EP3260015A1

EP3260015A1 - Furniture hanger with anti-tipping protection

Info

Publication number: EP3260015A1
Application number: EP17175897.2A
Authority: EP
Inventors: Javier Garrido Roteta
Original assignee: Industrias Auxiliares SA Indaux
Current assignee: Industrias Auxiliares SA Indaux
Priority date: 2016-06-21
Filing date: 2017-06-14
Publication date: 2017-12-27
Anticipated expiration: 2037-06-14
Also published as: ES2647455B1; ES2703815T3; ES2647455A1; EP3260015B1

Abstract

Furniture hanger with anti-tipping protection of the hangers used to hang cupboards or the like, having a hanging hook (2) provided with a descending tooth (4) which hooks into the anchor plate (3) secured to the wall, in which there is connected to and sliding on the body of the hook (7) a safety body (5) with its end as an ascending tooth (6) situated opposite the descending tooth (4) and with its tip (15) near the surface of the anchor plate (3), preventing the unwanted exit of the hanging hook (2) from the anchor plate (3).

Description

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

This invention concerns a furniture hanger with anti-tipping protection of the kind used to hang wall cupboards or the like, having a hanging hook provided with a descending hanging tooth which hooks into the anchor plate secured to the wall.

PRIOR ART

At present and in regard to the prior art it is known and customary how to use furniture hangers to hang wall cupboards or the like having a hanging hook provided with a descending hanging tooth which hooks into the anchor plate secured to the wall. On the other hand, there are hangers which prevent the releasing of the wall furniture from the anchor plate secured to the wall by the use of complementary elements such as flexible elements or bolted dowels, as is the case with Spanish patent 2562002 .
These models which are present on the market have certain drawbacks. On the one hand, when the flexible safety element is disposed in the upper part of the hanging hook, if an accidental upward displacement should occur it is more liable to fail, since the flexibility would also be operative during such a vertical upward displacement, causing the wall furniture to unhook and tip over. Other embodiments use a different type of anti-tipping fixation elements such as bolted dowels of complementary shape, but these embodiments have the drawback of being hard to unhook when necessary.

EXPLANATION OF THE INVENTION AND ADVANTAGES

Given this prior art, the present invention refers to a furniture hanger with anti-tipping protection of the hangers used to hang cupboards or the like, having a hanging hook provided with a descending tooth which hooks into the anchor plate secured to the wall, in which there is connected to and sliding on the body of the hook a safety body with its end as an ascending tooth situated opposite the descending tooth and with its tip near the surface of the anchor plate, preventing the unwanted exit of the hanging hook from the anchor plate.
Thanks to this configuration, one achieves better safety inasmuch as accidental tipping over of the furniture is prevented thanks to the locking of the ascending hook of the safety body which prevents any vertical movement allowing the exiting of the furniture from the hanging hook, thus completely ensuring the hanging with no risk of failure due to the flexibility of the hooking. In addition, since the securing occurs from its lower portion, there is more safety than in other embodiments where the anti-tipping feature is positioned in the upper portion where the forces are greater.
Another feature of the invention is that, with respect to the body of the hook, the safety body has limited guided sliding and locking means; to enable the voluntary retraction from the position of placement of its tip opposite the descending tooth.
In this way, the sliding of the safety body into its position of blocking is facilitated by the guiding and subsequent blocking in the safety position, which prevents its retraction thanks to the locking. This facilitates the unhooking if such should become necessary in a much easier manner than in prior embodiments and without the use of additional elements such as screwdrivers, it being possible simply with the finger to slide the plate toward its initial position.
The use of the guiding and locking means consist in a fixed guiding recess with toothed surface, situated in the body of the hook and able to accommodate a complementary toothed protuberance of the attached inner face of the safety body; facilitating the sliding of the safety body thanks to the guidance without leaving its track and ensuring the position of safety in the event that the hanger module is pushed upward, producing a locking of both toothed surfaces of the hanging hook and plate, preventing an unwanted retraction.
Thanks to the use in the safety body of a handling hole for sliding of the safety body across the body of the hanging hook it is ensured that the advancement and retraction of the safety body during the sliding is facilitated by the simple movement of the finger on said handling hole, which helps to overcome the resistance caused by friction of the safety body against the body of the hanging hook, making the handling easier for the unhooking than in other prior embodiments and preventing difficulties which might result in a falling of the furniture.
Finally, another feature of the invention is that the safety body incorporates on its exterior face a protuberance able to be placed against one or more protuberances on the inner back side of the embellishing cover during the sliding movement of placement or removal of the embellishing cover.
In this way, if the safety body has not been placed in its locking position, thanks to the protuberance of the embellishing cover the safety body is placed in that blocking position, thus providing a double safety at the time of attaching the embellishing cover.

DRAWINGS AND REFERENCES

In order to better understand the nature of the invention, the enclosed drawings represent one industrial embodiment which has the nature of a merely illustrative and not limiting example.

Figure 1 shows a perspective view of the assembled hanger (1) and anchor plate (3) in the position of safety, and the embellishing cover (11) prior to being positioned on the hanger (1).
Figure 2 shows a perspective view of the hanging hook (2) and the safety body (5) from its attached inner face (16), the arrow with loop in Fig. 2 representing the flipping over of the safety body.
Figures 3, 4 and 5 show views of the safety body (5) with an elevation view of its exterior face (17) in Fig. 3, an upper plan view in Fig. 4 and an elevation view of its attached inner face (16) in Fig. 5.
Figure 6 shows the embellishing cover (11) from its inner face.

1.: - Hanger.
2.: - Hanging hook.
3.: - Anchor plate.
4.: - Descending tooth of the hanging hook (2).
5.: - Safety body.
6.: - Ascending tooth of the safety body (5).
7.: - Body of the hanging hook (2).
8.: - Guiding window of the hanging hook (2).
9.: - Toothed edge of the guiding recess (8).
10.: - Complementary toothed protuberance.
11.: - Embellishing cover.
12.: - Protuberances of the embellishing cover (11).
13.: - Protuberance of the safety body (5).
14.: - Handling hole of the safety body (5).
15.: - Tip of the ascending tooth (6).
16.: - Attached inner face of the safety body (5)
17.: - Exterior face of the safety body (5)

PRESENTATION OF A PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

With regard to the drawings and above enumerated references, the enclosed figures illustrate a preferred embodiment of the subject matter of the invention, regarding a furniture hanger with anti-tipping protection of the hangers used to attach cupboards or the like, having a hanging hook provided with a descending tooth which hooks into the anchor plate secured to the wall, in which there is connected to and sliding on the body of the hook a safety body with its end as an ascending tooth situated opposite the descending tooth and with its tip near the surface of the anchor plate, preventing the unwanted exit of the hanging hook from the anchor plate.
Figure 1 shows an isometric view of the assembled hanger (1) in which can be seen the safety body (5) and the anchor plate (3) in its position of hanging and corresponding blocking. One may note how the hanging hook (2) is attached to the anchor plate (3) by means of the descending tooth (4) situated opposite the ascending tooth (6) of the safety body (5) and thereby preventing the accidental tipping over of the furniture by means of the locking of the ascending tooth (6) of the safety body (5) which prevents any vertical movement to allow the exiting of the furniture from the hanging hook (2), thus assuring better safety.
Figure 2 shows a perspective view of the hanging hook (2) in which one may observe the means of guided sliding and locking. These means are provided by the guiding window (8) of the hanging hook (2) which accommodates the complementary toothed protuberance (10) of the safety body (5). In this way, the sliding of the safety body (5) is facilitated by the body (7) of the hanging hook (2) without leaving its travel track. In addition, once the safety body (5) is situated with its ascending tooth (6) in the anchor plate (3), this safety position is ensured by means of the locking produced between the complementary toothed protuberance (10) and the toothed edge (9) of the guiding window (8) of the hanging hook (2). One thus ensures an additional safety for the assembled hanger (1).
In both Fig. 2 and in the views regarding the safety body (5) of Fig. 3, 4, 5 one may observe the design features of said safety body (5). Thus, there is shown the existence of an actuating hole (14) in the safety body (5) which facilitates the sliding of said safety body (5) by an actuation with one's' finger or any other implement.
Likewise, Fig. 6 shows a perspective view of the embellishing cover (11). One notes on the inner face of this embellishing cover (11) the existence of one or more protuberances (12) which in the event that the safety body (5) has not been placed in its blocking position, by virtue of the placing of said protuberances (12) opposite the protuberance (13) of the safety body (5) (Fig. 3) at the time of attaching of the embellishing cover (11), the safety body (5) is moved into the blocking position, providing a double safety for the whole.
The essence of this invention is not affected by changes in materials, shape, size or disposition of the component elements as described in nonlimiting manner, this being sufficient for it to be reproduced by a skilled person.

Claims

Furniture hanger with anti-tipping protection of the hangers used to hang cupboards or the like, having a hanging hook (2) provided with a descending tooth (4) which hooks into the anchor plate (3) secured to the wall, characterized in that there is connected to and sliding on the body of the hook (7) a safety body (5) with its end as an ascending tooth (6) situated opposite the descending tooth (4) and with its tip (15) near the surface of the anchor plate (3), preventing the unwanted exit of the hanging hook (2) from the anchor plate (3).
Furniture hanger with anti-tipping protection according to claim 1, characterized in that with respect to the body of the hook (7) the safety body (5) has limited guided sliding and locking means; to enable the voluntary retraction from the position of placement of its tip (15) opposite the descending tooth (4).
Furniture hanger with anti-tipping protection according to the previous claims, characterized in that the guiding and locking means consist in a fixed guiding recess (8) with toothed surface (9), situated in the body of the hook (7) and able to accommodate a complementary toothed protuberance (10) of the attached inner face (16) of the safety body (5).
Furniture hanger with anti-tipping protection according to the previous claims, characterized in that the safety body (5) has a handling hole (14) for sliding the safety body (5) over the body of the hanging hook (7).
Furniture hanger with anti-tipping protection according to the previous claims, characterized in that the safety body (5) incorporates on its exterior face (17) a protuberance (13) able to be placed against one or more protuberances (12) on the inner back side of the embellishing cover (11) during the sliding movement of placement or removal of the embellishing cover (11).