Support

Abstract

A support ( 1 ) for mounting on a door ( 7 ) from which a coat, jacket or the like can be suspended, comprises an anchor member ( 2 ) for securing to the door, and a support member ( 3 ) which is pivotally carried on a pivot pin ( 6 ). The pivot pin ( 6 ) is carried in pivot mounting brackets ( 5 ) of the anchor member ( 2 ), and the support member ( 3 ) is pivotal about the pivot pin ( 6 ) from an inoperative position parallel to the door to an operative position extending outwardly of the door ( 7 ) for facilitating suspending a coat, or jacket therefrom. An upwardly facing abutment surface ( 15 ) of the support member ( 3 ) engages a downwardly facing abutment surface ( 16 ) of the anchor member ( 2 ) at for supporting the support member ( 3 ) in the operative position. A magnet ( 17 ) in the anchor member ( 2 ) retains the support member ( 3 ) in the inoperative position. Alternatively, a torsion spring wound on the pivot pin ( 6 ) and co-operating with the support member ( 3 ) and the anchor member ( 2 ) urges and retains the support member ( 3 ) in the inoperative position.

1 - 43 . (Canceled)  
   
   
       44 . A support for supporting an article, the support comprising an anchor member ( 2 , 91 ) for securing the support to an upstanding member ( 7 ), and a support member ( 3 , 30 , 40 , 50 , 60 , 70 , 81 , 82 , 83 , 90 ) for supporting the article thereon, the support member ( 3 ) being connected to the anchor member ( 2 ), characterised in that the support member ( 3 ) is moveable relative to the anchor member ( 2 ) between an inoperative position with the support member ( 3 ) lying relatively closely to the upstanding member ( 7 ) to which the anchor member ( 2 ) is secured, and an operative position whereby the support member ( 3 ) projects outwardly from the upstanding member ( 7 ) for supporting the article thereon.  
   
   
       45 . A support as claimed in  claim 44  characterised in that the support member ( 3 ) is moveable in a generally downwardly direction from the inoperative position to the operative position.  
   
   
       46 . A support as claimed in  claim 44  characterised in that the support member ( 3 ) is pivotally connected to the anchor member ( 2 ) about a pivot axis ( 13 ), and is pivotal between the respective operative and inoperative positions about the pivot axis ( 13 ), and preferably, the support member ( 3 ) extends transversely from the pivot axis ( 13 ) and terminates in a support means ( 3 ) for supporting the article.  
   
   
       47 . A support as claimed in  claim 44  characterised in that a limit means ( 15 , 16 , 97 , 99 ) is provided for preventing further movement of the support member ( 3 ) when it has moved into the operative position, and advantageously, the limit means ( 15 , 16 , 97 , 99 ) supports the support member ( 3 ) in the operative position.  
   
   
       48 . A support as claimed in  claim 47  characterised in that the limit means ( 15 , 16 , 97 , 99 ) comprises a pair of engageable abutment means, one of the abutment means being provided on the anchor member ( 2 ) and the other abutment means being provided on the support member ( 3 ) and being engageable with each other when the support member ( 3 ) is in the operative position, and preferably, the abutment means on the anchor member ( 2 ) is provided on a downwardly facing surface of the anchor member ( 2 ), and the abutment means on the support member ( 3 ) is provided on an upwardly facing surface of the support member ( 3 ) so that as the support member ( 3 ) is moving from the inoperative position to the operative position, the respective abutment means engage each other when the support member ( 3 ) moves into the operative position.  
   
   
       49 . A support as claimed in  claim 48  characterised in that the abutment means on the support member ( 3 ) is located on the support member ( 3 ) relative to the pivot axis ( 13 ) on an opposite side of the pivot axis ( 13 ) to that on which the support means is located, or alternatively, the abutment means on the anchor member ( 2 ) is provided on an upwardly facing surface of the anchor member ( 2 ), and the abutment means on the support member ( 3 ) is provided on a downwardly facing surface of the support member ( 3 ), and preferably, the abutment means on the support member ( 3 ) is located on the support member ( 3 ) intermediate the pivot axis ( 13 ) and the support means.  
   
   
       50 . A support as claimed in  claim 47  characterised in that the limit means ( 15 , 16 , 97 , 99 ) supports the support member ( 3 ) in the operative position with the support member ( 3 ) extending outwardly from the upstanding member.  
   
   
       51 . A support as claimed in  claim 47  characterised in that the limit means ( 15 , 16 , 97 , 99 ) supports the support member ( 3 ) in the operative position with the support member ( 3 ) extending outwardly from the upstanding member at an angle greater than zero to the horizontal, with the support member ( 3 ) inclining downwardly towards the upstanding member, and preferably, the support member ( 3 ) is supported by the limit means ( 15 , 16 , 97 , 99 ) in the operative position inclined at an angle to the horizontal in the range up to 10° from the horizontal, and advantageously, the support member ( 3 ) is supported by the limit means ( 15 , 16 , 97 , 99 ) in the operative position inclined at an angle to the horizontal in the range up to 5° from the horizontal, and preferably, the support member ( 3 ) is supported by the limit means ( 15 , 16 , 97 , 99 ) in the operative position inclined at an angle to the horizontal of approximately 1° from the horizontal.  
   
   
       52 . A support as claimed in  claim 44  characterised in that a retaining means ( 17 , 101 , 102 , 112 ) is provided for retaining the support member ( 3 ) in the inoperative position, and advantageously, the retaining means ( 17 , 101 , 102 , 112 ) comprises a resilient urging means ( 112 ) for resiliently urging the support member ( 3 ) from the operative position into the inoperative position, and for retaining the support member ( 3 ) in the inoperative position, and preferably, the urging strength of the resilient urging means is such as to permit the support member ( 3 ) to be urged from the inoperative to the operative position and to be retained in the operative position by the weight of the article being supported thereon, and advantageously, the resilient urging means comprises a spring ( 112 ).  
   
   
       53 . A support as claimed in  claim 52  characterised in that the urging means comprises a torsion spring ( 112 ) co-axially located with the pivot axis ( 13 ).  
   
   
       54 . A support as claimed in  claim 52  characterised in that the retaining means ( 17 , 101 , 102 , 112 ) comprises a pair of interengageable complementary formations ( 101 , 102 ), one ( 102 ) of the said formations being formed on the support member ( 3 ), and the other ( 101 ) on the anchor member ( 2 ) so that when the support member ( 3 ) is in the inoperative position the interengageable complementary formations releasably engage each other for retaining the support member ( 3 ) in the inoperative position, and preferably, the interengageable complementary formations engage each other with a snap-fit action.  
   
   
       55 . A support as claimed in  claim 52  characterised in that the retaining means comprises a permanent magnet ( 17 ) located on one of the anchor member ( 2 ) and the support member ( 3 ) for co-operating with the other member for retaining the support member ( 3 ) in the inoperative position, and preferably, the permanent magnet ( 17 ) is located in the anchor member ( 2 ) and co-operates with a magnetic member in the support member ( 3 ), and advantageously, the support member ( 3 ) is of a magnetic material for co-operating with the permanent magnet ( 17 ) for retaining the support member ( 3 ) in the inoperative position.  
   
   
       56 . A support as claimed in  claim 44  characterised in that the anchor member ( 2 ) comprises a base member ( 4 ) for securing to the upstanding member, and preferably, at least one pivot mounting bracket ( 5 , 92 ) is carried on the base member ( 4 ) for pivotally carrying the support member ( 3 ), and advantageously, a pivot pin ( 16 ) is carried by the pivot mounting bracket ( 5 , 92 ) for pivotally engaging the support member ( 3 ), the pivot pin ( 6 ) defining the pivot axis ( 13 ) about which the support member ( 3 ) is pivotal.  
   
   
       57 . A support as claimed in  claim 56  characterised in that a pair of spaced apart pivot mounting brackets ( 5 , 92 ) are provided for accommodating the support member ( 3 ) therebetween, and preferably, the pivot pin extends between the respective pivot mounting brackets ( 5 , 92 ) for pivotally engaging the support member ( 3 ).  
   
   
       58 . A support as claimed in  claim 44  characterised in that the support means comprises at least one hook ( 1 , 30 ) extending from the support member ( 3 ) for supporting clothing or other articles suspended therefrom, and advantageously, a plurality of hooks ( 1 , 30 ) are provided.  
   
   
       59 . A support as claimed in  claim 44  characterised in that the support means comprises a support ring ( 32 , 41 ) located at the end of the support member ( 3 ), and preferably, the support ring ( 32 , 41 ) is adapted for receiving one or more coat hangers with clothing suspended therefrom, or alternatively, the support ring ( 32 , 41 ) is adapted for receiving a container therein and supporting the container within the support ring ( 32 , 41 ).  
   
   
       60 . A support as claimed in  claim 44  characterised in that the support means comprises a platform ( 51 , 61 , 71 ) for forming a shelf for supporting an article thereon.  
   
   
       61 . A support as claimed in  claim 44  characterised in that a mounting means is provided for mounting and securing the anchor member ( 2 ) to the upstanding member, and preferably, the mounting means comprises a releasable mounting means, and advantageously, the mounting means comprises a mounting bracket ( 5 , 92 ), and preferably, the mounting bracket ( 5 , 92 ) is adapted for engaging over the top of a door ( 7 , 95 ) or a window.  
   
   
       62 . An upstanding member comprising the support as claimed in  claim 44  secured thereto.  
   
   
       63 . A door comprising the support as claimed in  claim 44  secured thereto.