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WO2018100343A1 - Appareil de fixation de photographies sur une surface - Google Patents

Appareil de fixation de photographies sur une surface Download PDF

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WO2018100343A1
WO2018100343A1 PCT/GB2017/053536 GB2017053536W WO2018100343A1 WO 2018100343 A1 WO2018100343 A1 WO 2018100343A1 GB 2017053536 W GB2017053536 W GB 2017053536W WO 2018100343 A1 WO2018100343 A1 WO 2018100343A1
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guide slot
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photograph
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Richard John WATSON
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Watson Richard John
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47G—HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT
    • A47G1/00—Mirrors; Picture frames or the like, e.g. provided with heating, lighting or ventilating means
    • A47G1/16—Devices for hanging or supporting pictures, mirrors, or the like
    • A47G1/1633—Wall members for connection to a conventional picture
    • A47G1/164—Wall members for connection to a conventional picture and being adjustable
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47G—HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT
    • A47G1/00—Mirrors; Picture frames or the like, e.g. provided with heating, lighting or ventilating means
    • A47G1/16—Devices for hanging or supporting pictures, mirrors, or the like
    • A47G1/24—Appliances for adjusting pictures, mirrors, or the like, into a desired position, especially inclined
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47G—HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT
    • A47G1/00—Mirrors; Picture frames or the like, e.g. provided with heating, lighting or ventilating means
    • A47G1/16—Devices for hanging or supporting pictures, mirrors, or the like
    • A47G1/162—Picture members for connection to a conventional wall hook or nail
    • A47G1/1626—Picture members for connection to a conventional wall hook or nail and being adjustable
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47G—HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT
    • A47G1/00—Mirrors; Picture frames or the like, e.g. provided with heating, lighting or ventilating means
    • A47G1/16—Devices for hanging or supporting pictures, mirrors, or the like
    • A47G1/17—Devices for hanging or supporting pictures, mirrors, or the like using adhesives, suction or magnetism
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16M—FRAMES, CASINGS OR BEDS OF ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS, NOT SPECIFIC TO ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; SUPPORTS
    • F16M11/00—Stands or trestles as supports for apparatus or articles placed thereon ; Stands for scientific apparatus such as gravitational force meters
    • F16M11/02—Heads
    • F16M11/04—Means for attachment of apparatus; Means allowing adjustment of the apparatus relatively to the stand
    • F16M11/06—Means for attachment of apparatus; Means allowing adjustment of the apparatus relatively to the stand allowing pivoting
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16M—FRAMES, CASINGS OR BEDS OF ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS, NOT SPECIFIC TO ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; SUPPORTS
    • F16M13/00—Other supports for positioning apparatus or articles; Means for steadying hand-held apparatus or articles
    • F16M13/02—Other supports for positioning apparatus or articles; Means for steadying hand-held apparatus or articles for supporting on, or attaching to, an object, e.g. tree, gate, window-frame, cycle
    • F16M13/025—Corner supports
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47G—HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT
    • A47G2200/00—Details not otherwise provided for in A47G
    • A47G2200/10—Magnetism
    • A47G2200/106—Permanent

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  • the present invention relates to an apparatus for mounting photographs to a surface, and relates particularly, but not exclusively to a frameless, adjustable, self-levelling mount for displaying photographs on a vertical surface in either portrait or landscape orientation.
  • US445305 describes a picture hanger having two arms which are pivotally interconnected at their mid-points such that they can take any angle relative to each other.
  • the arms are also telescopically extendable.
  • This frame suffers from the drawback that it has fixed outer dimensions and therefore can only hold pictures having dimensions smaller than that defined by the frame.
  • a preferred embodiment of the present invention seeks to overcome the above disadvantages of the prior art.
  • an apparatus for mounting photographs to a surface comprising: support means defining a first guide slot and a second guide slot arranged in a non-parallel orientation to said first guide slot; first and second support arms pivotally interconnected by a first pin, wherein said first pin is slidably disposed in said first guide slot; at least one retaining member arranged to hold an edge of a photograph; wherein said first and second support arms each comprise respective first and second engaging members disposed thereon, and wherein each said first and second engaging member is slidably disposed in said second guide slot.
  • This provides the advantage of an apparatus for mounting photographs, cards or other items such as CDs to a wall that is self-levelling and adjustable to hold different sizes of photo.
  • first and second support arms pivotally interconnected at a first pin which is slidably disposed in a first guide slot and engaging members disposed on the first and second support arms which are slidably disposed in the second guide slot, this provides the advantage that when one of the support arms is moved, the other support arm automatically pivots and moves by the same amount such that the angles defined between the arms are always equal.
  • This also provides the advantage that it is very straightforward to remove and replace different photographs in the apparatus in either portrait or landscape orientation. Furthermore, this provides the advantage that several mounting apparatuses can be grouped together to display several photographs in a more flexible manner than existing multi- aperture frames. Such multi-aperture frames have the inflexibility of using predetermined photograph orientations. On the other hand, using several apparatuses mounted to a surface in a line or other arrangement enables the selection of multiple different photograph orientations to be presented in a display which can be continually changed if required without removing and replacing the apparatuses.
  • the support means is a T-shaped bracket .
  • first and second guide slots are substantially perpendicular.
  • the apparatus may further comprise at least one retaining member disposed at each end of said first and second support arms .
  • the apparatus further comprises a third guide slot arranged substantially parallel to said first guide slot, wherein a third engaging member is slidably disposed in said third guide slot.
  • said first and second support arms are telescopically extendible.
  • the apparatus further comprises a spacer member mountabie between a surface in use and said support means.
  • the apparatus further comprises an alignment slot formed in said spacer member, wherein a second pin is mountabie through said alignment slot in a surface to fix said apparatus to the surface and wherein said second pin is slidable in said alignment slot to enable initial vertical alignment of the apparatus.
  • Said second pin may be mountable in a wall to fix said apparatus to a wall.
  • the apparatus may further comprising an adhesive or magnetic mounting portion to fix said apparatus to a surface. This provides the advantage of enabling the apparatus to be mounted non-destructively for example to a hard metallic surface such as the door of a refrigerator.
  • At least one retaining member may be disposed on the support means .
  • Figure 1 is an exploded perspective view of an apparatus for mounting photographs to a wall embodying the present invention
  • Figure 2 is a perspective view of the apparatus of Figure 1 in the assembled condition holding a photograph shown in phantom lines in portrait orientation
  • Figure 3a is a front view corresponding to Figure 2;
  • Figure 3b is a view from underneath corresponding to Figure 3a;
  • Figure 4a is a front view of the apparatus holding a photograph in landscape orientation;
  • Figure 4b is a view from underneath corresponding to Figure 4a;
  • Figure 5a is a rear view of the apparatus shown holding a photograph in portrait orientation
  • Figure 5b is a side view corresponding to Figure 5a;
  • Figure 6 is a rear view of the apparatus shown holding a photograph in landscape orientation
  • Figure 7 is a front view of the apparatus shown holding a larger photograph in portrait orientation with telescopic arms extended;
  • Figure 8 is a front view of the apparatus shown holding a larger photograph in landscape orientation with telescopic arms extended;
  • Figure 9 is an exploded perspective view of a photograph with mounting border and backing to be assembled to the apparatus of Figure 1;
  • Figure 10 is an exploded perspective view of an alternative embodiment of the apparatus having a magnetic or adhesive strip for use in mounting to a surface.
  • an apparatus 2 for mounting a photograph 4 (shown in phantom lines throughout) to a surface comprises support means 6 defining a first guide slot 8 and a second guide slot 10 arranged in a non-parallel orientation to the first guide slot 8.
  • a first support arm 12 is pivotally interconnected to a second support arm 14 by a first pin 16.
  • the first pin 16 is slidably disposed in first guide slot 8.
  • At least one retaining member 18 is provided to hold an edge of a photograph as will be explained in further detail below.
  • retaining members 18 are disposed at each end of the first and second support arms 12, 14.
  • the first and second support arms 12, 14 each comprise respective first and second engaging members 20 and 22, wherein each said engaging member is slidably disposed in the second guide slot 10.
  • Engaging members 20 and 22 are formed from stud members having shafts which are held in the respective support arms by corresponding retainers 24 and 26. Alternatively, small nuts and bolts could be used.
  • the second slot 10 may be either continuous or formed in two sections as shown in Figure 1. Preferably, the second slot 10 is disposed perpendicularly to the first slot 8.
  • a boss 28 is formed on the second support arai 14 to engage with a corresponding boss (not shown) formed on the underside of first support arm 12.
  • the arms 12 and 14 may be formed from the same mould with one turned over for assembly.
  • first pin 16 projects through first and second support arms 12, 14, through the support means 6, which in the embodiment shown is a T shaped bracket, through a spacer member 30, washer 32 and into a wall or other surface on which the apparatus is to be mounted.
  • Spacer member 30 holds third engaging member 36 and first pin 16 in position relative to the wall or surface in use ensuring that the support means 6 cannot rotate to therefore force support means 6 to slide along the axis defined by first pin 16 and third engaging member 36.
  • a third guide slot 34 is arranged substantially parallel to the first guide slot 8 to slidably retain third engaging member 36 and retainer 38.
  • Spacer member 30 comprises an alignment slot 40 through which a second pin 42 mountable into a wall is disposed.
  • the first and second support arms 12 and 14 each comprise telescopic extensions 44 which are held at a desired extension from the arm by the interaction between resilient tabs (not shown) disposed inside the arms and notches 46.
  • retaining members 18 are formed from pins having heads 48 and shafts 50.
  • the shafts 50 are mountable in holes 52 formed at the end of each arm extension 44 and when inserted, define a groove 53 ( Figure 2) sized to hold the edge of a photograph and any backing or framing.
  • first pin 16 and second pin 42 are loosely tapped into the wall such that the apparatus can swing about first pin 16 and second pin 42 is slidable in adjustment slot 40.
  • the second pin 42 can be fully tapped into the wall.
  • engaging member 22 is caused to slide along second slot 10.
  • This sliding motion along second slot 10 of engaging member 22 either pushes the support bracket 6 up or down such that first pin 16 and third engaging member 36 ride along their respective slots.
  • the movement of the support bracket 6 causes the other engaging member 20 to slide along second slot 10 and therefore move the second support arm 14 by exactly the same amount as the first support arm 12 has been moved by the user to always make the angles defined between arms 12 and 14 equal.
  • FIG. 10 an alternative embodiment of apparatus 60 has many parts in common with the embodiment of apparatus 2 with the exception that an adhesive or magnetic strip 62 is used to mount the apparatus to a surface.
  • an adhesive or magnetic strip 62 is used to mount the apparatus to a surface.
  • the first pin 16 is replaced by a shaft 64 which pivotally connects the first and second arms 12 and 14.
  • Shaft 64 projects through a wall mounting bracket 66, to the underside of which the adhesive arm magnetic strip 62 is attached.
  • a second shaft 68 replaces second pin 42 of the Figure 1 embodiment.
  • the adhesives or magnetic strip 62 is pressed against a surface to which the apparatus is to be mounted and vertical alignment is conducted using second shaft 68 slideable in slot 40.
  • the mechanism described could also be scaled up to hold larger objects such as monitors, mirrors, framed pictures and flat screen televisions or scaled down to hold smaller items such as business cards.
  • the apparatus is also not limited to holding rectangular or square objects. Circular, oval or other shaped objects can also be mounted in the apparatus .

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Abstract

L'invention concerne un appareil (2) de fixation de photographies (4). Un moyen de support (6) définit une première fente de guidage (8) et une seconde fente de guidage (10) disposée selon une orientation non parallèle à la première fente de guidage (8). Un premier bras de support (12) est raccordé de manière pivotante à un second bras de support (14) par un premier axe (16). Le premier axe (16) est disposé de manière coulissante dans une première fente de guidage (8). Les premier et second bras de support (12, 14) comprennent chacun des éléments de mise en prise (20 et 22) disposés sur les bras respectifs, chacun desdits éléments de mise en prise étant disposé de manière coulissante dans la seconde fente de guidage (10).
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