CA2314765A1 - Support for holding an article or articles on top of a television receiver - Google Patents
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
- H04N5/00—Details of television systems
- H04N5/64—Constructional details of receivers, e.g. cabinets or dust covers
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47B—TABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE
- A47B81/00—Cabinets or racks specially adapted for other particular purposes, e.g. for storing guns or skis
- A47B81/06—Furniture aspects of radio, television, gramophone, or record cabinets
- A47B81/061—Furniture aspects of radio, television, gramophone, or record cabinets the device supports being adjustable
- A47B81/065—Furniture aspects of radio, television, gramophone, or record cabinets the device supports being adjustable rotationally
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47B—TABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE
- A47B91/00—Feet for furniture in general
- A47B91/08—Feet for furniture in general connected to the floor
- A47B91/10—Feet for furniture in general connected to the floor adapted to mounting on inclined floor
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47B—TABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE
- A47B96/00—Details of cabinets, racks or shelf units not covered by a single one of groups A47B43/00 - A47B95/00; General details of furniture
- A47B96/02—Shelves
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
- F16M—FRAMES, CASINGS OR BEDS OF ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS, NOT SPECIFIC TO ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; SUPPORTS
- F16M11/00—Stands or trestles as supports for apparatus or articles placed thereon Stands for scientific apparatus such as gravitational force meters
- F16M11/02—Heads
- F16M11/04—Means for attachment of apparatus; Means allowing adjustment of the apparatus relatively to the stand
- F16M11/06—Means for attachment of apparatus; Means allowing adjustment of the apparatus relatively to the stand allowing pivoting
- F16M11/10—Means for attachment of apparatus; Means allowing adjustment of the apparatus relatively to the stand allowing pivoting around a horizontal axis
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
- F16M—FRAMES, CASINGS OR BEDS OF ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS, NOT SPECIFIC TO ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; SUPPORTS
- F16M13/00—Other supports for positioning apparatus or articles; Means for steadying hand-held apparatus or articles
- F16M13/02—Other supports for positioning apparatus or articles; Means for steadying hand-held apparatus or articles for supporting on, or attaching to, an object, e.g. tree, gate, window-frame, cycle
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47B—TABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE
- A47B97/00—Furniture or accessories for furniture, not provided for in other groups of this subclass
- A47B2097/005—Monitor mounted supports or stands
Abstract
A support for holding an article or articles, such as a VCR or other electronic equipment, on top of a television receiver cabinet of the type having a flat front portion and a downwardly sloping rear portion. The support comprises a tray providing a flat surface for the article, with a front part suitable for resting on top of the front cabinet portion, and having a substructure under a rear part of the tray which has extendible legs suitable for resting on the rear cabinet portion. The legs have a threaded shaft capable of being received in one of a series of generally vertical bores in the substructure which includes sloping ribs formed so that the lower ends of the bores increase in depth towards the rear of the support, each leg being capable of being adjustably positioned in a selected one of the bores.
Description
Titles "Support for holdiag an article or articles oa top of a television receiver".
Backcrouad of the Invention.
l.Field off, the Iavsation 5_ The present invention relates to a support for holding an article or articles, and especially a piece or pieces of electronic equipment, on top of a television receiver cabinet or the like, where the cabinet is of the type having a generally flat front cabinet portion and a downwardly sloping rear portion. The term "television cabinet or the like" is intended to include video displays having this feature. The support is especially designed for holding a video cassette recorder (VCR) above a television receiver cabinet, but may be used for other electronic equipment such as digital video disc ~5 (DVD) players or audio remotes.
Backcrouad of the Invention.
l.Field off, the Iavsation 5_ The present invention relates to a support for holding an article or articles, and especially a piece or pieces of electronic equipment, on top of a television receiver cabinet or the like, where the cabinet is of the type having a generally flat front cabinet portion and a downwardly sloping rear portion. The term "television cabinet or the like" is intended to include video displays having this feature. The support is especially designed for holding a video cassette recorder (VCR) above a television receiver cabinet, but may be used for other electronic equipment such as digital video disc ~5 (DVD) players or audio remotes.
2.Prior Art Nowadays, many owners of a television receiver (hereinafter "TV") also have a VCR, and the VCR is often mounted in a stand along with the TV cabinet. Commonly such stands can only support the VCR below the TV cabinet, which puts it close to the floor, and this is particularly inconvenient for older persona who cannot easily crouch down to operate the VCR. Moat persons would probably prefer that the VCR be above the TV cabinet, where it would be at a more comfortable level for operation. However, the standard TV has a flat front cabinet portion, which is generally horizontal, and a downwardly sloping rear cabinet portion, and the flat front portion is too small safely to support a VCR.
The prior art includes two patents which seek to meet the need of a support to hold a VCR above a TV set, namely:
U.S.Pat.No.4,966,342, issued Oct.30, 1990 to Noguera; and U.S.Pat.No.5,988,571, issued Nov.23, 1999 to Ward et al.
Noguera shows a tray type device having a flat, level support surface for the VCR, and having a rear substructure including adjustable legs which can extend down to rest on the sloping rear cabinet portion of the TV. The legs are attached by brackets to the rear of the tray, and screws are provided which allow adjustment of the legs both in the fore and aft direction, along slots provided in the tray, and in angular orientation. Adjustment for the position and height of the rear legs thus requires use of a screw driver, and the screws would need to be well tightened in order to hold the rear legs 1,~ properly in position.
Ward et al. shows a tray which has side members provided with clamps for holding the VCR, and clamps for engaging the sides of the TV cabinet. The positions of the clamps can be adjusted by screws which attach the side members to the tray, 20 so that again screw drivers are needed for adjustment. Also, the presence of clamps at the sides of the TV cabinet would be likely regarded as giving the arrangement an unaesthetic appearance, and the clamps could catch on other objects.
Sumeiarv of the Invention 25 The present invention provides a device which is similar to that of Noguera in giving a support suitable for holding a VCR and/or another article above a TV or similar video display cabinet, but which is easily adjusted without the need for a screw driver. The support is also neat in appearance, especially as compared to that of Ward et al.
In accordance with the present invention, there is provided a support for holding an article or articles on top of a television receiver cabinet or the like, of the type described above, comprising:
a tray providing a generally flat support surface for an article and including means for locating the article on the support surface, the tray having a front part suitable for resting on top of the front cabinet portion, and having a .~0 substructure under a rear part of the tray, the substructure having extendible leg means suitable for resting on the rear cabinet portion. The extendible leg means include, at each side of the tray, a leg having a threaded shaft capable of being received in one of a aeries of generally vertical bores in the ,1~, substructure, the substructure being formed so that the lower ends of the bores increase in depth towards the rear of the support, each leg being capable of being adjustably positioned in a selected one of said bores.
The substructure may include two ribs depending from the tray part and each accommodating a series of the vertical bores, the ribs increasing in depth towards the rear of the support. The ribs may also diverge from a central region the support to rear corner regions of the support.
Brief Desarirtioa of the dr:wiace.
25 A preferred embodiment of the invention will now be described by way of example with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which;
Fig.l shows a perspective view of the support, mounted on a TV cabinet which is shown in broken lines;
L: ..6:. -OT-18 Fig.2 shows an underside view of the support;
Fig.3 ehow$ a front view of the support;
Fig.4 shows a side view of the support mounted on the top of a TV cabinet which is indicated in broken lines;
Fig.S shows a sectional view on lines 5-5 of Fig.2, with some additional sectioning of the rib portion of the substructure;
Fig.6 shows two views of a foot part for use at the front of the support;
Fig.7 shows two views of an extendible leg used at the rear of the support.
Fig.B shows a view of a portion of the extendible leg on lines 8-8 of Fig.7; and Fig.9 shows a view similar to Fig.4 of a modified ~S construction.
Detailed Dwscription.
As shown in Fig. l, the support has a flat, apertured tray part 10 having a raised flange il along the two sides and rear of the tray, the flanges providing means for locating a VCR or similar equipment on the tray. The tray is of suitable size for receiving a VCR or DvD player, and is preferably about 17 inches wide by 12 inches deep. The tray has a flat central cross-member or strut 12 extending from side-to-side, the center of this strut 12 being connected by a smaller strut 13 2~ to the front part of the tray.
The underside of the front portion of the tray 10 has four small projections 14, including an outer pair each situated near a front corner of the tray, an inner pair spaced within this outer pair. Each of these projections 14 has a vertical 3~ threaded bore capable of receiving the threaded shank 16 of a foot 17 shown separately in Fig.6, the foot including a convex rubber pad 18 bonded to the plastic foot part and suitable for frictionally engaging the top of the TV cabinet C. The feet 17 can be engaged in either the outer or the inner pair of projections 14, depending on the width of the TV cabinet.
As seen in Figs.2 to 5, a rear part of the tray has two downwardly projecting, wide ribs 20, each extending from near the center of the strut 12, i.e. at a central region of the tray, to outer rear corners of the tray. As seen in side view in Fig.4, each rib slopes downwardly from its front end to the rear corner end at an angle of about 25 or 30~ which is comparable to or slightly less than the slope of the rear cabinet portion CR of the TV set. As indicated in Fig.5, each rib 20 has a series of seven vertical screw threaded bores 22, spaced along the rib, these bores having their lower ends increasing in depth, as measured from the tray, towards the rear of the support. Each of these bores can accommodate a threaded shaft 24 of an extendible leg 25, shown separately in Fig.7, and which, like foot 17, has a foot 26 and a convex ~Q rubber pad 27 bonded to its lower end suitable for frictionally engaging the top of the rear cabinet portion. This pad 27 is similar to pad 18 and is shown in section in Fig. B.
Adjustment of the support to suit a particular TV cabinet is simple and does not require any tool. Firstly, the front _25 feet 17 are inserted either in the inner or the outer pair of proj ections 14 , depending on the width of the TV cabinet . Then, the two rear extendible legs 25 are inserted in a selected corresponding pair of the bores 22, depending on the fore-and aft dimension of the cabinet, and are threaded in until the 30 pads 26 can rest on a suitable part of the cabinet while holding the tray generally horizontal. The friction of the pads 18 and 27 is sufficient to hold the support in place. The whole arrangement is neat in appearance, as compared to prior art arrangements discussed above.
Since the long extendible legs 25, as shown, may be too ,;Z long to be adequately held in the shorter bores 22, the support will preferably be supplied with both a long pair of extendible legs, as shown, and a short pair suitable for fitting into the shorter bores.
Fig.9 shows a view similar to Fig.4 of a variation, in which the ribs 20', which are otherwise similar to ribs 20, have bores 22' which are sloped from the vertical when the tray is horizontal, so that the axes of the bores are off-set about 5° from the vertical, as indicated in Fig.9. Also, as indicated in Fig.9, the foot portions 26 may be slanted relative to the 1~ perpendicular to the leg axis to align each foot portion better with the rear portion CR of the TV cabinet.
The prior art includes two patents which seek to meet the need of a support to hold a VCR above a TV set, namely:
U.S.Pat.No.4,966,342, issued Oct.30, 1990 to Noguera; and U.S.Pat.No.5,988,571, issued Nov.23, 1999 to Ward et al.
Noguera shows a tray type device having a flat, level support surface for the VCR, and having a rear substructure including adjustable legs which can extend down to rest on the sloping rear cabinet portion of the TV. The legs are attached by brackets to the rear of the tray, and screws are provided which allow adjustment of the legs both in the fore and aft direction, along slots provided in the tray, and in angular orientation. Adjustment for the position and height of the rear legs thus requires use of a screw driver, and the screws would need to be well tightened in order to hold the rear legs 1,~ properly in position.
Ward et al. shows a tray which has side members provided with clamps for holding the VCR, and clamps for engaging the sides of the TV cabinet. The positions of the clamps can be adjusted by screws which attach the side members to the tray, 20 so that again screw drivers are needed for adjustment. Also, the presence of clamps at the sides of the TV cabinet would be likely regarded as giving the arrangement an unaesthetic appearance, and the clamps could catch on other objects.
Sumeiarv of the Invention 25 The present invention provides a device which is similar to that of Noguera in giving a support suitable for holding a VCR and/or another article above a TV or similar video display cabinet, but which is easily adjusted without the need for a screw driver. The support is also neat in appearance, especially as compared to that of Ward et al.
In accordance with the present invention, there is provided a support for holding an article or articles on top of a television receiver cabinet or the like, of the type described above, comprising:
a tray providing a generally flat support surface for an article and including means for locating the article on the support surface, the tray having a front part suitable for resting on top of the front cabinet portion, and having a .~0 substructure under a rear part of the tray, the substructure having extendible leg means suitable for resting on the rear cabinet portion. The extendible leg means include, at each side of the tray, a leg having a threaded shaft capable of being received in one of a aeries of generally vertical bores in the ,1~, substructure, the substructure being formed so that the lower ends of the bores increase in depth towards the rear of the support, each leg being capable of being adjustably positioned in a selected one of said bores.
The substructure may include two ribs depending from the tray part and each accommodating a series of the vertical bores, the ribs increasing in depth towards the rear of the support. The ribs may also diverge from a central region the support to rear corner regions of the support.
Brief Desarirtioa of the dr:wiace.
25 A preferred embodiment of the invention will now be described by way of example with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which;
Fig.l shows a perspective view of the support, mounted on a TV cabinet which is shown in broken lines;
L: ..6:. -OT-18 Fig.2 shows an underside view of the support;
Fig.3 ehow$ a front view of the support;
Fig.4 shows a side view of the support mounted on the top of a TV cabinet which is indicated in broken lines;
Fig.S shows a sectional view on lines 5-5 of Fig.2, with some additional sectioning of the rib portion of the substructure;
Fig.6 shows two views of a foot part for use at the front of the support;
Fig.7 shows two views of an extendible leg used at the rear of the support.
Fig.B shows a view of a portion of the extendible leg on lines 8-8 of Fig.7; and Fig.9 shows a view similar to Fig.4 of a modified ~S construction.
Detailed Dwscription.
As shown in Fig. l, the support has a flat, apertured tray part 10 having a raised flange il along the two sides and rear of the tray, the flanges providing means for locating a VCR or similar equipment on the tray. The tray is of suitable size for receiving a VCR or DvD player, and is preferably about 17 inches wide by 12 inches deep. The tray has a flat central cross-member or strut 12 extending from side-to-side, the center of this strut 12 being connected by a smaller strut 13 2~ to the front part of the tray.
The underside of the front portion of the tray 10 has four small projections 14, including an outer pair each situated near a front corner of the tray, an inner pair spaced within this outer pair. Each of these projections 14 has a vertical 3~ threaded bore capable of receiving the threaded shank 16 of a foot 17 shown separately in Fig.6, the foot including a convex rubber pad 18 bonded to the plastic foot part and suitable for frictionally engaging the top of the TV cabinet C. The feet 17 can be engaged in either the outer or the inner pair of projections 14, depending on the width of the TV cabinet.
As seen in Figs.2 to 5, a rear part of the tray has two downwardly projecting, wide ribs 20, each extending from near the center of the strut 12, i.e. at a central region of the tray, to outer rear corners of the tray. As seen in side view in Fig.4, each rib slopes downwardly from its front end to the rear corner end at an angle of about 25 or 30~ which is comparable to or slightly less than the slope of the rear cabinet portion CR of the TV set. As indicated in Fig.5, each rib 20 has a series of seven vertical screw threaded bores 22, spaced along the rib, these bores having their lower ends increasing in depth, as measured from the tray, towards the rear of the support. Each of these bores can accommodate a threaded shaft 24 of an extendible leg 25, shown separately in Fig.7, and which, like foot 17, has a foot 26 and a convex ~Q rubber pad 27 bonded to its lower end suitable for frictionally engaging the top of the rear cabinet portion. This pad 27 is similar to pad 18 and is shown in section in Fig. B.
Adjustment of the support to suit a particular TV cabinet is simple and does not require any tool. Firstly, the front _25 feet 17 are inserted either in the inner or the outer pair of proj ections 14 , depending on the width of the TV cabinet . Then, the two rear extendible legs 25 are inserted in a selected corresponding pair of the bores 22, depending on the fore-and aft dimension of the cabinet, and are threaded in until the 30 pads 26 can rest on a suitable part of the cabinet while holding the tray generally horizontal. The friction of the pads 18 and 27 is sufficient to hold the support in place. The whole arrangement is neat in appearance, as compared to prior art arrangements discussed above.
Since the long extendible legs 25, as shown, may be too ,;Z long to be adequately held in the shorter bores 22, the support will preferably be supplied with both a long pair of extendible legs, as shown, and a short pair suitable for fitting into the shorter bores.
Fig.9 shows a view similar to Fig.4 of a variation, in which the ribs 20', which are otherwise similar to ribs 20, have bores 22' which are sloped from the vertical when the tray is horizontal, so that the axes of the bores are off-set about 5° from the vertical, as indicated in Fig.9. Also, as indicated in Fig.9, the foot portions 26 may be slanted relative to the 1~ perpendicular to the leg axis to align each foot portion better with the rear portion CR of the TV cabinet.
Claims (3)
1. A support for holding an article or articles on top of a television receiver cabinet or the like, said cabinet being of the type having a flat front portion and a downwardly sloping rear portion, comprising:
a tray providing a generally flat support surface for an article and including means for locating the article on the support surface, said tray having a front part suitable for resting on top of the front cabinet portion, and having a substructure under a rear part of the tray, said substructure having extendible leg means suitable for resting on the rear cabinet portion, wherein said extendible leg means include, at each side of the tray, a leg having a threaded shaft capable of being received in one of a series of generally vertical bores in said substructure, said substructure being formed so that the lower ends of said bores increase in depth towards the rear of the support, each leg being capable of being adjustably positioned in a selected one of said bores.
a tray providing a generally flat support surface for an article and including means for locating the article on the support surface, said tray having a front part suitable for resting on top of the front cabinet portion, and having a substructure under a rear part of the tray, said substructure having extendible leg means suitable for resting on the rear cabinet portion, wherein said extendible leg means include, at each side of the tray, a leg having a threaded shaft capable of being received in one of a series of generally vertical bores in said substructure, said substructure being formed so that the lower ends of said bores increase in depth towards the rear of the support, each leg being capable of being adjustably positioned in a selected one of said bores.
2. A support according to claim 1, wherein the substructure includes two ribs depending from the tray part and each accommodating a series of said vertical bores, said ribs increasing in depth towards the rear of the support.
3. A support according to claim 2, wherein said ribs diverge from a central region of the support to rear corner regions of the support.
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