Furniture tip over prevention system
View Patent ↗Various examples of methods and systems are provided for furniture tip over prevention. In one example, a system includes a furniture mounting bracket configured to be secured to a piece of furniture; a wall anchor plate configured to be secured to a wall adjacent to a back surface of the piece of furniture and below the top of the piece of furniture; and a securing device attached to the wall anchor plate, the securing device configured to detachably attach to the furniture mounting bracket via a quick release. In another example, a method includes securing a wall anchor plate to a wall using mounting wires; attaching a furniture mounting bracket to a piece of furniture; positioning the piece of furniture adjacent to the wall anchor plate; and tensioning a securing device attached between the wall anchor plate and the furniture mounting bracket thereby preventing the furniture from tipping over.
1. A furniture tip over prevention system, comprising:
a furniture mounting bracket configured to be secured to a piece of furniture, the furniture mounting bracket comprising a first portion configured to be secured to a top surface of the piece of furniture and a second portion configured to extend along a back surface of the piece of furniture, the second portion comprising a quick release secured to and integrated in the second portion of the furniture mounting bracket;
a wall anchor plate configured to be secured to an outer surface of a wall adjacent to the back surface of the piece of furniture and below the top surface of the piece of furniture, the wall anchor plate being substantially rectangular and comprising openings in diagonally opposite corners of the wall anchor plate and corresponding clamps extending from an outer surface of the wall anchor plate on opposite sides of the wall anchor plate, each clamp having a length aligned with the opening on a corresponding side of the wall anchor plate;
mounting wires configured to secure the wall anchor plate to the wall by passing through a corresponding opening of the openings of the wall anchor plate and extending through a portion of drywall defining the outer surface of the wall, the mounting wires comprising:
a curved section having a proximal end and a distal end, and
a straight section extending from the proximal end of the curved section, where the straight section is substantially perpendicular to the proximal end of the curved section and extends away from the distal end of the curved section,
where the curved section passes through the portion of drywall and engages an inner surface of the wall at the distal end of the curved section with the proximal end of the curved section extending through the corresponding opening of the wall anchor plate, the curved section extending away from the wall anchor plate and where the straight section extends from the proximal end of the curved section across the outer surface of the wall anchor plate away from the curved section within the wall when the wall anchor plate is secured to the wall, and where the straight section is configured to engage with the clamp aligned with the corresponding opening of the wall anchor plate to hold the distal end of the curved section against the inner surface of the wall, where the straight section clips under and extends beyond an end of the clamp opposite the corresponding opening to detachably attach a respective one of the mounting wires to the wall anchor plate; and
a securing strap attached to the wall anchor plate between the clamps, where the securing strap attaches to the furniture mounting bracket by passing through the quick release integrated in the second portion of the furniture mounting bracket.
2. The furniture tip over prevention system of claim 1 , wherein the mounting wires comprise a second straight section extending over the clamp substantially parallel to and opposite the straight section engaged with the clamp.
3. The furniture tip over prevention system of claim 1 , wherein the curved section of a first mounting wire engages the inner surface of the wall on a first side of the wall anchor plate and the curved section of a second mounting wire engages the inner surface of the wall on a second side of the wall anchor plate that is opposite the first side.
4. The furniture tip over prevention system of claim 1 , wherein the quick release is a cam lock buckle.
5. The furniture tip over prevention system of claim 1 , comprising a cover configured to detachably attach to the furniture mounting bracket, the cover configured to restrict access to the quick release when attached to the furniture mounting bracket.
6. The furniture tip over prevention system of claim 1 , wherein the securing strap is attached to a cross-bar of the wall anchor plate between the clamps.
7. The furniture tip over prevention system of claim 1 , wherein the first portion and the second portion of the furniture mounting bracket are pivotally connected.
8. The furniture tip over prevention system of claim 1 , wherein the quick release comprises a lever secured to the furniture mounting bracket, and a spring positioned between the lever and the second portion of the furniture mounting bracket and configured to apply lever pressure to the securing strap via the lever.
9. The furniture tip over prevention system of claim 1 , comprising a cover configured to detachably attach to the wall anchor plate, the cover configured to extend over the clamps and a portion of the securing strap attached to the wall anchor plate between the clamps.
10. The furniture tip over prevention system of claim 9 , wherein the cover detachably attaches to the clamps of the wall anchor plate.