FR2560020A1 - Multi-use anti-theft furniture - Google Patents

Abstract

Multi-use anti-theft furniture. The invention relates to a device fitted with anti-theft systems to safeguard, vertically or horizontally: windsurfing boards, skis, miscellaneous equipment, personal effects, and to be used as an advertising support. It consists of a metallic frame forming a semihexagonal base, supporting removable partitions, a door 1 for safekeeping windsurfing boards, two doors 1 for safekeeping skis, six doors for safekeeping personal effects closing at three points, and opening electronically. An alarm and a luminescent diode display for purposes of information are fed by a self-contained electrical supply unit. Two hatches 29, 33 make it possible to store the boards blocked by a dummy nut 14 and two cables 10, 11. The masts are fastened individually by a ring 24 or collectively by posts topped by a roof.

Description

The present invention relates to a versatile furniture
a) to store, in a vertical or horizontal position:
-either windsurfing boards or gear of equivalent shape as well as the accessories necessary for the operation of the abovementioned equipment, inter alia, wishbone, mast, sail.

 - either beach or diving equipment, boats or = n- pneumatic telas, parasols etc ...

 - or camping equipment.

 - either nautical or alpine sk4s, and the accessories necessary for skiing, such as poles, boots, apres-ski, etc.

 - either personal effects, as a locker room or beach instructions.

 - either tools, garden equipment, ladders.

 b) to serve as an exhibition window in stores @, sins, stations, ne'tros, museums, corridors, and any public shaving # ic.

c) may be used for advertising display,
either by conventional methods,
- or by electronic means.

The installation of the device can be carried out by sealing against a paros and / or on the ground.

 -Either alone or in combination of two or more devices @ iormant of very nonbreux varied sets and oifrant, according to the arrangement adopted additional storage possibilities, as well as various enclosure possibilities.

 - either inside or outside a room.

 - either in the vertical or horizontal position depending on the authorized heights.

The present invention is motivated by the fact that the devices existing on the market, monolithic or demountable, as they appear for sale:
- are not enough polyv@dents.ILs are generally intended for a single application (for example storage of @ windsurfers and accessories related thereto direct
is lying).

 -are not modular or flexible enough to be used for multiple uses or to be integrated in a rEme space according to variable forms.

 - cannot be used interchangeably in vertical or horizontal positions.

 -are equipped with systems which insufficiently provide security for burglary-free theft and, in particular, burglary.

 are not equipped with an autonomous electrical supply allowing the electronic opening of the doors or the installation of an alarm or the carrying out of advertisements using light-emitting diodes or any other use requiring a contribution of 'electricity.

; The device according to the invention pernet to overcome the drawbacks of existing devices, gxâe @:
with its particular geometrical iorne, namely which the base of the apparatus corresponds to the half of a hex: agone so that two apparatuses put back @dos constitute a perfect hexagonal assembly which lends itself admirably to assemblies known as "structure in honeycombs "arrangement whose advantages are well known (robustness and lightness) and used in particular in aeronautics @@ geometrical farm which makes the device very modular.

to its original design which is due to a certain number of devices with which it is equipped;
Devices contributing to make the device more modular and very flexible thanks to removable elements of its structure (panels, doors, chassis elements, hinges, etc.) which allow reorganizing the installation of a set of devices according to a geometrical configuration and different positions. This flexibility gives the device multiple users in vertical or horizontal positions.

Devices providing better security thanks to:
an electronic door opening system eliminating
drawbacks arising from use
either conventional systems such as key or coin locks,
or systems operating using cards (perforated, magnetic strip, or microprocessor)
either remote control.

it being admitted that one of the major drawbacks common to all the aforementioned systems, is that the departure or absence of the hardware elements (metal keys, coins, cards, remote control transmitters) prohibits, opening and causing consequences almost always annoying.

 In addition, an alarm device prevents any attempted break-in.

 Flight safety is supplemented by a device for closing the door at three points, by a fixing device for all types of windsurf boards, as well as by two mast fixing devices.

An autonomous power supply device allows the operation of certain aforementioned devices, as well as the operation of the dynamic advertising device of the light newspaper type.

 For a better understanding of what follows, the device will be assumed to be used vertically, it being understood that this does not exclude horizontal use, various examples will be given later.

@ute,fermée de tous côtés,
Il possbde cinq faces verticales dont trois peuvent servir d'accès suivant comment il est utilisé.The device looks like a small tall cabin and

@ ute, closed on all sides,
It has five vertical sides, three of which can be used depending on how it is used.

It has a double bottom perme @ both the storage of sails and windsurfing fins.

Two articulated hatches constitute the sunroof and, among other things, allow the passage of all types of windsurf boards. or ladders which the device thus partially covers. The height, up to the sunroof (about two qua @ rante) is sufficient to contain very large skis including cross-country skis
It rests on five feet in the extension of the five vertical uprights, can be equipped with casters to move it more easily on a flat surface.

will possibly be carried out with plates of armed ston, of spells which they can other at the same time at the same time like chenin of r @ ulement and / or serve to fix the apparatus when the ground does not lend itself naturally to it ( sand, for example)
It can be fixed to the ground or against any wall.

the device is made from a metal frame consisting of:
-or in treated steel tubes to resist corrosion (eg galvanized)
- either in anodized aluminum tubes.

 The walls, the partitions, and the por @@ s, can be made with any type of material satisfying the following criteria: robustness and resistance to environmental aggressions.

 It can be galvanized steel, anodized aluminum, my high-strength plastic fibers such as reinforced polyester, reinforced concrete elements, reinforced glass or any other transparent or non-transparent synthetic material, this list not being exhaustive.

 Some of the elements of the device are removable (horizontal tubes of the upper part of the chassis in particular, as well as cleisons and doors) which allows access by one of the three main faces of the device.

 the device can be divided using elements used in its construction.

Divided in two by a partition in the longitudinal direction it offers two independent lockers for skis or for storing umbrellas of the oars ... or any other beach or garden equipment (tools, ladders, etc ...)
By adding to the previous vertical division a new horizontal division, by means of four rays, iden
ticks to those iormant the bottom di the apparatus, six lockers are @ bt @ naked which one will @ @ close with six small doors with independent electronic lock, which will replace the single door.

 In winter, each locker will be made insulated by an isothermal material existing on the market, and if the appliance is used outside, it will be heated by greenhouse effect using solar radiation thanks to the following device: Each door will be carried out by a metallic wall of dark color, doubled by an outer transparent wall: jux solar rays, the two walls being separated by a layer of air of three to four hundred meters serving as insulation.

 Placed in winter sports statues, the lockers will allow you to keep warm or warm ski or après-ski boots.

 In summer each locker will be used on the edge of the water to store personal effects, thus playing the role of beach locker.

 To store larger items than sailboards, the volume is doubled, by joining two devices back to back and removing the dividing wall.

 To keep the windsurfing boards entibreaent without overstepping outside, it is enough to assemble two devices horizontally and end to end by their feet, and to eliminate the double bottoms of each of exu. Two windsurfing boards can thus be placed head to tail inside the new device thus produced yes because of its length (four meters eighty) fully protects the two boards placed inside. This arrangement fully uses the storage capacity of the two devices while ensuring internal safety of the boards which are no longer visible from the outside.

This new device which allows easy storage, head to tail horizontally and on the edge two windsurfers can be fixed against a wall, or attached back to back to a twin set, to thus constitute a new device for
other windsurf boards on which it is possible because of the low height (80 cm) to superimpose a new set constituting in the end a set for gar. @ horizontally link eight windsurfers invisible from the outside.

 It is given by way of example, without limitation, an embodiment referring to the figures above ann @ xed.

 Figure I shows the general organization of the device according to the invention.

Figure 2 shows the vertical section of the device
Figure 3 shows the external view of the main door.

Figure 4 shows the internal view of the door
Figure 5 shows the flexible cable with eyelet.

 Figure 6 shows the ilexible cable with snap hook.

 Figure 7 the first versi @ n of the false fin device.

 Figure 8 shows the second version of the false fin.

 Figure 9 shows the third v @@ sion of false fin.

 Figure 10 shows the vertical section of the device for storing personal effects.

 Figure II.represents the device for storing ski boots with ut integrated solar heating.

 Figure 12 shows the plan view of two devices side by side against a vertical wall.

 Figure 13 shows the horizontal section of two devices end to end, against a vertical wall ponr stow head to tail two windsurfers.

 Figure 14 shows the plan view of four devices to keep four boards fully horizontal.

 Figure I5 shows the plan view of vertical storage, back to back.

 Figure I6 shows the plan view of a tniangular arrangement.

 Fig. 117 shows the plan view of another triangular arrangement offering additional volume.

 Figure 18 shows the plan view of four devices offering additional volume with a square base.

 Figures 19,20,21 show other possible configurations.

 FIG. 22 represents the vertical section of the device for guarding us together of several masts.

 FIG. 23 represents the plan view of the device for guarding sailboards and masts in the context of a star configuration of ten devices.

 Figure 24 shows the plan view at the top of the chassis allowing access from side B.

 a figure 25 represents a new provision allowing the a @ access by the face @.

 Figure 26 shows the access from side C.

 FIG. 27 represents the general diagram of the various functions provided by the various electronic devices.

 Figure 28 shows the detailed diagram of the various electronic circuits.

 Figure 29 shows the "over ride" function allowing the display of a message in the event of an anomaly or a break-in.

 Figure 30 shows the possible cases of power supply.

 The devices shown in Figures 1,2,3 and 4 include a pert (1) whose closing device is et- fected by a round rod (2) of steel, vertical, comprising three hooks (3) for fixing. THIS device is operated by the handle (4) which contains a security lock (5).

whose bolt (6) engages in an electric strike (7)
The electronic opening of the door (I) is carried out by dialing on the digital and sensitive control (8) a secret code known only to the user and the microprocessor incorporated in the sensitive digital control. After validation of the code the microprocessor releases the electric strike that (@) which releases the bolt (6) from the lock (5).

 The safety lock (5) is used in the event of failure of the electronic opening device.

 The above device applies to other areas, in particular for opening all..the types of doors to premises.

Residential doors
Ground floor doors of buildings
Hotel doors
Garage doors
Doors of shops, factories, etc.

The list of openings is not exhaustive, this Ber device valid ehaque iois that an authorization will be necessary to have access to something that is locked, among others:
Safe doors
Suitcase covers containing valuable papers or funds.

 Vehicle doors: cars, coaches, canions etc.

Contacts for starting any type of vehicle (cars, motorcycles, coaches, trucks, boats, etc.)
This invention, which is a new application of microprocessors, overcomes many of the disadvantages of existing systems on the market, in particular there is no need for an intermediate object (keys, car @ es, remote control, etc.) to access somewhere or control the maneuvering of a vehicle.Just memorize the secret code which is black in the microprocessor
A commercial alarm of the peripheral type connected to the microprocessor, to a siren, to batteries, and to a light signal produced with light diodes arranged in the upper part of the device, prevents any attempted break-in.

 A power supply made with commercial batteries recharged in 12 days by solar cells of the merchant arranged in the upper part of the device allows the operation of the electrical devices preci tésiet @@ any other application requiring a supply of electricity.

 A double bottom (9) whose access is closed by the closing of the door (I) allows the rangenent of the sail, the daggerboard and any other object which are thus locked up with security.

Attachment of all types of sailboards and wish
bone is carried out using two flexible cables (10) and (11) fixed at appropriate heights on the uprights (12) and (13). Mon
being able to pass by the drift well of a classic windsurfing board, the other passing by the foot straps of a jumping windsurfing board my 9unie of drift wells.

 According to a variant, a single nobile cable is sufficient with the conceurs of a device which will be called a false fin.

The false garlic @ ron (14) is produced
either with a metal plate having the shape of a dagger blade, the length is greater than 8 thickness of the windsurfing board, and ending with a stop stop;
either with a large metal rod in the shape of an elongated U to which a metal plate will have been fixed perpendicular to the two ends of the legs of the
U, thus serving as a stop.

 The false fin crosses the windsurf board right through the daggerboard well. The hole at the end of the false fin allows the passage of the flexible cable. To maintain the fin during maneuvers to insert the windsurfing board into the device, a rubber block (15) @@ of liege is inserted into the hole: @@ located in the middle of the false fin.

 Another variant of blocking consists in bones that the end, including the orifice used to introduce the cable, turns so as to form a cross with respect to the part introduced into the drift well.

 The arrangements described above, valid whatever the type of windsurfing, are completed by a retaining strap (15) fixed to the uprights (17) and (18) and intended to grip the windsurfing in order to perfect the stability of this @ last.

 The devices represented in FIGS. 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 contain two ilexible cables, one of which has an end with an eyelet (19) and the other a carabiner (20), and, the three variants false fin @ ns (14). Each false fin has a stopper (21) pierced with two fiktés holes (22).

These holes can receive two large bolts which, through a wall, will firmly hold the false fin against said wall to fix a windsurf board using a padlock. The devices shown in Figures (7) and (9) include a rubber block (15), that of Figure (8) has a pivoting end (23).

 The mast of a windsurf board can be stored inside the device, naked or with the sail wrapped around it. Its attachment is constituted by a device composed of a metal ring, secured to the device at 20 cm in relation to the floor, the interior of which introduces the mast foot which will be maintained by a mast padlock, commercially available, which will be placed at the base of the mast below the ring. , fixed to the upper part of the device, allows to enclose the mat so as to perfect its stability.

 The device shown in Figure (2) includes a ring (24), a release strap (25), a mast padlock (26).

 Another device makes it possible to fix one or more masts without using a padlock. This device is made up of a post, separate from the device, the top of which slightly exceeds those of the masts of windsurfers. .-.

mounted with a metal cap in which the top of the mtt will be housed. The base of the mat is held by a rolled clamping court located 20cm above the floor.

 In a configuration of several devices, notably in that known as a star, the caps are replaced by a single slightly conical roof whose edge is eein tured by a cylindrical strip acting as a skirt. The top of each mat is introduced under this skirt and abut against the roof of the device.

 The device shown in FIGS. 22 and 23 includes posts (269 at the top of which is fixed a circular skirt (27) capped with a slightly conical roof (28).

 The device is fitted out as a cloakroom, when the windsurfing board, mast and wishbone are removed, by means of a device intended to completely and hermetically seal the portion of the roof left free for the passage of the plan- wing, mast, and boom. This device consists of two articulated hatches.

 The rectangular one is articulated by the intermediary of commercially available hinges or charmières which are fixed on a horizontal and removable bar. This hatch is operated using a horizontal bar close at hand. connected by two vertical bars articulated to the @ ite hatch. The opening is carried out by a movement directed from the bottom up, allowing, by rotation of the hatch on its axis, the complete destruction of the space reserved for the passage of the windsurfing board, the boom and the mast. The closing of the hatch is accompanied by a locking ensured by the horizontal bar whose ends are blocked by <them stop cleats.

The other triangular hatch is also articulated by hinges which are fixed on another horizontal and removable upright of the chassis. This hatch is operated using a vertical rod articulated to said hatch. movement directed from the bottom to the top, allowing by rotation of the hatch on its axis, the passage of the board, the boom and the mast. The closing of the hatch is accompanied by a locking ensured by the firm closing of the loss main one which has a strip facing the inside of the appliance, fixed along the upper edge of the door. By closing the door the U-shaped strip grips the edge of the triangular hatch and holds it firmly. when the rectangular hatch closes again, it covers the third free edge of the triangular plate and thus ensures the locking of the roof
The device shown in Figures I, 2,3,4,24,25 and 26, comprises a rectangular hatch (29) articulated by hinges or commercial hinges on a horizontal and removable bar (30). (31) connected to two vertical bars (32) articulated to the hatch (29), allows the hatch (29) to be opened and opened, and serves to hang clothes. A triangular hatch (33) articulated by the hinges or hinges of the comernce, on a horizontal bar (34) and removable, completes the total closure of the roof. (33) when the door CI) is closed.

 Access to the windsurfing boards and accessories, by any one of the three main faces of the apparatus, is constituted by a device composed of two removable horizontal bars in the upper part of the chassis.

Each bar has two male tubes fixed perpendicularly which are introduced into female tubes fixed to the five uprights of the frame.

 The device shown in Figures 24, 25, and 26 has two horizontal and removable bars (30) and (34) female tubes (36), (37), (38), (39), (40), (41) , (42), and (43) fixed on the five main components of the chassis.

 The devices shown in FIGS. (IO) and (II) support small doors (44) having handles (4) with electronic opening effected by a numerical control (8). The solar heating device is made by use transparent partition (45) and a dark metal partition (46). The isolati @ n device is made of an insulating material (47) commercially.

The devices represented in FIGS. 27, 28, 29 and 30, comprise a microprocessor (48) which provides the logic, memory, and control functions. It receives access request information via the sensitive digital control. (49), it authorizes access by acting on the electric strikes (50). It receives information about intrusions by sensors (51), various messages @@ by other sensors (52) (temperature etc .)
It transmits visual information on a LED panel (53), it triggers the alarm (54) in the event of an intrusion, acts against aggression by triggering paralyzing gas or fire extinguisher (55), it stores in a memory (56) alert messages which are edited on the panel (53) according to the intrusion code delivered by one of the sensors (51) or (52). It stores in memory (57) the secret codes which are compared to those composed on the sensitive digital control (19) to authorize access (55). The advertising messages are stored in memory (58) and are permanently edited on (53) except in the event of an over-ride "(59) explained
in figure 29.The reference (60) corresponds to adapters, (61) to the command channel, C62) to the control channel, (63) to the alarm @ channel or to temperature or time information, (64) to intrusion code channel (fire, break-in, operating anomalies), (65) to the alert message channel.

 The "over-ride" function is symbolized in fig 29.

We have two circuits "AND" (66) and (67), an "OR" circuit (68) a "NO" circuit (69), the advertising message channel (70), and the information channel (71) @@ edit.

 The device represented in FIG. 30 comprises a power supply table (72) a solar converter (73) of the buffer batteries (74) a generator @ (75) the sector (76) a converter (77). power supply for the operation of the above devices.

Claims (10)

CLAIMS I) Device intended to protect from theft and to store:. Windsurfers and similar devices with their accessories, in a vertical or horizontal position. . beach or diving equipment. .alpine or water skis and their accessories. . ski or après ski boots in lockers heated by the greenhouse effect. camping gear. . garden equipment including ladders. personal effects. .Objects and clothes exposed in showcasescharacterized in that said device comprises: 'me carries (I) closing in three points by a steel rod (2) having three hooks (3), opening electronically to the using a microprocessor connected to a sensitive digital control (8); two flexible cables (10) and (11) and a false fin (14) used to fix any type of sailboard; two devices used to fix the masts; a connerce alarm preventing any attempt at effraction; a frame having, in plan the shape of a hexagonal deni, as well as removable and interchangeable elements, making it very nodular and very flexible for multiple uses, a roof opening by two articulated hatches (2 @) and (33 ) allowing access to the horizontal or vertical of any type of windsurfing; a greenhouse heating of lockers allowing the storage of ski boots and après ski in winter. an autonomous electric supply by means of commercial batteries powered by solar cells arranged on the roof of the device to serve the function of a luminous log, alarm, electronic opening, or any other application requiring an addition of electricity, such as a backup heater in winter.  2) device according to claim I characterized in that- the steel rod (2) comprises a handle (1) containing a security lock (5) whose bolt (6) engages in an electric che (7 ).  3) Device according to claim I characterized in that the electronic opening is carried out by composing on the digital and sensitive control (8) a secret code stored in a microprocessor connected to the digital control (8) which triggers the electric strike ( 7) which releases the bolt (6) from the lock (5).  4) Device according to claim 3 characterized in that it can s1 apply to other areas, inter alia to open any type of premises doors, vehicles, luggage lockers or to start any type of motor vehicles.  5) Device according to claim I characterized in that the false fin (14) comprises a stopper (21) pierced with two threaded holes (22) to be optionally fixed against a wall, a rubber block (15) or a pivoting end (23) to hold it in the fin hole of a sailboard, a hole at its end for passing a cable or a padlock.  6) Device according to claim I characterized by a ring (24), a tightening strap (23), a mat padlock C26) commercially available to individually fix a  7) Device according to claim I characterized @n that it comprises a post (26) by device surmounted by a metal cap blocking the top of the windsurfing mast, this individual cap being replaced by a @@ circular skirt ( 27) topped with a slightly conical roof (28) to keep several masts in a star configuration fig. 21.  8) Device according to claim I characterized in that it comprises two flexible cables (10) and (11) one of which can pass through the drift well of a conventional windsurfing board, the other passing through the footballs straps of a jumping windsurf board.  9) Device according to claim I characterized in that it comprises an alarm of the peripheral tyoe trade preventing any attempt to act by a siren and visual information published by means of the microprocessor and light diodes arranged on the skirt (27 )  10) Device according to claim I characterized in that it comprises a chassis having in plan the shape of a hexagon deni, of Eorte that two @ chassis put back to back form a hexagon which allows numerous configurations facilitated in addition by the mobility of the upper mountings (30) and (34) of the chassis and of the articulated hatches (29) and (33) to said uprights which allow access to any type of windsurf board by any of the three main faces of the device, thus making it very modular and flexible, vertically and horizontally.  II) Device according to claim I characterized in that it comprises in the deposit version for ski boots small doors (44) having dark metal partitions (46) doubled by transparent partitions (45) which allow the rays to pass the lockers behind the doors are heated by the greenhouse effect.  I2) Dispositi! according to claim I characterized in that it comprises an autonomous electrical supply by means of @@ commerce batteries which are recharged during the day by solar cells -from commerce disposed on the roof of the apparatus.  13) Device according to claim I characterized in that it comprises light diodes arranged around the skirt (27) which will constitute a light newspaper and whose edition will be @@@@ @@ ée by the microprocessor whose memory will have been programmed to edit all kinds of information including the time.