LOCKING PEGBOARD
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1. A flush-mount attachment system for an array of articles, comprising:
- an essentially flat board having a front side and a back side, the front side having a pattern of convex blisters thereon, each blister having a circular cross-section, an inside surface, a blister recess defined by said inside surface, and a key-slot aperture into said blister recess;
at least one peg having a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end having a means for releasably engaging a selected blister by insertion into the blister recess through the key slot aperture, the distal end having a means for engaging an article;
a means for bracing the at least one peg against the weight of, or otherwise pressure from, an article placed against, or attached to, said peg; and
a means for reversibly locking the at least one peg to the selected blister;
whereby a preferred layout of pegs is configurable from the front side of the essentially flat board with the back side flush to a support surface.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a pegboard-type organization system for articles to be displayed or secured in-place. The pegs can be locked onto the board to support either a weight placed thereon or a side-ways pressure applied thereto. The support can be either rigid or elastic, depending on whether gripping or load-bearing functionality is required. The inventive system allows a board to be flush-mounted to a support surface, and thereby avoids the wasted space conventionally taken up with such substructures as fir strips.
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18 Claims
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1. A flush-mount attachment system for an array of articles, comprising:
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an essentially flat board having a front side and a back side, the front side having a pattern of convex blisters thereon, each blister having a circular cross-section, an inside surface, a blister recess defined by said inside surface, and a key-slot aperture into said blister recess; at least one peg having a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end having a means for releasably engaging a selected blister by insertion into the blister recess through the key slot aperture, the distal end having a means for engaging an article; a means for bracing the at least one peg against the weight of, or otherwise pressure from, an article placed against, or attached to, said peg; and a means for reversibly locking the at least one peg to the selected blister; whereby a preferred layout of pegs is configurable from the front side of the essentially flat board with the back side flush to a support surface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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