CN115299722A - Closet shelf mounting system employing flexible fastener brackets - Google Patents
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Abstract
A closet shelf mounting system for shelves employs flexible fastener brackets contoured around upper support extensions to positively retain the shelf to the wall. The flexible fastener carrier has a lower flange for receiving the aperture below the upper support extension and an upper flange for receiving the aperture above the upper support extension. The contoured portion extends between the lower flange and the upper flange and forcibly retains the upper support extension to the wall surface. The shelf may have one or more lower support extensions extending downwardly from a front or extended end of the shelf to the wall surface. The aperture may extend through a flange on the lower support extension.
Description
Technical Field
The present invention relates to a closet shelf mounting system that employs flexible fastener brackets contoured around an upper support extension.
Background
Shelves and especially closet shelves often come loose and fall off the wall. The problem is that the upper bracket does not forcibly hold the shelf to the wall, but rather it provides a resting position for the shelf. If too much weight is placed on the shelf, or the weight is configured adjacent to a side or front extension end, the shelf may tilt from the upper wall support and become dislodged or even fall off the wall.
Disclosure of Invention
The present invention is directed to a closet shelf mounting system for shelves that employs flexible fastener brackets contoured around upper support extensions to positively retain the shelf to the wall. The flexible fastener carrier has a lower flange for receiving the aperture below the upper support extension and an upper flange for receiving the aperture above the upper support extension. The contoured portion extends between the lower flange and the upper flange and forcibly retains the upper support extension to the wall surface. The shelf may have one or more lower support extensions extending downwardly from a front or extended end of the shelf to the wall surface. The aperture may extend through a flange on the lower support extension.
An exemplary shelf may be made of a plurality of rods, such as metal rods that are spaced apart to form a shelving platform. When the shelf is attached to the wall surface, the shelf has a wall side configured to be adjacent to the wall and an extension side or front side. One or more lower support extensions may extend from the extension side at an angle back toward the wall surface. The lower fastener flange may have lower fastener flange apertures for receiving fasteners therethrough.
The example flexible fastener carrier is malleable such that it can be formed around the upper support extension. The lower flange may be secured to the wall below the upper support extension by a lower fastener extending through the lower aperture. The flexible fastener carrier can then be contoured around the upper support extension to configure an upper flange along the wall above the upper support extension. The upper fastener may then be secured through the upper aperture in the upper flange.
An exemplary flexible fastener carrier may be a strip of material wherein the length is at least twice the width. The flexible fastener support may be rectangular in shape and may be a sheet of material, wherein the thickness is no greater than about 8mm. The length can be about 150mm or less, about 125mm or less, about 100mm or less, about 75mm or less, about 5mm or more and any range between and including the provided lengths. The width can be 10mm or greater, about 25mm or greater, about 50mm or greater, and any range between and including the provided width values. The thickness of the flexible fastener support can be about 1mm or greater, about 2mm or greater, about 3mm or greater, about 5mm or greater, about 10mm or less, and between and including any range of provided thickness values.
Exemplary flexible fastener brackets may be made of ductile metals (such as steel or aluminum) or plastic materials (such as polyester or polyethylene).
An exemplary method of installing a closet shelf includes: a closet shelf is provided and the lower support extension is secured to the wall surface. The example flexible fastener bracket may be secured around the upper support extension of the shelf. The flexible fastener bracket is secured by a lower flange below the upper support extension and an upper flange above the upper support extension. The contoured portion deforms or flexes about the upper support extension. Either the upper or lower flange may be secured first, followed by the other. However, it may be easier to first secure the lower flange and then bend the profile portion upwards and over the upper support extension. The upper and lower flanges may be secured to the wall surface by fasteners, such as screws or bolts and wall anchors, etc. Screws may be inserted through the upper and/or lower apertures of the upper and/or lower flanges, respectively, and secured into the wall studs. Alternatively, the wall anchor may be disposed in a wall surface, such as a drywall or the like, and the fastener may extend through an aperture of the flange and into the wall anchor. An example closet shelf mounting system may be provided as a kit having flexible fastener brackets and fasteners including screws and/or wall anchors.
The summary of the invention is provided as a general description of some embodiments of the invention and is not intended to be limiting. Additional exemplary embodiments including variations and alternative configurations of the present invention are provided herein.
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The accompanying drawings, which are included to provide a further understanding of the invention and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments of the invention and together with the description serve to explain the principles of the invention.
Fig. 1 illustrates a perspective view of an exemplary closet shelf mounting system including a shelf having two lower and upper support extensions secured to a wall surface by flexible fastener brackets.
FIG. 2 illustrates an enlarged perspective view of an exemplary flexible fastener carrier contoured over an upper support extension.
FIG. 3 illustrates a cross-sectional view of an exemplary flexible fastener bracket having a fastener extending through a lower aperture in a lower flange and a contoured portion contoured around an upper support extension.
FIG. 4 illustrates a cross-sectional view of the exemplary flexible fastener carrier along line 4-4 of FIG. 2 having a fastener extending through a lower aperture in a lower flange, a fastener extending through an upper aperture in an upper flange, and a contoured portion contoured around an upper support extension.
Fig. 5 illustrates a front view of an example flexible fastener support having a lower aperture configured adjacent a lower end and an upper aperture configured adjacent an upper end.
FIG. 6 illustrates a side view of an exemplary flexible fastener aperture having a thickness.
Corresponding reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views of the drawings. The drawings represent illustrations of some embodiments of the present invention and should not be construed as limiting the scope of the invention in any way. For ease of illustration, some of the figures may not show all of the features and components of the invention, but it should be understood that features and components from one figure may be included in other figures where possible. Furthermore, the figures are not necessarily to scale, some features may be exaggerated to show details of particular components. Therefore, specific structural and functional details disclosed herein are not to be interpreted as limiting, but merely as a representative basis for teaching one skilled in the art to variously employ the present invention.
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As used herein, the terms "comprises," "comprising," "includes," "including," "has," "having," or any other variation thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion. For example, a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements is not necessarily limited to only those elements but may include other elements not expressly listed or inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus. Also, the use of "a" or "an" is used to describe elements and components described herein. This is done merely for convenience and to give a general sense of the scope of the invention. This description should be read to include one or at least one and the singular also includes the plural unless it is obvious that it is meant otherwise.
Certain exemplary embodiments of the invention are described herein and shown in the accompanying drawings. The described embodiments are only for the purpose of illustrating the present invention and should not be construed as limiting the scope of the present invention. Other embodiments of the invention and certain modifications, combinations, and improvements of the described embodiments will occur to those skilled in the art, and all such alternative embodiments, combinations, modifications, and improvements are within the scope of the invention.
As shown in fig. 1, the exemplary closet shelf mounting system 10 includes a shelf 20 having two lower support extensions 30, 30' and an upper support extension 50, the upper support extension 50 being secured to the wall surface 16 by flexible fastener brackets 60-60 ". The shelf has a plurality of rods 22, the plurality of rods 22 may be metal rods, and two lower support extensions extend downwardly from the extension side 28 of the shelf 20 to lower fastener flanges 34, 34'. The lower support extension extends at an angle from the extension side to the wall surface 16. The upper support extension 50 extends horizontally or along the wall side 26 of the shelf 20. Flexible fastener brackets 60-60 "extend around the upper support extensions along with fasteners 40, 40' extending through lower fastener flange apertures 36, 36' in the lower fastener flanges 34, 34' to secure the shelf to the wall surface. As described herein, the fastener may be a screw, such as a wood screw for securing the flexible fastener bracket to a wall surface (or more specifically to a wall stud (stud)). As described herein, a wall anchor may be provided that is secured into a wall and configured to receive a screw.
As shown in fig. 2, the example flexible fastener carriage 60 is contoured on or around the upper support extension 50. The lower flange 62 is disposed on the lower end 61 of the flexible fastener carrier or below the upper support extension. The upper flange 67 is disposed on the upper end 69 of the flexible fastener carrier or above the upper support extension. The contoured portion 65 deforms around the upper support extension to provide a tight and secure hold of the upper support extension adjacent the wall surface 16. Lower fasteners 64 are configured to pass through lower apertures in lower flange 62 and upper fasteners 68 are configured to pass through upper apertures in upper flange 67.
As shown in fig. 3, the example flexible fastener bracket 60 has a lower fastener 64 extending through a lower aperture 63 in the lower flange 62, and a contoured portion 65 is contoured around the upper support extension 50. An upper orifice 68 is shown in the upper flange 57. The contoured portion may be curved around the upper support extension because it is a malleable material, such as a malleable metal, or the like.
As shown in fig. 4, the example flexible fastener bracket 60 has a lower fastener 64 extending through a lower aperture 63 in the lower flange 62, and a contoured portion 65 is contoured around the upper support extension 50. An upper fastener 68 extends through the upper aperture 66 in the upper flange 67.
As shown in fig. 5, the example flexible fastener support 60 has a lower aperture 63 configured adjacent to the lower end 69 and an upper aperture 66 configured adjacent to the upper end 61. The flexible fastener apertures have a length 76 and a width 78 and may be strips, wherein the length is at least twice the width 78.
As shown in fig. 6, the example flexible fastener support 60 has a thickness 79 that enables the flexible fastener support to contour or bend around the upper support extension.
It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications, combinations, and variations can be made in the present invention without departing from the scope of the invention. The particular embodiments, features and elements described herein may be modified and/or combined in any suitable manner. Thus, it is intended that the present invention covers the modifications, combinations, and variations of this invention provided they come within the scope of the appended claims and their equivalents.
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1. A closet shelf mounting system comprising:
a) A shelf having a wall side and an extended side;
b) A lower support extension extending downwardly from the shelf to a lower fastener flange having a fastener aperture therethrough;
c) An upper support extension extending horizontally along the wall side of the shelf;
d) A flexible fastener carrier comprising:
i) A lower flange configured below the upper support extension and having a fastener aperture therethrough;
ii) an upper flange configured above the upper support extension and having fastener apertures therethrough;
iii) A contoured portion contoured over the upper support extension between the lower flange and the upper flange;
wherein the flexible fastener bracket is contoured around the upper support extension and secured to the wall by fasteners extending through fastener apertures in each of the upper and lower flanges.
2. The closet shelf mounting system of claim 1, wherein the shelf comprises a plurality of shelf support rods.
3. The closet shelf mounting system of claim 1 wherein the flexible fastener bracket is made of a ductile metal.
4. The closet shelf mounting system of claim 1, wherein the flexible fastener bracket is a metal strip having a length that is at least twice as long as a width.
5. The closet shelf mounting system of claim 1 wherein the flexible fastener bracket is sheet metal.
6. The closet shelf mounting system of claim 1, wherein the flexible fastener bracket is a sheet of metal having a length that is at least twice a width of the flexible fastener bracket.
7. The closet shelf mounting system of claim 1, comprising at least two lower support extensions.
8. The closet shelf mounting system of claim 1 comprising at least two flexible fastener brackets.
9. A method of installing a closet shelf comprising:
a) Providing a mounting system, the mounting system comprising:
i) A shelf having a wall side and an extended side;
ii) a lower support extension extending downwardly from the shelf to a lower fastener flange having a fastener aperture therethrough;
iii) An upper support extension extending horizontally along the wall side of the shelf;
iv) a flexible fastener carrier comprising:
a lower flange configured below the upper support extension and having a fastener aperture therethrough;
an upper flange configured above the upper support extension and having a fastener aperture therethrough;
a contoured portion contoured over the upper support extension between the lower flange and the upper flange; wherein the flexible fastener bracket is contoured around the upper support extension and secured to the wall by fasteners extending through fastener apertures in each of the upper and lower flanges;
b) Positioning a shelf side of the shelf against a wall;
c) Securing a fastener into a wall surface through the fastener aperture of the lower fastener flange;
d) Positioning the lower flange of the flexible fastener bracket below the upper support extension;
e) Securing a fastener into the wall surface through the fastener aperture of the lower flange of the flexible fastener bracket;
f) Bending and contouring the flexible fastener support about the upper support extension;
g) Positioning the upper flange of the flexible fastener bracket over the upper support extension; and
h) Securing a fastener into the wall surface through the fastener aperture of the upper flange of the flexible fastener bracket.
10. The method of claim 9, wherein the shelf comprises a plurality of shelf support rods.
11. The method of claim 9, wherein the flexible fastener bracket is made of a malleable metal.
12. The method of claim 9, wherein the flexible fastener support is a metal strip having a length at least twice as long as a width.
13. The method of claim 9, wherein the flexible fastener support is a sheet metal.
14. The method of claim 9, wherein the flexible fastener support is a metal sheet having a length that is at least twice a width of the flexible fastener support.
15. The method of claim 9, comprising at least two lower support extensions.
16. The closet shelf mounting system of claim 1 comprising at least two flexible fastener brackets.
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