MX2012002742A

MX2012002742A - Picture hanger.

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Publication number: MX2012002742A
Application number: MX2012002742A
Authority: MX
Inventors: Brett Peter Potgieter
Original assignee: Brett Peter Potgieter
Priority date: 2009-09-03
Filing date: 2010-09-03
Publication date: 2012-09-07
Also published as: AU2010289284A1; CN102821658A; ZA201202412B; CA2773105A1; JP2013503725A; US20120241583A1; EP2473082A1; WO2011029108A1; EP2473082A4; IN2012DN02838A

Abstract

A device for aiding the mounting of an object on a wall, which device includes: a body shaped and configured to be held in abutment with a wall on which the object is to be mounted; an elongate member which is configured to extend outwardly from the body; a locating means which defines an opening for receiving the elongate member complementally therethrough and to allow displacement of the locating means along a substantially portion of the length of the elongate member; a mounting formation which is configured to extend outwardly the locating means, the mounting formation being configured to permit an object to be mounted on the wall to be mounted thereon; and a retaining means for retaining the locating means in a desired position on the elongate member, the retaining means comprising complementary male-and-female mating formations which are arranged on the elongate member and opening of the locating means.

Description

PICTURE HANGER Field of the Invention This invention relates to a device j for assisting the mounting of an object, typically a frame or the like, on a wall. , | I _ Su_mar__io _de__la I_n__ve_n_c_i__ó_n_ i According to a first aspect of the invention J se I provides a device to assist the assembly of a I object on a wall, whose device includes: j a molded and shaped body that will remain i coupled with a wall on which the object is to be mounted; i an elongate member which is configured j to extend outwardly from the body; 1 positioning means defining an opening for receiving the elongated member in complementarity therethrough and for permitting displacement of the positioning means along a substantial portion of the I length of the elongated member; An assembly formation that is configured to extend the placement means outwardly, the assembly formation is configured to allow an objection that i will be mounted on the wall to be mounted on it, and j retaining means for retaining the means of placement in a desired position on the elongate member, The retaining means comprise complementary male and female formations which are arranged on the elongate member and the opening of the positioning means.

An opening can be defined in the body to receive any suitable fixing means therethrough to fix the device to the wall. The joining means may include any suitable wall stud or nail.

The elongated member may be integrally formed with the body. The body may be of generally circular shape and may be thicker than the limb.

I elongated so that in an operating condition | When the device is mounted, the elongated member is separated from the wall. j The means of placement can have the form! of a sleeve defining a generally parallelepiped opening or passage.

Assembly training can be generally! in the form of a hook to hold a strap of an object that is to be mounted captive in it in a hanging operative condition of the object to be assembled.

The complementary male-female coupling formations may be in the form of a rack and ratchet or gear and ratchet assembly. 1 A gear or rack of the rack and ratchet or gear and ratchet assembly can be arranged to extend longitudinally to the elongated member. The rack gear or may be formed by a plurality of recesses in the form of wedges or sawtooth which are defined in the elongated member substantially along its length. A ratchet of the ratchet and ratchet and gear assembly may be arranged to extend or depend inwardly from an interior wall defining the opening or passage. The ratchet can generally be wedge-shaped and can be pushed to extend into the wall of the opening towards the gear or rack. The ratchet and / or the. Gear can be formed from any suitable material elastically deform to facilitate complementary intercoupling between them.

The recesses can be oriented to facilitate the displacement of the ratchet from a free end of the elongated element towards the body, and to inhibit the displacement in the opposite direction. j However, it can be appreciated that the retention means 1 can include any suitable interference fit assembly for retaining the positioning means in relation to the elongated member in the same desired relative position.; Any one or more of the parts and / or components The device can be formed of any suitable synthetic plastic material. Any one or more of the I parts and / or device components can be formed j of any suitable nylon or polyamide material. Preferably, one or more of the parts and / or components of the device can be formed of any suitable composite glass fiber polyamide material, According to a second aspect of the invention, a device is provided to assist in the assembly of an object on a wall, the device of which includes: a body molded and configured to be maintained engaged with a wall in which the object is to be assembled; an elongated member that has a formation of i assembly arranged at one end thereof in which the object is to be mounted during use; ! receiving means arranged in the body, the reception means, which define an opening or pass receiving the complementary elongate member therethrough and to allow movement of the elongate member substantially along its length relative to the body, and Withholding means for retaining the elongated member and thereby the mounting formation in a desired position relative to the body, the retaining means comprise complementary male-male coupling formations.

I female which are arranged on the elongate member and the opening of the receiving means.; An opening can be defined in the body to receive any means of attachment therethrough to join the device to the wall. The joining means can include any nail or wall stud. i The receiving means can be integrally formed the body. The receiving means can be in the form of a sleeve that can define an opening i usually parallelepiped or step. ' The assembly formation may generally have a hook shape for holding a strap of an object that is to be mounted in the captive in an operating condition hanging the object to be assembled. [ The complementary male-female coupling formations have the shape of a rack and ratchet or gear and ratchet assembly. A gear or rack gear of the rack and ratchet assembly and ratchet can be arranged to extend longitudinally of the elongated member. A ratchet of the ratchet and gear ratchet assembly may be arranged to extend or depend inwardly from an interior wall defining the opening or passage to the rack or gear.

The ratchet can generally have the form j of i wedge and can be pushed to extend into an opening wall towards the rack or; the gear. The ratchet and / or gear may be formed of any suitable material elastically deformable therebetween to facilitate complementary intercoupling. The gear or rack may be formed by a plurality of generally wedge-shaped recesses; Sawtooth can be defined in the elongated member substantially along its length. The recesses and / or ratchets may be oriented to facilitate the displacement of the ratchet from a free end of the elongate member towards the body, and to inhibit the displacement in the opposite direction.

The retention means may include any mounting interference fit suitable for holding; the elongated member i in position relative to the receiving means in a desired relative position.

Any one or more of the parts and / or components of the above device can be formed from any suitable synthetic plastic material. Any one or more of the parts and / or components of the device can be formed from any suitable nylon or polyamide material. Preferably, one or more of the parts and / or components of the device can be formed j of i any suitable glass fiber or polyamide composite material, typically in which the glass fiber content is 15%.

The device can include an accessory to assist in the assembly of the body in a wall, the accessory has a base that has a recess defined therein to receive the body in addition to it1 and placement of the formations that extend from the base, which are configured to be received in addition to an end portion of a Hilti® mounting apparatus. | The fitting can be formed of any suitable elastically deformable material. i Brief Description of the Figures A device for assisting the mounting of an object in a wall according to the invention will now be described by means of examples with reference to the drawings which! they are attached. In which.es.es: j Figures 1 to 3 show front views and j in lateral section of a first embodiment of a device for assisting in the mounting of an object in a wall according to the invention; Figures 4 to 6 show sectional side views of a second embodiment of the device; . ! Figures 7 to 9 show side views j in section of a third embodiment of the device; j Figure 10 shows a three-dimensional view j of a part of the third embodiment to assist in the assembly thereof on a wall, and Figures 11 and 12 show a three-dimensional and sectional view, respectively, of a fourth embodiment of the device according to the invention.

Detailed description of the invention Referring now to FIGS. 1 to 3, the reference numeral 10 represents, in general, a first embodiment of a device for assisting the assembly of an object such as a frame (not shown) in a wall 12 in accordance with FIG. invention. ! The device 10 includes a generally teardrop-shaped body 14 having a receiving means in the form of a sleeve 16 which is integrally formed with a conical portion of the body 14. The sleeve 16 defines: a generally parallelepiped-shaped step 18 configured and / or formed to receive a free end of an elongated member in a fastening cable 20 therethrough to allow relative movement between the body 14 and the elongated member 20 to allow the position of the frame with respect to the wall which adjusts substantially vertically according to the requirements of a user. The elongated member | 20 has a general hook shape, assembly training! 22 is disposed at an opposite end thereof to receive, for example, the wire of the board (not shown) of the cuaciro to be mounted on the wall 12. j A retaining means in the form of a rack and ratchet or gear and ratchet assembly is provided to retain the elongate member 20 in the sleeve 6 in the desired position. More particularly, the ratchet and gear ratchet assembly is formed by a rack 24 extending between the lug end and the hook 22 of the elongate member 20 and a pawl 26 extending inward at an angle from one side. inside the sleeve 16. In operation, the free end | of the elongate member 20 is pulled through the sleeve 16 to a desired position. The angle of the ratchet 26 which serves to allow the rack 24 to be pulled in the direction of the arrow 28 towards the sleeve 16, while resisting the displacement in the. opposite direction, as a result of the coupling angle of the end of the ratchet 26 with! a member of the zipper 24.

The body 14, the sleeve 16 and the elongate member 20 of the device 10 are formed of any suitable elastically deformable material, typically any suitable synthetic plastic material.

The device 10 further includes a fixing means in the form of a wall nail 30 for joining the bar 14 through an opening 32 to the wall 12. As best seen in figures 2 and 3, the opening 32 has a shoulder 34 which is shaped to receive a complementary cover 36 which is engaged by interference on the free end of the nail 30 and which serves to maintain the clutch 30 substantially aligned with the opening 32.! In the second modality shown in figures 4 to 6, the body 14 is attached to the wall 12 through a wall-stud arrangement 38 and screw 40.

In the third embodiment shown in Figures 7 to 10, the body 14 is attached to the wall 12 by means of a Hilti® nail fastener 42 for driving the nail 30 into the wall 12. In this embodiment, an accessory 44 (shown in FIG. Fig. 10) is provided to assist the driving of the clutch 30 in the wall 12 by the Hilti® fastener 42 where the attachment 44 has a base 46 having a recess 48 and orifice 50 defined therein for receiving the body 14 and in addition locating formations 52 extending from the base 46 which are configured to be received in addition to an end portion of a Hilti® 42 fastener. The attachment 44 is formed of any suitable resilient deformable material.

Referring now to FIGS. 11 and 12, the reference numeral 110 generally represents a fourth embodiment of a device for assisting the assembly of an object such as an image (not shown) on a wall j (not I shown) according to the invention.

The device 110 includes a body 112 having an elongate member 114 which is configured to extend outwardly therefrom, a fixing means in the form of a sleeve 116 defining an opening generally 1 parallelepiped 118 to receive the elongate member 114 in addition to its passage and to allow. the displacement of the sleeve 116 along a substantial portion of the length of the elongated member. A hook-shaped mounting assembly 120 is configured to extend outwardly from the sleeve 116. A means! of retention in the form of a rack assembly; and ratchet or gear and pawl 122 is provided to retain the sleeve 116 and the hook 120 in a desired position in the elongate member 114.

An opening 124 is defined in the body 112 for reception of any suitable fixing means such as; a I nail, screw or dowel on the wall to fix | the device 110 to the wall.

Elongate member 114 is integrally formed i the body 112. The body 112 is thicker than the elongate member 114 so that in an operative condition of the device, mounted, the elongated member 114 is separated from the wall. | The hook 120 is formed to hold one of an object that is to be mounted captive in a hanging operative condition of the object to be assembled.

A gear or rack 126 of the rack and ratchet or gear and ratchet assembly 122 is arranged to longitudinally extend the elongated member. The gear or rack 126 is formed by a plurality of generally wedge-shaped recesses oj of saw teeth 128 which are defined in the elongate member 114 substantially along its length. A generally wedge-shaped ratchet 130 of the ratchet and gear ratchet assembly 122 is arranged to extend or depend inwardly from an interior wall defining the opening 118. The ratchet 130 is urged to extend into the interior of the opening wall 118 towards the gear or rack 126.! The ratchet 130 and the gear 126 are formed of any suitable elastically deformable material to facilitate! the complementary interassociation between them.

The recesses 128 and ratchet 130 are oriented and / or inclined to facilitate the movement of the ratchet 130, and with it the hook 120, from a free end of the elongate member 114 to the body 112, and to inhibit: the displacement in the direction opposite. The recesses 128 are typically spaced in 1 mm increments to facilitate adjustment and / or alignment of the frame according to the requirements of a user.

The Applicant believes that a device according to the invention is advantageous since it provides economic and simplified alternative moon of frame hangers I adjustable currently available in the market. j It should be appreciated that a device such as; described above is not limited to the precise details j of construction previously established and that can be varied as desired. i

Claims

1. A device to assist in the assembly of an object on a wall, the device of which includes: j a body molded and configured to be coupled with a wall on which the object is to be mounted; an elongated member that is configured will extend outwardly from the body; | positioning means in the form of a sleeve 'defining an opening for receiving the elongated member And in addition to it through and to allow! he i displacement of the positioning means along a substantial portion of the length of the elongated member; a mounting formation that is configured to extend the positioning means outwardly, the mounting formation is configured to allow an object to be mounted on the wall to be mounted on it; and retaining means for retaining the positioning means in a desired position on the elongated member, the retaining means comprise formations I complementary male and female that are arranged on | the elongated member and the opening of the positioning means

2. A device according to claim 1, wherein the sleeve defines a generally parallelepiped opening or passage.

3. A device according to claim 2 wherein an opening is defined in the body to receive any suitable fastening means for securing the device to the wall. ,

4. A device according to any one of the preceding claims wherein the elongated member is formed integrally with the body. :

5. A device according to claim 4 wherein the body is thicker than the elongate member so that in an assembled operative condition of the device, the The elongated member can be separated from the wall. :! i

6. A device according to any one of the preceding claims in which the mounting formation is generally hooked to hold a tie rod of an object to be mounted captive in a hanging operative condition of the object to be assembled.

7. A device according to any of the preceding claims wherein the complementary male-female coupling formations j are in the form of a rack and ratchet assembly.

8. A device according to claim 7,: in | that the rack and ratchet assembly is arranged to extend longitudinally of the elongated member.

9. A device according to claim 7 or < 8 in which the ratchet and ratchet assembly is generally wedge-shaped and is pushed to extend hating inside an inner wall of the sleeve.

10. A device according to any of claims 7 to 9 wherein the rack is oriented to facilitate the movement of the pawl from a free end of the elongate member to the body, and to inhibit the movement of the pawl and with j of the sleeve, in the opposite direction.

11. A device to assist in the assembly of: an object in a wall, whose device includes:; a body molded and configured to remain coupled with a wall in which the object is to be assembled; an elongate member having an assembly formation disposed at one end thereof in which during j the use is going to mount the object; The cuff-shaped receiving means disposed in the body, the receiving means defining an opening or passage for receiving the complementary elongate member therethrough and for permitting displacement of the elongated member substantially along the length of the body. of its length in relation to the body, and retaining means for retaining the elongate member and thereby the assembly formation in a desired in relation to the body, the means of comprise complementary male-female coupling formations which are disposed on the elongated member and the I opening of the receiving media.

12. A device according to claim 11, wherein the sleeve defines a generally parallelepiped opening or passage.

13. A device according to claim 12 wherein an opening is defined in the body to receive any suitable fastening means for securing the device to the wall. !

14. A device according to any of claims 10 to 13 wherein the mounting formation is generally in the form of a hook to hold a tie rod of an object to be mounted captive in a hanging operative condition of the object to be assembled.

15. A device according to any of claims 10 to 14 wherein the complementary male-female coupling formations are in the form of a rack and ratchet assembly. j I

16. A device according to claim 25: wherein a gear or a grid of the rack and ratchet or gear and ratchet assemblies j is arranged to extend the elongate member longitudinally.

17. A device according to claim 15 or 16, wherein the ratchet and ratchet assembly is generally wedge-shaped and is urged to extend into an inner wall of the sleeve. !

18. A device according to claim 17 wherein the rack is oriented to facilitate the i movement of the pawl from a free end of the elongated member towards the body, and to inhibit: ! displacement of the ratchet and with this sleeve, in the opposite direction.

19. A device according to any of the preceding claims wherein any of. one or more of the parts and / or components of the device are formed of any suitable synthetic plastic material.