Bracket and overturn preventing device

Abstract

Enabling an overturn preventing device to be installed even when a space between a top surface of an article and a ceiling is narrow. A bracket of an overturn preventing device is mounted to a piece of furniture to be prevented from overturn. The bracket has a lower part supporting a first base of a damper of the overturn preventing device at a position lower than a top surface of the furniture. The overturn preventing device can be easily installed even when a space between the top surface of the furniture and the ceiling is narrow.

1 . A bracket to be mounted to an article to be prevented from overturn, the bracket comprising a support part configured to support a lower end of a biasing member for preventing the article from overturn at a position lower than a top surface of the article, the biasing member being configured to be mounted between the article and a ceiling. 
     
     
         2 . The bracket according to  claim 1 , further comprising a middle part joined to the support part and extending upward along a side of the article, and an abutting part extending from an upper end of the middle part to the top surface of the article thereby to abut against the top surface of the article. 
     
     
         3 . The bracket according to  claim 2 , wherein the support part and the middle part are configured to be attachable to and detachable from each other; and
 wherein the support part has an engaging part and the middle part has a plurality of engaged parts located at respective positions in an up-down direction to be engageable with the engaging part.   
     
     
         4 . The bracket according to  claim 1 , further comprising a clamping part configured to clamp a side plate of the article at an inside and an outside of the side plate from a front side of the side plate and to be fixed to the article, and a body continuous to the clamping part and extending rearward, wherein the support part is mounted to the body. 
     
     
         5 . An overturn preventing device comprising the bracket specified in  claim 1  and the biasing member to be supported by the support part of the bracket. 
     
     
         6 . An overturn preventing device comprising the bracket specified in  claim 2  and the biasing member to be supported by the support part of the bracket. 
     
     
         7 . An overturn preventing device comprising the bracket specified in  claim 3  and the biasing member to be supported by the support part of the bracket. 
     
     
         8 . An overturn preventing device comprising the bracket specified in  claim 4  and the biasing member to be supported by the support part of the bracket.