CA1272997A - Hanger assembly with u-shaped hanger - Google Patents

Hanger assembly with u-shaped hanger

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CA1272997A
CA1272997A CA000572880A CA572880A CA1272997A CA 1272997 A CA1272997 A CA 1272997A CA 000572880 A CA000572880 A CA 000572880A CA 572880 A CA572880 A CA 572880A CA 1272997 A CA1272997 A CA 1272997A
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hanger
upright
boss
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panel
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Stanley C. Valiulis
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Southern Imperial LLC
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    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47FSPECIAL FURNITURE, FITTINGS, OR ACCESSORIES FOR SHOPS, STOREHOUSES, BARS, RESTAURANTS OR THE LIKE; PAYING COUNTERS
    • A47F5/00Show stands, hangers, or shelves characterised by their constructional features
    • A47F5/08Show stands, hangers, or shelves characterised by their constructional features secured to the wall, ceiling, or the like; Wall-bracket display devices
    • A47F5/0807Display panels, grids or rods used for suspending merchandise or cards supporting articles; Movable brackets therefor
    • A47F5/0815Panel constructions with apertures for article supports, e.g. hooks
    • A47F5/0823Article supports for peg-boards

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Abstract

HANGER ASSEMBLY WITH U-SHAPED HANGER
Abstract of the Disclosure A hanger assembly includes a U-shaped hanger and a separate bracket for mounting the hanger on a perforated panel. The bracket is a standard bracket of the type disclosed in Valiulis United States Patent 3,912,084. An attaching member having an inverted L-shaped configuration is welded to the inner end portion of the hanger and enables the hanger to be connected to the standard bracket.

Description

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Back~round of the ïnvention This invention relates to a hanger assembly for supporting articles on a perforated panel of the ty;pe commonly referred to as a "Pegboardn. Such an assembly includes a hanger adapted to project outwardly from the panel and adapted to hold merchandise. One type of h~nger assembly is disclosed in Valiulis United States Patent 3~912s084 in which the hanger is adapted to be releasably attached to the panel by a separate mounting bracket molded of plastic and having a pair of horizontally spaced fingers which extend through holes in the panel. Several well known advantages are obtained when the hanger assembly includes a hanger and a separate mounting bracket.
Brackets of the type disclosed in the aforementioned Valiulis patent have been widely us~d and have experienced outstanding commercial success.
Such a bracket includes a plate adapted to lie flat against the panel and further includes a boss which projects forwardly from the plate. ~he boss is formed with an upwardly opening socket for receiving a depending finger located at the inner end of the hanger and also is formed with an upwardly opening notch for receiving the inner end po~tion of the hanger and preventing lateral swinging of the hanger.
The invention more specifically relates to a hanger assembly in which the hanqer is generally U-shaped and i~ ormed by upper and lower outwardly projecting arms whose inner ends are joined by an upright connector~ The lower arm of such a hanger usually is used to hold merchandise while the upper arm supports a tag or the like having a price, a stock number andtor other indicia printed thereonO

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~ 7 A hanger assembly of ~he foregoing type is disclosed in Barnes Unlted States Patent 4,452,360.
While the U-shaped hanger is advantageous in that its upper arm supports a tag or the like, the hanger requires a special bracket for attaching the hanger to the panel.

Summary of the Inv ntion The general aim of the present invention is to provide a new and improved U-shaped hanger which may be used with brackets of the type disclosed in the Valiulis patent so as to enable such brackets to be employed universally with different types of hangers and to avoid the need of a special bracket for the U-shaped hanger.
A more detailed object of the invention is to achieve the foregoing through the provision of a U-shaped hanger having a novel attaching member enabling the hanger to be connected releasably to a Valiulis-type bracket.
The invention also resides in the relatively simple construction of the attaching member and in the manner in which the attaching member is connected to the hanger.
In summary, the invention involves a hanger assembly adapted for attachment to an upright panel having horizontally spaced holes formed therethrough, said hanger assembly comprising a substantially U-shaped hanger haviny upper and lower arms adapted to project outwardly from the panel and having an upright connector extending between and joining the inner ends of the arms, said arms and said connector b ing disposed in a common upright plane, said hanger assembly further comprising a bracket for attaching
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said hanger to said panel, said bracket comprising an upright plate, a pair of horizontally spaced horns on the inner side of said plate and adapted to extend through two of said holes to attach said bracket releasably to said panel, an upright boss formed integrally with and extending outwardly from said plate, an upwardly opening socket formed in said boss, an upwardly opening notch formed in the upper end of said boss and extending outwardly from said socket to the outer side of said boss, and a member of inverted L-shaped configuration for attaching said hanger releasably to said bracket, said attaching member comprising a generally horizontal leg fastened to the upper side of said upper hanger arm and extending inwardly beyond said connector, said horizontal leg : being sized to seat in the notch in said boss, and said : attaching member further comprising an upright leg joined to and depending from the inner end oE said : horizontal leg and sized to fit into the socket in said :~ boss.
These and other objects and advantages of the invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description when taken in conjunction with the ` accompanying drawings.

: Brief Description o~ the Drawings FIGURE 1 is a perspective view showing a perforated panel and showing a new and improved hanger assembly incorporating the uni~ue features of the presént invention.

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FIG. 3 is an enlarged fragmentary cross-section taken substantially along the line 3-3 of FIG. 1.
FIG. 4 is a cross-section taken along the line 4-4 of FIG. 3.

Detailed Description of the Preferred Embodiment As shown in the drawings for purposes of illustation, the invention is embodied in a hanger assembly 10 having a hanger 11 for supporting one or more articles 13 from a panel or "Pegboard" 14 of the type ~ormed with a series of vertically spaced and horizontally extending rows of holes 15. In this instance, the articles have been illustrated as being bags within which merchandise is contained. The upper end portion of each bag is formed with a hole to enable the bag to be hung from the hanger 11.
~ erein, the hanger 11 is ~enerally ~-shaped and is made of round wire. The hanger includes upper and lower outwardly projecting arms 20 and 21 whose inner ends are formed integrally with and are ioined by an upright connecting arm or connector 22. The lower arm supports the articles 13 while the outer end of the upper arm is formed with a laterally projecting finger 24. A tag 25 is supported by the finger and contains indicia such as a price, a stock number or the like which is adapted to be ~read~ by an electronic inventory wand.
The hanger assembly 10 further comprises a mounting bracket 26 for attaching the assembly releasably to the panel 14. In this instance, the bracket is molded of relatively rigid but resiliently yieldable plastic such as polypropylene or Delrin and , .
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7~ 7 includes a generally rectangular plate member 27 normally disposed in an upright plane and adpated to lie flat against the outer face of the panel. Molded integrally w$th the upper end portion of the plate and projecting inwardly from the inner face thereof are two fingers or horn~ 28, each horn having a horizont~l portion located ad]acent the plate and merging gradually with an upwardly projecting vertical portion. By turning the plate 27 to a horizontal position with the ends of the horns 28 pointing toward the panel 14 and by moving ~he plate edgewise, the normally vertical portions of the horns may be inserted into two horizontally spaced holes 15 in one of the horizontally extending rows of holes formed in the panel. Thereafter, the plate may be swung downwardly and toward the panel to cause the horizontal portions to enter the holes and to cause the vertical portions to engage and interlock with the rear face of the panel just above the holes.
In accordance with the present invention, the bracket 26 is a standard and widely used bracket of the type disclosed in Yaliulis United States Patent
3,912,084 while the U-shaped hanger 11 is constructed in a unique mann~r enabling the hanger to be used with the ~tandard bracket. As a xesult, the standard bracket 26 ~ay be used interchangeably with standard hangers of the type disclosed in the Valiulis patent or with U-shaped hangers 11 of the type disclosed herein and there is no need to provide a special bracket for the present hanger.
More specifically, the bracket ~6 includes an upright boss 30 molded integrally with the outer side of the plate 27. The boss is of semi-ci~cular cross-section and tapers downwardly, the upper end of the boss beiny flush with the upper edge of the plate. A

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ver~ically ex~ending hole 31 of circular cross-section is formed through the central portion of the boss and opens out of the upper end of the boss so as to define an upwardly opening socket. In addition, an upwardly opening and substantiall.y V-shaped notch 32 is formed in the upper end portion of the boss 30 and extends outwardly from the hole 31 to the outer side of the boss. Thus, it is apparent that the presen~ bracket 26 is identical ~o the bracket disclosed in the aforementioned Valiulis patent.
To enable the U-shaped hanger 11 t~ ~e connected releasably to the bracket 26, an attaching member 35 is connected to the hanger. ~erein, the ~ttaching member 35 is also made of round wire and is of an inverted L-shaped cxoss-section Thus, the attaching member includes a generally horizontal leg 36 and a generally vertical leg 37 whose upper end is integral with the inner end of the horizontal leg. In this particular instance, the horizontal leg 36 of the attaching member 35 is welded rigidly at 38 to the upper side of the inner end portion of the upper hanger arm 20 and is located such that the vertical leg 37 of the attaching member is spaced inwardly from the connector 22 of the hanger 11 by a distance at least equal to the maximum fore-and-aft dimension of the boss 30.
With the foregoing arrangement, the U-shaped hanger 11 may be attached releasably to the bracket 26 simply by telescoping the vertical leg 37 of the memer 35 into the vertical socket 31 of the bracket and by ushing downwardly on the hanger until the horizontal leg 36 of the member 35 seats in the U shaped notch 32 of the bracket. By virtue of such seating, the hanger 11 is prevented from swinging laterally relative to the bracket 26 and is held at right angles to the panel 140 ,. ; ..
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Claims (6)

The embodiments of the invention in which an exclusive property or privilege is claimed are defined as follows:
1. A hanger assembly adapted for attachment to an upright panel having horizontally spaced holes formed therethrough, said hanger assembly comprising a substantially V-shaped hanger having upper and lower arms adapted to project outwardly from the panel and having an upright connector extending between and joining the inner ends of the arms, said arms and said connector being disposed in a common upright plane, said hanger assembly further comprising a bracket for attaching said hanger to said panel, said bracket comprising an upright plate, a pair of horizontally spaced horns on the inner side of said plate and adapted to extend through two of said holes to attach said bracket releasably to said panel, an upright boss formed integrally with and extending outwardly from said plate, an upwardly opening socket formed in said boss, an upwardly opening notch formed in the upper end of said boss and extending outwardly from said socket to the outer side of said boss, and a member of inverted L-shaped configuration for attaching said hanger releasably to said bracket, said attaching member comprising a generally horizontal leg fastened to the upper side of said upper hanger arm and extending inwardly beyond said connector, said horizontal leg being sized to seat in the notch in said boss, and said attaching member further comprising an upright leg joined to and depending from the inner end of said horizontal leg and sized to fit into the socket in said boss.
2. A hanger assembly as defined in claim 1 in which said horizontal leg and said upright leg of said attaching member are made of wire and are integral with one another, said horizontal leg being welded to the upper side of said upper hanger arm.
3. A hanger assembly as defined in claim 2 in which said upright leg and said horizontal leg of said attaching member also are disposed in said common upright plane.
4. A hanger assembly adapted for attachment to an upright panel having horizontally spaced holes formed therethrough, said hanger assembly comprising, in combination, a substantially U-shaped hanger having upper and lower arms adapted to project outwardly from the panel and having an upright connector formed integrally with and extending between the inner ends of said arms, said arms and said connector being disposed in a common upright plane, said hanger assembly further comprising a bracket for attaching said hanger to said panel, said bracket comprising an upright plate, a pair of horizontally spaced horns on the inner side of said plate and adapted to extend through two of said holes to attach said bracket releasably to said panel, an upright boss formed integrally with and extending outwardly from said plate, an upwardly opening socket formed in said boss, an upwardly opening notch formed in the upper end of said boss and extending outwardly from said socket to the outer side of said boss, and a member of inverted L-shaped configuration for attaching said hanger releasably to said bracket, said attaching member comprising a generally horizontal leg fastened to the upper side of said upper hanger arm and extending inwardly beyond said connector, said horizontal leg being seated in the notch in said boss, and said attaching member further comprising an upright leg formed integrally with and depending from the inner end of said horizontal leg and telescoped into the socket in said boss.
5. A hanger assembly as defined in claim 3 in which said upright leg and said horizontal leg of said attaching member also are disposed in said common upright plane.
6. A hanger assembly as defined in claim 5 in which said horizontal leg of said attaching member is welded to the upper side of said upper hanger arm.
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