Anti-Tipover and Seismic Securement System

Abstract

A tipover prevention and seismic securement system for securing furniture and appliances from tipping over. The system employs mounts which are engaged to a surface of an article to be secured. A planar belt having apertures therein provides a tether between the mount through an engagement with projections on the mount and apertures in the belt at a first end and a securement position at a second end. Translating members secure the belt in its engagement to the mount. The translating members once engaged must be unlocked to allow removal thereof and subsequent removal of the belt.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A tipover prevention and seismic securement system, comprising:
 a mount, said mount engageable to an article to be secured from tipping;   means for engagement of said mount to an engaged position upon said article;   said mount having a pathway therethrough between two shoulder portions;   a tether, a first end of said tether sized to engage through said pathway in said mount;   means for removable securement of said tether, to a surface of said pathway;   a planar member, said planar member slidingly engageable through a passage formed in each of said shoulders in a direction traverse to said pathway;   said planar member having an engaged position with a portion thereof within said passage of each of said shoulders;   said planar member in said engaged position having a bottom surface having a position adjacent to said tether and providing means to maintain said tether engaged to said means for removable securement; and   means for engagement of a second end of said tether, opposite said first end, to a securement position, whereby said mount engaged to said article and restrained by said tether engaged thereto and said securement position, will provide means to prevent said article from tipping over.   
     
     
         2 . The tipover prevention and seismic securement system of  claim 1  wherein said means for removable securement of said tether, to a surface of said pathway comprises:
 said tether being a planar belt having a width sized to engage in said passage; 
 said belt having a plurality of apertures therein, each spaced a substantially equal distance from adjacent apertures; 
 a surface of said passage having a plurality of projections rising therefrom, said projections having a diameter substantially equal to a diameter of said apertures; 
 said projections spaced from adjacent projections a distance substantially equal to said distance of said apertures; and 
 said belt removably engageable to said mount by an engagement of a plurality of said apertures upon a plurality of said projections. 
 
     
     
         3 . The tipover prevention and seismic securement system of  claim 2  additionally comprising releasable means for prevention of removal of said planar member from said engaged position, whereby said strap is maintained with said apertures in said engagement with said projections until said prevention of removal of said planar member is released. 
     
     
         4 . The tipover prevention and seismic securement system of  claim 3 , wherein said releasable means for prevention of removal of said planar member from said engaged position comprises:
 a flexible projection rising above a top surface of said planar member opposite said bottom surface;   said passage formed in said shoulders defined by an interior wall surface extending to opposing side edges of said shoulders.   said projection extending past said interior wall surface to a position intersecting said side edges; and   said projection depressable into said planar member to a position intersecting said interior wall and out of line of said sided edges whereby said planar member may be translated out of said position adjacent to said tether.   
     
     
         5 . The tipover prevention and seismic securement system of  claim 4  additionally comprising:
 said planar member insertable to said engaged position in either direction whereby said planar member may be inserted in a direction from a first of said shoulders toward a second of said shoulders or in a direction from said second of said shoulders toward said first of said shoulders. 
 
     
     
         6 . The tipover prevention and seismic securement system of  claim 1  additionally comprising:
 a secondary fastener positioned between said mount and said second end of said tether in said securement position; 
 means for engagement of said secondary fastener to an engaged position upon said article; 
 said secondary fastener having a passageway communicating therethrough sized for a sliding engagement with said tether therethrough. 
 
     
     
         7 . The tipover prevention and seismic securement system of  claim 3  additionally comprising:
 a secondary fastener positioned between said mount and said second end of said tether in said securement position; 
 means for engagement of said secondary fastener to an engaged position upon said article; and 
 said secondary fastener having a passageway communicating therethrough sized for a sliding engagement with said tether therethrough. 
 
     
     
         8 . The tipover prevention and seismic securement system of  claim 4  additionally comprising:
 a secondary fastener positioned between said mount and said second end of said tether in said securement position; 
 means for engagement of said secondary fastener to an engaged position upon said article; and 
 said secondary fastener having a passageway communicating therethrough sized for a sliding engagement with said tether therethrough. 
 
     
     
         9 . The tipover prevention and seismic securement system of  claim 4  additionally comprising:
 a plurality of secondary fasteners positioned between said mount and said second end of said tether in said securement position; 
 means for engagement of a respective said secondary fastener to an engaged position upon each of a plurality of stacked said articles; and 
 said secondary fasteners each having a passageway communicating therethrough sized for a sliding engagement with said tether therethrough. 
 
     
     
         10 . The tipover prevention and seismic securement system of  claim 1  wherein said means for engagement of a second end of said tether, opposite said first end, to a securement position, is a bracket engaged with the securement position, said bracket configured to engage with said second end of said tether. 
     
     
         11 . The tipover prevention and seismic securement system of  claim 6  wherein said means for engagement of a second end of said tether, opposite said first end, to a securement position, is a bracket engaged with the securement position, said bracket configured to engage with said second end of said tether. 
     
     
         12 . The tipover prevention and seismic securement system of  claim 7  wherein said means for engagement of a second end of said tether, opposite said first end, to a securement position, is a bracket engaged with the securement position, said bracket configured to engage with said second end of said tether. 
     
     
         13 . The tipover prevention and seismic securement system of  claim 8  wherein said means for engagement of a second end of said tether, opposite said first end, to a securement position, is a bracket engaged with the securement position, said bracket configured to engage with said second end of said tether. 
     
     
         14 . The tipover prevention and seismic securement system of  claim 9  wherein said means for engagement of a second end of said tether, opposite said first end, to a securement position, is a bracket engaged with the securement position, said bracket configured to engage with said second end of said tether.