EP0826853A2 - Support element - Google Patents

Abstract

The supporting assembly for a gravestone commemorative plaque or identification plate, consists of a base (1) with fixings (2) for a support (5,6). The support has one section (5) for holding up an object or motif, and a second section (6) for attaching to the base by the fixings. The first section has perforations (9) for an adhesive which is applied to hold the object/motif in place for rivetting, and the two sections are made of aluminium anodised on both sides.

Description

The invention relates to a support device. or interface support intended to be fixed on a piece of base which comprises means for fixing an element of this basic piece. These fixing means can be vertical or horizontal but preferably perpendicular to the base piece.

The invention is particularly applicable in marble funeral to basic pieces such as plaques from the souvenir, tombstones of funerary monuments, stones gravestones, fire plaques, commemorative plaques, or the like, and in the funeral service by example as an element of identification.

The invention can be applied without limitation in other areas to any basic pieces presenting the characteristics previously stated.

In the funeral, this interface support is fixed on the basic part by means of screws and bolts existing, threads and nut; he has in his ends of the holes corresponding to this hardware.

In the case of funeral plaques, this hardware used to set a very short dedication.

This dedication is posed with a center line standardized; as a result, the support structure interface, which attaches to this hardware, is also standardized.

The subject of the invention is the creation of a device that acts as an interface between the room base and the object you want to fix.

To this end, the invention provides a device forming a support, intended to be fixed on a basic part which comprises means for fixing an element of the basic part, characterized in that the means of fixing have, moreover, the function of fixing the device forming a support for the base part, the device comprising a first part intended for support an object or a motif, and a second part allowing its attachment to the base part.

Thus, the device according to the invention uses the existing fixing means on the base part. He ... not requires no transformation of the base piece it does not use any tools and all its operations installation is done manually.

The installation of the support device according to the invention in no way changes the layout initial parts already attached to the base part which find their place.

The device according to the invention therefore has the following advantages:

It is versatile: the support is provided for receive totally different objects, such as single or multiple dedications, epitaphs, one or more bronze medallions, objects or subjects, in ceramic or any other material.

It is simple, easy to apply and quick. he is set up manually.

It is low cost.

The support is of rigid structure, for example designed in a material such as anodized aluminum 15 / 10th double-sided, brass hardware. It can be expected the use of other materials.

It can be used in two ways: on a base the vertical of the base of the room, or on the wall parallel to the base piece.

The device according to the invention comprises a first part intended to support an object such as including a photo medallion, a bronze, ceramic motif, or made of any other material, an epitaph or a dedication and a second rectilinear part allowing its fixing to the base part.

The first and second parts are one holding so that the device according to the invention is monobloc.

The second part which has holes for fixing at its ends can be fixed according to its design either on base or surface.

The first part can be positioned in elevation above the second straight part or in suspension below this second rectilinear part.

In addition, the first part can be positioned indifferently in the Center, on the Right or on the Left.

In the case of souvenir plaques we use for the positioning of the support the fixing means provided by the manufacturer for a dedication, between the axes being constant regardless of the manufacturer of plates.

The positioning of the support according to the invention can be adjustable with Right or Left shifts and if need with an offset outside the plate in respecting the original inter-axes provided for by the manufacturer for the dedication.

The device according to the invention is a support interface that allows easy and quick fixing, without prior work (drilling) and without the help of a any tool without changing the layout initial, all the elements finding their place.

To allow a good fixing of the object to the first part, the latter is glued, with glues modern flexible elastomers, on one side of the first part, which has perforations allowing the glue to be spread on the other side of this first part and which has the function of riveting the object on the first part.

Of course, other types of fixing such as a screwing for example.

To facilitate the use of this device forming a support, the first and second parts are in one piece (one piece).

According to a first embodiment, the first part extends along a plane substantially perpendicular to the one along which the second extends part. This corresponds to a use of the coin base as a base.

According to a second embodiment, the first and the second part extend in the same plane substantially parallel to that of the base part. That corresponds to a use of the basic part in applied.

• la figure 1 est une représentation en perspective et éclatée d'un premier mode de réalisation du dispositif formant support selon l'invention pour une fixation dans le même plan que celui de la pièce de base (en applique) ;
• la figure 2 est une représentation en perspective et éclatée du mode de réalisation de la figure 1 pour une fixation de l'élément formant support dans un plan sensiblement perpendiculaire à celui de la pièce de base (sur socle) ;
• la figure 3 est une représentation en perspective et éclatée d'un second mode de réalisation d'un dispositif formant support selon l'invention pour une fixation parallèlement au plan de la pièce de base (en applique) ; et
• la figure 4 est une représentation en perspective et éclatée du mode de réalisation de la figure 3 pour une fixation sensiblement perpendiculairement au plan de la pièce de base (sur socle).

The other characteristics of the invention will result from the description which follows of various embodiments given by way of nonlimiting examples with reference to the appended drawings in which:

• Figure 1 is a perspective and exploded representation of a first embodiment of the support device according to the invention for fixing in the same plane as that of the base part (surface);
• Figure 2 is a perspective and exploded representation of the embodiment of Figure 1 for fixing the support member in a plane substantially perpendicular to that of the base part (on base);
• Figure 3 is a perspective and exploded representation of a second embodiment of a support device according to the invention for fixing parallel to the plane of the base part (surface); and
• Figure 4 is a perspective and exploded representation of the embodiment of Figure 3 for fixing substantially perpendicular to the plane of the base part (on base).

The embodiments described relate to to a funeral plaque 1 playing the role of basic part.

However, we can of course predict to apply the invention to other fields when the objective is to use fixing means already existing or create them to position the device forming a support on the base part.

The plate 1 includes fixing means 2 allowing to set a dedication for example.

These fixing means 2 can include example a screw-washer-spacer-nut 4 assembly, located respectively at two determined points on the plate.

As is known, the distance between the two 4 sets is determined in advance by the manufacturer of plate 1.

In addition, this distance is subject to standardization.

The objective is therefore to use these means of standardized fasteners for another application.

In particular, the objective is to use these means of fixing to allow positioning on the plate 1 a object (not shown) having a certain volume such that for example a bronze motif, a ceramic or a photo medallion.

Thus, the support device according to the invention acts as an interface between the object and the plate 1, to achieve this goal.

To this end, the support device has a first part 5 intended to support the desired object and a second part 6 allowing fix the support device to the plate 1 between the latter and the dedication.

According to an embodiment shown in figures, the first part 5 is flat and shaped substantially oval, so as to offer the least angle possible to allow fixing of shaped object various, and the second part 6 is also substantially flat.

However, we can of course provide for the part one 5 of other shapes, such as shapes rectangular, square or similar, regular or irregular and more adapted according to the object than we wish to fix on plate 1.

To obtain a simple manufacture of the device forming a support, it can be provided that the first part 5 and the second 6 are in one piece (monobloc).

Furthermore, according to a first embodiment, we want to position the support device such that the object to be fixed extends substantially parallel to the plane P defined by the surface 1a of the plate 1 on which the fixing means 2 are placed (surface positioning).

In this case, the first part 5 and the second part 6 extend in the same plane P ', substantially parallel to that P of the surface la on which are positioned the fixing means 2.

According to another embodiment, one can foresee that the object which one wishes to position on the plate 1 extends substantially perpendicular to the the surface of the plate for example at about 70 ° (positioning on base).

In this case, the first part 5 then extends along a plane P '' substantially perpendicular to the plane P 'along which extends the second part 6.

To this end, insofar as the first part 5 is in one piece with the second part 6, we provides, during the manufacture of the device forming support, a folding step to make the first part substantially perpendicular to the second part 6.

We understand that, depending on the effect that we wish to give the presentation of the object to be fixed, we may provide that the first part 5 is inclined by compared to part two 6, without necessarily doing an angle of 90 ° with respect to this second part 6.

In addition, according to an embodiment such as shown in Figures 1 and 2, the second part 6 can present a form similar to that of the dedication for receive the latter because it has legs fixing 6a at each end.

These tabs 6a then have holes 6b placed at a distance from each other corresponding to the distance existing between the two sets 4 of the means of fixing 2 of plate 1.

According to another embodiment shown in Figures 3 and 4, the second part 6 may include two elements 7 and 8, of substantially identical shape.

Each element 7 and 8 then comprises at each end of the fixing lugs 7a and 8a respectively on which holes 7b and 7b are respectively provided 8b.

However, according to the presentation that we wishes to obtain, we can foresee that only the orifices 7b or 8b of one of the elements 7 or 8 are provided for cooperate with the assemblies 4 of the fixing means 2 of the plate, as shown in Figure 4.

Furthermore, according to this figure 4, if one wants the object to be placed on the plate to extend substantially perpendicular to the surface of the plate 1, it can be provided that, during the manufacture of the support device, folding as described previously takes place between the first element 7 and the second element 8.

However, we can also foresee that the whole of the two elements 7 and 8 is on the same plane P 'and in this case, the two elements 7 and 8 extend substantially parallel to the plane P of the surface la of the plate and substantially parallel to the first part 5 of the support device, as is shown in Figure 3.

Finally, to obtain a good fixation of the object on the first part 5, one can plan to stick it.

In this case, the first part 5 may include perforations 9 which allow the glue to be broadcast on both sides of the first part 5, on its two faces 5a and 5b.

Thus, the perforations 9 make it possible to rivet the subject of the first part 5.

Therefore we get a better solidity of fixing compared to a film bonding known face to face.

In the examples shown, the perforations are in the form of a cross and holes at each corner of the cross to obtain a good distribution of the glue.

We can of course provide other forms of equally effective perforation.

Claims (13)

Set comprising on the one hand a basic part (1), in particular a funeral plaque, which comprises means (2) for fixing of an element, and on the other hand an element fixed to this basic part (1) by through said fixing means (2), characterized in that it comprises additionally a support device (5,6), also fixed to the base part (1) by means of said means (2) for fixing the element, the device (5,6) comprising a first part (5) intended to support an object or a pattern, and a second part (6) allowing its attachment to the base part (1)) by means of said fixing means. Assembly according to claim 1, characterized in that said fixing means (2) comprise members of a hardware, and that the second part (6) of the support device has holes (6b) corresponding to this hardware. Assembly according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the support device (5,6) is arranged between the base part (1) and said element. An assembly according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the first part (5) has perforations (9) in particular to allow an adhesive for fixing an object to diffuse from one side and the other of the first part (5), on its two faces (5a, 5b) to rivet the object on said first part. Assembly according to claim 4, characterized in that the perforations (9) are made in the form of a cross and holes at each angle of the cross to obtain a good distribution of the glue. Assembly according to any one of Claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the first part (5) is planar and shaped substantially oval. An assembly according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the first (5) and the second (6) parts of said device are in one piece. Assembly according to any one of Claims 1 to 7, characterized in that the first part (5) extends along a plane (P ") substantially perpendicular to that (P) along which the second extends part (6). Assembly according to any one of Claims 1 to 7, characterized in that the first (5) and the second (6) part extend in the same plane (P ') substantially parallel to that (P) of the base part (1). Assembly according to any one of Claims 1 to 7, characterized in that the second part (6) has two portions (7, 8) of substantially identical shape. Assembly according to any one of Claims 1 to 8, characterized in that the said device (5,6) is of rigid structure and produced in particular from 15/10 ^th double-sided anodized aluminum. Support device (5,6) for an assembly according to one any of claims 1 to 11. Device according to claim 12, characterized in that said second part (6) has two orifices adapted to a plate funeral (1).

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