EP1403532B1 - A system for mounting an article on a wall - Google Patents
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- EP1403532B1 EP1403532B1 EP03021707A EP03021707A EP1403532B1 EP 1403532 B1 EP1403532 B1 EP 1403532B1 EP 03021707 A EP03021707 A EP 03021707A EP 03021707 A EP03021707 A EP 03021707A EP 1403532 B1 EP1403532 B1 EP 1403532B1
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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
- A47B95/00—Fittings for furniture
- A47B95/008—Suspension fittings for cabinets to be hung on walls
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47K—SANITARY EQUIPMENT NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; TOILET ACCESSORIES
- A47K2201/00—Details of connections of bathroom accessories, e.g. fixing soap or towel holder to a wall
- A47K2201/02—Connections to a wall mounted support
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Abstract
Description
- The subject of the present invention is a system for mounting or hanging an article on a substantially vertical wall, of the kind defined in the preamble of Claim 1.
- Mounting systems of this type, which are used widely, for example, for mounting bathroom accessories such as towel rails, cabinets, etc. on walls, are disclosed in BE 900 495 A and
GB 2 229 487 A. - An object of the present invention is to propose an improved mounting system.
- This and other objects are achieved according to the invention by a mounting system having the features specified in Claim 1.
- Further characteristics and advantages of the system according to the present invention will become clear from the following detailed description which is given purely by way of non-limiting example with reference to the appended drawings, in which:
- Figure 1 is a front/side perspective view of a support element for a mounting system according to the present invention,
- Figure 2 is a partial front/side perspective view of an engagement member which can be coupled with the support element of Figure 1 in a mounting system according to the invention,
- Figure 3 is a side/rear perspective view of the support element of Figure 1,
- Figure 4 is a partial side elevational view which shows a support element of the mounting system according to the invention fixed to a wall and a corresponding engagement member of an article at a stage immediately prior to their mutual coupling,
- Figure 5 is a side elevational view similar to that of Figure 4 with the engagement member shown coupled with the support element,
- Figure 6 shows a locking member for a mounting system according to the invention,
- Figure 7 is a front/side perspective view which shows the locking member of Figure 6 coupled with the support element of Figures 1 and 3,
- Figure 8 is a partially-sectioned side view similar to that of Figure 5 and shows the locking member of Figures 6 and 7 in its arrangement of use, and
- Figure 9 is a perspective view which shows an article such as a towel rail which can be mounted on a wall by means of a mounting system according to the invention.
- With reference to Figures 1 and 2, in a minimal configuration, a system according to the present invention for mounting an article on a substantially vertical wall W comprises a support element, generally indicated 1, and an associated engagement member, indicated 2.
- The support element 1 can be fixed to the wall W in known manner, for example, by means of a screw, indicated S in Figure 1, which is engaged in a longitudinal through-hole 3 of the support element 1, preferably with a slot-like cross-section.
- The
engagement member 2 may be formed integrally with, that is, as part of an article or may be separate from the article and fixable thereto in known manner. - The support element 1 comprises a
body 4, for example, made of moulded plastics material. - In the embodiment shown, the
body 4 has aflat front surface 4a and arear surface 4b which is also flat (see also Figures 3 and 4). - The
body 4 also has a flat lower surface orface 4c. As can be seen in Figure 3, agroove 5 with a substantially inverted V-shaped cross-section is advantageously formed in the rear portion of thelower face 4c, with its vertex vertically aligned with the axis of the through-hole 3. Thegroove 5 enables the user to put a mark on the wall W, for example by means of a pencil P (Figure 3), to identify the vertical line on which any drilling (by means of a drill or the like) is to be performed for the pre-positioning of a screw anchor used for the fixing of the support element 1 to the wall. - In the embodiment shown, the
body 4 of the support element 1 has anupper surface 4d with a convex arcuate profile. - A retaining surface of the
body 4, which lies in a plane that is inclined to the axis of the hole 3, is indicated 4e. - As can be appreciated in particular from Figures 1, 4 and 5, when the support element 1 is fixed to the wall W, the
retaining surface 4e is inclined downwards towards the wall W. - A lateral recess 6 is advantageously but not necessarily formed in the front portion of the support element 1 between two
surfaces 4f and 4g, of which the former is substantially parallel to thesurface 4e and the latter is substantially perpendicular to thefront surface 4a. - A wall portion 7 is thus defined between the
inclined surfaces body 4 of the support element 1; a. through-hole 8 (Figures 1, 3-5, and 8) is advantageously formed in the wall portion 7 with its axis substantially perpendicular thereto. - With reference in particular to Figure 2, the
engagement member 2 defines a cavity or receptacle 9 which is intended to face the wall W and can house the support element 1. In the receptacle 9, theengagement member 2 has aninclined wall 10 in which anotch 11 is formed for accepting thebody 4 of the support element 1. - The lower surface or face of the
inclined wall 10 of theengagement member 2 is indicated 10a. - The
engagement member 2 can be coupled with a support element 1 already fixed to the wall W in the manner which will now be described with reference to Figure 4 et seq. - The
engagement member 2 is moved towards the support element 1, from above as seen in Figure 4, until theinclined surface 10a of the member is brought up to or beyond theinclined retaining surface 4e of the support element. Thesurface 10a is then placed bearing against theretaining surface 4e of the support element whilst theengagement member 2 is spaced from the wall W. - As a result of the engagement of the
surfaces engagement member 2 can then slide downwards in guided manner towards the wall W, approaching the wall progressively until the condition shown in Figure 5 is reached, in which the coupling between theengagement member 2 and the support element 1 is complete. - In the embodiment shown by way of example, upon completion of the coupling, the rear end of the
engagement member 2 is in abutment with the surface of the wall W. However, persons skilled in the art will appreciate that this condition is not mandatory. - It will nevertheless be understood that, by virtue of the progressive movement of the engagement member towards the wall W in the course of the coupling with the support element 1, any scraping of the engagement member on the wall W is prevented. The disadvantages of the devices of the prior art mentioned in the introductory part of this description are thus overcome.
- The mounting system described above can be used, for example, to secure the ends of a towel rail to a wall. In this case, a respective engagement member is associated with each end of the rail for coupling with (at least) one corresponding support element previously fixed to the wall. In an application of this type, the support elements associated with the two ends of the article to be mounted or hung on the wall may be identical or may have a reflectively symmetrical configuration.
- If the support elements are fixed by means of screws or screw anchors, the hole for the insertion of the screw may advantageously be in the form of a horizontal slot in one support element and in the form of a vertical slot in the other to permit compensation for any inaccuracies in the positions in which the corresponding holes are formed in the wall.
- With the mounting system described above with reference to Figures 1 to 5, the article mounted or hung on the wall W can be removed by a movement of the article such as to cause its engagement member/s to repeat the movement for coupling with the associated support element/s in reverse.
- In some applications, however, it may be desirable to stabilize or lock the engagement member/s in the position of coupling with the associated support element/s to hinder removal of the article fixed to the wall. Such a need arises, for example, in order to make the removal or theft of accessories from hotel bathrooms and the like more difficult.
- According to an embodiment of the invention which will now be described, this need can be satisfied with the use of a locking member such as that generally indicated 15 in Figures 6 to 8.
- The
locking member 15 shown in these drawings comprises abody 16 having a substantially wedge-like shape complementary with that of the front/lateral recess 6 of the support element 1 described above. - A
pin 17 extends from the rearinclined face 16a of this body, substantially perpendicularly thereto. - The
pin 17 of thelocking member 15 can engage in thehole 8 in the wall 7 of the support element as well as in acorresponding hole 18 formed in theinclined wall 10 of the engagement member 2 (see Figures 2, 5 and 8). - Figure 8 shows the
locking member 15 disposed in the condition of use in which it opposes the release of theengagement member 2 from the support element 1 by means of itspin 17. - The portion of the
pin 17 which projects beyond thewall 10 of theengagement member 2 advantageously has one or moreexternal projections 17a suitable for being forced through theholes locking member 15. - In the condition of use, the
locking member 15 is concealed from view and hinders fraudulent removal attempts. However, if necessary, thelocking member 15 can in fact be removed, for example, by wedging the end of a screwdriver or the like between its inclined surface and the surface orface 4f of the support element 1. To facilitate the wedging of the tool used to bring about the disengagement of thelocking member 15, a chamfer such as that indicated 19 in Figures 6 to 8 may advantageously be formed in the lower portion of the inclined face of thebody 16 of the locking member. - Figure 9 of the appended drawings shows, by way of example, an
article 20 such as, for example, a towel rail, which is to be mounted on a wall (not shown) at only one 20a of its ends. In the example shown, this end of thearticle 20 has a recess or receptacle 9 in which there is aninclined wall 10 having a pair ofnotches holes support elements 1a and 1b of the type described above, which have previously been fixed to the wall side by side. - In the embodiment shown in Figure 9, the
article 20 thus has asingle engagement member 2 constituted substantially by its end 20a, for coupling with twosupport elements 1a, 1b of the type described above (optionally with the use of associatedlocking members 15 of the type shown in Figure 6). - The wall mounting system according to the invention is not, however, limited to use for fixing bathroom accessories, but may advantageously be used whenever a generic article is to be fixed securely to or hung on a substantially vertical wall.
- Naturally, the principle of the invention remaining the same, the forms of embodiment and details of construction may be varied widely with respect to those described and illustrated purely by way of non-limiting example, without thereby departing from the scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.
Claims (4)
- A system for mounting an article on a substantially vertical wall (W), comprising at least one support element (1; 1a, 1b) to be fixed to the wall (W) and at least one corresponding engagement member (2) to be fixed to or integral with the article and which is adapted to be coupled with the support element (1; 1a, 1b) previously fixed to the wall (w); wherein
the support element (1; 1a, 1b) has a retaining surface (4e) which, in the condition of use, is inclined substantially downwards towards the wall (W), and
the engagement member (2) has a corresponding bearing and sliding surface (10a) to be placed bearing against the retaining surface (4e) of the support element (1; 1a, 1b) whilst the engagement member (2) is spaced from the wall (W) and which then slides downwards and towards the wall (W) on the retaining surface (4e), bringing about a progressive movement of the engagement member (2) towards the wall (W) during the coupling of the member (2) with the support element (1);
the system being characterized by a locking member (15) to be coupled with the support element (1; 1a, 1b) and with the engagement member (2) of the article to prevent their disconnection, the locking member (15) comprising a body (16) adapted to be disposed in a seat (6) of the support element (1; 1a, 1b) and from which a retaining pin (17) extends for engagement through respective openings or holes (8, 18) which are provided in the inclined surfaces (4e, 10a) of the support element (1; 1a, 1b) and of the engagement member (2) in positions such as to be aligned with one another when the engagement member (2) is coupled with the support element (1; 1a, 1b). - A mounting system according to Claim 1, in which the support element (1; 1a, 1b) has a through-hole (3) for the insertion of a fixing member (S) for fixing to the wall (W).
- A mounting system according to Claim 1 in which, in order to fix the support element (1; 1a, 1b) to the wall (W) by means of a screw anchor or the like provided in a hole formed in the wall (W), the support element (1; 1a, 1b) has a nick or notch (5) for enabling a mark to be put on the wall (W) to identify the vertical line on which the hole is to be formed.
- A mounting system according to any of the preceding Claims in which the pin (17) of the locking member (15) has at least one lateral retaining projection or raised portion (17a) to be forced through the openings or holes (8, 18) and to hinder the disengagement of the locking member (15) from the openings or holes (8, 18).
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IT000176U ITTO20020176U1 (en) | 2002-09-30 | 2002-09-30 | SYSTEM OF ATTACHMENT OF AN ARTICLE TO A WALL |
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