WO2013082664A1 - A support element or bracket - Google Patents
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- WO2013082664A1 WO2013082664A1 PCT/AU2012/001492 AU2012001492W WO2013082664A1 WO 2013082664 A1 WO2013082664 A1 WO 2013082664A1 AU 2012001492 W AU2012001492 W AU 2012001492W WO 2013082664 A1 WO2013082664 A1 WO 2013082664A1
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- bracket
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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
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
- F16B—DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS OR MACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS, CLIPS OR WEDGES; JOINTS OR JOINTING
- F16B2/00—Friction-grip releasable fastenings
- F16B2/02—Clamps, i.e. with gripping action effected by positive means other than the inherent resistance to deformation of the material of the fastening
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- the present invention relates to improvements to support elements or brackets, such as those described in WO201 1 /109868, the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.
- brackets and support elements of WO201 1 /1 09868 provide a bracket and support system. It is in respect of these types of brackets and support elements that the following improvements relate.
- the present invention provides a support element or bracket adapted to be mountable to a load bearing structure, a receiving portion able to receive at least part of a structural element to be mounted to the load bearing structure and a removable portion, wherein the removable portion forms part of the receiving portion.
- the removable portion can be attached to the support element by at least one fixing means.
- the removable portion can include apertures adapted to receive the at least one fixing means.
- the at least one fixing means can threadingly attach to the support element.
- the support element can also include means to translate the part of the structural element vertically relative to the support element.
- the support element can also include means to translate the part of a structural element horizontally relative to the support element.
- the removable portion can include an interlocking formation adapted to engage with a mating formation in the support element or bracket in use, [01 1 ]
- the interlocking formation and mating formation can be in the form of one of the following: a dovetail formation; a formation which is T-shaped in cross section; an undercut interlocking formation.
- the support element or bracket can include apertures adapted to receive fixing means to fix the support element or bracket to the load bearing panel.
- the support element or bracket can include a hanging arm or hook means adapted to be mounted to said load bearing structure.
- the fixing means can be engaged with the load bearing panel from the rear of the load bearing panel.
- Figure 1 is a perspective view of the support element or bracket
- Figure 2 is a perspective view of the removable end of the bracket of Figure 1 ;
- Figure 3 is a side view of the bracket of Figure ;
- Figure 4 is a side view of the removable end of the bracket of Figure 1 ;
- Figure 5 is a perspective view of another support element or bracket
- Figure 6 is a perspective view of another support element or bracket
- Figure 7 is a perspective view of a further support element or bracket
- Figure 8 is a side view of a loaded support element or bracket
- Figure 9 is a perspective view of a further support element or bracket
- Figure 0 is a perspective view of a further support element or bracket
- Figure 1 1 is a perspective view of a bracket similar to that of figure 7, except that the dovetail portion is replaced by a T-shaped portion
- Figure 12 is a cross sectional side view of the assembled bracket illustrated in figure 7;
- Figure 13 is a cross sectional side view though the bracket base portion of figure
- Figure 14 is a cross sectional side view through the removable end portion of the bracket assembly of figure 12;
- Figure 15 is a cross sectional view of an assembly similar to that of Figure 8 utilising the bracket of figures 1 1 to 14.
- Figures 1 to 4 illustrate a support elements or bracket 1 for supporting a variety of structures that can be retained in the recess 7 either by a protruding surface of the structure or by a tube, or member (such as item 72 in Figure 8) attached or attachable to the structure.
- the structures can be drawers, cupboards, chairs, stool vanities, wall units, stereo units, fire places, stair treads or a variety of other structures.
- the support element or bracket 1 includes a hanging arm 3 and a locking element 5 that engages a load bearing panel in conjunction with the rear support wall 6.
- the hanging arm 3 and locking element 5 can have their load bearing panel contacting surfaces roughened by any appropriate means, such as abrasion, surface treatment, moulding or fabrication techniques or knurling so that the frictional force between the hanging arm 3 and or locking element 5 and the load bearing panel is increased which assists to fasten the support element or bracket 1 more securely to the load bearing panel.
- the load bearing panel must have a width less than or equal to the distance of the space 33 between the locking arm 5 and the rear support wall 6.
- the support elements or bracket 1 includes a removable portion or end 2.
- the recess 7 of the support elements or bracket 1 includes a rear recess wall 4, base recess surface 9 and end wall 1 1 , which retain the structure to be supported in the recess 7.
- the support elements or bracket 1 can include a lifting screw 15 and a locking screw 17 to move the position of a structure in the recess 7 in both the horizontal and vertical direction.
- the removable portion or end 2 includes end wall 1 1 and an attachment portion
- the attachment portion 13 includes apertures 14 through which screws 34 pass into base recess surface 9.
- the screw shaft 36 engages base 9 with a screw action so that the removable portion or end 2 is removably secured to the support elements or bracket 1.
- the lifting screw 1 5 includes a lifting head 25, shaft 21 and adjustment head 23.
- the locking screw 17 includes a positioning head 31 , shaft 27 and movement head 29.
- the shaft 21 of lifting screw 15 passes through the bottom of the base recess surface 9 and the shaft 27 of locking screw 17 passes through the end wall 1 1 of the removable portion or end 2.
- the lifting and locking screws 1 5 and 17 can be adjusted using a screwing action.
- base recess surface 9 and end wall 1 1 are illustrated as including a channel with a base 10 within which the lifting head 25 and positioning head 31 are located, it will be readily understood that in place of a channel, an aperture, the size of the adjustment head 25 and positioning head 31 can be placed in the base recess surface 9 and the end wall 1 1 .
- Figures 5 and 6 illustrate a support element or bracket similar to that of Figures 1 to 4 with the addition of the attachment portion 13 including a interlocking formation, in this case a vertical dovetail joint tail 54 that engages with a mating formation, in this case socket 56 in the base recess surface 9 to form a dovetail joint.
- the attachment portion 13 of the removable portion or end 2 is engaged with the base recess surface 9 the tail 54 and socket 56 further strengthens the join.
- This allows one screw 44, passing through aperture 24 screwing into a hole which is not illustrated in base recess surface 9 to fix the different parts together restraining vertical movement, rather than two screws as shown in Figures 1 to 4.
- the vertical dovetail joint will stop the removable portion or end being removed horizontally.
- Figure 7 illustrates a support element or bracket similar to that of Figures 5 and 6 where the dovetail joint is arranged horizontally with horizontal tail 64 and horizontal socket 66.
- the dovetail joint is arranged horizontally with horizontal tail 64 and horizontal socket 66.
- vertical movement of the removable portion or end 2 is restrained when the dovetail joint is engaged allowing only horizontal movement of the removable portion or end 2.
- two screws 34 are used to screw into two holes 68 (only one illustrated).
- the screws 34 also assist to prevent relative horizontal movement between the respective dovetail formations 64 and 66, in addition to providing a means to prevent the longitudinal separation of the base and end 2, to resist the forces which result when assembling with a structure 74 and member 72 as illustrated in figure 8.
- Figures 5 to 7 illustrate the removable portion or end 2 having the tail
- FIG. 5 and 6 illustrate one screw 44 and Figures 1 to 4 and 7 illustrate 2 screws 34
- any number of screws can be used to fasten the removable portion or end 2 in place.
- the screws 34 or 44 in the embodiments of Figures 5 to 7 pins can be used in place of screws 34 or 44 that resist shear forces applied to the removable portion or end 2
- the locking screw 17 through positioning head 31 screwing against tube 72 (as seen in Figure 8) or a protrusion on a mounted structure applies forces to the dovetail joint to fix it in position.
- Figures 5 to 7 illustrate a dovetail joint it is readily apparent that any alternative locking means can be used such as a bolted mortise and tenon, a biscuit joint, a dado joint, a dowelling system, a tongue and groove joint or other means where a locking shape is used to hold the removable portion or end 2 in place.
- a bolted mortise and tenon such as a biscuit joint, a dado joint, a dowelling system, a tongue and groove joint or other means where a locking shape is used to hold the removable portion or end 2 in place.
- Figure 8 illustrates a support element or bracket 1 as illustrated in any of Figures
- I I is provided to the underside of the structure 74, to allow vertical movement of end 2, relative to the rest of the bracket 1 . If the embodiment of Figures 1 to 3 were used and the vertically oriented dovetail parts 54 and 56 were not used, then such clearance would not required, as the loosening of the end bolts 34 will mean end 2 will simply move or fall away.
- Figure 9 illustrates a support element or bracket 1 as illustrated in Figure 7 including additional fixing apertures 42, 46 and 44.
- Apertures 46 and 42 can be used to receive a screw or bolt that screws or bolts with the load bearing panel 26 so that hanging arm 3 and locking element 5 are not needed to fix the support element or bracket 1 , the load bearing panel 26 needs only to be supported by the rear support wall 6 adjacent at least one of the aperture 42, 44 or 46.
- Aperture 44 is located in an extended section 45 of rear support wall 6 and is used to receive a screw or bolt for engagement with load bearing panel 26.
- aperture 44 When aperture 44 is used with a screw or bolt to fix the support bracket 1 in place in conjunction with hanging arm 3, locking element 5 and rear support wall 6 or with apertures 42 and or 46, support element or bracket 1 is further reinforced against movement when force is applied transverse to the longitudinal axis of the support bracket.
- Apertures 42, 44 and 46 can be used independently, simultaneously or using a combination of two of the apertures to fix the support element or bracket to the load bearing panel. Although the arrangement of the horizontal dovetailed support element or bracket is illustrated, this arrangement with apertures 42, 44 and 46 can be used with any of the brackets illustrated in the Figures.
- Figure 10 illustrates a support element or bracket 1 as illustrated in Figure 9 without hanging arm 3 or locking element 5.
- this embodiment to fix the support element or bracket 1 to a load bearing panel 26 requires a screw or bolt through one or both of apertures 42 and 44 and eliminates the need for the hanging arm 3 and locking element 5 to fix to the load bearing panel 26.
- the hanging arm 4 and locking element 5 can be cut off the support element or bracket 1 or the support element or bracket 1 can be made without them.
- FIG. 1 1 to 15 illustrate an embodiment similar to that of figure 7 and like parts have been like numbered.
- the difference between the embodiments of figure 7 and that of figures 11 to 13 is that the removable end wall 1 1 interconnects to the base 9, by means of a horizontally extending (into the page of figures 12 to 14)T shaped channel 66.1 instead of the dovetail channel of figure 7.
- the end wall 1 1 has a matching T- shaped protrusion 64.1 to slide into the channel 66.
- Through the protrusion 64.1 is a countersunk bore 64.2 to receive a countersunk machine screw to secure the end wall 11 to the base 9.
- the T-shaped nature of the protrusion 64.1 and channel 66.1 provides engaging square shoulders 66.3 and 64.3 (which can also be described as interlocking undercuts) to assist in the transmission and bearing of forces from assembling and utilising the bracket.
- Figure 15 illustrates a support element or bracket 1 as illustrated in Figures 1 1 to
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