within thebrackets 306 with respect to the mountingshoe 30 because thetab 304 is not engaged withteeth 402. The mountingfoot 40 will not be released from the mountingshoe 30 because thelocking nub 308 is coupled with the guidingrecess 400, which prevents the full release of the holdingassembly 10 from the mountingassembly 20. In the engagedposition 50, as shown inFIGS. 9A and 9D , thetab 304 slides between theteeth 402 of the mountingfoot 40 such that thetab 304 prevents theteeth 402 from rotating, thereby preventing the mountingfoot 40 to rotate relative to the mountingshoe 30. In one embodiment, the guidingrecess 400 can be a hole, a pocket, or any shape, for example, a circle or a square, so long as it is able to receive thelocking nub 308 when theteeth 402 of the mountingfoot 40 slides into thepockets 310 of the mountingshoe 30. In a preferred embodiment, when the mountingfoot 40 slides into thebrackets 306 of the mountingshoe 30, the outer edge of thecircular body 404 or any surface of theteeth 402 that come into contact with the lockingnub 308 depresses the lockingnub 308, allowing the lockingnub 308 to move into the guidingrecess 400. Since the lockingnub 308 can only move within the guidingrecess 400 when the mountingfoot 40 slides into thebrackets 306, the size of the guidingrecess 400 determines the maximum freedom of movement of the mountingfoot 40. For example, because thelocking nub 308 is secured within the guidingrecess 400 to limit the movement of the mountingfoot 40, the mountingfoot 40 can only be guided to move up to theunengaged position 60, as shown inFIGS. 9 B and 9C. In this way, while remaining within thebrackets 306, theteeth 402 do not touch thetab 304, allowing the mountingfoot 40 to freely rotate on the mountingshoe 30. In one embodiment, the lockingnub 308 can be centered or in any position relative to the inside of the guidingrecess 400. - In a preferred embodiment, as shown in
FIG. 5 , thebase plate 100 has anaccess hole 111 that is open on bothsides base plate 100. The guidingrecess 400 is overlapped with theaccess hole 111 when the mountingfoot 40 is attached to the holdingassembly 10 such that the lockingnub 308 can be shown when the holdingassembly 10 is secured on the mountingshoe 30. Theaccess hole 111 provides an easy way for the user to remove the holdingassembly 10 from the mountingshoe 30 by depressing the lockingnub 308 sufficiently to allow the mountingfoot 40 to freely uncouple with and slide out of the mountingshoe 30. - In one embodiment of the present invention, when the mounting
foot 40 is moved into the mountingshoe 30 by sliding theteeth 402 into thebrackets 306 of the mountingshoe 30, as shown inFIG. 7 , the mountingfoot 40 depresses the lockingnub 308 such that the lockingnub 308 moves into the guidingrecess 400 of the mountingfoot 40. As the lockingnub 308 passes over the mountingfoot 40, it retracts and then springs back into place once inside the guidingrecess 400, making an audible sound, such as, but not limited to, a “clicking” noise. The audible sound informs the user that a locked connection has been made between the mountingshoe 30 and the mountingfoot 40. With the locked connection between the mountingfoot 40 and the mountingshoe 30, the user can be certain that the holdingassembly 10 will remain secured to the flat surface during use and while rotating the mountingfoot 40 within the mountingshoe 30. In addition, when theteeth 402 and thetab 304 are engaged the user can be certain that the holding assembly will not rotate. Thus, the user can be certain that the holdingassembly 10 will remain mounted to the flat surface and immobile when the user removes a box, container or other object from the holdingassembly 10. - Referring now to
FIGS. 8A and 8B , the engagement of the mountingassembly 20 and the holdingassembly 10 allows the surface-mountingholding device 1 to be rotatable on the flat surface such that a box, container, or other appropriately sized object can be oriented in different positions. For example, as shown inFIG. 8A , the holdingassembly 10 holds a rectangular box in a vertical position; inFIG. 8B , the holdingassembly 10 is rotated by 90° such that the rectangular box is placed in a horizontal position. As shown inFIGS. 9A and 9B , the mountingshoe 30 can move between the engagedposition 50 and theunengaged position 60 on the mountingshoe 30. When the mountingfoot 40 is lifted within the mountingshoe 30 to theunengaged position 60, the holdingassembly 10 is rotatable on the mountingshoe 30 such that the holdingassembly 10 can move between a first position, as shown inFIG. 9A , and a second position, as shown inFIG. 9D . - Referring now to
FIGS. 9A, 9B, 9C and 9D , the mountingassembly 10 shows the engagement between the mountingfoot 40 and the mountingshoe 30. Theteeth 402 on the mountingfoot 40 have openings with a complimentary shape to thetab 304 on the mountingshoe 30 such that theteeth 402 will engage with thetab 304 when the mountingfoot 40 moves into thebracket 306. As shown inFIG. 9A , theteeth 402 are engaged with thetab 304 in the engagedposition 50. In this way, the holdingassembly 10 is affixed on the wall in the first position, as shown inFIG. 9A , by the engagement of the mountingfoot 40 and the mountingshoe 30. InFIG. 9B , when the mountingfoot 40 is lifted to theunengaged position 60, theteeth 402 are not engaged with thetab 304. The mountingfoot 40 is rotatable within thepockets 310 of thebrackets 306 in theunengaged position 60. In this way, as shown inFIG. 9C , the mountingfoot 40 can be rotated by 45° such that the holdingassembly 10 is moved to a different orientation. The mountingfoot 40 then slides within thepockets 310 to the engagedposition 50, reengaging with thetab 116 such that the holdingassembly 10 is affixed to the wall in the second position, as shown inFIG. 9D . - As shown in
FIG. 10A to 10E , thebase plate 100 of the holdingassembly 10 is mounted in various mounting positions as theteeth 402 are rotated within thebrackets 306 of the mountingshoe 30. In a preferred embodiment, sizes and quantity of theteeth 402 determine the numbers of mounting positions of the holdingassembly 10 between 0° to 180°. When the mountingfoot 40 includesmore teeth 402 such that the size of eachtooth 402 is smaller and the space between the teeth is also accordingly smaller and thetab 304 is accordingly sized, the increments of rotational engagement between theteeth 402 and thetab 304 increase providing smaller increments of rotation for the holdingassembly 10 relative to mountingshoe 30. When the mountingfoot 40 includes fewer number of theteeth 402 such that the size of each tooth is larger and the space between theteeth 402 is larger and thetab 304 is accordingly larger in size, there are fewer increments of rotation for the holdingassembly 10 relative to the mountingshoe 30. - Unless otherwise stated, all measurements, values, ratings, positions, magnitudes, sizes, and other specifications that are set forth in this specification, including in the claims that follow, are approximate, not exact. They are intended to have a reasonable range that is consistent with the functions to which they relate and with what is customary in the art to which they pertain and for the objects and containers that will be held in the device.
- The foregoing description, which has been disclosed by way of the above discussion and the drawings, addresses embodiments of the present disclosure encompassing the principles of the present invention. The embodiments maybe changed, modified and/or implemented using various types of equipment and arrangements. Those skilled in the art will readily recognize various modifications and changes that may be made to the described methods and equipment without strictly following the exemplary embodiments illustrated and described herein, and without departing from the scope of the present invention. Those skilled in the art will readily recognize that the disclosed invention can optionally be made of any suitable known material, e.g., but not limited to plastic, polypropylene, polystyrene, polycarbonate, one or more polymers or elastomers, metal, glass, Plexiglas, wood, steel, alloy, PTEE, ABS, or any combination of, and the like; furthermore the disclosed invention can optionally have edges or embodiments that can be rounded, curved, angled, concave, convex, raised, stepped, square, beveled, routed, etched, lined, engraved, and any combination thereof. The surface of the disclosed invention or any part thereof can optionally be painted, dyed, colored, clear, transparent, back painted or dyed, printed with a pattern or image or picture, or any combination thereof.
Claims (17)
1. A device comprising:
a holding assembly in which objects of different sizes may be stored and accessed, the holding assembly having a first securing member configured to only contact a first surface of an object and a second securing member configured to only contact a second surface of an object;
a mounting mechanism capable of engaging said holding assembly without contacting said objects;
wherein said mounting mechanism is capable of rotating said holding assembly between at least a first position and a second position.
2. The device of claim 1 , wherein said mounting mechanism further comprises:
a mounting foot, said mounting foot attached to said holding assembly;
a mounting shoe, said mounting shoe is capable of coupling with said mounting foot in an engaged position and an unengaged position;
at least one tab on said mounting shoe;
wherein said mounting foot has a plurality of teeth;
wherein said at least one tab is capable of engaging with said teeth such that said holding assembly is in a rotationally fixed position relative to said mounting shoe and in said engaged position.
3. The device of claim 2 , wherein when said teeth are not engaged with said at least one tab, said mounting foot is rotatable such that said holding assembly is capable of moving to said second position.
4. The device of claim 3 , wherein said mounting mechanism is further comprised of:
a guiding recess on said mounting foot;
a locking nub on said mounting shoe;
wherein when said mounting foot couples with said mounting shoe, said locking nub is contained within said guiding recess such that said mounting foot is capable of moving between said engaged position and unengaged position while remaining secured into said mounting shoe.
5. The device of claim 4 , wherein said guiding recess can be in different sizes or shapes.
6. The device of claim 5 , wherein when said mounting foot couples with said mounting shoe, said mounting foot depresses said locking nub for moving said locking nub into said guiding recess to make an audible sound, such that said audible sound indicates that said mounting foot is secured into said mounting shoe.
7. The device of claim 2 , wherein said holding assembly further comprises:
a first plate coupled to the first securing member;
a second plate, said second plate overlaps with said first plate and said second plate coupled to the second securing member;
wherein said second securing member is movable relative to said first securing member,
wherein when said second plate moves relative to said first plate, said holding assembly is extendable in length for holding objects of different sizes.
8. The device of claim 2 , wherein said mounting shoe is semi-circular shaped.
9. The device of claim 2 , wherein said mounting shoe is capable of mounting to a flat surface.
10. The device of claim 1 , wherein said holding assembly is capable of holding a box or object containing disposable or single use items.
11. A holding device comprising
a holding assembly, capable of securing objects of different sizes, the holding assembly having a first securing member configured to only contact a first surface of an object and a second securing member configured to only contact a second surface of an object;
a mounting shoe, said mounting shoe further having:
at least one tab on at least one edge of said mounting shoe,
a pair of brackets, and
a locking nub;
a mounting foot, said mounting foot attached to said holding assembly, having:
a guiding recess for receiving said locking nub, and
a plurality of teeth for engaging with said at least one tab;
wherein when said mounting foot couples with said mounting shoe, said locking
nub is captured within said guiding recess such that said mounting foot is capable of moving between an engaged position and an unengaged position in said mounting shoe;
wherein when said mounting foot couples with said mounting shoe, said mounting foot depresses said locking nub for moving said locking nub into said guiding recess to make an audible sound, such that said audible sound indicates that said mounting foot is secured into said mounting shoe;
wherein when said teeth engage with said at least one tab in said engaged position, said holding assembly is affixed to said mounting shoe;
wherein said teeth are rotatable in said unengaged position within said brackets when said at least one tab is not engaged with said teeth.
12. (canceled)
13. The holding device of claim 11 , wherein said holding assembly further comprises:
a first plate, said first plate having a first securing member;
a second plate, said second plate overlaps with said first plate and said second plate having a second securing member;
wherein said second securing member is movable relative to said first securing member,
wherein when said second plate moves relative to said first plate, said holding assembly is extendable in length for holding objects of different sizes.
14. The holding device of claim 11 , wherein said mounting shoe is capable of mounting to a flat surface.
15. The holding device of claim 11 , wherein said mounting shoe is capable of mounting via screws, nails, double sided adhesives or adhesive glues.
16. A mounting mechanism, comprising
a mounting shoe, said mounting shoe further having:
a pair of brackets,
at least one tab on at least one edge of said mounting shoe, and a locking nub;
a mounting foot having:
a guiding recess for receiving said locking nub, and
a plurality of teeth for engaging with said brackets, said teeth capable of engaging with at least one tab;
wherein when said mounting foot couples with said mounting shoe, said locking nub engages with said guiding recess such that said teeth are capable of moving between an engaged position and an unengaged position;
wherein when said teeth engage with said at least one tab in said engaged position, a holding assembly is securely held in said engaged position;
wherein when said teeth engage with said at least one tab in said engaged position said teeth and said at least one tab are adjacent to each other;
wherein said teeth are rotatable in said unengaged position within said brackets when said at least one tab is not engaged with said teeth;
wherein when said teeth engage with said mounting shoe, said mounting foot depresses said locking nub for moving said locking nub into said guiding recess to make an audible sound, such that said audible sound indicates that said holding assembly is secured into said mounting shoe.
17. (canceled)
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