Attachment device for panel walls

• US 6,923,411 B2
• Filed: 11/06/2003
• Issued: 08/02/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 11/06/2003
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Officemate, LLC (VTA Co. LLC)
• Original Assignee: Officemate International Corporation (VTA Co. LLC)
• Inventors: Lee, Jungkun, Chen, Peter, Lee, Kevin Hui-Lien
• Primary Examiner(s): Ramirez, Ramon O
• Application Number:
  US10/702,672
• Publication Number:
  US 20050098698A1
• Time in Patent Office: 635 Days
• Field of Search: 248/312.1, 248/316.7, 248/309.2, 248/216.1, 248/217.3, 248/222.41, 248/222.21, 248/221.12, 248/22.52, D19/65, 406/68, 406/071.3, 24/6, 24/13, 243/17, 243/51, 243/63, 247/064, 247/077, 247/103
• US Class Current: 248/222.41
• CPC Class Codes: A47G 1/22 Pin plates
• CPC Class Codes: B43M 15/00 Drawing-pins, Thumb-tacks extractors B25C11/00
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 24/1365 Pin attached

Abstract

An attachment device for attaching office products or equipment to a panel wall that includes generally two elements: a locking member and at least one, and generally two, prong members. The locking member includes a base. Extended outward from the front face of the base is a key member for interaction with a keyhole on an office supply product. The key includes a stem portion and a knob portion and the stem portion is truncated so that the vertical dimension is smaller than the horizontal dimension. The key is inserted into the circular opening of a keyhole on an office supply product, is slid up into the slot portion of the keyhole and is then rotated 90° thereby locking the attachment device to the office product. The pins can be inserted into a panel wall thereby removeably attaching the office supply product to the panel wall.

Claims

1. An attachment device attaching a piece of equipment to a panel wall comprising:

a. said attachment device including a locking member, said locking member including a base having a front and a back face, a key portion extending from said front face of said base, said key portion including a knob portion and a stem portion, wherein said stem portion has a first predetermined diameter and a second predetermined diameter;

b. at least one fastening pin attached to the back face of said base said at least one fastening pin for insertion into a wall; and

c. a piece of equipment, said equipment including a keyhole

whereby said key portion is connected to said piece of equipment by insertion of said key into said keyhole on said piece of equipment and rotating said attachment device.

2. The attachment device of claim 1 wherein said first predetermined diameter is in a horizontal direction and said second predetermined diameter is in a vertical direction and is smaller than said first predetermined diameter.

3. The attachment device of claim 1 wherein said at least one pin is two substantially parallel pins.

4. The attachment device of claim 1 wherein said knob includes a split that splits said knob into two regions.

5. The attachment device of claim 4 wherein said split is oriented vertically.