Table hook for purses and the like

Details Table hook for purses and the like Table hook for purses and the like

2000-12-19

2002-02-12

King, Anita (Department: 3632)

Supports

Brackets

Hook type, stationary mount

C248S215000, C248S231810, C248S914000, C248S227200

Reexamination Certificate

active

06345796

ABSTRACT:

FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to improvements in devices for receiving, hanging and supporting purses, handbags, other bags and the like from the edge of a table.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Several devices are known in the literature for supporting handbags, purses and the like frmo the edge of a table. Such devices provide benefits in restaurants, for example, by enabling the owner to position such belongings close at hand, yet not on the table surface or on the floor. Many benefits result, including maintaining space on the table, preventing soiling of or damage to the handbag, etc., and minimizing the risk that the bag will be misplaced, forgotten, or stolen.
A number of such devices are described in the patent literature. The closest reference known to Applicant is U.S. Pat. No. 5,094,417 of inventor Creed. The '417 patent describes a handbag support for the edge of a table which includes a C-shaped bracket
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and a downwardly depending hook
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which rotates about a rivet
42
. The device of the '417 patent lacks any element to anchor the bracket to a table edge. Instead, the device freely hangs from the table edge. Also, the device of the '417 uses the rivet
42
to support all of the weight of the bag and its contents.
What remains needed in the art is an improved adaptable support for hand bags and the like which overcomes the limitations of prior art designs. The present invention provides such an improvement.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention is an assembly for suspending a purse or bag from a table edge. The assembly of the present invention includes a mechanism for automatically anchoring itself to the table edge as it is moved into a mounting position. In addition, the inventive assembly is constructed so as to distribute the weight of the purse or bag to primary support elements.
In a preferred configuration, the assembly comprises a generally C-shaped bracket having an opening with a leaf spring disposed within the opening of the bracket and arranged to flex into that opening in response to an external force applied by the table edge. The leaf spring constitutes the preferred anchoring mechanism for anchoring the assembly to the table edge.
The assembly further comprises a hook which depends downwardly from the bracket which has a portion such as a flange seated within the opening of the bracket. The flange functions to transfer at least some of the weight of the bag or purse to the bracket.
The assembly further includes a rivet which co-joins the bracket, leaf spring and hook. The rivet permits rotational movement of the hook relative to the bracket. Because purses and bags can have arbitrary dimensions and arrangements of straps relative to their respective bag portions, the rotatable hook arrangement better accommodates a full range of bags.
These and other features and advantages can be appreciated from the accompanying Drawing Figures and Description of a Preferred Embodiment.


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