SE541722C2

SE541722C2 - A suspension system for suspending and securing an object to a wall

Info

Publication number: SE541722C2
Application number: SE1750432A
Authority: SE
Inventors: Muris Karic
Original assignee: Karic Dennis
Priority date: 2017-04-11
Filing date: 2017-04-11
Publication date: 2019-12-03
Also published as: WO2018190764A1; SE1750432A1

Abstract

The present invention relates to a suspension system for suspending an object (6) to a wall (7) comprising a securing member (1) to be attached to a surface (6a) of the object comprising a supporting element (3) and a bearing element (4), and an insertion member (2) to be attached to a wall surface (7a). The bearing element comprises an attachment element (5) at an ending of the bearing element (4) having ball-shaped supporting elements (3, 3') at both ends. The the insertion member and the attachment element comprise a body (8, 8') and a recess (9a, 9a', 9b, 9b') adapted to receive the securing member (1). The recesses are divided in a central portion (9a, 9a') adapted to receive the bearing element or a neck portion (4a, 4b) thereof and a supporting portion in open communication with the central portion and adapted to receive the supporting element.

Description

A suspension system for suspending and securing an object to a wall Field of the invention The present invention relates to a suspension system for suspending and securing an object to a wall comprising a securing member adapted to be attached to a surface of the object comprising a supporting element and a bearing element, and an insertion member adapted to be attached to a wall surface comprising a body and a recess adapted to receive and secure the securing member.

Background of the invention The present invention relates to a suspension device for display of frames, mirrors and other objects, whereby the objects are supported by a wall surface.

Pictures and the like are hanged from a wall using a hook or nail attached to the wall and optionally a wire or holding device attached to the object.

US 2,709,055 discloses a suspension system comprising two members. The first member is to be attached to the wall and comprises a plate that is partly bent forward to form a void at a lower side of the plate and an aperture adapted for receiving a fastening device, such as a nail. The second member is also a sheet metal plate, which is bent to fit into the void of the first member and has an aperture for attachment to a back surface of an object.

US 2,885,166 discloses a suspension system comprising a hook for receiving a nail to be attached to the wall and to the hook, a plate having forwardly directed protrusions that are adapted to fit into indentations present on the back side of an object. By clamping the protrusions into the indentations, the hook, positioned on top of the metal plate, is fixedly secured to the object.

A common problem with suspension systems is that the objects are easily detached from the wall. A little push on the side of the object is often enough for the object to be removed from the wall and fall on a floor surface.

Several suspension systems have been developed to overcome this problem.

US5,899,427 discloses a system wherein a first member, which is attached to a wall, comprises an insertion space. A second member, which is attached to an object comprises a T-shaped element that is adapted to be fitted into the insertion space. This system fixes the position of an object in one dimension, i.e. in a vertical direction and prevents an object from becoming detached from a wall by a little push from an under side or upper side of an object. It does not prevent detachment in two or three dimensions.

Object and summary of the invention It is an object of the present invention to at least partly overcome the above mentioned problems, and to provide an improved suspension system for suspending an object to a wall.

This object is achieved by a suspension system for suspending an object to a wall as defined in claim 1.

An advantage of the system is that the object can easily be attached and detached from the wall using the system of the invention. The system provides for improved stability by fixating the two members in three dimensions and thereby preventing the object from falling from the wall. Hereby, the suspension system improves safety.

The system comprises only a few parts, which parts are easy to manufacture at low costs.

According to an embodiment of the invention, the supporting element of the securing member is pivotable around a longitudinal axis when seated in the supporting portion of the recess of the insertion member. The pivotability improves the ease in use of the suspension system when suspending an object to a wall.

The supporting element is ball-shaped.

In one embodiment, a neck portion is present between the supporting element and the bearing element. The neck portion improves ease of inserting and fitting the securing member into the insertion member.

An ending of the bearing element opposite the supporting element is ball-shaped.

The bearing element comprises an attachment element positioned at an ending of the bearing element opposite the supporting element.

The securing member comprises a bearing element having two supporting element at both ends, and both the insertion member and the attachment element comprise a body and a recess adapted to receive and secure the securing member, whereby the recesses are divided in a central portion positioned on a front side of the body and adapted to receive the bearing element of the securing member or a neck portion thereof and a supporting portion positioned at an upper side of the body, in open communication with the central portion, and adapted to receive the supporting element of the securing member.

This design provides for a symmetric suspension system. This improves aesthetic appearance of the system and also improves ease of use for the system. This also reduces manufacturing costs.

In an embodiment, the bearing element comprises an attachment element positioned at an ending of the bearing element opposite the supporting element and comprising an aperture for receiving a fastening device.

In another embodiment, the insertion member and optionally the attachment element comprises a central aperture extending from the front side of the recess through a back side of the body and adapted to receive a fastening device.

In another embodiment, a shape of the central portion and the supporting portion of the recess are substantially complementary to a shape of the supporting element and the bearing element, respectively.

According to an embodiment of the invention, the securing member is immovably attached to the insertion member by insertion of the bearing element into the central portion of the recess. The central portion combined with the supporting portion may provide for a fixation of the securing member into the insertion member in any dimensions.

According to an embodiment of the invention, the insertion member comprises a central aperture extending from the central portion of the recess through a back side of the body and adapted to receive a fastening device. By positioning the aperture in the insertion member the fastening device will not be visual when the object hangs on the wall with help of the suspension system of the invention. This improves aesthetic appearance of the system.

According to an embodiment of the invention, the insertion member comprises nails on a back side of the body adapted to penetrate through material of a wall surface. Nails provide for additional fastening means to attach the insertion member to the wall. The nails also prevent the insertion member to rotate around an axis extending through the aperture.

According to an embodiment of the invention, the supporting portion of the recess is at least partly covered by a top on one side of the central portion, whereby the established aperture is adapted to receive a side of the supporting element of the securing member. Clamping the supporting element in the supporting portion of the recess prevents the securing member from becoming detached from the insertion member. An additional cover or top over the supporting portion will further improve the fixation of the bearing member to the insertion member.

According to an embodiment of the invention, a shape of the central portion and the supporting portion of the recess are substantially complementary to a shape of the supporting element and the bearing element, respectively, such that the insertion and securing member can be unmovably connected to each other. A complementary shape improves the fitting of the securing member in the insertion member.

Brief description of the drawings The invention will now be explained more closely by the description of different embodiments of the invention and with reference to the appended figures.

Fig. 10a, b,c shows an example of a suspension system according to the invention.

Fig. 11 shows an insertion member according to suspension system of fig. 10.

Fig. 12a, b shows the suspension system of fig. 10 together with an attachment member from a side (a) and a perspective view (b).

Detailed description of preferred embodiments of the invention Figure 12 illustrates a suspension system for suspending an object to a wall.

The suspension system comprises two members that are configured to collaborate and form a tight fit, when the members are connected or clamped together.

The first member is a securing member 1. The securing member may have a substantially T-shape form. The securing member comprises a supporting element 3 that may extend along a longitudinal axis L of the securing member, and a bearing element 4 extending substantially orthogonally in relation to the longitudinal axis of the supporting element 3. In the embodiment of figure 12, the supporting element 3 is ball-shaped and the bearing element 4 comprises a neck-portion 4a attached to the supporting element as shown in figure 10a and 12a. An ending 3' of the bearing element 4 opposite the supporting element may be ballshaped as shown in figure 12a.

The bearing element is adapted to be attached to a surface of the object). For this purpose, an attachment element 5 positioned at an ending 3' of the bearing element 4 opposite the supporting element 3 as shown in figures 12a, b can be used. The attachment element comprises at least one aperture for receiving a fastening device, such as a screw or a nail.

The bearing element 4 may comprise of two parts, one screw-part and one nut-part that can be screwed together, such that the length of the bearing element can be adapted.

The second member is an insertion member 2 adapted to be attached to a wall surface. The insertion member as shown in figures 10 to 12 comprises a body 8 and a recess 9a, 9b. The recess is adapted to receive and secure the securing member 1. The recess is divided in a central portion 9a and a supporting portion 9b. The central portion is positioned on a front side F of the body and adapted to receive the bearing element 4 of the securing member 1. The supporting portion is positioned at an upper side U of the body, in open communication with the central portion, and adapted to receive the supporting element 3 of the securing member.

The insertion member 2 comprises at least one central aperture 10 extending from the front side F or the central portion 9a of the recess through a back side B of the body. The aperture is adapted to receive a fastening device.

The insertion member may comprise nails on the back side B of the body adapted to penetrate through material of a wall surface. Nails may be used together with a fastening device or instead of a fastening device.

The supporting portion 9b of the recess may be at least partly covered by a top on one side of the central portion 9a. Hereby, an aperture is established. The supporting element 3 of the securing member 1 is adapted to fit in the aperture.

A shape of the central portion 9a may be substantially complementary to a shape of the bearing element 4. The shape of the supporting portion 9b may be substantially complementary to a shape of the supporting element 3. For example, the bearing and supporting elements may be circular cylindrical and the recesses may be circular and having a diameter that is only slightly larger than the diameter of the elements such that the elements can be received in the recesses.

Alternatively, as shown in figures 10 to 12, the securing member may have a neck-portion with a supporting member in a ball-shape form, such that the central portion 9a has a complementary form of a circular opening with a neck-like opening extending from the circular opening to a bottom side of the insertion member. Figure 11 shows a further alternative, whereby the central portion 9a is adapted to receive a securing member comprising an about 45<°>bended neck-portion with a ball-shaped supporting element at its end.

Tthe supporting element 3 of the securing member may be pivotable around the longitudinal axis L when seated in the supporting portion 9b of the recess of the insertion member 2.

Figure 12 shows the suspension system having an insertion member and attachment member 5 that are identical in shape. This allows for a symmetric suspension system.

The present invention is not limited to the embodiments disclosed but may be varied and modified within the scope of the following claims. For example, instead of a central aperture 10 in the insertion member, a hook may be provided on the insertion member through which a fastening device can be received to attach the insertion member to the wall.

Claims

1. A suspension system for suspending an object to a wall comprising - a securing member (1) adapted to be attached to a surface of the object comprising a supporting element (3), and a bearing element (4), and - an insertion member (2) adapted to be attached to a wall surface comprising a body (8) and a recess (9a, 9b) adapted to receive and secure the securing member (1), characterized in that the bearing element (4) comprises an attachment element (5) positioned at an ending of the bearing element (4) opposite the supporting element (3), and the bearing element (4) has ball-shaped supporting elements (3, 3') at both ends, and both the insertion member (2) and the attachment element (5) comprise a body (8, 8') and a recess (9a, 9a', 9b, 9b') adapted to receive and secure the securing member (1), whereby the recesses are divided in a central portion (9a, 9a') positioned on a front side (F, F') of the body and adapted to receive the bearing element (4) of the securing member (1) and a supporting portion (9b, 9b') positioned at an upper side (U, U') of the body (8, 8'), in open communication with the central portion (9a, 9a') and adapted to receive the supporting element (3, 3') of the securing member.

2. The suspension system according to claim 1, wherein the bearing element (4) has a neck portion (4a, 4b).

3. The suspension system according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the central portion (9a, 9a') is adapted to receive the neck portion (4a, 4b) of the bearing element (4)

4. The suspension system according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the insertion member (2) and the attachment element (5) comprise a central aperture (10) extending from a front side (F') of the recess through a back side of the body (8, 8') and adapted to receive a fastening device.

5. The suspension system according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein a shape of the central portion (9a) and the supporting portion (9b) of the recess are substantially complementary to a shape of the supporting element (3) and the bearing element (4), respectively.

6. The suspension system according to claim 5, wherein the shape of the insertion member (2) is identical to the shape of the attachment element (5).

7. The suspension system according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the bearing element (4) comprises two parts, one screw-part and one nut-part adapted to be screwed together, such that the length of the bearing element can be adapted.