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Adapter for receiving multi-hooks brackets of various model-designs
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1983-05-31
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Granted: 1985-02-12
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Expires: 2003-05-31
Abstract
Abstract Multi-hooks brackets are utilized for suspendably supporting writing desks and other office equipment from an upright environmental wall, such as office-partitions, etc. The bracket hooks must reliably securely engage with a wall anchorable multi-apertured column, which might be incorporated into an office-partition or mounted to a conventional wall. The typical manufacturer of the multi-hooks brackets usually also manufactures mating multi-apertured columns. Thus, the manufacturer is free to arbitrarily select some "model-design" for these two mating components. Thus, "model-designs" vary from one manufacturer to another and are rarely interchangeable with components made by other manufacturers. Accordingly, the office equipment purchasing agent has practically no other source for multi-hooks brackets than the manufacturer of the previously purchased office-partition. The present invention provides an adapter that includes a novel receiver-bar type multi-apertures column having lateral adjustment and other special features whereby various "model-designs" of brackets might by utilized in conjunction with a previously selected office-partition or other type upright wall environment.
Inventors
- 👤 Thomas A. Quest
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 21:22
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47B; A47B96/00; A47B96/06; A47B96/067; A47B5/00; A47B5/02
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
341 words
Adapter for engageably receiving multi-hooks brackets of various model-designs and being anchorable to a suitable wall environment whereby the bracket engaged multi-hooks bracket might suspendably support office equipment relative to said environmental wall, said wall anchorable adapter comprising: (A) an upright tubular housing having a finite-height between a top-end and a bottom-end and comprising four interconnected upright-panels including laterally separated rear-panel and frontal-panel and transversely separated leftside-panel and rightside-panel, the housing bottom-end being closed by a base-plate, said four upright-panels providing a vertical-bore of regular non-circular cross-sectional shape for said tubular housing and which shape includes laterally consecutive channels commencing at the frontal-panel, respective housing member channels being cross-sectionally defined by a pair of transversely separated bifurcate housing wings emanating from the leftside-panel and the rightside-panel, each of said housing channels being adapted to slidably receive a selectable receiver-bar downwardly insertable from the housing top-end and thereby providing with respect to the frontal-panel lateral adjustment means for said receiver-bar, said upright frontal-panel having an upright frontal-face extending directionally transversely and uprightly along a frontalface-plane, said frontal-panel being centrally provided with a vertical-groove therethrough and communicating with the channels of the housing vertical-bore; (B) anchoring means associated with and extending laterally rearwardly of the rear-panel member, said anchoring means being employable for anchoring the frontal-panel with respect to the upright wall environment; and (C) a said receiver-bar having a uniform lateral-extent thickness therealong and provided with at least a vertical first-row and a vertical second-row of laterally horizontal apertures therethrough, said first-row apertures being at a regular vertical-spacing of a first-spacing value, and each of said first-row apertures having a substantially constant aperture-height, said second-row apertures being at a regular vertical-spacing of a second-spacing value differing from said first-spacing value, and each of said second-row apertures having a substantially constant aperture-height differing from the aperture-height for the first-row, whereby upon inversion of the selected receiver-bar within a housing channel, either the first-row or the second-row apertures might be made in lateral registry with said frontal-panel vertical-groove for engagement by the bracket hooks.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
341 words
Adapter for engageably receiving multi-hooks brackets of various model-designs and being anchorable to a suitable wall environment whereby the bracket engaged multi-hooks bracket might suspendably support office equipment relative to said environmental wall, said wall anchorable adapter comprising: (A) an upright tubular housing having a finite-height between a top-end and a bottom-end and comprising four interconnected upright-panels including laterally separated rear-panel and frontal-panel and transversely separated leftside-panel and rightside-panel, the housing bottom-end being closed by a base-plate, said four upright-panels providing a vertical-bore of regular non-circular cross-sectional shape for said tubular housing and which shape includes laterally consecutive channels commencing at the frontal-panel, respective housing member channels being cross-sectionally defined by a pair of transversely separated bifurcate housing wings emanating from the leftside-panel and the rightside-panel, each of said housing channels being adapted to slidably receive a selectable receiver-bar downwardly insertable from the housing top-end and thereby providing with respect to the frontal-panel lateral adjustment means for said receiver-bar, said upright frontal-panel having an upright frontal-face extending directionally transversely and uprightly along a frontalface-plane, said frontal-panel being centrally provided with a vertical-groove therethrough and communicating with the channels of the housing vertical-bore; (B) anchoring means associated with and extending laterally rearwardly of the rear-panel member, said anchoring means being employable for anchoring the frontal-panel with respect to the upright wall environment; and (C) a said receiver-bar having a uniform lateral-extent thickness therealong and provided with at least a vertical first-row and a vertical second-row of laterally horizontal apertures therethrough, said first-row apertures being at a regular vertical-spacing of a first-spacing value, and each of said first-row apertures having a substantially constant aperture-height, said second-row apertures being at a regular vertical-spacing of a second-spacing value differing from said first-spacing value, and each of said second-row apertures having a substantially constant aperture-height differing from the aperture-height for the first-row, whereby upon inversion of the selected receiver-bar within a housing channel, either the first-row or the second-row apertures might be made in lateral registry with said frontal-panel vertical-groove for engagement by the bracket hooks.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
83 words
The adapter of claim 1 wherein said laterally consecutive receiver-bar channels for the housing includes a first-channel located nearest to said frontal-panel, each of said receiver-bar channels that are located laterally rearwardly of the first-channel having a lateral-width that is less than about twice the receiver-bar lateral-extent, and said first-channel having a lateral-width exceeding that of the channels rearwardly thereof whereby a receiver-bar in the relatively wide first-channel is free to conform to a multi-hooks bracket of the type having transversely skewed hooks.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
49 words
The adapter of claim 1 wherein the upright housing member is provided by a pair of upright cooperating members including a first-member separable from a second-member, said first-member providing the frontal-panel left-panel and the leftward bifurcate wings, and the second-member providing the frontal-panel right-panel and the rightward bifurcate wings.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
38 words
The adapter of claim 3 wherein said separatable first-member and second-member are attached in a transversely adjustable relationship whereby the transverse-span of the frontal-panel vertical-groove might be diminished to pinch bracket hooks between the left-panel and the right-panel.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
31 words
The adapter of claim 4 wherein said transversely adjustable relationship is provided by a setscrew passing transversely through one of the two cooperating members and bearing against the other cooperating member.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
31 words
The adapter of claim 1 wherein the anchoring means takes the form of a hanger configuration including a depending rearward-part laterally rearwardly spaced an offset-distance from a forward-part of said hanger.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
15 words
A pair of adapters of claim 1 in anchored condition to an upright environmental wall.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
16 words
The combination of claim 7 for a pair of adapters of the upright housing member type.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
29 words
The combination of claim 8 at substantially co-elevation of said environmental wall, the two adapters being in slidably anchored condition whereby the transverse distance between the adapters is adjustable.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
282 words
Adapter for engageably receiving multi-hooks brackets of various model-designs and being anchorable to a suitable wall environment whereby the bracket engaged multi-hooks bracket might suspendably support office equipment relative to said environmental wall, said wall anchorable adapter comprising: (A) an upright tubular housing having a finite-height between a top-end and a bottom-end and including a single vertical-bore having a regular non-circular cross-sectional shape, the housing bottom-end being closed by a base-plate, the housing including an upright frontal-panel provided with a vertical-groove therethrough and dividing the frontal-panel into a left-panel shoulder and a right-panel shoulder, the housing cross-sectional shape at the single vertical-bore thereof and commencing at said frontal-panel including at least three laterally consecutive upright channels, each of said channels being forwardly defined by a pair of transversely separated housing shoulders and all of said channels communicating with said same frontal-panel vertical-groove; (B) anchoring means associated with and extending laterally rearwardly of the housing and being employable for anchoring the frontal-panel with respect to the upright wall environment; and (C) a vertical receiver-bar having a uniform lateral-extent thickness therealong and provided with at least a first-row of vertically aligned laterally horizontal apertures therethrough, said first-row apertures being at a regular vertical-spacing of a first-spacing value, and each of said first-row apertures having a substantially constant aperture-height, and said receiver-bar being slidably vertically receiveable within any one of said at least three laterally consecutive housing channels in a condition wherein the receiver-bar is located laterally rearwardly of the housing frontal-panel with the first-row apertures being in lateral registry with said frontal-panel vertical-groove, whereby the selected housing channel locale determines a lateral adjustment means for the apertured receiver-bar with respect to the housing frontal-panel.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
282 words
Adapter for engageably receiving multi-hooks brackets of various model-designs and being anchorable to a suitable wall environment whereby the bracket engaged multi-hooks bracket might suspendably support office equipment relative to said environmental wall, said wall anchorable adapter comprising: (A) an upright tubular housing having a finite-height between a top-end and a bottom-end and including a single vertical-bore having a regular non-circular cross-sectional shape, the housing bottom-end being closed by a base-plate, the housing including an upright frontal-panel provided with a vertical-groove therethrough and dividing the frontal-panel into a left-panel shoulder and a right-panel shoulder, the housing cross-sectional shape at the single vertical-bore thereof and commencing at said frontal-panel including at least three laterally consecutive upright channels, each of said channels being forwardly defined by a pair of transversely separated housing shoulders and all of said channels communicating with said same frontal-panel vertical-groove; (B) anchoring means associated with and extending laterally rearwardly of the housing and being employable for anchoring the frontal-panel with respect to the upright wall environment; and (C) a vertical receiver-bar having a uniform lateral-extent thickness therealong and provided with at least a first-row of vertically aligned laterally horizontal apertures therethrough, said first-row apertures being at a regular vertical-spacing of a first-spacing value, and each of said first-row apertures having a substantially constant aperture-height, and said receiver-bar being slidably vertically receiveable within any one of said at least three laterally consecutive housing channels in a condition wherein the receiver-bar is located laterally rearwardly of the housing frontal-panel with the first-row apertures being in lateral registry with said frontal-panel vertical-groove, whereby the selected housing channel locale determines a lateral adjustment means for the apertured receiver-bar with respect to the housing frontal-panel.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
55 words
The adapter of claim 10 wherein the upright housing is provided by a pair of cooperating upright members including a first-member providing the left-panel shoulder and leftward portions of said housing channels, and including a second-member transversely movable with respect to the first-member and providing the right-panel shoulder and rightward portions of said housing channels.
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1992-02-12 | 1992-08-13 | 1993-02-12 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1996-02-12 | 1996-08-13 | 1997-02-12 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |