IL113155A - Moveable corner shelf - Google Patents

Description

τρ jv i? 3 MOVEABLE CORNER SHELF Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a moveable corner shelf, which is a magnetic shelf that can be hung straight on any suitable wall corner and removed after use, without dealing with any preliminary preparations of screws or nails, and without leaving any marks on the wall after removal.

Background of the Invention The ornamentation of room walls takes a significant place in decorating a home, and the present invention adds a new interesting gadget in the area of wall, that may improve the diversity of possibilities in home decoration, and be useful in many services as well.

A shelf hung on a wall for placing ornaments is a well-known article. For fastening it to its place it is desired to spike or screw it to the wall. That operation damages the wall and prevents making changes in the location and use of the shelf, and limits creativity in the home design.

Surprisingly, the present invention relates to an entirely portable shelf which does not necessitate spikes or screws to attach it to a wall, and which can be moved according to need.

This invention is usefiil for homes whose walls were coated and whitewashed with mortar. In those buildings, especially those which were constructed with pillars of cement, there are some protruding corners in each apartment. Sometimes those protruding comers bothersome because they break the continuity of strait walls, but they are a necessary part of the building construction. The important thing that makes this invention possible is the ferrous protector hidden in the mortar plant inside the protruding corners, protecting them from disintegration in the course of time.

This new invention makes use of those corners as a pedestal for a portable shelf, by attraction between a magnet provided with the shelf or with its supporter, and the ferrous corner protector hidden in the mortar.

Meanwhile, with that refreshing innovation, the house corners become esthetic and functional in a modern home.

Summary of the Invention The present invention relates to a corner shelf comprised of a shelf, a supporter, and at least one magnet, which are fastened to any suitable corner by attraction between said magnet and a ferrous material inside the comer, wherein the supporter extends the arm of moment of the magnet attraction power by lowering the pivot point. Apart from that main function, the supporter may be connected to additional shelves, to magnets and friction increasing components, and may help in creating an efficient construction that stresses the comer.

According to the present invention a shelf (that is any kind of wide and heavy object that a magnet cannot hold on a comer edge without the help of a supporter) is connected to a supporter, and the supporter itself or the combination of the shelf and its supporter creates a proper shape that fits the wall comer from its two sides. The combination of shelf and supporter has at least one magnet facing the edge of the comer, or at least two magnets with right angle between them, each of them facing the other side of the corner near its edge. It is also possible according to this invention to connect more than one shelf to the supporter. The concept is that a main magnet has to be at some high point of the appliance (commonly near the top of it), and wherein the combination of shelf and supporter creates a low meeting point between it and the wall which is a pivot point to the arm of moment of the magnet attraction power. Additional magnets and friction increasing components may be connected to the supporter or to the shelf, if necessary.

To prevent sliding of the shelf down the corner when it carries heavy objects on it, it is possible to increase the friction between the shelf (or its supporter) and the wall, by rubber knobs, by spiky knobs, or by making the junction between the shelf and the wall angled little less than 90 degrees so it will stress the corner.

"A Shelf' according to this invention may also be a combination of a few shelves, and may also be shaped as any functional object, such as a box for writing tools, etc.

"A supporter" according to this invention, can be any structural shape or combination of rigid material element or elements connected to the shelf lowering the pivot point and increasing the efficiency of the magnet attraction power by extending the arm of moment of the magnet. It may be used for additional functions as well. The supporter may be a separate unit connected to the shelf or an integral unit with the shelf.

"A Magnet" according to this invention is one permanent magnet or one electromagnet, or any combination of few of them, thus if it is connected permanently to the shelf or to the supporter, or if it joined to them just when installing them to the corner. The magnet may be bare, or placed in appropriate case.

The supporter may be a simple right angled profile centering the corner, or a smart profile with grooves designed to contain lengthwise magnets, shelves, and friction increasing components, or shaped in any other way such as a closed angled border, an angled tree or any shape suited to the wall comer.

The magnet may be connected permanently to some high point of the construction created by the shelf and its supporter, it may also be a separate part to be attached to a suitable opening created for it on the shelf or on the supporter, or may be inserted through a special groove in the supporter, facing the edge of the comer, giving a modular ability.

Additional magnets may be added in the same ways, to high points for improving the carrying ability, and to low points to improve the friction by pressing the friction increasing components to the wall surface more intensely.

Detailed description of the Invention The present invention will be described in detail by figures 1-9.

These figures illustrate some preferred embodiments of the invention and do not intend to limit the scope of the invention.

Following is a short description of the figures .

Figures 1-3 and 5, describes in isometric views, a few possible combinations of shelves and supporters attached to wall comers.

Figure 4 describes in a side view, another possible combination of a shelf, a magnet, and a supporter attached to a wall comer, wherein the magnet is connected to the shelf, and the supporter touching the wall just at a low prop point, then separate and going far from the comer edge to its connecting point in the outside angle off the shelf.

Figure 6 describes an isometric view of two different multi-shelf constructions, attached to a wall comer one above the other.

Figures 7-9 describes in details one chosen combination, wherein figure 7 describes its dismantled constituents in a top view, figure 8 describes them half connected in a side view, and figure 9 is a top view illustrating its full assembly attached to a wall corner.

Following is a detailed description of the above mentioned figures.

Figure 1 describes an isometric view of an angled shelf (1) connected to the bottom of a straight angle supporter (2) and a magnet (3) is located in an opening near the top of the supporter (2), pressing the supporter to the wall by the attraction of the magnet to the metal protector that is hiding in the edge of the corner (4).

Figure 2 describes an isometric view of another possibility of supporter, comprised of two rods (5) and a magnet casing (6) wherein said rods are connected obliquely, one side of them to a shelf (7) near its end and the other side to the magnet casing (6) having a magnet inside, attracted to the corner protector.

Figure 3 is the same as figure 2 but the rods (8) of the supporter are standing parallel and connected to the angled shelf (9) near the edge of its inner angle.

Figure 4 describes a side view of an angled shelf (10) wherein a magnet in casing (11) is connected to the shelf (12) near the edge of its inner angle facing the edge of the corner, and an angled supporter (13) which protrudes obliquely from the bottom of the shelf near its exterior angle edge, towards a lower meeting point with the wall, and the angled supporter enfolds the corner from both sides.

Figure 5 describes a supporter (14) connected to the bottom of an angled shelf (15) near its inner angle, and a magnet (16) connected to the supporter near its top, facing the edge of the wall corner.

Figure 6 describes in an isometric view, two multi-shelf combinations attached to one wall corner. In the highest combination two shelves (17a) (17b) are connected to a supporter (18) shaped as a closed border. In the lowest combination, three shelves (19a) (19b) (19c) are connected to a supporter (20). Hidden magnets are provided inside the supporters facing the corner edge.

Figure 7 describes a top view of a shelf (21) protrudes (22) in a fashion suitable for inserting it to a special groove (23) made in a supporter (24), wherein said groove fits also for accepting lengthwise of it magnet (25) of suitable size, and the supporter (24) have an additional grooves (26) for accepting friction increasing components (27).

Figure 8 describes a side view of the shelf of figure 7 (21) protrudes (22) in a fashion suitable for inserting it to a groove (23) made in the supporter (24) and magnets (25) also inserted lengthwise of said groove (23). Friction increasing components (27) are inserted through additional grooves (26).

Figure 9 describes a top view of the shelf of figures 7-8 (21) attached to a wall corner (28) by the attraction is made between a magnet (25) and a metal corner protector (29) hiding inside the wall. Sliding of the shelf down the corner is prevented by friction increasing component (27) stressed to the wall by the relations between the powers of magnet attraction and the weight of the shelf and the objects it carries. Friction can be induced also by decreasing the inner angle of the shelf as described by optional protrudings (30).

Claims (10)

What is claimed:

1. A comer shelf for walls having comers with metal protector, comprised of a shelf, a supporter connected to the shelf and at least one magnet connected to the shelf or to the supporter facing the edge of the comer.

2. A comer shelf according to claim 1 wherein the shelf and its supporter have separately or in combination a shape that fits to enfold the wall comer from its two sides.

3. A comer shelf according to claim 1 wherein the supporter is connected to one magnet facing the edge of the comer.

4. A comer shelf according to claim 1 wherein the supporter is connected to two magnets with right angle between them and each of the said magnets facing other side of the comer near its edge.

5. A comer shelf according to claim 1 wherein the supporter is connected to more than one shelf.

6. A comer shelf according to claim 1 wherein a magnet is located at the top of the shelf and supporter combination.

7. A corner shelf according to claim 1 wherein f iction increasing components are connected to the supporter or to the shelf.

8. A corner shelf according to claim 1 wherein the magnet is a separate part to be attached in suitable opening created for it on the supporter or on the shelf.

9. A corner shelf according to claim 1 wherein the magnet is located in the supporter by inserting it through a special groove in the supporter facing the edge of the corner.

10. A supporter according to claims 1-9 heaving by itself a shape that fits a wall corner and adapted for connecting to it changeable shelves. ADVOCATE & PATENT ATTORNEY P. 0. B. 3 2081 , J erusa lem