Customizable Mounting System for Furniture

• US 20120145654A1
• Filed: 12/12/2011
• Published: 06/14/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 12/10/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Ameriwood Industries Incorporated (Dorel Industries Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Ameriwood Industries Incorporated (Dorel Industries Incorporated)
• Inventors: McGowan, Kevin, Wahrhafting, Steve, Neudeck, Cory
• Granted Patent: US 8,657,133 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 211/26
• CPC Class Codes: A47B 47/00 Cabinets, racks or shelf units, characterised by features related to dismountability or building-up from elements A47B43/00, A47B45/00 take precedence; features for adjusting shelves or partitions A47B57/00
• CPC Class Codes: A47B 81/06 Furniture aspects of radio, television, gramophone, or record cabinets for similar equipment supports attached to the wall or ceiling or floor stands F16M

Abstract

This disclosure relates to pieces of furniture for housing electronic devices and that give the appearance of being permanently built into a wall. The pieces of furniture comprise panels which can easily be removed and which house and hide wires of electronic devices, giving the appearance that the wires are housed beyond the wall. Additionally, the pieces of furniture are designed to have electronic devices mounted thereon with little mounting (i.e., studs are unnecessary) or no mounting to secure the piece of furniture onto the wall.

Claims

1. A piece of furniture for housing electronic devices and configured to be placed against a wall, the piece of furniture comprising:

at least two uprights having top ends, bottom ends, frontsides, and backsides, the backsides being sized and shaped to be placed against a wall and the backsides of the uprights defining a plane;

at least one cross-beam interconnecting the uprights;

at least one shelf for holding electronic devices, the shelf being removably connected to the cross-beam and extending beyond the frontsides of the uprights;

a loadbearing base connected to the bottom ends of the uprights; and

a panel for concealing wires of electronic devices, the panel being removably connected to the uprights in such a way that an internal space is created between the panel and the plane defined by the backsides of the uprights.

2. The piece of furniture of claim 1 further comprising plates connected between the uprights for mounting a television to the piece of furniture.

3. The piece of furniture of claim 1, wherein the loadbearing base extends beyond the frontsides of the uprights.

4. The piece of furniture of claim 1, wherein the backsides of the uprights are sized and shaped to be placed flush against a wall such that the piece of the furniture appears to be part of and integral with the wall.

5. The piece of furniture of claim 4, wherein the base is offset from the plane defined by the backsides of the uprights, the base being sized and shaped to be substantially flush against molding on the wall.

6. The piece of furniture of claim 1, wherein the base includes a removable covering for enclosing an interior space within the base.

7. The piece of furniture of claim 1, wherein the base comprises a fireplace.

8. The piece of furniture of claim 1, wherein an internal space is created between the panel and the wall when the piece of furniture is placed against the wall.

9. A system for housing electronic devices, the system comprising:

a wall; and

a piece of furniture for housing electronic devices and configured to be mounted against the wall, the piece of furniture comprising;

at least two uprights having top ends, bottom ends, frontsides, and backsides, the backsides being sized and shaped to be placed against a wall and the backsides of the uprights defining a plane;

at least one cross-beam interconnecting the uprights;

at least one shelf for holding electronic devices, the shelf being removably connected to the cross-beam and extending beyond the frontsides of the uprights;

a loadbearing base connected to the bottom ends of the uprights; and

a panel for concealing wires of electronic devices, the panel being removably connected to the uprights in such a way that an internal space is created between the panel and the wall.

10. The piece of furniture of claim 9, wherein the piece of furniture is mounted to the wall.

11. The piece of furniture of claim 9 further comprising plates connected between the uprights for mounting a television to the piece of furniture.

12. The piece of furniture of claim 9, wherein the backsides of the uprights are placed flush against a wall such that the piece of the furniture appears to be part of and integral with the wall.

13. The piece of furniture of claim 12, wherein the base is offset from the wall and sized and shaped to be substantially flush against molding on the wall.

14. The piece of furniture of claim 9, wherein an internal space is created between the panel and the wall.

15. A piece of furniture for housing electronic devices and configured to be mounted against a wall, the piece of furniture comprising:

at least two uprights having top ends, bottom ends, frontsides, and backsides, the backsides being sized and shaped to be mounted against a wall and the backsides of the uprights defining a plane;

at least one cross-beam interconnecting the uprights;

at least one shelf for holding electronic devices, the shelf being removably connected to the cross-beam and extending beyond the frontsides of the uprights; and

a loadbearing base connected to the bottom ends of the uprights;

wherein the uprights are hollow and include a plurality of holes for housing wire of electronic devices.

16. The piece of furniture of claim 15 further comprising plates connected between the uprights for mounting a television to the piece of furniture.

17. The piece of furniture of claim 15, wherein the backsides of the uprights are sized and shaped to be flush mounted against a wall such that the piece of the furniture appears to be part of and integral with the wall.

18. The piece of furniture of claim 17, wherein the base is offset from the wall and sized and shaped to be substantially flush against molding on the wall.

19. The piece of furniture of claim 17, wherein the piece of furniture is mounted to the wall by bolting the backsides of the uprights to the wall.