Furniture mount
US5351924A · kind A · utility
Assignee
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 6, 1992 |
| Grant date | Oct 4, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 6, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA47B95/008
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A mount for a furnishing has a housing which is designed to be attached to the furnishing. A carrier is mounted in the housing for horizontal and vertical displacement and has a hook-like end portion which projects from the housing and can engage a hook on a wall. The housing is provided with a horizontal, keyhole-shaped slot, and a vertical screw is mounted in the slot and meshes with a thread in the carrier. The vertical screw, which serves to shift the carrier vertically, if fixed against axial displacement but is movable along the slot as the carrier is shifted horizontally. A horizontal screw is likewise held on the carrier so as to be fixed against axial displacement and serves to shift the carrier horizontally. The horizontal screw has a threaded section designed to mesh with a thread in the carrier and an unthreaded section which extends from the threaded section to the end of the screw. The unthreaded section prevents complete separation of the horizontal screw and the carrier in the event that the threads become disengaged thereby facilitating reengagement of the screw and the carrier. The horizontal screw is designed in such a manner that the vertical screw bears against…
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