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Structure to hang flower pots onto balcony railings and the like
EP1465512B1
European Patent Office
- Other languages
German French - Inventor
Giovanni Franco Masello - Current Assignee
- Deroma SpA
Worldwide applications
Application EP02783351A events
2002-10-31
2004-10-13
2005-12-14
Application granted
2005-12-14
2022-10-31
Anticipated expiration
Status
Expired - Lifetime
Description
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The present invention relates to a structure to hang flower pots onto
balcony railings and the like.
The known state of the art is represented by structures realized with
pieces of welded metal or plastic suitable to support prevalently the so-called
rectangular flower pots. FR 2 796 540 A discloses a structure
according to the preamble of claim 1.
A known type of metal structure is composed of a parallelepiped cage
open on the upward side in order to insert the pot which has to be placed
on a horizontal subbase previously oriented inside the cage. From the
small sides of the cage two shaped, hooked hangers are extending in
order to reach and engage the handrail. The connection between the small
cage sides and the hangers is realized in such a way that it is possible to
adjust the distance wanted between pot and railing. In fact, each small
side of the cage is engaged to the corresponding hanger by means of a
pair of winged screws to unloose in order to effect the wanted adjustment
and, then, to tighten in order to fix this adjustment. The lower part of the
cage is maintained distanced from the railing stakes by means of a fix dog
applied to the perimetrical cage rim turned towards the railing.
A known type of plastic structure is realized together with the pot which is
also plastic moulded. This structure is composed of a pair of hangers for
hooking onto a handrail, to be applied on the small sides of the upper
rectangular flower pot rim, and of an adjustable distance piece of plate
type protruding from the flower pot front turned towards the railing.
Particularly, the adjustment of this protusion is made by means of
fastening or loosening of a screw which is positioned on the outer side of
the flower pot opposite the railing.
The principal inconvenience of the first structure type is recognizable in the
difficulty for the end user to effect the wanted adjustment and in the high
production and assembling costs caused by the screw adjustment system.
Furthermore, this structure is unsuitable because of the metal pieces
forming the cage. In fact, even if the pieces are coated with a cover paint
of good thickness often you find uncovered metal ends causing wounds,
even deep wounds, on the user's arms, f.ex. when he is doing the
adjustment operations, the introduction of the flower pot, or fixing the
structure to the railing.
The principal inconvenience of the second structure type is in the high
costs for realizing the mould and in the complexity of the mechanic
connection between the distance plate and its respective adjustment
screw.
The main aim of the present invention is to overcome the above
mentioned inconveniences of the known state of the art realizing a
structure to hang flower pots on a blacony railing or the like according to claim 1, which allows,
particularly, an easy and promptly praticable regulation of the distance
between pot and railing, reducing to a minimum the costs for realization of
the structure. Preferred features of the structure are set out
in the dependent claims.
Within the scope of this aim, one object of this invention consists in setting
up a structure which obviates injury risk for the user during handling.
This task, as well as these and other objects appearing afterwards, is
obtained by a structure for hanging flower pots on a balcony railing or the
like according to the attached principal claim.
Further features and advantages of this invention will result apparent from
the description of one form of realization preferred, illustrated as indication
but not as limitation, in the attached three drawings, where:
- figure 1 represents a side view of the structure, according to the invention, with a rectangular flower pot positioned, sectioned according to a vertical plane;
- figure 2 represents a side view, as the above figure 1, with the structure hooked onto the handrail of a balcony railing;
- figure 3 represents a sectional front view of structure and pot, as in the preceding figure, according to the vertical plane of trace III - III of figure 2;
- figure 4 represents a plan view of the underside of structure and pot as in the preceding figures.
With reference to the attached figures, and initially to figure 1, the structure
5 to hang flower pots 6 onto a balcony railing 7 and the like is composed
first of all of a cage 8 to contain minimum one flower pot 6 of rectangular
type. This cage 8 is fit for hooking on the handrail 9 of the balcony railing
7. In fact, this cage 8 is composed of one pair of metal pieces 10, shaped
like an "S" laid down on one side. The shape of these metal pieces 10
determines for each of them one pair of curves with almost squared
angles, one of which turned upwards and the other downwards, indicated
by reference numbers 11 and 12. In the curve 11 is inserted the flower pot
6 and positioned, whereas the curve 12 is engaged by the handrail 9.
Appropriately, the flower pot 6, on the outer surface 13 of the bottom 14 is
equipped with one pair of preformed grooves 15 which receive the
horizontal portions of the metal pieces 10 as shown in the figures 3 and 4.
Furthermore, the structure 5 is equipped with adjusters, globally indicated
by reference number 16, which allow the user to adapt, as he wants, the
distance of the hanging flower pot 6 from the railing 7. In this case, these
adjusters 16 are formed by a distance element 17 having a central part 18
leaning against the stakes 19 of the railing 7 and the terminal parts 20
fitted into a preformed recess 21 of the flower pot 6. As it results specially
in figure 4, the distance element 17 may be formed, indifferently, like an
arch or according to the perimeter of an isosceles trapezoid without the
upper base. One other characteristic of the distance piece 17 consists in
the fact that it is elastically deformable in order to allow the fitting into and
out from the recess 21 by means of a light pressure on the terminal parts
20. As regards recess 21 it is obtained centrally on the outer surface 13 of
the bottom 14 and is extended lengthwise to both sides beyond the metal
pieces 10 which, therefore, have the function to keep in position from
below the terminal parts 20 of the distance element 17. Another peculiarity
of the recess 21 consists in the fact that it forms an opening 22 on the
edge 23 of the flower pot 6 realized between the bottom 14 and the side
24 of the pot 6 turned towards the balcony railing 7. Through this opening
22 the distance element 17 juts out. Still an other peculiarity about the
recess 21 has to be founded in the opposed lateral sides 25 which are
formed like steps in order to serve as engagement housings 26 for the
terminal parts 20 of the distance element. In this way, engaging the
terminal parts 20 in the housings 26, the most distant from the opening 22,
it is obtained that the distance element 17 is completely contained inside
the recess 21. In the same way, engaging the terminal parts 20 in the
housings 26 most near to the opening 22 it is obtained the maximum jut of
the distance element 17 from the flower pot 6. And again, engaging the
terminal parts 20 in the middle housings 26 it is obtained middle juts of the
distance element 17 from the pot 6. Finally, the recess 21 is preferably
conformed like the shape of the distance element 17.
As it has been noticed, the structure for hanging flower pots onto a
balcony railing and the like achieves the present aim and objects as it
permits, on the one hand, to effect a very simple adjustment of the pot
distance from the railing and, on the other hand, to reduce the production
costs to a minimum because it is neither necessary to use systems
equipped with screws and the like, nor to make complicated moulds
forming rectangular flower pots. Furthermore, the possibility to house the
distance element inside the recess does not disturb the flower pot piling,
thus obtaining further cost savings both for warehouse and for shipment.
Finally, the considerable reduction of metal pieces used to form the cage,
compared with the existing metal cages, lowers by far the injury risk.
In the practised realization the materials used, the forms, the dimensions
and the execution details may be different from these here indicated, but
technically equivalent to these.
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- Structure (5) to hang flower pots (6) onto balcony railings (7) and the like comprising a cage (8) containing minimum one flower pot (6) to be hooked onto the handrail (9) and equipped with adjusting means (16) to adapt the distance of the pot (6) from the railing (7), said adjusting means (16) comprising at least one distance element (17) inserted in a preformed recess (21) in the mentioned pot (6), said distance element (17) comprises a central part (18) for leaning against the stakes (19) of the mentioned balcony railing (17), characterised in that said distance element (17) further comprises terminal parts (20) fitted into said recess (21), said recess (21) comprising opposed lateral sides (26) in order to serve as engagement housings (26) for the terminal parts (20) of said distance element (17).
- Structure (5), according to the foregoing claim, characterized by the fact that said cage (8) comprises at least one pair of metal pieces (10), shaped like an "S" laid down on one side, to form two curves with almost squared angles, one of which is turned upwards and house the flower pot (6) and the other is engaged by said handrail (9).
- Structure (5), according to claim 2, characterized by the fact that said flower pot (6) comprises on the outer bottom surface (13) one pair of preformed grooves (15) which receive the horizontal portions of the mentioned metal pieces (10).
- Structure (5), according to claim 1, characterized by the fact that said distance element (17) is formed like an arch or according to the profile of an isosceles trapezoid without the upper base.
- Structure (5), according to claim 1, characterized by the fact that said distance element (17) is elastically deformable.
- Structure (5), according to claim 1, characterized by the fact that said recess (21) is obtained centrally on the outer bottom surface (13) of the mentioned flower pot (6).
- Structure (5), according to claim 1 and 2, characterized by the fact that said recess (21) is extended lengthwise to both sides of said pair of metal pieces (10) so that said pair of metal pieces (10) Keeps said distance element (17) fitted into said recess (21).
- Structure (5), according to claim 1, characterized by the fact that said recess (21) composes an opening (22) on the edge (23) formed by said pot bottom (14) and pot side (24) turned towards said railing (7) and through this opening (22) said distance element (17) juts out.
- Structure (5), according to claim 1, characterized by the fact that said opposed lateral sides (25) are formed like steps.
- Structure (5), according to claim 8 and 9, characterized by the fact that engaging said terminal parts (20) in housings (26) the most distant from said recess opening (22), then said distance element (17) is contained in said recess (21), and engaging said terminal parts (20) in the housings (26) most near to said opening (22), then said distance element (17) assumes the maximum jut from the pot (6) and, finally, engaging said distance element (17) in the middle housings (26), then said distance element (17) assumes middle juts.
- Structure (5), according to claim 1, characterized by the fact that said recess (21) is conformed approximately like the distance element (17).