Shelf fixture including an attachment device therefor

Claim 2

A fixture for attachment to a pipe extending from a wall, said fixture comprising: a main frame and an attachment device therefor formed of a single length of resilient wire, said main frame formed with the middle portion of the length of wire forming the lower end of the frame and with the outer portions of the length of wire extending upwardly to provide vertical sides of the frame, the respective end portions of said sides being formed into an attachment device by being bent to extend inwardly toward each other and anchored together at the point at which they make contact, and then being bent to extend downwardly from said anchor point away from each other by first forming extension portions and then continuing on to form opposing curved portions having outwardly bent ends corresponding to the respective terminating ends of the wire, and a wire shelf connected to the vertical sides of the frame, wherein the sides of said frame are spaced from each other to enable the frame to be placed over the end of said pipe so that the terminating ends of the attachment device can be positioned on the upper sides of the pipe, and whereby said extension portions provide for the terminating ends of said opposing curved portions to be spaced from said anchor point so as to facilitate the outward deflection of said terminating ends by a downward pull on the frame to enable the opposing curved portions of the attachment device to be fitted over the pipe.

Claim 3

The invention in accordance with claim 1 wherein the middle portion of the length of wire on the lower end of the frame is bent outwardly to provide a horizontally extending hanger.

Claim 4

The invention in accordance with claim 1 wherein a wire holder is connected to the vertical sides of the main frame at a position above the wire shelf.

Claim 5

The invention in accordance with claim 1 wherein the wire forming said fixture is covered with a coating of plastic.

Claim 6

A fixture having a main frame including as an integral part thereof an attachment device for securing the fixture to a horizontally extending pipe, the combination comprIsing: a main frame having a pair of laterally spaced upwardly extending side arms formed of resilient wire, the upper end portions of the said side arms respectively extending downwardly at an angle with the side arms and extending inwardly toward each other until they make contact and then extending downwardly and outwardly away from each other, said end portions being anchored together at the point at which they make contact, the respective lengths of the end portions extending downwardly and outwardly from said anchor point including opposing outwardly curved portions spaced from said anchor point by opposing straight extension portions, the terminating ends of said opposing outwardly curved portions being directed outwardly, and shelving means connected across the laterally spaced side arms of said main frame, wherein the lateral spacing of the sides of said frame enable said frame to be placed over the end of said horizontally extending pipe so that the terminating ends of the attachment device can be positioned on the upper sides of the pipe, and whereby the spacing of the opposing outwardly curved portions downwardly from the anchor point by the extension portions enables the outwardly directed terminating ends to be deflected outwardly and snapped over the pipe with the opposing curved portions tightly fitted against the pipe.

Claim 7

A fixture having a main frame including as an integral part thereof an attachment device for securing the fixture to a horizontally extending pipe, the combination comprIsing: a main frame having a pair of laterally spaced upwardly extending side arms formed of resilient wire, the upper end portions of the said side arms respectively extending downwardly at an angle with the side arms and extending inwardly toward each other until they make contact and then extending downwardly and outwardly away from each other, said end portions being anchored together at the point at which they make contact, the respective lengths of the end portions extending downwardly and outwardly from said anchor point including opposing outwardly curved portions spaced from said anchor point by opposing straight extension portions, the terminating ends of said opposing outwardly curved portions being directed outwardly, and shelving means connected across the laterally spaced side arms of said main frame, wherein the lateral spacing of the sides of said frame enable said frame to be placed over the end of said horizontally extending pipe so that the terminating ends of the attachment device can be positioned on the upper sides of the pipe, and whereby the spacing of the opposing outwardly curved portions downwardly from the anchor point by the extension portions enables the outwardly directed terminating ends to be deflected outwardly and snapped over the pipe with the opposing curved portions tightly fitted against the pipe.