IP Library Granted Patent US 11,503,935
Granted Patent B2
US 11,503,935 · App. 17/122,679 · Granted Nov 22, 2022

Adjustable over-the-door hooks and racks

Inventors: David M. Baines (Bedford, NY); Benjamin Scanlon (Philadelphia, PA); Adam Thomas Emenecker (Blackwood, NJ)
Assignee: Decolin Inc.
A47G25/0614
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Patent No.
US 11,503,935
App. No.
17/122,679
Granted
Nov 22, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

Adjustable over-the-door hook assemblies with removable door spacers that accommodate different door thicknesses and different types of doors are disclosed. The door spacer may be selectively mounted on a support bracket, or may be removed from the bracket for use with thicker doors. A door bumper may also be provided on a lower portion of the hook assembly to vertically align the assembly and to prevent damage to the door.

Claims (38)

1. An adjustable over-the-door hook assembly comprising:

at least one adjustable support bracket structured and arranged for placement over a top edge of a door comprising front and rear vertical plates having opposing interior surfaces, and an upper horizontal plate connecting the front and rear vertical plates;

at least one vertical support rod attached to the at least one adjustable support bracket;

at least one hook or rod supported by the at least one vertical support rod;

a removable door spacer selectively attachable adjacent to the interior surface of the front vertical plate and selectively attachable to the interior surface of the rear vertical plate; and

at least one door bumper attached to a lower end of the at least one vertical support rod.

2. The adjustable over-the-door hook assembly of claim 1 , comprising two of the adjustable support brackets and two of the vertical support rods.

3. The adjustable over-the-door hook assembly of claim 1 , wherein the front vertical plate of the support bracket has a front hole extending therethrough, the rear vertical plate of the support bracket has a rear hole extending therethrough, the door spacer has a mounting pin extending from a bracket contact surface of the door spacer, and the mounting pin is selectively engagable within either the front hole or the rear hole to thereby releasably attach the door spacer to either the front vertical plate or the rear vertical plate.

4. The adjustable over-the-door hook assembly of claim 3 , wherein the mounting pin comprises a shaft and a head connected to the shaft having a larger diameter than a diameter of the shaft.

5. The adjustable over-the-door hook assembly of claim 4 , wherein the shaft and head of the mounting pin are made of a compressible elastic material.

6. The adjustable over-the-door hook assembly of claim 1 , wherein the door spacer comprises a substantially vertical door contact surface.

7. The adjustable over-the-door hook assembly of claim 6 , wherein the substantially vertical door contact surface is provided from a plurality of vertically extending ribs.

8. The adjustable over-the-door hook assembly of claim 6 , wherein the door spacer comprises an inwardly angled lower portion adjacent to the substantially vertical door contact surface.

9. The adjustable over-the-door hook assembly of claim 6 , wherein the door spacer has a thickness measured between a bracket contact surface of the door spacer and the door contact surface of from 0.3 to 0.5 inch.

10. The adjustable over-the-door hook assembly of claim 9 , wherein the thickness of the door spacer is from greater than 0.375 inch to 0.45 inch.

11. The adjustable over-the-door hook assembly of claim 1 , wherein the door spacer is made of a compressible elastic material.

12. The adjustable over-the-door hook assembly of claim 11 , wherein the elastic material of the door spacer comprises natural rubber or synthetic rubber.

13. The adjustable over-the-door hook assembly of claim 1 , wherein the door bumper comprises a substantially vertical channel structured and arranged to releasably engage the at least one vertical support rod.

14. The adjustable over-the-door hook assembly of claim 1 , wherein the door bumper comprises a mounting pin extending therefrom structured and arranged to be releasably engagable within a hole through a lower end of the at least one vertical support rod.

15. The adjustable over-the-door hook assembly of claim 1 , comprising two of the vertical support rods, and at least one lateral support rod extending between the vertical support rods.

16. The adjustable over-the-door hook assembly of claim 15 , wherein the at least one hook is attached to the at least one lateral support rod.

17. An adjustable over-the-door hook assembly comprising:

at least one adjustable support bracket structured and arranged for placement over a top edge of a door comprising front and rear vertical plates having opposing interior surfaces, and an upper horizontal plate connecting the front and rear vertical plates;

at least one vertical support rod attached to the at least one adjustable support bracket;

at least one hook or rod supported by the at least one vertical support rod; and

a removable door spacer selectively attachable adjacent to the interior surface of the front vertical plate and selectively attachable to the interior surface of the rear vertical plate,

wherein the door spacer comprises a substantially vertical door contact surface provided from a plurality of vertically extending ribs.

18. An adjustable over-the-door hook assembly comprising:

at least one adjustable support bracket structured and arranged for placement over a top edge of a door comprising front and rear vertical plates having opposing interior surfaces, and an upper horizontal plate connecting the front and rear vertical plates;

at least one vertical support rod attached to the at least one adjustable support bracket;

at least one hook or rod supported by the at least one vertical support rod; and

a removable door spacer selectively attachable adjacent to the interior surface of the front vertical plate and selectively attachable to the interior surface of the rear vertical plate,

wherein the door spacer comprises a substantially vertical door contact surface and an inwardly angled lower portion adjacent to the substantially vertical door contact surface.

19. An adjustable over-the-door hook assembly comprising:

at least one adjustable support bracket structured and arranged for placement over a top edge of a door comprising front and rear vertical plates having opposing interior surfaces, and an upper horizontal plate connecting the front and rear vertical plates;

at least one vertical support rod attached to the at least one adjustable support bracket;

at least one hook or rod supported by the at least one vertical support rod; and

a removable door spacer selectively attachable adjacent to the interior surface of the front vertical plate and adjacent to the upper horizontal plate, and selectively attachable to the opposed interior surface of the rear vertical plate and adjacent to the upper horizontal plate.

Assignments (2)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jan 10, 2025
From: DECOLIN INC.
To: ROYAL BANK OF CANADA
Reel/Frame 069868/0612 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 15, 2020
From: BAINES, DAVID M.; SCANLON, BENJAMIN; EMENECKER, ADAM THOMAS
To: DECOLIN INC.
Reel/Frame 054656/0776 →
Continuity (3)
Division 16154921 · Oct 9, 2018
Provisional Application 62570306 · Oct 10, 2017
Related Publication 20210093114A1 · Apr 1, 2021