US3817394A - Article supporting device - Google Patents

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US3817394A
US3817394A US00288358A US28835872A US3817394A US 3817394 A US3817394 A US 3817394A US 00288358 A US00288358 A US 00288358A US 28835872 A US28835872 A US 28835872A US 3817394 A US3817394 A US 3817394A
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47B—TABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE
    • A47B96/00—Details of cabinets, racks or shelf units not covered by a single one of groups A47B43/00 - A47B95/00; General details of furniture
    • A47B96/06—Brackets or similar supporting means for cabinets, racks or shelves
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47B—TABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE
    • A47B57/00—Cabinets, racks or shelf units, characterised by features for adjusting shelves or partitions
    • A47B57/06—Cabinets, racks or shelf units, characterised by features for adjusting shelves or partitions with means for adjusting the height of the shelves
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47B—TABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE
    • A47B61/00—Wardrobes
    • A47B61/003—Details of garment-holders
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47B—TABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE
    • A47B96/00—Details of cabinets, racks or shelf units not covered by a single one of groups A47B43/00 - A47B95/00; General details of furniture
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47F—SPECIAL FURNITURE, FITTINGS, OR ACCESSORIES FOR SHOPS, STOREHOUSES, BARS, RESTAURANTS OR THE LIKE; PAYING COUNTERS
    • A47F5/00—Show stands, hangers, or shelves characterised by their constructional features
    • A47F5/08—Show stands, hangers, or shelves characterised by their constructional features secured to the wall, ceiling, or the like; Wall-bracket display devices
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47F—SPECIAL FURNITURE, FITTINGS, OR ACCESSORIES FOR SHOPS, STOREHOUSES, BARS, RESTAURANTS OR THE LIKE; PAYING COUNTERS
    • A47F7/00—Show stands, hangers, or shelves, adapted for particular articles or materials
    • A47F7/19—Show stands, hangers, or shelves, adapted for particular articles or materials for garments
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47G—HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT
    • A47G25/00—Household implements used in connection with wearing apparel; Dress, hat or umbrella holders
    • A47G25/02—Dress holders; Dress suspending devices; Clothes-hanger assemblies; Clothing lifters
    • A47G25/06—Clothes hooks; Clothes racks; Garment-supporting stands with swingable or extending arms
    • A47G25/0685—Collapsible clothes racks, e.g. swingable, foldable, extendible

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  • ABSTRACT An article supporting device useable for a coatrack or the like comprising a square pillar standing on a base plate, a pair of identically shaped metal members to be fixed to the square pillar in a symmetrical manner extending in either of four directions of the square pillar at a desired height, each of the metal members having a portion engaging with the pillar, flange-like bent portions at both sides of the engaging portion, and a protecting bent portion adjacent to one of the flange-like bent portions, and said portion engaging with the pillar having outward projections, at least one fixing member having holes to be engaged with the outward projections so that the fixing member is fixed to the outer surface of the engaging portion of the metal member, and a supporting member hinged to the fixing member so that the supporting member can be sustained to a horizontally extending position or to a vertically set back position.
  • This invention relates to article supporting devices, and more particularly to those adapted to be used in a room for supporting coat hangers, books, or the like.
  • a primary object of the present invention is to provide an article supporting device whereby all of the above described drawbacks of the conventional devices can be substantially eliminated.
  • Another object of the present invention is to provide an article supporting device the size, shape, and height of which can be adjusted as desired.
  • Still another object of the invention is to provide an article supporting device which can be brought into the working state by a simple depression, and can be set back to its unused state in one action so that the device does not make any nuisance in the room.
  • an article supporting device which comprises a square pillar standing up from a base plate, a pair of identically shaped metal members to be fixed to said square pillar in a symmetrical manner-extending in either of four directions of the square pillar at a desired height, each of the metal members having a portion engaging with the surface of the pillar, flange-like bent portions at both sides of the pillar-engaging portion, and a protecting bent portion contiguous to one of the flange-like bent portions, said pillar-engaging portion of the metal member further having outward projections, at least one fixing member having holes to be engaged with the outward projections of said pillar-engaging portion of the metal member so that the fixing member is thereby fixed to the outer surface of the pillar-engaging portion of the metal member, and a supporting member hinged to the fixing member so that the supporting member further provided with either hanger supporting members or book supporting members can be sustained to a horizontally extended
  • FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an article supporting device according to the present invention in a state for supporting coat hangers;
  • FIG. 2 is a perspective view of another form of the supporting device for supporting books or the like, which is in the unused state;
  • FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the article supporting device shown in FIG. 2, which is partly disassembled;
  • FIG. 4 is a plan view showing a pair of substantially identical metal members fixed on the surfaces of a square pillar;
  • FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the pair of metal members with assembling screws.
  • FIG. 6 is a plan view of a hanger supporting member hinged to a fixing member of the article supporting device of this invention.
  • FIG. 1 there is indicated a square pillar l on which are fixed in an adjustable manner a pair of metal members 2, 2 of channel shape which together form a sleeve.
  • Each of the metal members 2, 2 includes a portion 3 to be engaged with a surface of the square pillar l, flange-like bent portions 4 and 5 provided at both sides of the pillar-engaging portion 3, and a protective bent portion 6 formed contiguously to the flange-like bent portion 5.
  • outwardly offset tab projections 7 and 7 are further provided, and the pair of the metal members 2, 2 are fixed on the surfaces of the square pillar l in a symmetrical manner by means of screws 8, 8.
  • the mounting surfaces of the pillar 1 can be selected to any of the four surfaces, and by releasing the fixing screws 8, 8, the metal members 2, 2 can be displaced to any height on the pillar 1.
  • the protecting bent portion 6 of the metal member 2 is provided for protecting the screws 8, 8 as will be apparent from FIG. 4, and for this reason, the width of the bent portion 6 is determined greater than the length of the screws 8, 8.
  • screw threads are cut in the internal surfaces of holes 9, 9 bored through the flange-like bent portions 4, 4 of the pair of metal members 2 and 2.
  • the above described tab projections 7, 7 on the surface of the portion 3 are engaged with tab receiving holes l2, 12 extending through a fixing portion 11 of a fixing member or bracket 10, whereby the fixing member 10 is attached to the metal member 2.
  • the bracket is of boxlike construction having parallel walls and is preferably in the form of a short length of tubing of rectangular cross section.
  • the fixing member 10 is used for a hanger supporting member 13 as shown in FIGS. 1 and 6, bent ends 14, 14 of the hanger supporting member 13 are engaged with holes in the sides of the fixing member 10 so that the hanger supporting member 13 can be swung around the bent ends 14, 14 in a vertical direction.
  • the member 13 is of hairpin shape being distinguished by spaced, generally parallel resilient arms.
  • a plurality of hanger supporting pieces 15, 15 are provided, while on the article supporting member 13 of the example shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, a supporting plate 16 adapted to support books or the like is provided.
  • a horizontal bar 17 is provided through the fixing portion 11 of the fixing member 10, providing fixed supporting stops so that the article sup porting member 13 is thereby held to its working horizontally extending position.
  • the article supporting member 13 is set back to its vertical position as shown in FIG. 2.
  • further detent projections 18, 18 are provided on the fixing portion 11 of the fixing member at suitable positions above the holes engaging with the bent ends, 14, 14 of the article supporting member 13, whereby when the article supporting member 13 is urged upward, both legs of the member 13 are forced outwardly by means of the projections l8, l8 and held to the vertically elected state resting on the projections l8, 18.
  • the metal members 2, 2 can be fixed to any of four surfaces of the square pillar 1, and the height of the fixed position may also be adjusted as desired by means of the screws 8, 8.
  • the article supporting device according to the present invention can support coat hangers, books, or the like in a suitable manner in the room, and when it is not used, the supporting member 13 can be swung back to its inactive position in one action by simply pressing the supporting member 13 upwardly.
  • the metal members 2, 2 and fixing member 10 can be used commonly for the above described examples of the application, that is, for supporting coat hangers or books and the like, whereby the cost of the supporting device can be substantially decreased.
  • the above described protecting portion 6 having a width broader than the length of the screws 8, 8, allows to protect coats or else from being caught by the screws 8, 8 and damaged.
  • An article supporting device comprising a square pillar supported in a vertical position, a pair of identically shaped metal members fixed on said square pillar in a symmetrical manner on two faces of the square pillar at a desired height, each of the metal members having a portion engaging with the adjacent surface of the pillar, flange-like bent portions provided at both sides of said pillar-engaging portion, and a protecting bent portion contiguous to one of the flange-like bent portions, fastening means extending through said flangelike bent portion securing said metal members together in clamped relation upon said pillar, said pillar engaging portion of the metal member further having outwardly projected portions and extending essentially normal thereto, said protecting bent portions overlying exposed ends of the fastening means, at least one fix'ing member having holes to be engaged with said outwardly projected portions of he metal members thereby to fix the fixing member to the outward surface of the pillar-engaging portion of the metal member, and an article supporting member pivotally hinged to the fixing member so that the article supporting

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US5054220A (en) * 1988-11-25 1991-10-08 Warner-Lambert Company Product identification system
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US6708832B1 (en) * 2000-10-23 2004-03-23 Shawn Hannon Device for hanging objects on a vertical support
US6715725B2 (en) * 2002-03-07 2004-04-06 Robert S. Chipka Railing spindle bracket and mounting method
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US20110163213A1 (en) * 2010-01-05 2011-07-07 Jeffery Borowiak Mailbox mounting system
US8555603B1 (en) 2011-09-29 2013-10-15 Andrew Perry Pole top extension
US9149023B2 (en) 2008-01-24 2015-10-06 Kenneth S. Davis Pole top extension accessories and methods of using same
USD755615S1 (en) 2015-01-13 2016-05-10 Target Brands, Inc. Wall bracket
USD760065S1 (en) 2015-01-13 2016-06-28 Target Brands, Inc. Support bracket
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US4002001A (en) * 1975-02-24 1977-01-11 Uydess Samuel B Wall stud for securing plasterboard
US4057147A (en) * 1975-03-26 1977-11-08 Pfp-Anstalt Fuer Produkt-Entwicklung Und Verwertung Apparatus for suspending goods for display
US5054220A (en) * 1988-11-25 1991-10-08 Warner-Lambert Company Product identification system
US5360191A (en) * 1992-09-29 1994-11-01 Carson Randy N Bannister attachment especially adapted for facilitating the mounting of a child safety gate
US5388709A (en) * 1993-12-30 1995-02-14 Adams; Thomas F. Garden equipment support rack
US5667188A (en) * 1994-05-31 1997-09-16 Garden Light, S.R.L. Mounting structure for lamps, street lamps and similar devices
US5626317A (en) * 1995-06-26 1997-05-06 Altman; William R. Replacement mailbox post
US5661946A (en) * 1996-04-09 1997-09-02 Davis; Kenneth Pole top extension
US6308926B1 (en) * 1999-10-19 2001-10-30 Royal Capital Stamping & Tooling Ltd. Ground embedding post holder with adjustable bracket
US6708832B1 (en) * 2000-10-23 2004-03-23 Shawn Hannon Device for hanging objects on a vertical support
US20030132355A1 (en) * 2001-12-18 2003-07-17 Denton William K. Adjustable hanger for mounting on a post
US6715725B2 (en) * 2002-03-07 2004-04-06 Robert S. Chipka Railing spindle bracket and mounting method
US20060197000A1 (en) * 2002-11-26 2006-09-07 Michael Meltzer System and clamp for supporting articles
US20060201060A1 (en) * 2005-03-09 2006-09-14 Jerry Warman System for attaching objects to vertically elongated structures
US20070039904A1 (en) * 2005-08-18 2007-02-22 Electrolux Home Products, Inc. Brackets for supporting article holders
US20080093519A1 (en) * 2006-10-18 2008-04-24 Olson Steven P Hanger apparatus
US8893662B2 (en) 2008-01-24 2014-11-25 Kenneth S. Davis Raptor perch apparatus and system
US20090188437A1 (en) * 2008-01-24 2009-07-30 Davis Kenneth S Raptor perch apparatus and system
US9149023B2 (en) 2008-01-24 2015-10-06 Kenneth S. Davis Pole top extension accessories and methods of using same
US20110163213A1 (en) * 2010-01-05 2011-07-07 Jeffery Borowiak Mailbox mounting system
US8555603B1 (en) 2011-09-29 2013-10-15 Andrew Perry Pole top extension
US20160201844A1 (en) * 2015-01-09 2016-07-14 Nth Tech Corporation Garage door ladder storage devices and methods thereof
US9915096B2 (en) * 2015-01-09 2018-03-13 Nth Tech Corporation Garage door ladder storage devices and methods thereof
USD755615S1 (en) 2015-01-13 2016-05-10 Target Brands, Inc. Wall bracket
USD760065S1 (en) 2015-01-13 2016-06-28 Target Brands, Inc. Support bracket
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