AU657797B2

AU657797B2 - A bracket

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Publication number: AU657797B2
Application number: AU26226/92A
Authority: AU
Inventors: Keith Bernard Beasley
Original assignee: TIMOTHY PAUL O CONNOR
Current assignee: Moscheni Adrian Robert
Priority date: 1991-10-07
Filing date: 1992-10-05
Publication date: 1995-03-23
Anticipated expiration: 2012-10-05
Also published as: AU2622692A

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RELATED ART: a ~o no a a o oo oo oo~jo os i D rt NAME OF APPLICANT: ACTUAL INVENTOR(S): ADDRESS FOR SERVICE: KEITH BERNARD BEASLEY AND TIMOTHY PAUL O'CONNOR KEITH BERNARD BEASLEY KELVIN LORD AND COMPANY 4 Douro Place West Perth WA 6005 INVENTION TITLE: "A BRACKET" ASSOCIATED PROVISIONAL APPLICATION NOS: 4' PK 8741 The following statement is a full description of this invention including the best method of performing it known to me/us:- _1 I i 1 2 2 The present invention relates to a bracket.

3 More particularly, the bracket of the present invention is 4 intended for use on sliding doors and windows being provided with vertical blinds.

6 At present, if you wish to open a window or a door with 7 vertical blinds closed it is necessary to draw the blinds 8 first and then open the window or door.

9 The present invention provides a bracket to be mounted on a sliding door or window that interacts with the blinds 11 allowing a simultaneous sliding operation of both the 12 window or door and the blinds.

o 13 In accordance with one aspect of the present invention 14 there is provided a bracket comprising a first member and a 15 second member, the first member having a base plate for 16 attachment to a door or window frame and an attachment 17 plate, the second member being attachable to or integrally 18 formed with the attachment plate of the first member and 19 having engagement means provided thereon for engaging releasably, a lead carrier means for a vertical blind 0 21 whereby movement of the door or window frame produces a 22 corresponding movement in the lead carrier means.

o 23 Preferably, the engagement means comprises two fingers 24 projecting from the second member, the two fingers able to receive the carrier means therebetween.

26 Still preferably, the second member is slidably attached to 27 the first member.

28 In accordance with a second aspect of the present invention 29 there is provided a bracket and spacing bracket means combination, the bracket comprising a first member and a o%^enn /evi 0 04*8 3 second member, the first member having a base plate and an attachment plate, the second member being attachable to or integrally formed with the attachment plate of the first member and having engagement means provided therein for engaging releasably a lead carrier means for a vertical blind, the spacing bracket means being releasably attached to or integrally formed with the base plate of the bracket and spacing the bracket from a door or window frame to which it is attached.

The present invention will now be described, by way of example only, with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:- Figure 1 is an upper perspective view of a bracket in accordance with the present invention; Figure 2 is a lower perspective view of the bracket of Figure 1; Figure 3 is a lower perspective view of the bracket of Figure 1 having the attachment means depressed; Figure 4 is a side view of the bracket of Figure 1 fitted to a sliding door and an accompanying vertical blind assembly; Figure 5 is an end view of the bracket of Figure 1 fitted to a sliding door and accompanying vertical blind assembly; Figure 6 is a top plan view of the bracket of Figure 1 fitted to a sliding door end accompanying vertical blind assembly; Figure 7 is an upper perspective view of a spacing means for use with the bracket of Figure 1; Figure 8 is a lower perspective view of the spacing means 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 11 12 S 13 14 16 17 18 19 aol, so°S 20 21 22 23 24 26 27 28 29 4 of Figure 7; and Figure 9 is a lower perspective view of a spacing means and bracket combination in accordance with a second aspect of the present invention. In Figures 1 and 2 there is shown a bracket 10 comprising a first member 12 and a second member 14.

The first member 12 is of a substantially L-shape and comprises a base plate 16 and an attachment plate 18. The base plate 16 has provided therein a number of apertures which may be threaded apertures 20a or unthreaded apertures 20b. The attachment plate 18 has provided therein a threaded aperture 22 to receive an attachment means 24.

The second member 14 comprises a floor plate 26 having a first end 28, a second end 30 and longitudinal edges 32 therebetween A raised portion 34 is provided at the edges 32 extending from the first end 28 part way towards the second end An elongate aperture 36 through the second member 14 extends longitudinally from within the first end 28 part way towards the second end 30. The attachment means 24 passes through both the attachment plate 18 and the aperture 36 of the second member 14.

The second end 30 has provided thereat two upstanding fingers 38 constituting an engagement means. The fingers 38 are located one at each edge 32 nearest the second end 30. A recess 40 is located between the fingers 38.

The attachment means 24 has a head 42, a foot portion 44, and a rod therebetween as shown in Figure 2. Further, a flexibly resilient means or spring 45 is provided between j i i- I 1 2 the head 42 and the attachment plate. The spring 45 biases 3 the foot portion 44 of the attachment means 24 into 4 engagement with the floor plate 26 of the second member 14.

In Figures 4 to 6, there is shown the bracket 10 attached 6 to a sliding door frame 46 and engaging a lead carrier 7 means 48 for a vertical blind 50. The carrier means 48 8 runs in a guide rail 52, the guide rail 52 being shown 9 partially cut away in Figures 4 and Within the guide rail 52 there passes a rod 54 and cords 11 56. The rod 54 is for changing the angle of the blind 12 in known manner. The cords 56 allows the carrier means 48 13 to be moved within the guide rail 52 also in known manner.

14 Both the rod 54 and cords 56 pass within the carrier means 48.

16 A connecting means 58 depends from the carrier means 48 and 17 is releasably attached to the blind 50. Within the carrier 18 means 48 the connecting means 58 has provided therein a 19 toothed cog 60 for engaging a suitable dimensioned portion of the rod 54 in known manner.

21 The base plate 16 is attached to the door frame 46 by way 22 of screws 62 passing through the apertures 20 and into the 23 door frame 46, as shown in Figure 3.

24 The guide rail 52 is mounted on a portion of a wall or roof 64.

26 In Figures 7 and 8 there is shown a spacing bracket 27 The spacing bracket 70 is used in cases where the guide 28 rail 52 is mounted further away from the door or window 29 than is able to be spanned by the bracket The spacing bracket 70 comprises a first member 72 and a

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1 6 2 second member 74. The first member 72 is of a 3 substantially L-shape and comprises a base plate 76 and an 4 attachment plate 78. The base plate 76 has provided therein a number of apertures 80 which may be threaded 6 apertures 80a or unthreaded apertures 7 The attachment plate 78 has provided therein an elongate 8 aperture 82 to receive an attachment means 84, best seen in 9 Figure 8.

The second member 74 comprises a floor plate 86 having a 11 first end 88, a second end 90 and longitudinal edges 92 12 therebetween.

13 A depending portion 94 is provided at the edges 92 14 extending from the first end 88 to the second end 90. A 15 plurality of threaded apertures 96 extend through the 16 second member 74, best seen in Figure 6. The second end 17 of the floor plate 86 has provided thereat an upstanding S 18 brace plate 98. The brace plate 98 has longitudinal edges 19 100 having provided thereat longitudinal ridges 102. The °000 °20 brace plate 98 also has provided therein a longitudinal 0 21 aperture 104, as best seen in Figures 7 and 8.

22 The attachment means 84 has a head 106 and a threaded o' 23 portion 108.

24 In Figure 9 there is shown the bracket 10 in combination with the spacing bracket 70 forming a bracket and spacing 26 bracket means combination 109. A further attachment means 27 110 comprising a head (not shown) and threaded portion 112 28 locates the base plate 16 of the first member 12 between 29 the longitudinal ridges 102 of the brace plate 98. The h:readed portion 112 of the attachment means 110 passes r, r r 7

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in use, the first member 12 is first secured to the door frame 46, as shown in Figure 3 by way of screws 62.

Preferably, this securing is in a position so as to be level with the lead carrier means 48, that is the first carrier means 48 supporting the first vertical blind The second member 14 is then moved into a position in which the fingers 38 are on either side of the carrier means 48, the carrier means 48 and/or the connecting means 58 projecting into the recess 40, as shown in Figures 4 to 6.

The second member 14 is then securely attached to the attachment plate 18 in a desired position by depressing the attachment means 24 passing through tift aperture 36 against the bias of the spring 45: as shown in Figure 3. The foot portion 44 is disengaged trom the floor plate 26 allowing the second member 14 to be moved into the desired position. Once in the desired position, the attachment means 24 is released and the bias of the spring 45 brings the foot portion 44 back into secure engagement with the floor plate 26. As such, the second member 14 is fastened to the attachment plate 18. The raised portions 34 enclose the attachment plate 18 as can be best seen in Figure 1.

As such, the position of the second member 14 on the attachment plate 18 is adjustable to provide for blinds mounted via the guard rail 52 at differing distances from the door frame 46.

As the door frame 46 is moved the lead carrier means 48, and any other carrier means attached in known manner o oo oo

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1 8 2 thereto, is moved also through the action of the bracket 3 and specifically the engagement means comprised of the 4 fingers 38 engaging the carrier means 48.

If it is not desired to have the bracket 10 engaging the 6 carrier means 48 the second member 14 can be moved to a 7 position in which it does not contact the carrier means 48.

8 This is possible by depressing the attachment means 24, 9 best seen in Figure 3, moving the second member 14 towards the base plate 16 and releasing the attachment means 24.

11 This enables the cords 56 to control extension and 12 retraction of the blinds 50 and their associated carrier .13 means 48 as in normal 14 usage.

If the guide rail 52 is mounted further away from the door 16 frame 46 than is able to be covered by the bracket 10, then 17 the bracket 10 may be attached to the brace plate 98 of the 18 spacing bracket 70 by way of attachment means 110, as shown 19 in Figure 8. The base plate 16 is received between the 20 ridges 102 at a suitable position, the attachment means 24 21 being fastened accordingly.

22 The position of the bracket 10 is further adjustable by o o.o 23 altering the position of the floor plate 86 on the 24 attachment plate 78. This may be achieved by releasing the attachment means 84, moving the second member 74 to a 26 suitable position and retightening the attachment means 84.

27 It is envisaged that the attachment means 24, 84 and 110 28 may consist of a bolt or screw. The heads thereof may be 29 provided with a structure located therein to make it easy to tighten and to release.

ii 1 9 2 It is further envisaged that the screws 62 may be replaced 3 with alternative forms of attachment means as described 4 above.

It is still further envisaged that two or more of the 6 components of the bracket 10 or bracket and spacing means 7 combination 109 may be formed integrally.

8 Yhe brackets 10 and 70 may be formed of aluminium or 9 similar materials.

Modifications and variations such as would be apparent to a 11 skilled addressee are deemed within the scope of the 12 present invention.

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Claims

1. A bracket comprising a first member and a second member, the first member having a base plate for attachment to a door or window frame and an attachment plate, the second member being attachable to or integrally formed with the attachment plate of the first member and having engagement means provided thereon for engaging releasably a lead carrier means for a vertical blind whereby movement of the door or window frame produces a corresponding movement in the lead carrier means.

2. A bracket according to claim i, in which the second member is adjustably attached to the attachment plate of the first member, whereby a user operable attachment means is used tr fasten the second member to the attachment plate in any one of a number of positions.

3. A bracket according to claim 2, in which the attachment means passes through both the attachment plate and the second member.

4. A bracket according to claim 2 or 3, in which the attachment means has associated therewith a flexibly resilient means biasing the attachment means to promote engagement or fastening of the second member to the attachment plate.

5. A bracket according to anyone of claims 2 to 4, in which the attachment means comprises a head, a foot portion and a rod therebetween whereby the flexibly resilient means is provided between the head and the attachment plate and the foot portion engages the second member when normally biased.

6. A bracket according to anyone of the preceding claims, 1 rs*;~iclu\, Ir r4r rrr)rr*u~ n l-l~trlr r r~r a, 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 11 12 13 14 16 17 18 19 21 22 23 24 26 27 28 29 "Y 30 11 in which the second member comprises a floor plate and the engagement means, the engagement means comprising a pair of fingers having a recess located therebetween, the lead carrier means engagable between the fingers and at least partially in the recess.

7. A bracket according to claim 6, in which the floor plate has a pair of ridges thereon within which the attachment means is locatable and an elongate aperture through which the attachment means is located.

8. A bracket and spacing bracket means combination comprising the bracket according to anyone of the preceding claims and a spacing bracket means, the spacing bracket means being releasably attached to or integrally formed with the base plate of the bracket and spacing the bracket from a door or window frame to which it is attached.

9. A bracket and spacing bracket means combination according to claim 8, in which the spacing bracket means comprises a first member and a second member -i-jaut4i A joined by an attachment means, the first member being attachable to a sliding door or window and the second member capable of having the base plate of the bracket attached thereto.

10. A bracket and spacing bracket means combination according to claim 9, in which the second member has an upstanding portion thereof having an elongate aperture therein allowing, a" attachment means to project therethrough and attach thereto the base plate of the bracket.

11. A bracket substantially as hereinbefore described with ;I ~1 E~ ill' I :\r :.i L I 4 x, I 1 12 2 reference to any one of Figures 1 to 3

12. A bracket and spacing bracket means substantially as 4 hereinbefore described with reference to Figures 6 to 8. 6 7 8 DATED OCTOBER 5 1992 9 KEITH BERNARD BEASLEY and TIMOTHY PAUL O'CONNOR 11 By their Patent Attorneys 12 KELVIN LORD AND COMPANY

13 PERTH, WESTERN AUSTRALIA a 0 F 1 13 2 ABSTRACT 3 1. A bracket (10) comprising a first member (12) and a 4 second member the first member (12) having a base plate (16) for attachment to a door or window frame (46) 6 and an attachment plate the second member (14) being 7 attachable to or integrally formed with the attachment i 8 plate (18) of the first member (12) and having engagement 9 means (38) provided thereon for engaging releasably a lead carrier means (48) for a vertical blind (50) whereby '11 movement of the'door'or window frame (46) produces a 12 corresponding movement in the lead carrier means (48).