FR2877201A3 - A method by which a wall mounted system of bars may be adjusted and held at an angle to the wall has a bearing which may be locked by a spring loaded pin - Google Patents

Abstract

The bars (1) are fitted to end sections (2) which engage wall brackets (31) with a bearing assembly in the arm (3) by which they may be lowered at an angle to the wall and locked by pins engaging one of a multiple of holes (33) circularly arranged round the bearing axis.

Description

2877201 1

  A DEVICE FOR INSTALLATION AND / OR USE

OF BARS

  TECHNICAL FIELD This invention relates to a device for the installation and / or use of bars which finds a particularly advantageous application in the field of household sanitary ware.

  PRIOR ART Private bathrooms or a public establishment such as a hotel and a holiday center are very often equipped with wall-mounted towel racks which serve to suspend and / or ventilate towels and / or undergarments for their maintenance. . To hang several towels, the towel rack is equipped with several bars. Because of the weight of the wet towels and / or undergarments, the traditional wallets have a rigid structure, that is with bars that can not be moved or folded, which makes them bulky. In addition, the towel rails with rectangular frames and several bars involve the use of larger brackets to maintain them in a horizontal plane and therefore have an even larger footprint. They are easily hit by the head or shoulder of a distracted user and may result in personal injury.

  Folding wall towel racks are also available on the market. Some of these can be folded on the wall by means of a hinge but, during the folding, the fingers can get stuck in the hinge. Others have sliding elements or telescopic bars, but the extension is limited. Most of the compact structures of the known towel rails are also not rigid or resistant and the complicated structures can not be easily folded by the users.

  In addition, in the usual private kitchens, there are provided different hooks or a series of hooks to which can be hung towels or towels; instead of hooks, are also used for the same purpose pretty rings; in the bathrooms, are often used rings on which 2877201 2 are laid towels. But towel racks are rarely used in a kitchen because they take up a lot of space and prevent cooking and washing up. Moreover, by not attaching the wet tissue on the wall, it does not promote the reproduction of bacteria that are undesirable for hygienic reasons, but traditional hooks or rings do not achieve this goal.

  Definition of the invention One of the aims of the invention is to provide a device for the installation and / or use of bars on a wall, in which case the bars may be in one or more parts, in one single tube or several parts of tube, or ring for one or more snaps, giving the user the possibility to adjust them if the space available for the device is limited, namely to adjust the angle of the bars relative to the ground, thanks to which the multiple needs of the users are fulfilled. The bars can be placed upright if they are not used, to save space. This invention has a simple structure, easily adaptable, while remaining rigid and resistant.

  To achieve this object, the invention uses the following embodiment: A device for the installation and use of bars, essentially one or more tubular bars, one end of which is trapped and held in an end support, characterized by the it comprises a bearing whose one end comprises a tab for mounting on a wall and the other end comprises a groove which traps one of said bars, and at least two holes made around said groove; and that said end support is equipped inside with a latch whose one end is mounted in cooperation with a button by means of a spring so that the surface of the button emerges outside of said support; end and whose other end has a shape and a cross section corresponding to said orifices, said latch being able to penetrate into said orifices.

  If it is two bars or more, they are distant from each other by a certain distance.

  If there are two or more bars, each of said bars is trapped and held in another identical end support, and the other end of a bar is mounted in an identical bearing, so that make a rectangular towel rack.

  If it is one bar or more, the other end of each bar is not maintained, the opening at this end is closed to prevent any water ingress and this end is bent upwards for hang objects and prevent them from slipping.

  If it is one bar or more, the other end of each said bar is trapped and held in an end support to form a ring.

  Said bars are tubes made of metal or plastic, to reduce the weight of the bars and the amount of material used.

  The end support and the surface of said button are made of metal or plastic.

  Said bearing is made of metal or plastic.

  Said bars are radiators provided with a heating wire, said heating wire passing through the end support or the bearing and being connected by a socket to a source of energy. When the energy passes through the heating wire, said bar heats up very quickly to an appropriate temperature and thereby dries the towel. The heating wire can be connected to an integrated circuit, with which the operating period and the temperature can be easily adjusted and adjusted.

  To install and use the device according to said embodiment, the user only needs to fix, on the wall, the legs of the bearings with bolts or glue. During the adjustment of the bar angles, all that is required is to pull with the hand on the surface of the button, which compresses said spring and withdraws said lock from the end support. When said lock has left said orifice, said bar is manually brought into the desired angular position, the button is released and said spring expands, whereby said lock enters said hole of said bearing facing it and said bar is held in the desired angular position.

  To the above description of the embodiment, it appears that the invention has advantages, as well as a simple structure, easy handling, good stability and rigidity, etc.

Brief description of the drawings

  Figure 1 is a perspective representation of a first embodiment of the device according to the invention.

  Figure 2 is an exploded view of the first embodiment of the device according to the invention.

  Figure 3 is a schematic representation for explaining the adjustment of the angular position of the first embodiment according to the invention.

  Figure 4 is a schematic side view of the device according to the first embodiment, in a horizontal position.

  Figure 5 is a schematic side view of the device according to the first embodiment, in a second position.

  Figure 6 is a schematic side view of the device according to the first embodiment, in a third position.

  Figure 7 is a schematic side view of the device according to the first embodiment, in a fourth position.

  Figure 8 is a schematic side view of the device 20 according to the first embodiment in a fifth position.

  Figure 9 is a schematic side view of the device according to the first embodiment, in a vertical position.

  Figure 10 is a perspective representation of a second embodiment of the device according to the invention.

  Figure 11 is a perspective representation of a third embodiment of the device according to the invention.

  Detailed Modes of Implementation The present invention is described in detail below with the aid of the detailed representations illustrated in the figures.

  According to FIGS. 1 and 2, the first embodiment of the device according to the invention comprises four tubular bars 1. Each bar 1 consists of a metal or plastic tube and the tubes are distant from each other. a certain distance. The bar 1 is trapped and held by an end support 2. The shells of the end support 2 are made of plastic or metal. The device further comprises a bearing 3. The bearing 3 is made of plastic or metal. The bearing 3 comprises firstly at a first end a tab 31 for mounting on a wall and secondly at the other end a groove 32 which traps the first bar 1. Six orifices 33 regularly spaced from each other surround the groove 32, being specified that, orifices, means orifices, holes, notches, notches or the like. A latch 21 is in the end support 2. One end of the latch 21 is linked to a button 23 by means of a spring 22, so that the surface of the button 23 emerges from the end support 2. The surface of the button 23 is plastic or metal. The other end of the lock 21 has a shape and a cross section corresponding to the orifices 33, so that it can penetrate into each of these orifices 33. The other end of each bar 1 is trapped and held by another support identical end 2 ', and the other end of the first bar 1 is mounted on another identical bearing 3', whereby is achieved a rectangular towel bar with several bars.

  To install and use the device according to this first embodiment, the user only needs to fix, on the wall, the legs of the bearings with bolts or glue. With this first embodiment, the user can arrange the bars in six different positions, namely a horizontal position at 90 degrees (Figure 4), a position at 108 degrees (Figure 5), a position at 126 degrees (Figure 6 ), a position at 144 degrees (Figure 7), a position at 162 degrees (Figure 8), and a vertical position at 180 degrees (Figure 9). As shown in Figures 3 to 9, the user only has to pull with the hand on the surface of the button 23, which compresses the spring 22 and removes the lock 21 from the end support 2. When the 21 lock has left the orifice 33, the bar 1 is manually brought into the desired angular position, the button 23 is released and the spring 22 expands, whereby the latch 21 enters the orifice of the bearing 3 him facing and the bar 1 is held in the desired angular position.

  The description above is that of a preferred embodiment of the device according to the invention for hanging and ventilating several objects such as towels, but other embodiments of the device according to the invention are possible, for example: The embodiment illustrated in FIG. 10 comprises only three bars 1, one end of which is not maintained, the opening at this end being closed to prevent any infiltration of water, this end of each bar 1 being bent, for example up to hang objects and prevent them from slipping. This embodiment can be installed in a bathroom, for hanging and / or air towels and / or underwear.

  The embodiment illustrated in FIG. 11 comprises only one bar 1, the plateau 3 traps one end of the bar 1 and the other end of this bar 1 is trapped in the end support 2, so as to make a ring. Such an embodiment can be installed in a kitchen or bathroom. Thus, towels and / or tea towels are hung spread, which prevents wet tissue to be hung on the wall and reduces the likelihood of reproduction of bacteria.

  Although not illustrated in the drawings, the bar 1 may also constitute a radiator, which has inside a heating wire. The heating wire passes through the bearing or the end support and is connected by a power outlet to a power source. When the energy passes through the heating wire, the bar heats up very quickly to an appropriate temperature and thereby dries the towel. The heating wire can be connected to an integrated circuit, with which the operating period and the temperature can be easily adjusted and adjusted.

  All modifications, combinations and variations of the above-mentioned elements leading to another detailed embodiment of the invention will not be mentioned here.

Claims (2)

7 Claims   1. A device for the installation and use of bars, essentially one or more tubular bars (1), one end of which is trapped and held in an end support (2), characterized in that it comprises a bearing (3, 3 ') of which a first end has a tab (31) for mounting on a wall and the other end has a groove (32) which traps one of said bars, and at least two holes (33) made around said groove; and that said end support is equipped inside a latch (21), one end of which is mounted in cooperation with a button (23) by means of a spring (22) so that the surface of the button emerges outside said end support and whose other end has a shape and a cross section corresponding to said orifices (33), said latch (21) being able to penetrate into said orifices.   2. Device for the installation and use of bars according to claim 1, characterized in that, if it is two said bars or more, each of said bars (1) is trapped and maintained in a another end support identical (2 '), and that the other end of a bar is mounted in an identical bearing (3'), so as to achieve a rectangular towel rail.   3. Device for the installation and use of bars according to claim 1, characterized in that, if it is a said bar or more, the other end of each bar (1) n ' is not maintained, the opening at this end is closed and this end is bent upwards.   4. Device for the installation and use of bars according to claim 1, characterized in that, if it is a said bar (1) or more, the other end of each bar is trapped and held in said end support (2) to form a ring.   5. Device for the installation and use of bars according to one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that, if it is two bars (1) or more, they are distant one on the other from a certain distance.   6. Device for the installation and use of bars according to one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that said bars (1) are tubes made of one of the following materials: metal, plastic .   7. Device for the installation and use of bars according to one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that said bars (1) are radiators provided with a heating wire, said heating wire passing through one of the following: end support (2, 2 ') and bearing (3, 3') and being connected by a power outlet to a power source.   8. Device for the installation and use of bars according to claim 7, characterized in that said heating wire is connected to an integrated circuit, with which the operating period and the temperature are adapted to be adjusted and adjusted .