FR2674412A1 - SUSPENSION HOOK FOR SUSPENDING FROM A TABLE TOP, INCLUDING HANDBAGS OR OTHERWISE. - Google Patents

Abstract

Characterized in that it comprises: (a) a housing (12) comprising a perfectly flat lower surface intended to be placed on the table top (15), (b) a support rod comprising a first end and a second end ; (c) pushing means for engaging against the positioning depressions formed in the surface of the support rod mounted within the central bore of the housing, so as to come into pushing contact with this rod support (13); and (d) the support arm (14) and the hook member being located substantially in the same plane.

Description

"Hanging hanger, for hanging, from a top of

  The present invention relates generally to support devices and more particularly to devices for hanging handbags, umbrellas and the like, to tops,

tables and counters.

  There has been a problem for a long time with people who carry handbags, umbrellas, or other small packages when they go to dinner, when they attend meetings, or on other occasions when it is necessary to keep these small objects with self The most obvious problem arises when a man or a woman go to dine at the restaurant and have to

  caution keep very close to them wallets or bags during dinner By necessity, the person must usually place the purse, purse, or package on the lap or on a separate chair, on the table or on the floor.

  When the lack of space prevents the package from being properly placed, the person is often forced to place the object on the floor, thereby putting it in contact with the dirt and risking

to make fly.

  A number of devices are described in the prior art in an attempt to solve the problem addressed by the present invention. Examples of such devices are described in U.S. Patents Nos. 4,199,414, 2,532,255, and 2,477,086. the same problem that the present invention solves The device described in Patent 4194714 consists of a wallet hook comprising a first elongated arm, one end of which must be placed on a table top, a second arm being articulated at one end the first arm and used to support the wallet on it There is a fixed relationship between the arm supported by the table and

  the position in which the holder is supported

  coin, bag or package In Patent 2532255, a substantially cylindrical case is intended to be placed on a tabletop or countertop and includes a hook hanging downward to support the purse Although the hook may oscillate relative to the housing, there is no possibility of laterally displacing the hook relative to the support housing. Patent 2473086 consists of a structure substantially similar to that shown in patent 2532255. Although the support hook can pivot relative to a plate of support, there is no possibility to move the hook

  laterally with respect to the support housing.

  The devices described in the prior art all have their own problem which the present invention solves independently of the fact that the support arm or hook can be rotated or pivoted relative to the support plate or housing. impossible to move the elements laterally relative to each other limits the use of the devices above tables or other surfaces below which can be accessed For example, the devices described in the prior art can not support a bag handpiece or purse from a counter top that has an adjacent fixed vertical surface. The present invention solves the problems specific to the embodiments of the devices described in the prior art. A support case is intended to be placed on the horizontal surface of a tabletop or countertop. The support rod is lowered downwards to form a support arm and a hook for hanging the purse, purse, or the like. By changing the position of the stem With respect to the housing, it is possible to move the attachment point of the purse or wallet laterally relative to the support housing. By moving the support arm completely relative to the housing, the present invention offers the possibility of suspend a purse, wallet or the like from a counter or table top even if there is no available space

  below the counter or tabletop.

  The present invention consists of a hanger for hanging a handbag, a purse or the like at a counter or table top A cylindrical housing is designed to securely attach to the countertop or tabletop A support rod is slidably mounted in the housing and exits the housing in the plane thereof. The support rod is mounted in the housing to provide a number of fixed positions. This support rod is slidably mounted. in a positioning duct, the rod comprising a predetermined number of selectable positions formed by conical portions of diameter reduces the

along the support rod.

  Elastic spring blades are disposed on opposite sides of the support rod within the housing. The springs are for elastically pressing against the support rod and securing the rod in selected positions.

  when in contact with the conical parts.

  The part of the support shaft coming out of the housing goes down to form an arm and a hook

  to which a purse can be suspended,

  coin or the like By sliding the support rod to change its position relative to the housing, the hook of the

support relative to the housing.

  The object of the present invention is therefore to create an improved suspension hook for hanging purses, purses and

  similar to a countertop or tabletop.

  Another object of the present invention is to provide an improved suspension hook that can be used with countertops or tabletops that do not have a particular access below them. Yet another object of the present invention is to create a hanger for handbags

  and the like, which can be stored easily.

  Another object of the present invention is to create an improved suspension hook which

  is simple and cheap to manufacture.

  For this purpose, the present invention relates to a suspension hook for suspending an object from a table top, suspension hook characterized in that it comprises: (a) a housing having a perfectly flat bottom surface for be placed on the table top, and a central bore passing through this housing parallel to its lower surface, the axis of this central bore dividing the housing into two equal parts; (b) a support rod having a first end and a second end, said support rod being slidably mounted in the central bore of the housing coaxially therewith and having a number of locating depressions formed in the surface of the housing; this support rod, one of these positioning depressions being substantially adjacent to the first end of the support rod; (c) biasing means for engaging against the positioning depressions formed in the surface of the support rod mounted within the central bore of the housing, so as to come into push contact therewith support; and (d) a support arm descending downwardly from the second end of the support rod and bent to form a hook member, the support rod, the support arm and the hook member being located substantially in the same

plan.

  The invention will be described in detail below in a preferred but nonlimiting embodiment, with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which: FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the suspension hook according to the present invention supported by a table top; Figure 2 is a side elevational view of the suspension hook according to the present invention showing the different lateral positions of the suspension arm relative to the housing; Figure 3 is a rear view, in elevation, of the suspension hook according to the present invention shown in Figure 2; Figure 4 is a partial view of the housing and the support rod, in section along the line 4-4 of Figure 2 to illustrate a first position of the support rod relative to the housing; Figure 5 is a partial view of the suspension hook according to the present invention, in section along the line 5-5 of Figure 2 to illustrate the support rod in its second extended position relative to the housing; and FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the suspension hook according to the present invention supported by

  a surface with no particular access to

below it.

  The present invention will be better understood with reference to FIG. 1 in which the suspension hook according to the present invention is generally indicated by reference numeral 10. As shown in FIG. 1, the suspension hook 10 supports a handbag The suspension hook 10 generally comprises a housing 12 from which a support rod 13 descends downwardly to form a support arm 14 The support arm 14 is bent upwards to form a hook 15 The handbag 11 is suspended on top of a table 15 'so that the hook 15 supports the handbag 11 below the top of the table 15'. this will be described hereinafter, the suspension hook 10 according to the present invention is intended to be used with tables or countertops not offering a special place to access below their

upper surface (Figure 6).

  The structure of the present invention will be better understood with reference to FIG. 2 and FIG. 3. The suspension hook 10 according to the present invention comprises a cylindrical housing 12 provided with a planar upper surface and a flat lower surface. Inner coupling between the support rod 13 and the housing 12 as illustrated in FIGS. 4 and 5, is enclosed by a cover 16 which can carry a decorative pattern thereon. The flat bottom surface of the housing 12 comprises a skid elastic 17 that can be made of rubber or polyurethane foam The pad 17 provides a tensile strength and thus allows the housing 12 to remain in place on the table top 15 'In addition, the elastic pad 17 forms a protective layer to avoid damaging the top of

table 15 '.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the support rod 13 projects outside the sleeve 19 parallel to the flat interior surface 18 of the housing 12. The support rod 13 is lowered downwards, forming a support arm 14 situated in the same direction. plane that the support rod 13 (Figure 3) The support arm 14 consists of segments 20, 21 and a hook 15 The segment 20 of the support arm 14 is perpendicular to the support rod 13 The support arm 14 is bent at 22 at the junction between the segments 20 and 21, so that the segment 21 of the arm

  support 14 is oriented below the housing 12.

  The segment 21 of the support arm 14 rises upwards at 23 to form the hook 15 to which a purse, a purse or the like can be suspended.

(figure 1).

  To meet the objectives of the present invention, the support rod 13 is coupled to the housing 12 through a sleeve 19 in a manner that allows its lateral movement in the

  direction marked with the reference 25 (Figure 2).

  As shown in Figure 2, the range of motion represented by the reference 25 allows the hook 15 to move laterally to thereby move the center of gravity of a suspended object relative to the housing 12 will be better understood the structure of the coupling sliding of the support rod 13 in the housing 12, with reference to Figure 4 and Figure 5 Figure 4 shows the position of the support arm 14 as indicated in solid lines in Figure 2 Figure 5 represents the position of the support arm 14 as indicated in dashed lines

in Figure 2.

  As indicated in FIGS. 4 and 5, a central duct 30 passes through the sleeve 19 and penetrates diametrically into the central core of the casing 12. A perpendicular transverse hole 31 is pierced on equal lengths on each side of the duct 30 and serves to receive blades. spring banded 32 and 33 Beyond the transverse hole 31, the conduit 30 is extended by the wider cavity 34 for receiving the

  thrust ends of the leaf springs 32 and 33.

  Finally, the conduit 30 is extended in the housing 12 to form the extension hole 35 for receiving the end end 36 of the support rod 13 when moved to the position

indicated by reference 37.

  The support rod 13 is a cylindrical member whose one end descends downward to form the support arm 14 and whose opposite end end 36 restricts the movement of the output of the support rod 13 when moved in the

  direction indicated by the reference 40 (Figure 5).

  To meet the objectives of the present invention, the support rod 13 can be moved in a range between two possible positions marked with the reference 25 (FIG. 2). The positioning movement of the support rod 13 is defined by a pair of annular depressions 41 and 42 formed along the support rod 13 about the axis thereof As indicated above, Fig. 4 shows the position of the support arm 14 as shown in solid lines at In this position, the distal ends of the leaf springs 32 and 33 are banded to bring these distal ends in forced contact against the annular depression 41. FIG. 5 illustrates the other position of the support arm 14 shown in dashed lines. In this position, the thrust force applied by the distal ends of the spring blades 32 and 33 brings them into contact with each other.

  forced against annular depression 42.

  As indicated above, it is an object of the present invention to provide a hanger 10 that can be easily stored. Due to the cylindrical profile of the support rod 13, the support arm 14 can be rotated. around the axis of the support rod 13 and with respect to the housing 12, as indicated by the reference number 43 (FIG. 3). In this way, when the suspension hook 10 according to the present invention is to be stored, can rotate the support arm 14 until it comes in the same plane as the housing 12, to obtain a structure

  essentially flat and easy to store.

  The use of the present invention can be better understood with reference to FIGS. 1 and 6. As indicated above, FIG. 1 illustrates the suspension of a handbag beneath a tabletop 15 '. having no particular place to access the underside thereof In this position, the support arm 14 is in the closed position (FIG. 4), the hook 15 being substantially in alignment with the housing 12 in FIG. 6, the suspension hook 10 is supported by a tabletop or a counter 45 having no particular place to access below it, because of the presence of a vertical wall in one piece 46 In these conditions, the support rod 13 and the support arm 14 are pulled in the direction indicated by the reference 40 This removes the hook 15 of the housing 12 so that a handbag 11 can be suspended from this hook 15 without being disturbed by the lack of room to access over the top of

table or counter 45.

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Claims (3)

REVENDI CATIONS   1) suspension hook for suspending an object from a table top, hanger characterized in that it comprises: (a) a housing (12) having a perfectly flat bottom surface to be placed on the table top (15 '), and a central bore passing through this housing parallel to its lower surface, the axis of this central bore dividing the housing into two equal parts; (b) a support rod having a first end and a second end, said support rod being slidably mounted in the central bore of the housing (12) coaxially therewith and having a number of locating depressions formed in the surface of this support rod, one of these positioning depressions being substantially adjacent to the first end of the support rod (13); (c) biasing means for engaging against the positioning depressions formed in the surface of the support rod mounted within the central bore of the housing, so as to come into push contact therewith support; and (d) a support arm descending downwardly from the second end of the support rod (13) and bent to form a hook member, the support rod, the support arm (14) and the hook element being located essentially in the same plane.   2) suspension hook according to claim 1, characterized in that the housing (12) is cylindrical and in that the central bore of this   casing is drilled according to the diameter of it.   Suspension hook according to claim 1, characterized in that the support arms extend from the support rod (13) in a direction perpendicular thereto. Suspension hook according to claim 1, characterized in that the rod of   support (13) has two positional depressions-   formed in it, each of these depressions surrounding the entire circumference of the support rod.   Suspension hook according to claim 1, characterized in that the urging means comprise two leaf springs having an adjacent distal end and in forced contact. with the support rod.   Suspension hook according to claim 1, characterized in that it further comprises a cover member placed on the housing for enclosing the central bore thereof and comprising means for receiving a pattern decorative on this one.   Suspension hook according to claim 1, characterized in that it further comprises a rubber pad (17) fixed to the surface lower plane of the housing.   Suspension hook according to claim 1, for suspending an object from a table top, suspension hook characterized in that it comprises: (a) a cylindrical housing having a perfectly flat bottom surface to be laid on the top of the table, and a central bore diametrically traversing the housing parallel to the lower surface thereof; (b) a support rod (13) having a first end and a second end, said support rod being slidably mounted in the central bore of the housing coaxially therewith and having a number of spaced apart locating depressions disposed therein annularly along the surface of the support rod, one of these annular positioning depressions being substantially adjacent to the first end of the support rod, this support rod being rotatable about an arc of 360 about its own axis; ; (c) biasing means for engaging against the annular positioning depressions within the central housing bore so as to come into thrust contact with the support rod; and (d) a support arm descending downwardly from the second end of the support rod perpendicular thereto, which support arm is curved to form a hook member, the support rod, the support arm, and bracket and the hook element being located essentially in a same plan.   9) suspension hook according to claim 8, characterized in that the support rod has two positioning depressions formed in this one.    Suspension hook according to claim 8, characterized in that the urging means comprise two leaf springs each having an adjacent distal end and in contact with each other. forced with the support rod.   11) suspension hook according to claim 8, characterized in that it further comprises a cover member placed on the housing so as to enclose the central bore, said cover member having means for receiving a decorative pattern on these.