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Granted Patent B2
US 7,571,882 · App. 10/495,296 · Granted Aug 11, 2009

Suspension device comprising a profile rail that is to be vertically arranged, and comprising a bracket that can be suspended therein

Assignee: Visplay International AG
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Patent No.
US 7,571,882
App. No.
10/495,296
Granted
Aug 11, 2009
Kind
B2
Abstract

The suspension device firstly consists of a profile ( 1 ) to be vertically arranged and having engaging contours ( 3 ), which are provided thereon and located opposite one another, preferably in pairs, on both lateral flanks. The profile ( 1 ) is fixed to a supporting structure. The inventive device comprises at least one bracket ( 2 ), which can be suspended in the profile ( 1 ) and has fixing elements that are complementary to the engaging contours ( 3 ). The bracket ( 2 ) has an enclosing part ( 20 ) on which or inside of which the fixing elements are placed. The front side ( 10 ) and both lateral flanks of the profile ( 1 ) are surrounded by the bracket ( 2 ) that enables it to be joined to differently configured load-bearing elements ( 4 ). The bracket ( 2 ) can be locked at the level of the selected engaging contours ( 3 ). The suspension device is provided in a number of variants and is designed, for example, for use as an information and decoration support in reception areas or as a stand for presenting goods or exhibited articles or for storing objects. The profile ( 1 ) is provided in the form of bars or short pieces having at least one pair of engaging contours ( 3 ).

Claims (32)

1. A suspension device comprising:

a) a profile ( 1 ) which is to be arranged vertically and has a front side ( 10 ), two side flanks ( 11 , 12 ), a rear side ( 13 ) and engagement contours ( 3 ) provided on the profile ( 1 ); and

b) a bracket ( 2 ) which can be suspended on the profile ( 1 ) and has fixing elements ( 50 ) which are complementary to the engagement contours ( 3 ); wherein

c) the bracket ( 2 ) has an encompassing part ( 20 ) in which the fixing elements ( 50 ) are arranged,

d) the bracket ( 2 ) encases the front side ( 10 ) and the side flanks ( 11 , 12 ) of the profile ( 1 ),

e) the fixing elements ( 50 ) at a clamp portion ( 22 ) of the encompassing part ( 20 ) of the bracket ( 2 ) include elements ( 50 ) mounted on a spring ( 5 ), and

f) the engagement contours ( 3 ) in the profile ( 1 ) are arranged in the side flanks ( 11 , 12 ) of the profile ( 1 ) and are closed to the front side ( 10 ) such that the engagement contours ( 3 ) are not arranged in the front side ( 10 ), wherein the engagement contours ( 3 ) are designed as wedge-shaped slots ( 3 ) in the side flanks ( 11 , 12 ), have a ledge ( 30 ) at the bottom and slope up gradually to a plane defined by the side flanks ( 11 , 12 ).

2. A suspension device comprising:

a) a profile ( 1 ) which is to be arranged vertically and has a front side ( 10 ), two side flanks ( 11 , 12 ), a rear side ( 13 ) and engagement contours ( 3 ) provided on the profile ( 1 ); and

b) a bracket ( 2 ) which can be suspended on the profile ( 1 ) and has fixing elements ( 50 ) which are complementary to the engagement contours ( 3 ); wherein

c) the bracket ( 2 ) has an encompassing part ( 20 ) in which the fixing elements ( 50 ) are arranged,

d) the bracket ( 2 ) encases the front side ( 10 ) and the side flanks ( 11 , 12 ) of the profile ( 1 ),

e) the fixing elements ( 50 ) at a clamp portion ( 22 ) of the encompassing part ( 20 ) of the bracket ( 2 ) include elements ( 50 ) mounted on a spring ( 5 ),

f) the engagement contours ( 3 ) in the profile ( 1 ) are arranged in the side flanks ( 11 , 12 ) of the profile ( 1 ) and are recesses which are closed to the front side ( 10 ),

g) the engagement contours ( 3 ) on one of the side flanks ( 11 ) are arranged symmetrically in relation to the engagement contours ( 3 ) on another one of the side flanks ( 12 ), the engagement contours ( 3 ) being designed as wedge-shaped slots ( 3 ) in the side flanks ( 11 , 12 ), have a ledge ( 30 ) at the bottom and slope up gradually to a plane defined by the side flanks ( 11 , 12 ),

h) the fixing elements ( 50 ) in the bracket ( 2 ) are wedges ( 50 ) and springs ( 5 ), the wedges ( 50 ) being mounted on the springs ( 5 ), one of the springs ( 5 ) and a corresponding one of the wedges ( 50 ) being provided on a first side of an aperture receiving the profile ( 1 ), and anotherone of the springs ( 5 ) and a corresponding one of the wedges ( 50 ) being provided on a second side of the aperture receiving the profile ( 1 ), and

i) the springs ( 5 ) and the wedges ( 50 ), inserted in cutouts, secure one another.

3. A suspension device comprising:

a) a profile ( 1 ) which is to be arranged vertically and has a front side ( 10 ), two side flanks ( 11 , 12 ), a rear side ( 13 ) and engagement contours ( 3 ) provided on the profile ( 1 ); and

b) a bracket ( 2 ) which can be suspended on the profile ( 1 ) and has fixing elements ( 50 ) which are complementary to the engagement contours ( 3 ); wherein

c) the bracket ( 2 ) has an encompassing part ( 20 ) in which the fixing elements ( 50 ) are arranged;

d) the bracket ( 2 ) encases the front side ( 10 ) and the side flanks ( 11 , 12 ) of the profile ( 1 ),

e) the fixing elements ( 50 ) at a clamp portion ( 22 ) of the encompassing part ( 20 ) of the bracket ( 2 ) are arranged as elastic elements ( 50 ),

f) the engagement contours ( 3 ) in the profile ( 1 ) are arranged in the side flanks ( 11 , 12 ) of the profile ( 1 ) and are recesses which are closed to the front side ( 10 ),

g) the engagement contours ( 3 ) on one of the side flanks ( 11 ) are arranged symmetrically in relation to the engagement contours ( 3 ) on another one of the side flanks ( 12 ), the engagement contours ( 3 ) being designed as wedge-shaped slots ( 3 ) in the side flanks ( 11 , 12 ), have a ledge ( 30 ) at the bottom and slope up gradually to a plane defined by the side flanks ( 11 , 12 ),

h) the fixing elements ( 50 ) in the bracket ( 2 ) are wedges ( 50 ) and springs ( 5 ), the wedges ( 50 ) being mounted on the springs ( 5 ), one of the springs ( 5 ) and a corresponding one of the wedges ( 50 ) being provided on a first side of an aperture receiving the profile ( 1 ), and another one of the springs( 5 ) and a corresponding one of the wedges ( 50 ) being provided on a second side of the aperture receiving the profile ( 1 ), and

i) the springs ( 5 ) and the wedges ( 50 ), inserted in cutouts, secure one another.

4. The suspension device as claimed in one of claim 1 or 3 , wherein the wedge-shaped slots ( 3 ) in the side flanks ( 11 , 12 ) slope up gradually in a slanting plane ( 31 ) to a plane defined by the side flanks ( 11 , 12 ).

5. The suspension device as claimed in one of claim 2 or 3 wherein the profile ( 1 ) is used as bar material.

6. The suspension device as claimed in one of claim 2 or 3 18 wherein the profile ( 1 ) is used in short lengths with at least one pair of engagement contours ( 3 ).

7. The suspension device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the profile ( 1 ) is used as bar material.

8. The suspension device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the profile ( 1 ) is used in short lengths with at least one pair of engagement contours ( 3 ).

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 28, 2021
From: VISPLAY INTERNATIONAL AG
To: VISPLAY GMBH
Reel/Frame 058489/0226 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 12, 2004
From: WALTER, HERBERT
To: VISPLAY INTERNATIONAL AG
Reel/Frame 015239/0114 →
Priority Claims (1)
CH 2105/01 · Nov 15, 2001 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20050040301A1 · Feb 24, 2005