Mounting bracket for maintaining an article level

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1999-04-21

2001-06-12

King, Anita M. (Department: 3632)

Supports

Brackets

Adjustable

C248S222510, C248S222520, C248S202100

Reexamination Certificate

active

06244552

ABSTRACT:

FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to a mounting bracket for installing an article in an environment subject to rocking movement in order to maintain the article in a substantially level position. The present invention is particularly suited for mounting a marine stove in the galley of a vessel so that the stove can be stowed away when not in use.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Gimbals arrangements for maintaining the level of an article in a moving vehicle are well known. In boats and aircraft, gimbals are important for keeping instruments such as a compass or chronometer level. They are particularly popular in pleasure boats for maintaining the level of tables or appliances such as stoves to prevent spills due to the normal rocking motion of the boat. Examples of prior gimballed structures, particularly marine stoves, are provided in the following patents:
U.S. Pat. No. 355,498 to Bekofsky
U.S. Pat. No. 2,475,499 to Hearst
U.S. Pat. No. 2,693,176 to Spiers et al.
U.S. Pat. No. 4,653,462 to DeFoe
In pleasure boats, space is at a premium and it is generally desirable for articles that are not in use to be stowed so that they are out of the way. Gimballed appliances, particularly stoves, have not previously been efficiently stowable.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
To address this problem, applicant has developed a bracket arrangement adapted to support an article such as a stove or other appliance so that it can be quickly and efficiently moved between a lowered or stowed position and a raised or operating position while being maintained at a generally level orientation at all times.
Accordingly, the present invention provides apparatus for mounting a first article to a second article to permit relative movement of the first article with respect to the second article comprising:
a bracket for fixed attachment to the second article;
a handle pivotally connected to the bracket;
a lever pivotally mounted to the handle to pivotally support the first article and to adjust the position of the first article with respect to the bracket in response to pivotal movement of the handle so that the first article is movable between a lowered position and a raised position.


REFERENCES:
patent: 355498 (1887-01-01), Bekofsky
patent: 2143218 (1939-01-01), Thurner
patent: 2229558 (1941-01-01), Fox
patent: 2411088 (1946-11-01), Fox
patent: 2475499 (1949-07-01), Hearst
patent: 2478531 (1949-08-01), Harris et al.
patent: 2693176 (1954-11-01), Spiers et al.
patent: 2790887 (1957-04-01), Gelfand
patent: 2903314 (1959-09-01), Van Ordt
patent: 2987363 (1961-06-01), Morse
patent: 4199121 (1980-04-01), Le Febvre
patent: 4290657 (1981-09-01), Haas
patent: 4579397 (1986-04-01), Gall et al.
patent: 4653462 (1987-03-01), DeFoe
patent: 4843978 (1989-07-01), Schmidt et al.

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