WALL MOUNTABLE WIRE GRID ORGANIZER SYSTEM WITH REMOVABLE ACCESSORIES

• US 20080053932A1
• Filed: 09/04/2007
• Published: 03/06/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 09/06/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company (3M Company)
• Original Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company (3M Company)
• Inventors: Babic, Ivana, Pihistrom, Russell G., Newbould, Peter J., Thompson, Craig
• Granted Patent: US 7,931,161 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 211/88.01
• CPC Class Codes: A47B 55/02 made of wire
• CPC Class Codes: A47K 3/281 Accessories for showers or bathing douches, e.g. cleaning devices for walls or floors of showers A47K3/30, A47K3/38, A47K3/40 take precedence

Abstract

A wall mountable wire grid organizer rack assembly includes a support grid structure including a perimeter frame and a plurality of transverse support members connected with the perimeter frame. A plurality of accessories are removably connected with the support members, and at least one stretch removable adhesive strip is arranged between the support grid and the wall for securing the rack to the wall.

Claims

1. A wall mountable organizer rack assembly, comprising:

(a) a support grid structure including a perimeter frame and a plurality of transverse support members connected with the perimeter frame;

(b) at least one accessory removably connected with the support members; and

(c) at least one stretch removable adhesive strip arranged between the support grid and the wall for securing the rack to the wall.

2. A rack as defined in claim 1, wherein the frame includes a top and a bottom rail portion and opposed side rail portions extending from the top to the bottom rail portions.

3. A rack as defined in claim 1, wherein the support members comprise support rods extending from one side rail to the opposite side rail portion.

4. A rack as defined in claim 1, wherein the rack includes at least one back plate connected with the support grid, the back plates having generally planar surfaces facing the wall and further wherein the at least one stretch removable adhesive is arranged on the back plate planar surface.

5. A rack as defined in claim 4, wherein the support members comprise a looped mounting rod comprising a pair of spaced generally parallel rod portions, one rod portion being connected with a back plate and the other rod being connected with the perimeter frame, whereby the looped mounting rod serves to maintain the perimeter frame in spaced relation from the wall.

6. A rack as defined in claim 5, comprising a pair of looped mounting rods, one extending between the side rail portions near the top rail portion, and one extending between the side rail portions near the bottom rail portion.

7. A rack as defined in claim 5, comprising a pair of looped mounting rods extending between the side rail portions and connected with a back plate.

8. A rack as defined in claim 1, wherein the accessory includes a curved end portion configured to support the accessory from a support rod.

9. A rack as defined in claim 1, wherein the accessory is a unitary hook.

10. A rack as defined in claim 1, wherein the accessory is a unitary shelf structure.

11. A rack as defined in claim 1, wherein the accessory is a unitary tray configured to hold a bar of soap.

12. A rack as defined in claim 1, wherein the accessory is a unitary hook including a pair of spaced raised regions defining a recessed region there between configured to hold a conventional razor.

13. A rack as defined in claim 4, wherein the stretch removable adhesive strip is a double-sided adhesive strip including a non-adhesive pull tab at one end, and wherein when the back plate is mounted on a vertical wall surface, the non-adhesive pull tab extends outwardly beyond the end of the back plate, whereby the non-adhesive pull tab is accessible to a user wishing to stretch remove the adhesive strip from the wall surface.

14. A rack as defined in claim 13, further comprising a cover plate removably connected with the back plate, whereby when the cover plate is connected with the back plate, the cover plate serves to conceal the non-adhesive pull tab portion of the stretch removable adhesive strip.

15. A rack as defined in claim 1, wherein the support grid structure is formed of metal rods and the accessory is formed of an injected molded synthetic plastic material.