Supports: racks – Specially mounted – Wall or window
Reexamination Certificate
1999-09-08
2001-10-09
Redman, Jerry (Department: 3634)
Supports: racks
Specially mounted
Wall or window
C211S181100, C211S119000, C248S220210
Reexamination Certificate
active
06299001
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to wall organizer systems of the type used in garages, utility rooms, shops, retail establishments and residential basements for organizing books, tools, chemicals, toys, sporting goods, clothes and other personal possessions, and more specifically to an organizer system based on wire mesh panels using various hooks and brackets to mount the items to the wall.
Wall organizer systems are known which employ wire mesh panels made up of a plurality of spaced, parallel vertical rods joined to a plurality of spaced, parallel horizontal rods to create a grid of mounting points. Individual hooks and brackets, including shelf brackets, are provided for being fastened to the wire rods.
However, a major drawback of conventional systems of this type is that each type of hook or bracket requires its own mounting procedure and/or hardware. Thus, the arrangement and installation of the mounting hardware to the wire mesh panel is a tedious and time consuming process. This disadvantage is exacerbated when the individual hooks or brackets need to be moved to achieve proper and/or level alignment.
Another disadvantage of conventional wall organizers of this type is that the attachment configurations of the hooks and other hardware must be secured to the wire mesh by fasteners, and have no inherent gripping power on the mesh. This disadvantage makes the conventional attachments more easily dislodged from the mesh.
Still another disadvantage of conventional wall organizer systems of this type is that the variety of available mounting hardware is relatively limited, and requires specially designed components configured for being secured to the mesh panels.
Thus, there is a need for a wall organizer system of the type using wire mesh panels which provides an easy and relatively rapid way to attach mounting hardware and brackets to the wire mesh.
Accordingly, a first object of the present invention is to provide an improved wall organizer system featuring a universal mounting plate which can accommodate a variety of conventional hooks, brackets and other such mounting hardware.
Another object of the present invention is to provide an improved wall organizer system featuring a universal mounting plate which can be attached to the mesh panel without the need for supplemental fasteners or tools.
A further object of the present invention is to provide an improved wall organizer system in which shelf and/or hook mounting brackets can be placed in a wide variety of locations on the wire mesh panels.
Yet another object of the present invention is to provide an improved wall organizer system which has the ability to mount two vertically oriented mesh panels to the wall in abutting relationship to each other.
BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
Accordingly, the above-listed objects are met or exceeded by the present wall organizer system for use with wire mesh panels made of a plurality of vertical and horizontal rods joined to form a screen-type pattern. The organizer system features a universal mounting plate which is secured to any mounting point on the mesh panel by a hook and snap-lock arrangement without the use of tools. Thus, the mounting plate can be easily installed anywhere on the mesh, and can also be readily moved to adjust its position as desired. In addition, the mounting plate is configured for accommodating a wide variety of conventional shelf brackets, hooks and other known organizer hardware. Another feature of the present organizer system is that it is provided with wall brackets for holding the mesh panels to the wall, which are made to securely hold either a single panel, or a pair of vertically arranged panels in abutting relationship to each other.
More specifically, the present invention provides a wall organizer system for storing items on a wall, includes at least one panel of wire mesh including a plurality of spaced, parallel, vertical rods joined to a plurality of spaced, parallel horizontal rods to define a plurality of quadrilateral mounting points, at least one wall bracket for mounting the at least one panel to the wall, at least one universal mounting plate configured for being secured in one of the mounting points and for accommodating at least one suspending member, and at least one suspending member configured for engagement on at least one of the at least one universal plate and directly to the wire mesh panel.
In a preferred embodiment, the present wall organizer system is provided in kit form including at least one wire mesh panel, a plurality of mounting brackets, a plurality of universal mounting plates and a plurality of suspending members taken from the group including shelf brackets, light duty hooks, heavy duty hooks., peg board hooks, s-hooks, tool holders and peg board trays. Certain members of the group of suspending members can be secured directly to the wire mesh, and others are configured for attachment to the universal mounting plate.
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Frolov Andrew E.
Guskey John R.
Greer Burns & Crain Ltd.
Harris Erica B.
Midwest Air Technologies Inc.
Redman Jerry
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