Multi-purpose hanging device adapted for anchoring on a mounting wall

Abstract

A multi-purpose hanging device is adapted for anchoring on an upright mounting wall, and includes left and right holding frames and front and rear shanks. Each holding frame includes a base segment and front and rear arms extending from front and rear joined regions of the base segment. Left and right spacers are disposed on and extend rearwardly from the rear arms of the left and right holding frames, respectively. Each shank extends lengthwise to terminate at left and right joining ends that are detachably fitted to the front joined ends and the rear joined ends, respectively, so as to provide a relatively large hanging capacity.

1 . A multi-purpose hanging device adapted for anchoring on a mounting wall which extends in an upright direction, said hanging device comprising:
 left and right holding frames disposed to be spaced apart from each other in a longitudinal direction transverse to the upright direction, each including,
 a base segment having front and rear joined regions opposite to each other in a transverse direction transverse to the upright and longitudinal directions, and 
 front and rear arms which respectively extend from said front and rear joined regions, said front and rear arms of said left holding frame extending respectively towards said front and rear arms of said right holding frame in the longitudinal direction, and respectively terminating at front and rear joined ends, said front and rear arms of said right holding frame extending respectively to terminate at front and rear joined ends; 
   left and right spacers which are respectively disposed on and which extend rearwardly from said rear arms of said left and right holding frames, and which respectively terminate at left and right anchoring ends, said left and right anchoring ends being respectively adapted for anchoring on the mounting wall; and   front and rear shanks, each of which extends lengthwise in the longitudinal direction to terminate at left and right joining ends, said left and right joining ends of said front shank being configured to be detachably fitted to said front joined ends of said front arms of said left and right holding frames, respectively, said left and right joining ends of said rear shank being configured to be detachably fitted to said rear joined ends of said rear arms of said left and right holding frames, respectively.   
   
   
       2 . The multi-purpose hanging device according to  claim 1 , wherein one of said front joined end of said left holding frame and said left joining end of said front shank, one of said rear joined end of said left holding frame and said left joining end of said rear shank, one of said front joined end of said right holding frame and said right joining end of said front shank, and one of said rear joined end of said right holding frame and said right joining end of said rear shank are respectively configured to be socket-shaped ends, said hanging device further comprising four couplers, each including
 an insert stem which extends in the longitudinal direction from a respective one of
 the other one of said front joined end of said left holding frame and said left joining end of said front shank, 
 the other one of said rear joined end of said left holding frame and said left joining end of said rear shank, 
 the other one of said front joined end of said right holding frame and said right joining end of said front shank, and 
 the other one of said rear joined end of said right holding frame and said right joining end of said rear shank, and 
   a tubular plug which has an outer tubular surface that is configured to be press-fitted to a respective one of said socket-shaped ends, and an inner tubular surface that is configured to be sleeved fittingly on said insert stem so as to connect said front and rear shanks to said left and right holding frames.   
   
   
       3 . The multi-purpose hanging device according to  claim 2 , wherein said insert stem has a plurality of annular grooves, and said tubular plug has a plurality of annular protrusions which are disposed on said inner tubular surface, and which are matingly engaged with said annular grooves, respectively, so as to reinforce connection between said insert stem and said tubular plug. 
   
   
       4 . The multi-purpose hanging device according to  claim 2 , wherein said tubular plug is made from a deformable material, said inner tubular surface being of a dimension slightly smaller than that of said insert stem such that, when said insert stem is inserted into said tubular plug, said inner tubular surface is urged radially and outwardly to thereby bring said outer tubular surface into intimate engagement with the respective one of said socket-shaped ends. 
   
   
       5 . The multi-purpose hanging device according to  claim 1 , wherein said front and rear arms of each of said left and right holding frames are integrally formed with said base segment such that each of said left and right holding frames is formed as a one-single-piece construction. 
   
   
       6 . The multi-purpose hanging device according to  claim 5 , wherein said base segment is of a curved shape, and said front and rear arms are disposed parallel to each other in the longitudinal direction such that said front and rear arms and said front and rear shanks are coplanar in a horizontal plane. 
   
   
       7 . The multi-purpose hanging device according to  claim 6 , further comprising left and right wall mounting units, each including
 a cover having a front wall which has a central anchored region for anchoring of a respective one of said left and right anchoring ends, and a periphery surrounding a centerline to which said central anchored region is normal, and a surrounding wall which extends from said periphery toward the mounting wall, which terminates at a rear end edge, and which defines a mounting space,   a positioning plate adapted to be fastened to the mounting wall, and having front and rear major surfaces, and a rim surface which surrounds the centerline, and which joins said front and rear major surfaces, said positioning plate being configured to be detachably fitted into said mounting space such that said rim surface confronts said surrounding wall radially, and   a fastener configured to be threadedly engaged with said surrounding wall so as to be movable radially between a secured position, where said fastener is engaged with said rim surface so as to prevent said surrounding wall from moving away from said positioning plate along the centerline, and a releasing position, where said fastener is disengaged from said rim surface to thereby permit removal of said surrounding wall from said positioning plate.   
   
   
       8 . The multi-purpose hanging device according to  claim 7 , wherein said central anchored region has a non-circular through bore which extends through said front wall such that the respective one of said left and right anchoring end is non-rotatably and matingly engaged with said through bore, each of said left and right anchoring ends having a tapped bore, said hanging device further comprising a pair of tightening screws configured to be threadedly engageable with said tapped bores, respectively, so as to permit tight engagement between said cover and the respective one of said left and right spacers. 
   
   
       9 . The multi-purpose hanging device according to  claim 7 , wherein said rim surface is inclined toward the centerline from said front major surface to said rear major surface, said fastener being a screw bolt which is threadedly engaged with said surrounding wall and which has a tapered tip, said tapered tip being disposed to extend into said mounting space and abut against said rim surface so as to guard against removal of said cover from said positioning plate in the secured position.