U.S. patent number 3,918,670 [Application Number 05/468,909] was granted by the patent office on 1975-11-11 for hanger assembly.
This patent grant is currently assigned to Queen Manufacturing Co., Inc.. Invention is credited to Donald W. Doherty.
United States Patent |
3,918,670 |
Doherty |
November 11, 1975 |
Hanger assembly
Abstract
A hanger assembly for mounting on a door and similar structures
to receive and support rods and hollow tubing. In this disclosure,
a pair of hanger assemblies are shown supporting a shoe storage
rack which is mounted on the side of a door. The hanger assembly
includes a metal bracket which is supported on and is fastened into
the top of a door or similar structure and a cup like member which
receives one end of a rod or hollow tubing for supporting said rod
or tubing.
Inventors: |
Doherty; Donald W. (Park Ridge,
IL) |
Assignee: |
Queen Manufacturing Co., Inc.
(Chicago, IL)
|
Family
ID: |
23861722 |
Appl.
No.: |
05/468,909 |
Filed: |
May 10, 1974 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
248/214;
211/35 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A47B
61/04 (20130101) |
Current International
Class: |
A47B
61/00 (20060101); A47B 61/04 (20060101); A47F
007/08 (); A43D 095/12 () |
Field of
Search: |
;248/214,215,216
;211/86,35,123 |
References Cited
[Referenced By]
U.S. Patent Documents
Primary Examiner: Foss; J. Franklin
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Kinzer, Plyer, Dorn &
McEachran
Claims
I claim:
1. A hanger assembly mountable on a door and similar structures to
receive and support rods and tubing, said assembly including:
a bracket member, and
a support member connected thereto,
said bracket member formed from an elongated strap having a planar
central portion, an end portion bent to project at right angles to
the central planar portion, said bent end portion adapted to rest
on top of a door and similar structures,
a prong formed as part of said bent portion and extending at right
angles thereto, said prong being formed integrally with said bent
portion of said strap and being located at the outward end of said
bent portion, and
an offset portion formed at the opposite end of said strap, said
offset portion being positioned on the opposite side of said planar
portion from said bent projecting portion and extending parallel to
the face of said door,
said support member comprising a cylindrical cup positioned with
its base contacting and riveted to said offset portion of said
bracket member, said cup being formed of a thin walled soft plastic
and having its open portion facing in a direction opposite to the
direction of projection of said bent portion of said bracket.
Description
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
This invention is concerned with a hanger assembly for supporting
an end of a rod or tube and especially for supporting light weight,
hollow tubing. It is particularly concerned with such a hanger
assembly that can be mounted on a door and similar structures
having a vertical surface against which a portion of the hanger
assembly may rest and a horizontal surface in which a prong portion
of the hanger bracket can be driven.
An object of this invention is a support for rods and hollow tubing
which can easily be connected and disconnected relative to the rods
and hollow tubing.
Another object is a support for hollow tubing which can be mounted
on a door and similar structures without visibly defacing these
structures.
Another object is a hanger assembly which may be used to support
hollow tubular rods forming part of articles such as shelves and
shoe support racks.
Another object is a hanger assembly which simplifies the
installation of storage racks on doors and similar structures.
Other objects may be found in the following specification, claims
and drawings.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
The invention is illustrated more or less diagrammatically in the
following drawings wherein:
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a pair of hanger assemblies of this
invention supporting a shoe rack and mounted on a door;
FIG. 2 is an enlarged partial cross-sectional view of FIG. 1
showing the hanger assembly of this invention and a portion of a
hollow tube; and
FIG. 3 is a partial top view of the structure of FIG. 2.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
A pair of hanger assemblies 11 are shown in FIG. 1 of the drawing
mounted on a door 13 with each hanger assembly supporting an
elongated tubular rod 15 which forms a storage structure such as
shoe storage rack 17. The tubular rods may conventionally be light
weight aluminum but other materials may also be used. This shoe
storage rack includes wire crossbars 19 which extend between the
spaced vertically extending tubular rods. The wire crossbars have
shoe supporting wire forms 21 welded thereto. These wire crossbars
and shoe supporting forms may be installed between the vertical
tubular rods with the shoe supporting forms extending upright, as
shown in the drawings, or the shoe supporting forms may extend
horizontally to function as shelves. This is accomplished by
rotating the wire crossbars relative to the tubular rods 15 before
fastening the crossbars to the tubular rods.
Each tubular rod 15 is formed with legs 23 and 25 at opposite ends
thereof. The lower legs 25 are fitted with plastic caps 27 which
function as shoes to engage the door 13. The upper leg 23 of each
tubular rod 15 fits into and is supported by the hanger assembly 11
in the manner shown in FIG. 2.
The hanger assembly 11, as shown in FIG. 2, includes a metallic
strap-like bracket 31 having a planar portion 33 which engages the
face 35 of the door 13, a bent portion 37 at one end thereof which
projects at right angles to the planar portion 33. The bent portion
is adapted to rest on the top surface 39 of the door 13. Formed
integrally with the bent portion 37 of the bracket and located at
the end thereof is a prong 41 which is driven into the top surface
of the door 13 to anchor the hanger assembly to the door.
The bracket 31 also includes an integral offset portion 43 at the
lower end thereof. The offset portion is connected to the main
planar portion 33 by an inclined portion 45 which extends at an
angle of approximately 45.degree. between the two portions. When
the bracket is fastened to a door 13 the offset portion 43 will be
positioned outwardly of the face 35 of the door.
A relatively thin-walled cup 51 is fastened through its base 53 by
a rivet 55 to the offset portion 43 of the bracket 31. The cup 51
is preferably molded of a soft plastic and functions as a socket to
receive and hold the end of leg 23 of the tubular rod 15.
The Use, Operation and Function of this Invention are as
follows:
In the embodiment of the invention shown and described herein, a
pair of hanger assemblies 11 are used to support a shoe storage
rack 17 on the face 35 of a door 13. During installation, the
hanger assemblies 11 are placed with their bent portions 37 resting
on the top surface 39 of the door and the planar portions 33 of the
brackets in contact with the face 35 of the door. The bent surfaces
are hammered downwardly to force the prongs 41 into the top surface
of the door. The cylindrical cup 51 of each hanger assembly will be
positioned in front of the door with its open end facing away from
the door. The shoe storage rack 17 is preassembled with tubular
rods 15 connected by wire cross bars 19. The crossbars are
installed with the shoe supporting forms extending either
vertically or horizontally depending on whether or not the
particular cross bar is to be used to support shoes or is to
function as a shelf. With the tubular rods 15 assembled to the
crossbars 19, the legs 23 of the tubular rods are inserted into and
seated in the cups 51. The lower feet 25 of the tubular rods are
allowed to hang so that their shoes 27 contact the door face 35.
The shoe storage rack is now supported on and resting against the
door 13. Removal of the storage rack 17 from the hanger assemblies
11 is accomplished simply by pulling the legs 23 of the tubular
rods 15 out of the cups 51.
Whereas, the hanger assembly of this invention is shown in
conjunction with a shoe storage rack it should be understood that
the hanger assembly of this invention can be used to support
tubular rods forming other types of structures. Of course, more or
less than two hanger assemblies may be used with a particular
storage structure. Further, the hanger assemblies may be used to
support tubular rods in a horizontal position. Also, solid rather
than tubular rods may be used with the hanger assemblies of this
invention. Thus, the scope of this invention should be limited only
by a liberal interpretation of claims attached hereto.
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