Panel suspension kit

Abstract

To provide a panel suspension kit capable of easily suspending a panel of a photograph or the like in a wall surface in a stable state with preferable appearance.SOLUTION: A panel suspension kit includes a suspension tool 2 and a support member 3 attached to a back surface of a panel 1. The suspension tool 2 has hooking means 14 for hooking on a hook for frame suspension fixed to a wall surface. The support member 3 functions as a spacer between the back surface of the panel 1 and the wall surface, and functions so as to prevent swing and horizontal shake of the panel 1 by surface contacting with the wall surface.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a panel hanging kit, and more particularly to a panel hanging kit used for hanging a panel with a photograph or the like attached thereto on a wall surface of an exhibition hall or the like.

Background Art

[0002] Many frames or backing panels for paintings and photographs are hung by hooking a string attached to the back surface thereof on a frame hanger fixed to a wall surface. However, in such a method, there are difficulties in hooking the string and maintaining the horizontal position of the frame. In an exhibition hall for photographs or the like, it is necessary to hang a large number of panels with photographs attached to their surfaces on the wall surface neatly. In the case of the above-described string-hanging method, it takes time and effort, and in that case, the panel is inclined to the front side, making it difficult to hang the panel parallel to the wall surface. Therefore, a hanging method is generally used in which a rectangular wooden frame 42 is attached to the back surface of the panel 41 with a double-sided tape 43 and the wooden frame 42 is hooked on a frame hanger 44 fixed to the wall surface (see FIG. 11).

[0003] However, in the case of the hanging method using the above-described wooden frame 42, there is a problem that not only is the cost of the wooden frame high, but also a large space is required for storing a large quantity thereof. Further, since the wooden frame is smooth and has little contact resistance with the wall surface, it is likely to slip, and there is a problem that the panel is likely to tilt or sway horizontally.

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

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Patent Document 1

Patent Document 2

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0005] The present invention has been made to solve the problems in the conventional panel hanging method as described above, and an object thereof is to provide a panel hanging kit that enables a panel such as a photograph to be easily and stably and neatly hung on a wall surface.

Means for Solving the Problems

[0006] The invention according to claim 1 for solving the above problems includes a hanging tool and a support member attached to the back surface of the panel, The hanging tool has a hooking means for hooking on a wall-mounted hanging hook, and the support member functions as a spacer between the back surface of the panel and the wall surface, and has a function of preventing the panel from swinging and lateral movement by making surface contact with the wall surface. It is a panel hanging kit characterized by this.

[0007] In one embodiment, the hanging tool and the support member are each attached to the back surface of the panel via a double-sided tape.

[0008] In one embodiment, the support member is a block material made of a rigid foamed resin.

[0009] In one embodiment, the hanging tool is composed of a pair of receiving fittings attached to the upper part of the back surface of the panel and a hooking bar spanned between the receiving fittings. Also, in one embodiment, the hanging tool is a fitting attached to the upper part of the back surface of the panel, and the wing portions provided on both sides of the upper part of the flat plate are folded forward, and a hooking bar is passed between the wing portions.

[0010] In one embodiment, the hanging tool is a fitting attached to the upper part of the back surface of the panel, and the upper half of the flat plate is bent in the order of horizontal direction, obliquely upward direction, and reversely obliquely upward direction, and a hooking opening is provided in the obliquely upward bent portion. Also, in one embodiment, the hanging tool is a fitting attached to the upper part of the back surface of the panel, and a long U-shaped hooking bar is attached to the flat plate.

[0011] In one embodiment, the hanging tool is a fitting attached to the upper part of the back surface of the panel, and is formed by swingably attaching a hook bar in an L-shape to a flat plate. In this case, an adjuster bolt for adjusting the distance is screwed onto the support member. Also, in one embodiment, the hanging tool is composed of four bars that are inserted and supported between the support members fixed at four locations on the upper, lower, left, and right sides of the back surface of the panel.

[0012] In yet another embodiment, the hanging tool and the support member are housed in a single packaging container. Also, in one embodiment, it further includes a fall prevention tool composed of a support plate having a string passing portion at the center and fixed to the wall surface, and a string passed through the string passing portion.

Advantages of the Invention

[0013] The panel hanging kit according to the present invention is as described above. According to the panel hanging kit of the present invention, there is an effect that a panel such as a photograph can be easily and stably hung on the wall surface in a presentable manner.

Brief Description of the Drawings

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Mode for Carrying Out the Invention

[0015] The mode for carrying out the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The kit for panel suspension according to the present invention is a parts set used for suspending a panel 1 with a work such as Photograph 8 attached thereto on a wall surface 4 or the like, and includes a suspender 2 and a support member 3 attached to the back surface of the panel 1. The suspender 2 has a hooking means for hooking on a commercially available picture hook 5 fixed to the wall surface 4, and the support member 3 functions as a spacer between the back surface of the panel 1 and the wall surface 4 and has a function of preventing the panel 1 from swinging and lateral movement by making surface contact with the wall surface 4.

[0016] The suspender 2 and the support member 3 are attached to the back surface of the panel 1 via a surface tape 6. That is, one of a pair of surface tapes 6 with a double-sided tape 7 fixed to the back surface is adhered to the back surface of the panel 1 via the double-sided tape 7, and the other surface tape 6 is adhered to the suspender 2 and the support member 3 via the double-sided tape 7, and the surface tapes 6 are engaged with each other to fix the suspender 2 and the support member 3 to the back surface of the panel 1 (see FIG. 8). The support member 3 is a block material made of resin such as rigid foam urethane and molded into a cube or any other shape.

[0017] As the suspension tool 2, various forms can be considered. The suspension tool 2 in the first embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 includes a pair of receiving fittings 11 attached at predetermined intervals via a surface tape 6 to the upper part of the back surface of the panel 1, and a hanging bar 14 spanned between the receiving fittings 11. The receiving fitting 11 has its upper half portion bent vertically, and a support groove 13 for receiving and supporting a reduced-diameter portion 15 formed at the end of the hanging bar 14 is formed in the vertical portion 12 (see FIG. 2). The support groove 13 is formed in a T-shape or an L-shape with the rear end portion having an enlarged diameter. One end portion of the hanging bar 14 is inserted into the enlarged-diameter rear end portion, shifted forward, and moved so that the reduced-diameter portion 15 is received in the front end portion of the support groove 13.

[0018] In the case of this first embodiment, first, the surface tapes 6 are adhered to four locations, i.e., the upper, lower, left, and right of the back surface of the panel 1. The surface tapes 6 on the back surfaces of the receiving fittings 11 are respectively engaged with the upper surface tapes 6 to attach the receiving fittings 11. Similarly, the support members 3 are attached to the lower surface tapes 6 (see FIG. 1). Then, the hanging bar 14 is passed between the receiving fittings 11, and the hanging bar 14 is usually hooked on the wall-mounted hooks 5 struck at two locations on the wall surface 4, thereby suspending the panel 1 on the wall surface 4. At this time, one side surface of the support member 3 abuts against the wall surface 4. Since the support member 3 abuts against the wall surface 4 with an appropriate frictional force, the panel 1 is prevented from swinging or laterally moving and is supported in a stable state. Note that the thickness of the support member 3 corresponds to the height of the vertical portion 12 so that the panel 1 is parallel to the wall surface 4.

[0019] In the second embodiment shown in Fig. 4, the hanging tool 2 is essentially in a form where the hook bar 14 in the first embodiment is made shorter. Among the hanging tools 2, the one shown in Fig. 4(A) is formed by bending the wing portions 18 provided on both upper sides of the flat plate 17 forward and passing the hook bar 19 between the wing portions 18. In this case, the hook bar 19 is usually welded and fixed to the wing portions 18. Also, the hanging tool shown in Fig. 4(B) is one where a long U-shaped hook bar 20 is attached to the upper part of the flat plate 17. In this case, the hook bar 20 is fixed by screws 21 whose both end faces are screwed in from the surface side of the panel 1. In addition, in this case, a recessed portion for hiding the heads of the screws 21 is formed on the surface side of the panel 1 so that the heads of the screws 21 do not protrude from the surface of the panel 1.

[0020] In the case of this second embodiment, the support members 3 are fixed to four locations on the upper, lower, left, and right of the back surface of the panel 1, and the hanging tool 2 is arranged between the upper support members 3 (Fig. 4(C)). In this case, the hanging of the panel 1 on the wall surface is performed by hooking the hook bar 14 on the ceiling hook 5 that is struck against the wall surface 4. The panel 1 is restrained from swinging or laterally moving by the four support members 3 and is supported in a stable state.

[0021] In the third embodiment shown in Fig. 5, the hanging tool 2 is one where an angular C-shaped swinging hanging tool 23 is pivotally supported on the panel 1 so as to be swingable. That is, a pivot support plate 24 having a pair of receiving cylinder portions 25 is attached to the panel 1 via the surface tape 6, and each end portion of the swinging hanging tool 23 is inserted into the receiving cylinder portion 25 and pivotally supported. In the case of the hanging tool 2 of this third embodiment, the swinging hanging tool 23 can be hooked on the ceiling hook 5 at an arbitrary angle, but since the distance between the back surface of the panel 1 and the wall surface 4 changes depending on the angle, an adjuster bolt 26 for adjusting the distance is screwed onto the support member 3.

[0022] In the fourth embodiment shown in FIG. 6, the hanging tool 2 has the upper half of the flat plate 28 bent in the horizontal direction, the obliquely upward direction, and the reversely obliquely upward direction in this order, and a hanging opening 30 is provided in the obliquely upward bent portion 29. In the case of this fourth embodiment, the panel 1 is suspended from the wall surface 4 by hooking the hanging opening 30 of the hanging tool 2 on the ceiling suspension hook 5.

[0023] In the fifth embodiment shown in FIG. 7, the hanging tool 2 is composed of four bars 31 that are inserted and supported between support members 3 fixed at four locations on the upper, lower, left, and right sides of the back surface of the panel 1. In this case, the support members 3 are provided with insertion holes 32 for inserting the ends of the bars 31 on four side surfaces thereof. In the case of this fifth embodiment, the panel 1 is suspended from the wall surface 4 by hooking the upper bar 31 on the ceiling suspension hook 5.

[0024] In a preferred embodiment, the hanging tool 2 and the support member 3 are stored in one packaging container and sold. FIG. 10 shows an example of commercializing a hanging tool set by arranging the hanging tool 2 (FIG. 4(A)) of the second embodiment in the central part of a transparent resin container and arranging two support members 3 on both sides thereof. In that case, a pair of surface tapes 6 with release papers covered on the adhesive sheets 7 on the side fixed to the wall surface 4 are adhered to the hanging tool 2 and the support member 3 respectively (see FIG. 8).

[0025] In any of the above embodiments, the panel 1 is suspended from the ceiling suspension hook 5 by the hanging tool 2 of the panel hanging kit according to the present invention, and the distance between the back surface of the panel 1 and the wall surface 4 is maintained by the support member 3. Further, when the support member 3 is in surface contact with the wall surface 4, the swinging and lateral movement of the panel 1 are suppressed and the panel 1 is supported in a stable state.

[0026] Furthermore, the kit may include a fall prevention device 33 for preventing the panel 1 from falling (see Fig. 9). The fall prevention device 33 is composed of a support plate 34 provided with a string passing portion 35 at the central portion and a string 36 passed through the string passing portion 35. The string 36 passed through the string passing portion 35 is fixed to the hanging tool 2 or an arbitrary position on the back surface of the panel 1 for use. The support plate 34 is fixed to the wall surface 4 on the back side of the panel 1 via the surface tape 6. In that case, even if the hanging tool 2 comes off from the ceiling hanging hook 5, the panel 1 is connected to the string 36, so that it is prevented from falling and being damaged.

[0027] Since the panel hanging kit according to the present invention is sold as a set of the hanging tool 2 provided with the surface tape 6 and the support member 3, the hanging work of the panel 1 can be carried out immediately without requiring other materials and tools.

Industrial Applicability

[0028] The panel hanging kit according to the present invention is as described above. By using the kit, there is an effect that a panel such as a photograph can be easily and stably hung on the wall surface in a presentable manner. Therefore, its industrial applicability is great.

Explanation of Signs

[0029] 1 Panel 2 Hanging tool 3 Support member 5 Ceiling hanging hook 6 Surface tape 7 Double-sided tape

Claims

1. It includes a hanging tool and a support member attached to the back surface of the panel, wherein the hanging tool has a hooking means for hooking onto a forehead hanging hook fixed to a wall surface, and the support member functions as a spacer between the back surface of the panel and the wall surface, and has a function of preventing the panel from swinging and lateral movement by making surface contact with the wall surface. A panel hanging kit characterized by this.

2. The panel hanging kit according to claim 1, wherein the hanging tool and the support member are each attached to the back surface of the panel via a double-sided tape.

3. The panel hanging kit according to claim 1, wherein the support member is a block material made of rigid foam resin.

4. The panel hanging kit according to claim 1, wherein the hanging tool is composed of a pair of receiving fittings attached to the upper part of the back surface of the panel and a hooking bar spanned between the receiving fittings.

5. The panel hanging kit according to claim 1, wherein the hanging tool is a fitting attached to the upper part of the back surface of the panel, and wing portions provided on both sides of the upper part of the flat plate are folded forward, and a hooking bar is passed between the wing portions.

6. The panel hanging kit according to claim 1, wherein the hanging tool is a fitting attached to the upper part of the back surface of the panel, and the upper half of the flat plate is bent in the order of horizontal direction, obliquely upward direction, and reversely obliquely upward direction, and a hooking opening is provided in the obliquely upward bent portion.

7. The panel hanging kit according to claim 1, wherein the hanging tool is a fitting attached to the upper part of the back surface of the panel, and a long U-shaped hooking bar is attached to the flat plate.

8. The panel hanging kit according to claim 7, wherein the hanging tool is a fitting attached to the upper part of the back surface of the panel, and an angle C-shaped hooking bar is swingably attached to the flat plate.

9. The panel hanging kit according to claim 8, wherein an adjuster bolt for interval adjustment is screwed onto the support member.

10. The panel hanging kit according to claim 1, wherein the hanging tool is composed of four bar materials inserted and supported between the support members fixed at four positions of the upper, lower, left, and right of the back surface of the panel.

11. The panel hanging kit according to claim 1, wherein the hanging tool and the support member are stored in one packaging container.

12. The panel hanging kit according to any one of claims 1 to 11, further comprising a fall prevention device including a support plate having a string passing portion at a central portion and fixed to the wall surface, and a string passed through the string passing portion.

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