US3828937A
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Adjustable pole support system
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1972-08-09
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Granted: 1974-08-13
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Expires: 1992-08-09
Abstract
Abstract A system of shelves, cabinets, lighting fixtures and other accessories is adjustably horizontally supported on vertical poles removably located between the floor and ceiling of a dwelling or other structure without structural damage thereto. The poles are designed for easy vertical alignment, provide numerous locations for article support mounting pins and may be easily decorated with caps which conceal mounting pin apertures from view. The wide variety of articles supportable by the pole system are prevented from relative rotational movement with respect to the poles by coaction between article supports and channels formed in the poles.
Inventors
- 👤 G Nash
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 23:05
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47B; A47B96/00; A47B96/14; A47B96/1425; A47B57/00; A47B57/06; A47B57/12; A47B57/14; A47B57/30; A47B57/48; A47B57/485; A47B57/487
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
228 words
An adjustable pole support system comprising, in combination, at least two vertical poles and means for vertically mounting said poles, each of said poles having a first pair of vertical channels with opposed, substantially parallel side walls spaced a given distance apart, a second pair of vertical channels each having a rear wall, said second pair of channels being disposed substantially at right angles to said first pair of channels, a plurality of pairs of horizontally opposed vertically spaced apertures in two of said vertical channels extending between the side wall of one of said first pair of vertical channels and said rear wall of one of said second pair of vertical channels, at least two pin means each removably supported within one of said first pair of channels by a pair of said horizontally opposed vertically spaced apertures, at least two article supports rigidly joined together in vertically spaced relationship for use in horizontal support of an article between said poles, each of said article supports including hook means engaging said pin means and being supported by said pin means, and said hook means having a width substantially equal to said given distance and having at least a part thereof extending in substantially the same direction as said side walls for coacting therewith to maintain said article supports substantially horizontal under the application of torsional forces thereto.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
228 words
An adjustable pole support system comprising, in combination, at least two vertical poles and means for vertically mounting said poles, each of said poles having a first pair of vertical channels with opposed, substantially parallel side walls spaced a given distance apart, a second pair of vertical channels each having a rear wall, said second pair of channels being disposed substantially at right angles to said first pair of channels, a plurality of pairs of horizontally opposed vertically spaced apertures in two of said vertical channels extending between the side wall of one of said first pair of vertical channels and said rear wall of one of said second pair of vertical channels, at least two pin means each removably supported within one of said first pair of channels by a pair of said horizontally opposed vertically spaced apertures, at least two article supports rigidly joined together in vertically spaced relationship for use in horizontal support of an article between said poles, each of said article supports including hook means engaging said pin means and being supported by said pin means, and said hook means having a width substantially equal to said given distance and having at least a part thereof extending in substantially the same direction as said side walls for coacting therewith to maintain said article supports substantially horizontal under the application of torsional forces thereto.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
26 words
An adjustable pole support system according to claim 1 including vertical cap means for closing said vertical channels thereby rendering said vertically spaced apertures substantially undetectable.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
110 words
An adjustable pole support system according to claim 1, wherein said vertical mounting means includes a floor bearing pad having bosses on the top thereof for engaging the bottom of said second pair of vertical channels, a sleeve having a slot, said slot including means for mounting of said sleeve on the upper end of said pole, a ceiling bearing pad fixed to the top of said sleeve, a compression spring within said sleeve for bearing against the top of said vertical channel side walls and said ceiling bearing pad thereby providing sufficient compressive force on said pole for removably vertically mounting said pole between a ceiling and a floor.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
89 words
An adjustable pole support system according to claim 1 wherein said article support has a face and includes an article support hook and a lateral support tab, both said article support hook and said lateral support tab extending in the same direction from said face of said article support and being of a width approximating the width between said side walls, a flange extending outwardly from the face of said article support in the opposite direction from said article support hook for at least partially supporting an article thereon.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
100 words
An adjustable pole support system according to claim 1 wherein said article support includes a face having a forward projecting flange thereon for at least partially supporting an article, a forwardly opening hook on said article support for engaging one of said pin means, a rearwardly opening hook spaced vertically from said forwardly opening hook for engaging another of said pin means, both of said hooks being a width substantially the same width as said given distance between said side walls, whereby said first and second hooks maintain said article support substantially horizontal under the application of torsional forces thereto.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
78 words
An adjustable pole support system according to claim 1 wherein said article support comprises a mounting bracket strip including at least two vertically spaced pin engaging hooks of substantially the same width as the given distance between said side walls for coacting therewith for maintaining said mounting bracket strip horizontal under the application of torsional forces thereto, and means for mounting said mounting bracket strip to an article to be adjustably supported by said adjustable pole support system.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
155 words
An adjustable pole support system according to claim 2 wherein each of said poles comprises a pair of abutting rear walls, side walls spaced a given distance from one another and extending outwardly from each of said rear walls defining left and right channels therebetween with said rear walls, each of said side walls having flanges extending outwardly therefrom with inwardly facing lips thereon wherein a pair of open front and rear vertically extending channels are formed being defined by said lips said flanges and said side walls, each of said article supports including support hooks having a width substantially equal to said given distance between said side walls, a plurality of pairs of horizontally opposed vertically spaced apertures in said walls extending between two of said channels, said cap means including ears for co-acting with said lips for removably mounting said cap means on said channels, thereby rendering said vertically spaced apertures substantially undetectable.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
147 words
In combination an adjustable pole support system having at least one vertical pole having opposed, substantially parallel side walls bounding a channel, said channel side walls being spaced a given distance apart, an article support, a plurality of horizontally opposed vertically spaced mounting means within said channel side walls adjustably mounting said article support on said pole, first and second means on said article support mounting said article support on said vertically spaced mounting means, at least one of said first and second means defining a hook said first and second means being rigidly joined together in vertically spaced relationship with each other, each of said means being of a width substantially equal to said given distance and extending in substantially the same direction as said side walls for coaction therewith to retain said article support in a fixed position under the application of torsional forces thereto.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
147 words
In combination an adjustable pole support system having at least one vertical pole having opposed, substantially parallel side walls bounding a channel, said channel side walls being spaced a given distance apart, an article support, a plurality of horizontally opposed vertically spaced mounting means within said channel side walls adjustably mounting said article support on said pole, first and second means on said article support mounting said article support on said vertically spaced mounting means, at least one of said first and second means defining a hook said first and second means being rigidly joined together in vertically spaced relationship with each other, each of said means being of a width substantially equal to said given distance and extending in substantially the same direction as said side walls for coaction therewith to retain said article support in a fixed position under the application of torsional forces thereto.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
46 words
An adjustable pole support system according to claim 8 wherein said vertically spaced mounting means includes a plurality of generally oval apertures in said wide walls and further includes pin means for releasably coacting with said apertures for adjustably mounting said article support on said pole.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
36 words
An adjustable pole support system according to claim 9, said pin means being generally cylindrical, the ends thereof being arranged to lie in non-parallel planes for preventing accidental removal of said pin means from said apertures.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
32 words
An adjustable pole support system according to claim 8 wherein each of said first and second means is of a width to fit snugly in said channel between the side walls thereof.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
32 words
An adjustable pole support system according to claim 8 wherein said first and second means includes a tab of a width to fit snugly in said channel between the side walls thereof.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
52 words
An adjustable pole support system according to claim 9 including a further pin extending between and mounted on said side walls, said further pin being spaced from said first named pin, said other of said first and second means including a further hook, said further hook being engaged over said further pin.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
35 words
An adjustable pole support system according to claim 9, said pin being generally cylindrical, the ends thereof being arranged to lie in non-parallel planes for preventing accidental demounting of said pin from said side walls.
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