EP0433246B1 - A hook means for locking a picture back protection panel to the body of a picture frame - Google Patents

A hook means for locking a picture back protection panel to the body of a picture frame Download PDF

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EP0433246B1
EP0433246B1 EP90830522A EP90830522A EP0433246B1 EP 0433246 B1 EP0433246 B1 EP 0433246B1 EP 90830522 A EP90830522 A EP 90830522A EP 90830522 A EP90830522 A EP 90830522A EP 0433246 B1 EP0433246 B1 EP 0433246B1
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arm
hook means
picture
picture frame
back panel
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Javier Pablo Espino
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GINDOR OVERSEAS SA
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47G—HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT
    • A47G1/00—Mirrors; Picture frames or the like, e.g. provided with heating, lighting or ventilating means
    • A47G1/06—Picture frames
    • A47G1/0605—Picture frames made from extruded or moulded profiles, e.g. of plastic or metal

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  • This invention concerns a hook means suitable to provide a locking connection between a back protection panel for a picture, like for instance a photograph or the like, and a picture frame body.
  • Hook means of the above type are known and in general they comprise a resiliently deformable metal plate provided, in general at the ends thereof, with suitable extensions adapted to become engaged into corresponding seats of said back protection panel and of the picture frame body. They get slightly deformed while being set in place and the hook means resiliency, which tends to bring it back to the undeformed condition, is such that it provides forces which, owing to the hook means shape and to the way said hook means is connected to the panel and to the picture frame, cause mutual locking of these two members together.
  • hook means which, although they fulfill at a sufficient extent the function they are designed for, have a remarkable drawback in that their action is limited only to the lockingly connecting function while, as it is well known, the above mentioned lockingly connecting forces alone are not satisfactory for obtaining valuable results in providing stability to the assembly comprising the picture frame, the back panel, the front panel and the contents thereof.
  • the hook means subjects to a stress action the assembly comprised of the back panel, the picture and the front transparent panel in order to keep said members in mutual contact and pressed against the picture frame body.
  • a first approach was to provide the hook means with an additional member, as for instance a tab or the like, with the purpose of keeping said members pressed against the picture frame body.
  • this type of hook means have drawbacks mainly in that manufacturing thereof is complicated and furthermore said additional member looses its effectiveness in time since its resilient pressure action on the back panel gradually vanishes.
  • a second type of approach was to provide two different kinds of hook means the first of which lockingly connects the back panel to the picture frame body, while the second keeps the panels and the picture mutually contacting, and the assembly thereof in contact with the picture frame.
  • a third type of approach is known from DE-U-8525427 which discloses a hook means for connecting with a single piece the back panel to the body of the picture frame. Also this type of approach has serious drawbacks because it requires relatively large holes through the back panel and because a portion thereof directly contacts the framed picture with consequent deformation or even laceration of the picture.
  • the main object of the present invention is to provide a hook means of the above-mentioned third type, but free from the said drawbacks. This object is achieved with a hook means having the features defined in claim 1.
  • the hook means of the present invention offer the further advantage that they do not require a strict positioning during the assembling operation and even allow easy adjustments of their position for balancing the frame assembly after the assembling operation.
  • the hook means of this invention has an essentially U-shaped substantially central portion, shown in general at 10, comprised between ends 18 and 34.
  • a substantially triangular cutout 14 providing a means for hanging the picture frame on a wall.
  • Said tab 22 is used to make the removal of the hook means easier, concerning in particular end portion 18 moving out of its seat in panel 20.
  • FIG. 2 the picture, for instance a photograph or the like, is shown at 24, while at 26 there is shown the front transparent panel, made for instance of glass.
  • the second arm 28 of the central portion 10 ends in 34 and extends thereafter into a substantially U-shaped second end portion, shown in general at 30, comprising an inclined arm 32 and an end arm 36.
  • the inclined arm 32 blends through the curved end 34 into arm 28 of the U-shaped portion 10.
  • said curved end 34 is to abut against the back panel 20 with its convex side.
  • the end arm 36 is substantially parallel to arm 28 and engages into a recess 38 of an inner cavity 40 of the frame body 42. As it is apparent in particular on Figure 2, end arm 36 engages against a protruding lip 44 of the cavity 40. In addition, the side edges of transparent panel 26 engage into a part 46 of the frame body 42 adapted to locate said panel 26, picture 24 and back panel 20 which are pushed against it by the hook means of this invention.
  • FIG 2 still shows in particular that the inclined arm 32 lies at an acute angle towards back panel 20, whereby it supports and enhances the hook means pressure action against panel 20, as it is pointed out in the following.
  • the hook means performs a triple action relative to the picture frame and to the members held therein. In fact, it lockingly connects the frame body 42 to the back panel 20, subjects to a stress action the assembly comprising the two panels 20, 26 with interposed picture 24 and urges the frame body 42 against said assembly. That triple action is performed without any contact of the hook means with the most sensitive parts of the said assembly, i.e. the picture 24 and the transparent panel 26 which are subject to be damaged when assembling or disassembling the frame.

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  • Mirrors, Picture Frames, Photograph Stands, And Related Fastening Devices (AREA)
  • Display Devices Of Pinball Game Machines (AREA)
  • Bending Of Plates, Rods, And Pipes (AREA)
EP90830522A 1989-11-13 1990-11-13 A hook means for locking a picture back protection panel to the body of a picture frame Expired - Lifetime EP0433246B1 (en)

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IT2209189U 1989-11-13
IT22091U IT218837Z2 (it) 1989-11-13 1989-11-13 Gancio per il bloccaggio del pannello posteriore di protezione di un'immagine al telaio di una cornice

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EP0433246A1 EP0433246A1 (en) 1991-06-19
EP0433246B1 true EP0433246B1 (en) 1994-09-28

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AT (1) ATE112148T1 (it)
DE (1) DE69012965T2 (it)
ES (1) ES2061001T3 (it)
IT (1) IT218837Z2 (it)

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AT4818U1 (de) 2000-09-18 2001-12-27 Bauer Gerhard Bilderrahmen
ITPD20110184A1 (it) * 2011-06-06 2012-12-07 Far S P A Cornice
CN103027505B (zh) * 2013-01-15 2015-09-30 澳柯玛股份有限公司 酒柜隔板的卡位装配倒钩结构

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DE8525427U1 (de) * 1985-09-06 1985-11-14 Strelow, Ingo, 4840 Rheda-Wiedenbrück Wechsel-Bildhalter
EP0262282A1 (en) * 1986-10-02 1988-04-06 PICO-GLASS S.p.A. Clamp suitable to secure two panels together to form a picture holder and apt to have a frame applied to it

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IT8922091U1 (it) 1991-05-13
DE69012965T2 (de) 1995-02-02
ES2061001T3 (es) 1994-12-01
ATE112148T1 (de) 1994-10-15
DE69012965D1 (de) 1994-11-03
EP0433246A1 (en) 1991-06-19
IT8922091V0 (it) 1989-11-13
IT218837Z2 (it) 1992-11-05

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