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- This invention relates generally to the field of decorative walls, and, more particularly, to decorative walls used to shield devices from view while enhancing aesthetics.
- the invention is a semipermanent, wall structure which shields from public view equipment such as trash disposal containers, pool equipment and the like.
- the invention is a decorative, removable and ornamental wall which greatly enhances the esthetic appearance by hiding the equipment and for minimal cost increases the value of the property on which it stands.
- FIG. 1 is a top and front side perspective view of a wall used in the present invention to hide a garbage can;
- FIG. 2 is a front view of the wall of the embodiment of FIG. 1 with spikes used to mount said wall in the ground shown in shadow;
- FIG. 3 is a side view of the wall of the embodiment of FIG. 1 with spikes used to mount said wall in the ground shown in shadow;
- FIG. 4 is a top and front side perspective view view of an alternate embodiment of a wall used in the present invention to hide a garbage can with the mounting structure used to mount said wall in the ground shown in shadow;
- FIG. 5 is a front view of the wall of the embodiment of FIG. 4 with the mounting structure used to mount said wall in the ground shown in shadow;
- FIG. 6 is a side view of the wall of the embodiment of FIG. 4 with the mounting structure used to mount said wall in the ground shown in shadow;
- FIG. 7 is a partial cut away front view of an alternate mounting sleeve for the present invention.
- FIG. 8 is a side view of an alternate mounting sleeve (in shadow) for the present invention.
- FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the mounting sleeve
- FIG. 10 is a side cross sectional view showing the mount of the wall in the ground
- FIG. 11 is a front view of an alternate mounting structure in a wall shown in shadow;
- FIG. 12 is a side view of the alternate mounting structure of FIG. 11 in a wall shown in shadow;
- FIG. 13 is a front view of still another alternate mounting structure in a wall shown in shadow.
- FIG. 14 is a side view of the alternate mounting structure of FIG. 13 shown in shadow.
- FIGS. 1-3 disclose combinations of features which constitute the components of one embodiment of a decorative wall 10 of the present invention used to hide or screen equipment 11 .
- Decorative wall 10 comprises a wall 12 having a mounting mechanism 14 which removably erects wall 12 on a surface 15 , generally the ground.
- mounting mechanism 14 comprises a pair of spikes 16 having a wall portion 18 contained within wall 12 and a spike portion 20 extending downwardly from wall 12 . Spike portions 20 are driven into the ground to support decorative wall 10 in an upright position.
- Equipment 11 in the illustrated embodiments is a trash disposal container.
- equipment includes, but is not limited to, trash receptacles, pool equipment, air conditioning/heating equipment, commercial service entrance equipment, telephone or television equipment boxes or other exterior/interior equipment or appliances and the like.
- decorative wall 10 further includes a flat surface 22 having indicia or images 24 imprinted thereon.
- indicia or images 24 comprise a desert scene.
- Those skilled in the art will recognize that many other scenes are possible for indicia or images 24 , including, but not limited to, seasonal themes such as Christmas, New Years, Halloween, Fourth of July, family scenes, sports themes, house numbers, business logos or any other such depictions.
- FIGS. 4-6 illustrate an alternate embodiment of mounting mechanism 14 which comprises a pair of vertical posts 26 contained within wall 12 .
- a pair of vertical posts 26 contained within wall 12 .
- Each vertical post 26 slidably receives a corresponding channel piece 32 which extends from a tray 35 .
- Tray 35 is buried under surface 15 whereby the top of tray 35 is coplanar with surface 15 .
- Tray 35 is generally filled with a cementitious material 42 to anchor same in place.
- each channel piece 32 comprises a square bracket 37 sized to snugly receive vertical post 26 therewithin.
- square bracket 37 and vertical posts 26 are made from square tubing.
- an L-shaped bracket 36 is mounted having a vertical leg 38 affixed to a corresponding side of square bracket 37 and a horizontal leg 40 affixed to the bottom of tray 35 .
- a portion of square bracket 37 extends above ground 15 thereby allowing vertical post 26 to be slidably received therewithin.
- vertical post 26 is permanently mounted within square bracket 37 and extends above ground to be slidably received within channels 48 discussed below.
- a pair of horizontal beams 46 are contained within wall 12 to which vertical posts 26 are mounted.
- beams 46 and vertical posts 26 comprise steel and are mounted to each other via welding.
- the cited example is for exemplary purposes only and not meant to limit the scope of the present invention to the particular embodiment disclosed herein.
- FIGS. 7 and 8 disclose another embodiment in which vertical posts 26 are permanently mounted to channel pieces 34 .
- vertical posts 26 are contained within tray 35 and extend upwardly therefrom.
- Vertical posts 26 are received within corresponding channels 48 extending from the bottom of wall 12 upwardly therein.
- wall 12 is positioned whereby vertical posts 26 are aligned with channels 48 and slidably received therewithin. The weight of wall 12 prevents movement of same vertically while channels 48 in combination with vertical posts 26 prevent horizontal movement.
- FIGS. 11 and 12 show an alternate embodiment wherein an inverted U-shaped tubing 50 is contained within wall 12 .
- U-shaped tubing 50 includes a base 52 and two legs 54 extending downwardly from said base. The distal ends of each leg 54 are coplanar with the bottom of wall 12 and are adapted to slidably receive two corresponding legs 56 extending upwardly from two footings 58 . Footings 58 are similar to tray 35 but do not extend the length of wall 12 .
- FIGS. 13 and 14 show still another embodiment wherein vertical posts 26 extend upwardly from footings 58 .
- vertical posts 26 are mounted to mounting brackets 62 positioned on one exterior side of walll 2 , preferably the side facing away from the street.
- Vertical posts 26 can simply be slidably received within mounting brackets 62 , or more strongly affixed via screws or nuts and bolts as desired.
- decorative wall 10 is positioned to block the view of passing persons of equipment the user desires to hide.
- Indicia or images 24 are positioned on the outer wall of the decorative wall to provide an aesthetically pleasing view to the passing persons.
- the removable feature allows the user to change the indicia or images as desired. For example, the user can use themed images to augment Halloween, Thanksgiving or Christmas decorations as desired.
Abstract
A decorative wall is disclosed which hides residential equipment. The decorative wall comprises a wall having a mounting mechanism which removably erects the wall on a surface, the wall having a flat surface having indicia or images imprinted thereon.
Description
- This application is a divisional of copending application Ser. No. 10/158,286 filed May 30, 2002.
- This invention relates generally to the field of decorative walls, and, more particularly, to decorative walls used to shield devices from view while enhancing aesthetics.
- The invention is a semipermanent, wall structure which shields from public view equipment such as trash disposal containers, pool equipment and the like. The invention is a decorative, removable and ornamental wall which greatly enhances the esthetic appearance by hiding the equipment and for minimal cost increases the value of the property on which it stands.
- It is an object of the invention to provide a removable modular wall used to shield from public view such unsightly equipment as trash receptacles, pool equipment, air conditioning/heating equipment, commercial service entrance equipment, telephone or television equipment boxes or other exterior/interior equipment or appliances and the like.
- Further objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent as the following description proceeds and the features of novelty which characterize this invention will be pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this specification.
- The present invention may be more readily described by reference to the accompanying drawings in which:
- FIG. 1 is a top and front side perspective view of a wall used in the present invention to hide a garbage can;
- FIG. 2 is a front view of the wall of the embodiment of FIG. 1 with spikes used to mount said wall in the ground shown in shadow;
- FIG. 3 is a side view of the wall of the embodiment of FIG. 1 with spikes used to mount said wall in the ground shown in shadow;
- FIG. 4 is a top and front side perspective view view of an alternate embodiment of a wall used in the present invention to hide a garbage can with the mounting structure used to mount said wall in the ground shown in shadow;
- FIG. 5 is a front view of the wall of the embodiment of FIG. 4 with the mounting structure used to mount said wall in the ground shown in shadow;
- FIG. 6 is a side view of the wall of the embodiment of FIG. 4 with the mounting structure used to mount said wall in the ground shown in shadow;
- FIG. 7 is a partial cut away front view of an alternate mounting sleeve for the present invention;
- FIG. 8 is a side view of an alternate mounting sleeve (in shadow) for the present invention;
- FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the mounting sleeve;
- FIG. 10 is a side cross sectional view showing the mount of the wall in the ground;
- FIG. 11 is a front view of an alternate mounting structure in a wall shown in shadow;
- FIG. 12 is a side view of the alternate mounting structure of FIG. 11 in a wall shown in shadow;
- FIG. 13 is a front view of still another alternate mounting structure in a wall shown in shadow; and
- FIG. 14 is a side view of the alternate mounting structure of FIG. 13 shown in shadow.
- Referring more particularly to the drawings by characters of reference, FIGS. 1-3 disclose combinations of features which constitute the components of one embodiment of a
decorative wall 10 of the present invention used to hide orscreen equipment 11.Decorative wall 10 comprises awall 12 having amounting mechanism 14 which removably erectswall 12 on asurface 15, generally the ground. In the embodiment of FIGS. 1-3,mounting mechanism 14 comprises a pair ofspikes 16 having awall portion 18 contained withinwall 12 and aspike portion 20 extending downwardly fromwall 12.Spike portions 20 are driven into the ground to supportdecorative wall 10 in an upright position. -
Equipment 11 in the illustrated embodiments is a trash disposal container. However, those skilled in the art will recognize that term equipment includes, but is not limited to, trash receptacles, pool equipment, air conditioning/heating equipment, commercial service entrance equipment, telephone or television equipment boxes or other exterior/interior equipment or appliances and the like. - In the preferred embodiment,
decorative wall 10 further includes aflat surface 22 having indicia orimages 24 imprinted thereon. In the illustrated embodiments of FIGS. 1-2, indicia orimages 24 comprise a desert scene. Those skilled in the art will recognize that many other scenes are possible for indicia orimages 24, including, but not limited to, seasonal themes such as Christmas, New Years, Halloween, Fourth of July, family scenes, sports themes, house numbers, business logos or any other such depictions. - FIGS. 4-6 illustrate an alternate embodiment of
mounting mechanism 14 which comprises a pair ofvertical posts 26 contained withinwall 12. Those skilled in the art will recognize that the use of square tubing is for exemplary purposes and that other shapes, for example, round tubing, are suitable for use. Eachvertical post 26 slidably receives acorresponding channel piece 32 which extends from atray 35.Tray 35, in turn, is buried undersurface 15 whereby the top oftray 35 is coplanar withsurface 15.Tray 35 is generally filled with acementitious material 42 to anchor same in place. - As best seen in FIG. 9, each
channel piece 32 comprises asquare bracket 37 sized to snugly receivevertical post 26 therewithin. For purposes of illustration and not to limit the invention to the illustrated embodiment,square bracket 37 andvertical posts 26 are made from square tubing. On each of the four sides ofbracket 37, an L-shaped bracket 36 is mounted having avertical leg 38 affixed to a corresponding side ofsquare bracket 37 and ahorizontal leg 40 affixed to the bottom oftray 35. In some embodiments, a portion ofsquare bracket 37 extends aboveground 15 thereby allowingvertical post 26 to be slidably received therewithin. In other embodiments,vertical post 26 is permanently mounted withinsquare bracket 37 and extends above ground to be slidably received withinchannels 48 discussed below. - In one embodiment best seen in FIGS. 4-6, a pair of
horizontal beams 46 are contained withinwall 12 to whichvertical posts 26 are mounted. In one embodiment,beams 46 andvertical posts 26 comprise steel and are mounted to each other via welding. However, those skilled in the art will recognize that the cited example is for exemplary purposes only and not meant to limit the scope of the present invention to the particular embodiment disclosed herein. - FIGS. 7 and 8 disclose another embodiment in which
vertical posts 26 are permanently mounted to channel pieces 34. In this embodiment,vertical posts 26 are contained withintray 35 and extend upwardly therefrom.Vertical posts 26 are received withincorresponding channels 48 extending from the bottom ofwall 12 upwardly therein. In the embodiments of FIGS. 7 and 8,wall 12 is positioned wherebyvertical posts 26 are aligned withchannels 48 and slidably received therewithin. The weight ofwall 12 prevents movement of same vertically whilechannels 48 in combination withvertical posts 26 prevent horizontal movement. - FIGS. 11 and 12 show an alternate embodiment wherein an inverted
U-shaped tubing 50 is contained withinwall 12. U-shapedtubing 50 includes abase 52 and twolegs 54 extending downwardly from said base. The distal ends of eachleg 54 are coplanar with the bottom ofwall 12 and are adapted to slidably receive twocorresponding legs 56 extending upwardly from twofootings 58.Footings 58 are similar to tray 35 but do not extend the length ofwall 12. - FIGS. 13 and 14 show still another embodiment wherein
vertical posts 26 extend upwardly fromfootings 58. In addition to the use offootings 58 instead oftray 35,vertical posts 26 are mounted to mountingbrackets 62 positioned on one exterior side of walll 2, preferably the side facing away from the street.Vertical posts 26 can simply be slidably received withinmounting brackets 62, or more strongly affixed via screws or nuts and bolts as desired. - In use,
decorative wall 10 is positioned to block the view of passing persons of equipment the user desires to hide. Indicia orimages 24 are positioned on the outer wall of the decorative wall to provide an aesthetically pleasing view to the passing persons. In addition, the removable feature allows the user to change the indicia or images as desired. For example, the user can use themed images to augment Halloween, Thanksgiving or Christmas decorations as desired. - Although only certain embodiments have been illustrated and described, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications may be made therein without departing from the spirit of the invention or from the scope of the appended claims.
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1. A decorative wall for hiding residential equipment comprises a wall having a mounting mechanism which removably erects the wall on a surface, the mounting mechanism comprising a pair of spikes, each spike having a wall portion contained within the wall and a spike portion extending downwardly from the wall, the spike portions being adapted to be driven into the surface to support the wall in an upright position, the wall having a flat surface having indicia or images imprinted thereon.
2. A decorative wall for hiding residential equipment comprises a wall having a mounting mechanism which removably erects the wall on a surface, the mounting mechanism comprising an inverted U-shaped tube contained within the wall, the inverted U-shaped tubing including a base and two legs extending downwardly from said base, the distal ends of the two legs coplanar with the bottom of the wall, the distal ends of the two legs being positioned and adapted to slidably receive two corresponding leg receiving channels mounted in and extending upwardly from two corresponding footings, the wall having a flat surface having indicia or images imprinted thereon.
3. A decorative wall for hiding residential equipment comprises a wall having a mounting mechanism which removably erects the wall on a surface, the mounting mechanism comprising two or more vertical posts extend upwardly from two or more footings, wall having a plurality of mounting brackets positioned on the exterior of the wall, the plurality of mounting brackets positioned to receive the upwardly extending portion of each of the two or more vertical posts, the wall having a flat surface having indicia or images imprinted thereon.
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