US2568147A

US2568147A - Wall mounted shelf structure

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Publication number: US2568147A
Application number: US94700A
Authority: US
Inventors: Louis E Fulton
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1949-05-21
Filing date: 1949-05-21
Publication date: 1951-09-18
Anticipated expiration: 1968-09-18

Description

Sept. 18, 1951 L E; FULTON 2,568,147

WALL MOUNTED SHELF STRUCTURE Filed May 21, 1949 ATTORNEY Patented Sept. 18, 1951 Stdt? UNITEDr STATES PATENT OFFICE 2,568,147 WALL MOUNTED SHELE` STRUCTURE Louis E. Fulton, Houston, ex. Application May 2.1, 1949, Serial No. 94,700

3 claims. (ol. S12-245') This invention relates to an improved .form of shelf structure and particularly to a telephone supporting shelf attachable to a building wall or the like.

The principal Vobjects of this invention are to provide a removable telephone shelf or support bracket which may be readily attached to a build ing wall at any convenient location; which eliminates the need for a permanent wall receptacle commonly required in most buildings, .or of a special stand which occupies otherwise useful floor space; which is of relatively simple and l0wcost construction; and-'Which is attractive inappearance.

Other and more specific objects. and advantages of. this invention will becomeV more readily apparentifrom the following detailed description when read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings which illustrate one useful embodiment in accordance with this invention.

In the drawings:

Fig. l is a view locking upwardly toward the bottom of a shelf .structure in accordance with this invention, some of the parts being broken away for purposes of better illustration;

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view taken along line 2-2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a transverse cross-sectional view taken along line 3 3 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is a front-end elevational view of the shelf curved to conform with their generally angular configuration-` Side members lf2- l2 and face plate I3 may be molded in the form of a unitary structure from conventional thermo-setting plastic material to form a hollow shell-like bracing piece, as illustrated, having theseveral edgesand angles thereof smoothly rounded and curved to provide an attractive appearance, as illustrated. The bracing piece will thus have an inner vertically extending edge I4 adapted to fit snugly against a supporting Wall W, to which the struc- 2 ture is to be attached, and an upper generally horizontal .edge .l5 on which platform l0 is supported. The latter is made `somewhat wider than bracing piece Il so that when suitably centered thereon, the side edges of the platform overhang the opposite sides of the bracing piece. A pair of flanges l B-I 5 depend from the side edges of platform l parallel to and spaced outwardly from side `members lll- 42. d A second pair of flanges l 'l-I 'l ,depend from the lower face of platform l0 and are inwardly spaced from and parallel to flanges lli-I6. Flanges I'l-l'l arepositioned on the lower face of platform .l E) to be in registration with the horizontal upper edges of side members l2-l2 and are adapted to be suitably connected thereto as by gluing or by any vother suitable fastening means.A The spaces between adjacent anges I and Il form guide channels {f8-IB. the forward ends of which are yclosed lovendpieces -I 9-4 9 extending between the forward ends ofthe adjacent flanges l and ll. The'inner ends of channels Ill-.il are open, flanges l being made slightly Vshorter than flanges l5 which extend to the rearward end of platform IE] and are made substantially flush with this end of the latter and with vertical edge i4 of the bracing piece. Extending inwardly from the inner ends of flanges 16 and `generally parallel to the inner endof platform vlll -area .pair of depending stop members 251-20 which extend partly across the respective channels lil- 48. The upper face of platform Ill is provided with an upwardly extended rim 2l which extends along the .side edges and across the forward end thereof to provide ,an enclosed-.area ,of the same .general shape as platform l ll to receive a telephone `base or `otherobject which it may be desired to place thereon. Rim 2l thus serves Vas a guard to prevent the object from Vsliding olf the platform. Platform I 0, including flanges` i6 and ll, end` pieces I9, and rim 2|, is preferably .constructed ofv ther-mosetting plastic, generally identical to that fromwhich bracing piece H Visconstructed, and is molded into a one'- piece :uni-tary structure, forming a `sub-assembly which can be connected to bracing piece Il by joining flanges il tothe upper horizontal-edges of side members I2|2, as previously mentioned. The space between flanges l'I-l'l and beneath platform l'llis .designed to form a generally rectangular receptacle 22 adapted to receive a correspondingly shaped drawer 23 which isfinsertible through the forward end of receptacle 22 and is slidable inwardly and outwardly therefrom. The upper horizontal edges of side members I2-I 2 are laterally inwardly thickened, as at 24-24 to form fhighly utilitarian, attractive 3 rails on whih drawer 23 is supported irl its sliding movement, A depending stop member 25 extends from beneath platform l between the inner ends of anges l1 to form an inner stop for drawer 23.

A generally U-shaped bracket, indicated generally by the numeral 26, constructed of fiat strip metal, has parallel arm members 21-21 connected by a base piece 28. Bracket 26 is adapted to be connected to wall W by means of screws 29 or other suitable fastening means, which extend through suitable holes in base piece 28 into the wall. The corners formed by the juncture of arm members 21 with base piece 28 are inwardly indented to form recesses 30--30 for reception of stop members 2li- 20, as will be described hereinafter. The medial portions of the end of platform l0 and the lower end of bracing piece Il are provided with vertically aligned notches 3| and 32, respectively, in which a wire, such as a telephone cord. may be enclosed when the structure is placed against wall W.

To mount the structure on wall W, bracket 26 is fastened thereto by driving screws 29 through `base piece 28, arms 21 thus being caused to extend outwardly from wall W. The shelf structure, in fully assembled form, will then be installed on bracket 26 by inserting the extended ends of arms 21 into the open inner ends of guide channels I8. In this stage of mounting the shelf structure will be slightly elevated relative to arms 21, so that stops 20 will be slightly above the upper edges of arms 21, as illustrated in Fig. 5. It will be understood that the vertical dimension of arms 21 will be less than the vertical dimension of channels I8 to permit elevation of the shelf structure relative to arms 21 sufficient for accomplishing this operation. In this position, the shelf structure will be moved inwardly along arms 21 until the inner end of the structure comes up against wall W and stops 20 are in vertical registration with recesses 30. Thereupon the shelf structure will be allowed to drop down suciently to cause stops 20 to enter recesses 30, thereby locking the shelf structure to the bracket. The platform will now rest firmly on the upper edge of bracket 2E and will be locked against forward movement relative thereto, while bracing piece Il will be in firm contact with the face of wall W and by its angular construction and connection to platform ID, will serve to effectively brace the latter for the support -of any object which may be placed thereon.

To remove the shelf structure, it is only necessary to again raise the shelf structure relative to bracket 26 to allow stops 20 to clear recesses 30. The structure may then be drawn forwardly off of arms 21. Bracket 26 may now be removed "from the wall and transferred to another location whereupon the shelf structure may be again installed thereon in the manner described.

It will be seen that in accordance with this invention a shelf structure is provided which is in appearance. which is readily movable from place to place and may be installed at any convenient location in a residence or oiiice. While designed particularly for use as a telephone stand, it will, of course, serve to support other objects from a room wall.

It win be understood that various modifietions and changes may be made in the details of the illustrative embodiment within the spirit of this invention but without departing from the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A shelf structure of the class described, comprising, a platform portion, an angular bracing piece for bracing the platform from a supporting wall, a pair of laterally spaced channels formed beneath said platform portion and extending longitudinally adjacent each side thereof and opening to the rear of said platform portion, a pair of stop members depending from the rearward end of said platform portion into said channels, and a generally U-shaped bracket having its arms spaced for insertion into said channels and its base portion attachable to said supporting wall, said arms having inwardly extending recesses therein for reception of said stop members to lock said structure to said bracket.

2. A shelf structure of the class described, comprising, a platform portion, an angular bracing piece for bracing said platform portion from a supporting wall, pairs of spaced parallel flanges depending from said platform portion and extending longitudinally along each side thereof to form a pair of longitudinal channels opening to the rear of said platform portion, a pair of stop members depending from the rearward end of said platform portion into said channels, and a generally U-shaped bracket having its arms spaced for insertion into said channels and its base portion attachable to said supporting wall, said arms having inwardly extending recesses therein for reception of said stop members to lock said structure to said bracket.

3. A shelf structure of the class described, comprising, a platform portion, an angular bracing piece for bracing said platform portion from a supporting wall, pairs of spaced parallel anges depending from said platform portion and extending longitudinally along each side thereof to form a pair of longitudinal channels opening to the rear of said platform portion, said pairs of flanges being spaced apart to form a receptacle opening forwardly beneath said platform portion, a pair of stop members depending from the rearward end of said platform portion into said channels, a generally U-shaped bracket having its arms spaced for insertion into said channels and its base portion attachable to said supporting wall, said arms having inwardly extending recesses therein for reception of said stop mem'- bers to lock said structure to said bracket, and a drawer slidably disposed in said receptacle for slidable movement inwardly and outwardly thereof.

LOUIS E. FULTON.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 944,212 Rogers Dec. 21, 1909 2,080,038 Frederickson May 11, 1937 2,258,057 Johnson Oct. '1, 1941