U.S. patent application number 14/272565 was filed with the patent office on 2015-11-12 for picture hanger.
The applicant listed for this patent is Brett Peter POTGIETER. Invention is credited to Brett Peter POTGIETER.
Application Number | 20150320242 14/272565 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 54366725 |
Filed Date | 2015-11-12 |
United States Patent
Application |
20150320242 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
POTGIETER; Brett Peter |
November 12, 2015 |
PICTURE HANGER
Abstract
A device for aiding the mounting of an object on a wall, which
device includes: a body shaped and configured to be held in
abutment with a wall on which the object is to be mounted; an
elongate member which is configured to extend outwardly from the
body; a locating means which defines an opening for receiving the
elongate member complementally therethrough and to allow
displacement of the locating means along a substantially portion of
the length of the elongate member; a mounting formation which is
configured to extend outwardly the locating means, the mounting
formation being configured to permit an object to be mounted on the
wall to be mounted thereon; and a retaining means for retaining the
locating means in a desired position on the elongate member, the
retaining means comprising complementary male-and-female mating
formations which are arranged on the elongate member and opening of
the locating means.
Inventors: |
POTGIETER; Brett Peter; (Six
Fountains, ZA) |
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Applicant: |
Name |
City |
State |
Country |
Type |
POTGIETER; Brett Peter |
Six Fountains |
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ZA |
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Family ID: |
54366725 |
Appl. No.: |
14/272565 |
Filed: |
May 8, 2014 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
248/477 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A47G 1/1626 20130101;
A47G 1/16 20130101; A47G 1/164 20130101 |
International
Class: |
A47G 1/16 20060101
A47G001/16 |
Claims
1. A device for aiding the mounting of an object on a wall, which
device includes: a body shaped and configured to be held in
abutment with a wall on which the object is to be mounted; an
elongate member which is configured to extend outwardly from the
body; a locating means in the form of a sleeve which defines an
opening for receiving the elongate member complementally
therethrough and to allow displacement of the locating means along
a substantially portion of the length of the elongate member; a
mounting formation which is configured to extend outwardly the
locating means, the mounting formation being configured to permit
an object to be mounted on the wall to be mounted thereon; and a
retaining means for retaining the locating means in a desired
position on the elongate member, the retaining means comprising
complementary male-and-female mating formations which are arranged
on the elongate member and opening of the locating means.
2. A device as claimed in claim 1 wherein an aperture is defined in
the body for receiving any suitable attachment means therethrough
for attaching the device to the wall.
3. A device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the sleeve defines a
generally parallelipipedal opening or passageway.
4. A device as claimed in claim 1 wherein the elongate member is
formed integrally the body.
5. A device as claimed in claim 4 wherein the body is thicker than
the elongate member so that in an operative mounted condition of
the device, the elongate member is able to be spaced from the
wall.
6. A device as claimed in claim 1 wherein the mounting formation is
generally hook-shaped for holding a mounting member of an object to
be mounted captive therein in an operative hanging condition of the
object to be mounted.
7. A device as claimed in claim 1 wherein the complementary
male-and-female mating formations are in the form of a
rack-and-ratchet assembly.
8. A device as claimed in claim 7 wherein a rack of the
rack-and-ratchet assembly is arranged to extend longitudinally the
elongated number.
9. A device as claimed in claim 7 wherein a ratchet of the
rack-and-ratchet is generally wedge shaped and which is biased to
extend inwardly an inner wall of the sleeve.
10. A device as claimed in claim 6 wherein a rack is orientated to
facilitate displacement of the ratchet from a free end of the
elongated member towards the body, and to inhibit displacement of
the ratchet, and with it the sleeve, in the opposite direction.
11. A device for aiding the mounting of an object on a wall, which
device includes: a body shaped and configured to be held in
abutment with a wall on which the object is to be mounted; an
elongate member having a mounting formation arranged at one end
thereof on which the object is to be mounted in use; a receiving
means in the form of a sleeve arranged on the body, the receiving
means defining an opening or passageway for receiving the elongate
member complementally therethrough and to allow displacement of the
of the elongate member substantially along its length relative to
the body; and a retaining means for retaining the elongate member
and with it the mounting formation in a desired position relative
to the body, the retaining means comprising complementary
male-and-female mating formations which are arranged on the
elongate member and opening of the receiving means.
12. A device as claimed in claim 11 wherein an aperture is defined
in the body for receiving any suitable attachment means there
through for attaching the device to the wall.
13. A device as claimed in claim 12 wherein the sleeve defines a
generally parallelipipedal opening or passageway.
14. A device as claimed in claim 11 wherein the mounting formation
is generally hook shaped for holding a tie member of an object to
be mounted captive therein in an operative hanging condition of the
object to be mounted.
15. A device as claimed in claim 11 wherein the complementary
male-and-female mating formations are in the form of a
rack-and-ratchet or gear-and-ratchet assembly.
16. A device as claimed in claim 15 wherein a rack of the
rack-and-ratchet assembly is arranged to extend longitudinally the
elongate member.
17. A device as claimed in claim 16 wherein a ratchet of the
rack-and-ratchet is generally wedge shaped and which is biased to
extend inwardly an inner a wall of the sleeve.
18. A device as claimed in claim 1 wherein the recesses are
orientated to facilitate displacement of the ratchet from a free
end of the elongate member towards the body, and to inhibit
displacement of the ratchet, and with it the sleeve, in the
opposite direction.
19. A device as claimed in claim 11 wherein any one or more of the
parts and/or components of the device are formed in any suitable
synthetic plastics material.
20. A device for aiding the mounting of an object on a wall, which
device includes: a body shaped and configured to be held in
abutment with a wall on which the object is to be mounted; an
elongate member which is configured to extend outwardly from the
body; a locating means which defines an opening for receiving the
elongate member complementally therethrough and to allow
displacement of the locating means along a substantially portion of
the length of the elongate member; a mounting formation which is
configured to extend outwardly the locating means, the mounting
formation being configured to permit an object to be mounted on the
wall to be mounted thereon; and a retaining means for retaining the
locating means in a desired position on the elongate member, the
retaining means comprising complementary male-and-female mating
formations which are arranged on the elongate member and opening of
the locating means.
Description
[0001] This application is a continuation application of U.S.
National-Stage application Ser. No. 13/394,056, filed Mar. 2, 2012,
which claims the benefit of International Application Serial No.
PCT/ZA2010/000052, filed Sep. 3, 2010, and South African
Application Serial No. 2009/6106, filed Sep. 3, 2009, which are
incorporated herein by reference.
[0002] This invention relates to a device for aiding the mounting
of an object, typically a picture or the like, on a wall.
[0003] According to a first aspect of the invention there is
provided a device for aiding the mounting of an object on a wall,
which device includes:
[0004] a body shaped and configured to be held in abutment with a
wall on which the object is to be mounted;
[0005] an elongate member which is configured to extend outwardly
from the body;
[0006] a locating means which defines an opening for receiving the
elongate member complementally therethrough and to allow
displacement of the locating means along a substantially portion of
the length of the elongate member;
[0007] a mounting formation which is configured to extend outwardly
the locating means, the mounting formation being configured to
permit an object to be mounted on the wall to be mounted thereon;
and
[0008] a retaining means for retaining the locating means in a
desired position on the elongate member, the retaining means
comprising complementary male-and-female mating formations which
are arranged on the elongate member and opening of the locating
means.
[0009] An aperture may be defined in the body for receiving any
suitable attachment means therethrough for attaching the device to
the wall. The attachment means may include any suitable nail or
wall plug.
[0010] The elongate member may be formed integrally the body. The
body may be of generally circular shape and may be thicker than the
elongate member so that in an operative mounted condition of the
device, the elongate member is spaced from the wall.
[0011] The locating means may be in the form of a sleeve which
defines a generally parallelipipedal opening or passageway.
[0012] The mounting formation may be generally hook-shaped for
holding a tie member of an object to be mounted captive therein in
an operative hanging condition of the object to be mounted.
[0013] The complementary male-and-female mating formations may be
in the form of a rack-and-ratchet or gear-and-ratchet assembly. A
gear or rack of the rack-and-ratchet or gear-and-ratchet assembly
may be arranged to extend longitudinally the elongated member. The
gear or rack may be formed by plurality of generally wedge or saw
tooth shaped recesses which are defined in the elongate member
substantially along its length. A ratchet of the rack-and-ratchet
or gear-and-ratchet assembly may be arranged to extend or depend
inwardly from an inner wall defining the opening or passageway. The
ratchet may be generally wedge shaped and may be biased to extend
inwardly the wall of the opening towards the gear or rack. The
ratchet and/or gear may be formed from any suitable resiliently
deformable material to facilitate complementary interengagement
therebetween.
[0014] The recesses may be orientated to facilitate displacement of
the ratchet from a free end of the elongated member towards the
body, and to inhibit displacement in the opposite direction.
[0015] It is however to be appreciated that the retaining means may
include any suitable interference fit assembly for retaining the
locating means in position relative to the elongate member in a
desired position relative thereto.
[0016] Any one or more of the parts and/or components of the device
may be formed from any suitable synthetic plastics material. Any
one or more of the parts and/or components of the device may be
formed from any suitable nylon or polyamide material. Preferably,
one or more of the parts and/or components of the device may be
formed from any suitable fibreglass polyamide composite material,
typically wherein the fibreglass content is 15% thereof.
[0017] According to a second aspect of the invention there is
provided a device for aiding the mounting of an object on a wall,
which device includes:
[0018] a body shaped and configured to be held in abutment with a
wall on which the object is to be mounted;
[0019] an elongate member having a mounting formation arranged at
one end thereof on which the object is to be mounted in use;
[0020] a receiving means arranged on the body, the receiving means
defining an opening or passageway for receiving the elongate member
complementally therethrough and to allow displacement of the of the
elongate member substantially along its length relative to the
body; and
[0021] a retaining means for retaining the elongate member and with
it the mounting formation in a desired position relative to the
body, the retaining means comprising complementary male-and-female
mating formations which are arranged on the elongate member and
opening of the receiving means.
[0022] An aperture may be defined in the body for receiving any
suitable attachment means there through for attaching the device to
the wall. The attachment means may include any suitable wall nail
or wall plug.
[0023] The receiving means may be formed integrally the body. The
receiving means may be in the form of a sleeve which may define a
generally parallelipipedal opening or passageway.
[0024] The mounting formation may be generally hook shaped for
holding a tie member of an object to be mounted captive therein in
an operative hanging condition of the object to be mounted.
[0025] The complementary male-and-female mating formations may be
in the form of a rack-and-ratchet or gear-and-ratchet assembly. A
gear or a rack of the rack-and-ratchet or gear-and-ratchet assembly
may be arranged to extend longitudinally the elongate member. A
ratchet of the rack-and-ratchet or gear-and-ratchet assembly may be
arranged to extend or depend inwardly from an inner wall defining
the opening or passageway towards the rack or gear.
[0026] The ratchet may be generally wedge shaped and may be biased
to extend inwardly a wall of the opening towards the rack or gear.
The ratchet and/or gear may be formed from any suitable resiliently
deformable material to facilitate complementary interengagement
therebetween. The gear or rack may be formed by plurality of
generally wedge or saw tooth shaped recesses which may be defined
in the elongate member substantially along its length. The recesses
and/or ratchet may be orientated to facilitate displacement of the
ratchet from a free end of the elongate member towards the body,
and to inhibit displacement in the opposite direction.
[0027] The retaining means may include any suitable interference
fit assembly for retaining the elongate member in position relative
to the receiving means in a desired position relative thereto.
[0028] Any one or more of the parts and/or components of the above
device may be formed from any suitable synthetic plastics material.
Any one or more of the parts and/or components of the device may be
formed from any suitable nylon or polyamide material. Preferably,
one or more of the parts and/or components of the device may be
formed from any suitable fibreglass polyamide composite material,
typically wherein the fibreglass content is 15% thereof.
[0029] The device may include an accessory for aiding in the
mounting of the body on a wall, the accessory having a base which
has a recess defined therein for receiving the body complementally
therein and locating formations extending from the base which are
configured to be received complimentally an end portion of a
Hilti.RTM. mounting apparatus. The accessory may be formed from any
suitable resiliently deformable material.
[0030] A device for aiding the mounting of an object on a wall in
accordance with the invention will now be described by way of
examples with reference to the accompanying drawings.
[0031] In the drawings:
[0032] FIGS. 1 to 3 show front and sectioned side views of a first
embodiment of a device for aiding the mounting of an object on a
wall in accordance with the invention;
[0033] FIGS. 4 to 6 show sectioned side views of a second
embodiment of the device;
[0034] FIGS. 7 to 9 show sectioned side views of a third embodiment
of the device;
[0035] FIG. 10 shows a three dimensional view of a part of the
third embodiment for aiding the mounting thereof on a wall; and
[0036] FIGS. 11 and 12 show a three dimensional and sectional view
respectively of a fourth embodiment of the device in accordance
with the invention.
[0037] Referring now to FIGS. 1 to 3, reference numeral 10
generally depicts a first embodiment of a device for aiding the
mounting of an object such as a picture (not shown) on a wall 12 in
accordance with the invention.
[0038] The device 10 includes a generally tear-shaped body 14
having a receiving means in the form of a sleeve 16 which is formed
integrally a tapered portion of the body 14. The sleeve 16 defines
a generally parallelepipedal passage 18 which is configured and/or
shaped to receive a free end of an elongate member in the form of a
cable tie 20 therethrough to allow relative displacement between
the body 14 and elongate member 20 to permit the position of the
picture relative to the wall to be adjusted substantially
vertically according to a user's requirements. The elongate member
20 has a generally hook shaped mounting formation 22 arranged at an
opposing end thereof for receiving for example the picture wire
(not shown) of the picture to be mounted on the wall 12.
[0039] A retaining means in the form of a gear-and-ratchet or
rack-and-ratchet assembly is provided to retain the elongate member
20 in the sleeve 16 in the desired position. More particularly, the
rack-and-ratchet assembly is provided by a rack 24 which extends
between the free end and the hook 22 of the elongate member 20 and
a ratchet 26 which extends inwards at an angle from an inner side
of the sleeve 16. In operation, the free end of the elongate member
20 is pulled through the sleeve 16 until a desired position is
reached. The angle of the ratchet 26 serving to allow the rack 24
to be pulled in the direction of arrow 28 towards the sleeve 16
whilst resisting displacement in the opposite direction as a result
of the angle of engagement of the end of the ratchet 26 with a
member of the rack 24.
[0040] The body 14, sleeve 16 and elongate member 20 of the device
10 are formed from any suitable resiliently deformable material,
typically any suitable synthetic plastics material.
[0041] The device 10 further includes an attachment means in the
form of a wall nail 30 for attaching the body 14 via an aperture 32
to the wall 12. As can be best seen in FIGS. 2 and 3, the aperture
32 has a shoulder 34 which is shaped to receive a complimentary cap
36 which fits interference fashion over the free end of the nail 30
and which serves to maintain the nail 30 substantially in register
with the aperture 32.
[0042] In the second embodiment shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, the body 14
is attached to the wall 12 via a wall plug 38 and screw 40
arrangement.
[0043] In the third embodiment shown in FIGS. 7 to 10, the body 14
is attached to the wall 12 using a Hilti.RTM. nail fastener 42 for
nailing the nail 30 into the wall 12. In this embodiment, an
accessory 44 (shown in FIG. 10) is provided for aiding the driving
of the nail 30 into the wall 12 using the Hilti.RTM. nail fastener
42 wherein the accessory 44 has a base 46 which has a recess 48 and
hole 50 defined therein for receiving the body 14 complementally
therein and locating formations 52 extending from the base 46 which
are configured to be received complimentally an end portion of a
Hilti .RTM. fastener 42. The accessory 44 is formed from any
suitable resiliently deformable material.
[0044] Referring now to FIGS. 11 and 12, reference numeral 110
generally depicts a fourth embodiment of a device for aiding the
mounting of an object such as a picture (not shown) on a wall (not
shown) in accordance with the invention.
[0045] The device 110 includes a body 112 having an elongate member
114 which is configured to extend outwardly therefrom, a locating
means in the form of a sleeve 116 which defines a generally
parallelipipedal opening 118 for receiving the elongate member 114
complementally therethrough and to allow displacement of the sleeve
116 along a substantially portion of the length of the elongate
member. A mounting formation in the form hook 120 is configured to
extend outwardly the sleeve 116. A retaining means in the form of a
rack-and-ratchet or gear-and-ratchet assembly 122 is provided for
retaining the sleeve 116 and hook 120 in a desired position on the
elongate member 114.
[0046] An aperture 124 is defined in the body 112 for receiving any
suitable attachment means such as a nail, screw or wall plug
therethrough for attaching the device 110 to the wall.
[0047] The elongate member 114 is formed integrally the body 112.
The body 112 is thicker than the elongate member 114 so that in an
operative mounted condition of the device, the elongate member 114
is spaced from the wall.
[0048] The hook 120 is shaped for holding a tie member of an object
to be mounted captive therein in an operative hanging condition of
the object to be mounted.
[0049] A gear or rack 126 of the rack-and-ratchet or
gear-and-ratchet assembly 122 is arranged to extend longitudinally
the elongated member. The gear or rack 126 is formed by plurality
of generally wedge or saw tooth shaped recesses 128 which are
defined in the elongate member 114 substantially along its length.
A generally wedge shaped ratchet 130 of the rack-and-ratchet or
gear-and-ratchet assembly 122 is arranged to extend or depend
inwardly from an inner wall defining the opening 118. The ratchet
130 is biased to extend inwardly the wall of the opening 118
towards the gear or rack 126. The ratchet 130 and gear 126 are
formed from any suitable resiliently deformable material to
facilitate complementary interengagement therebetween.
[0050] The recesses 128 and ratchet 130 are orientated and/or
inclined to facilitate displacement of the ratchet 130, and with it
the hook 120, from a free end of the elongated member 114 towards
the body 112, and to inhibit displacement in the opposite
direction. The recesses 128 are typically spaced in 1 mm increments
to facilitate adjustment and/or alignment of the picture according
to a user's requirements.
[0051] The applicant believes that a device in accordance with the
invention is advantageous in that it provides a cost effective and
simplified alternative to adjustable picture hangers presently
available on the market.
[0052] It is to be appreciated that a device as hereinbefore
described is not limited to the precise constructional details as
set out hereinabove and which may be varied as desired.
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