Bracket

June 4, 1940.

2,202,811

T. C. CARNEY ET AL

BRACKET

Filed Feb. 21, 1938

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Patented June 4, 1940

2,202,811

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE

2,202,811

BRACKET

Thomas C. Carney and John A. Peterson, Los Angeles, Calif.

Application February 21, 1938, Serial No. 191,828

Claim. (CI. 248—217)

This invention relates to improvements in hanging devices and has particular reference to a disappearing bracket, hook, hanger, and like devices.

g The principal object of this invention is to provide means whereby a wall fixture in the shape of a bracket, hook, hanger, shelf support, and the like may be telescoped into the wall so as to be out of the way when not in use.

IO] A further object is to produce a device of this character which may be limited in its movement, one which will be sturdy in construction, and one which will be economical to manufacture.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent 15 during the course of the following description.

In the accompanying drawing forming a part of this specification and in which like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughout the same,

Fig. 1 is a side elevation, partly in cross section, of the preferred form of our device;

Fig. 2 is a similar view, showing a modified form of our device;

Fig. 3 is a side elevation of our device used as a 25 shelf bracket or support;

Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig. 1, showing a modified form of face plate; and

Fig. 5 is a cross sectional view taken on the line 5—5 of Fig. 1.

3Q In kitchens, bathrooms, halls, and other similar places, it is often advantageous to have supports for hanging or placing various articles on walls, or for display purposes. However, there are other times when it is desirable to have these 35 devices removed. We have, therefore, provided means whereby the device may be telescoped into the wall when not in use.

In the accompanying drawing wherein for the purpose of illustration is shown a preferred em40 bodiment of our invention, the numeral 5 designates a tubular supporting member, externally threaded as at 5', in which member is slidably positioned a rod 6. The purpose of the threads 5' is to permit the screwing of the supporting 45 member 5 into an orifice in a plaster wall without having to first insert a drilled wooden plug, as is the present common practice. The rod 6 is preferably square and has a pin 7 which slides in a slot 8 (see Fig. 5). This pin will contact the 50 front plate ί I, which overlies the retaining flange 12. A spring 13 rides upon the top of the rod 6, the purpose of which is obvious. The screws shown in Fig. 1 projecting through the flange 12 are driven into the wall for the purpose of pre55 venting the flange from turning after it has once been set in alignment. In the event that the orifice in the wall is too large and the threads 5' have nothing on which they can obtain a grip, the screws in the flange 12 can then be employed to secure the device to said wall.

In the modified form shown in Fig. 2, assuming ⁶that it is desired to attach the device to a metal plate, then a lock nut 14 is used. It is to be noted in Fig. 2 that the tubular member is of a reduced length and that the threads 5' act as a gripping means for the lock nut 14, as it is unnecessary for them to be of any greater length due to the fact that the tubular member is entirely supported between the flange and the lock nut 14. In this instance, we have also shown a double extension wherein the tube 6 slides in a telescoping member (6.

In the form shown in Fig. 3, the rod 6 has a hook Π which overlies the front edge of a shelf, such as a plate glass shelf. The set screw 18 ₂₀serves to lock the rod 6 in this instance so that the same will be adjusted and retained in adjustment.

In the form shown in Fig. 4, we have provided a face plate f 9 which carries a threaded extension 21, which extension carries the rod 6 and the ₂5 spring 13. With this construction when the tubular member 5 is attached to or set into the wall, or other orifice, the face plate 19 and its extension together with the rod may be screwed thereunto. With this arrangement the face plate 19 30 and its extension 2i are secured to the tubular member 5 by means of screw threads, thereby eliminating all fastening screws from view. If desired, the face plate 19, containing the extension rod 6, may be unscrewed from the member 35 5, and a flush plug, not shown in the drawings, may be inserted in its place, should it be desired to abandon the tubular member 5 without removing it from the wall.

It is to be herein pointed out that the sturdi- 40 ness of the device resides in the fact that it does not depend upon screws for anchorage; and once the tubular member is well anchored, the device is a permanent affair. Furthermore, it will be evident that the parts other than the tubular 45 member can be removed when repainting walls, and said parts can be refinished without affecting the wall in regards to leaving any screw hole scars on the wall.

It is to be understood that the forms of our 50 invention herewith shown and described are to be taken as preferred examples of the same and that various changes relative to the material, size, shape and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of 55

2,202,811 the invention or the scope of the subjoined claim.