Over-the-door storage armoire

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9380891-B2
Application number	US-201414456414-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 11, 2014
Priority date	Aug 11, 2014
Publication date	Jul 5, 2016
Grant date	Jul 5, 2016

Abstract

A storage armoire includes a back frame assembly configured to provide a storage space, a front frame assembly rotatably coupled to the back frame assembly so that the front frame assembly is pivotal about a portion of the back frame assembly and first and second over-the-door hangers. The first and second over-the-door hangers have hook portions that fit over a top of a door, mounting portions mounted to a back of the back frame assembly and arms extending between the mounting portions and the hook portions. The hook portions are spaced apart from each other on the door at a distance that is greater than a distance that the mounting portions that are mounted to the back of the back frame assembly are spaced apart from each other.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A storage armoire comprising;
a back frame assembly configured to provide a storage space;
a front frame assembly rotatably coupled to the back frame assembly so that the front frame assembly is pivotal about a portion of the back frame assembly; and
first and second over-the-door hangers each made of a single, continuous piece of material having a front, a back, a first side and an opposing second side, wherein each over-the-door hanger includes a hook portion that is configured to fit over a top of a door, a planar mounting portion mounted to a back of the back frame assembly and an arm extending between the planar mounting portion and the hook portion;
wherein the hook portions of the first and second over-the-door hangers are spaced apart from each other on the door at a distance that is greater than a distance that the mounting portions mounted to the back of the back frame assembly are spaced apart from each other;
wherein each hook portion is defined by at least two 90 degree bends where the 90 degree bends are bent along the back of the material and intersect with the first and second sides of the material at an oblique angle;
wherein each planar mounting portion is defined by a 180 degree bend where the 180 degree bend is bent along the front of the material and intersects with the first and second sides of the material at an oblique angle so that the planar mounting portion is oriented out of alignment from the arm, the oblique angles of the 90 degree bends and the oblique angle of the 180 degree bend are substantially parallel.

2. The storage armoire of claim 1 , wherein when the first and second over-the-door hangers are unbent the back surface is substantially parallel to the front surface, the first side surface is substantially parallel to the second side surface and the first and second side surfaces are substantially perpendicular to the front and back surfaces.

3. The storage armoire of claim 1 , wherein the planar mounting portion is oriented out of alignment from the arm and is substantially parallel to at least a portion of the arm.

4. The storage armoire of claim 1 , wherein each hook portion of the first and second over-the-door hangers comprises a front, a top defined between the first and second 90 degree bends, a back and a biasing tab that protrudes from the front of the hook portion toward the back of the hook portion.

5. The storage armoire of claim 4 , wherein each hook portion comprises a third bend where the third bend is bent along the front of the material and intersects with the first and second side surfaces of the material at an oblique angle so that a flange is oriented out of alignment from the back of the hook portion.

6. The storage armoire of claim 1 , wherein the front frame assembly comprises an outer profile, a mirror, a mirror backer and an inner ring that attaches to an inside of the outer profile to secure the mirror and the mirror backer between the inner ring and the outer profile.

7. The storage armoire of claim 6 , wherein the front frame assembly comprises an inner lip that presses against the mirror backer and an active portion of a latch that is integrally formed with the inner lip of the inner ring.

8. The storage armoire of claim 7 , wherein the back frame assembly comprise a reactive portion of the latch that is integrally formed with an inner profile of the back frame assembly.

9. A storage armoire comprising:
a base frame member that defines an opening;
a moveable frame member that defines an opening and is pivotally coupled to the base frame member;
a backer attached to a back of the base frame member; and
a pair of elongated members having proximal ends mounted to a back of the backer and distal ends that mount the storage unit to a door; and
wherein each elongated member extends between the proximal end and the distal end and is oriented at an oblique angle relative to a top of the door to which the distal end is mounted; and
wherein the distal end of each elongated member comprises a U-shaped bracket having a first portion, a second portion and a third portion that engages with the top of the door, the U-shaped bracket turns the elongated member such that an interior surface of the first portion faces an interior surface of the third portion;
wherein the proximal end of each elongated member comprises a bend that turns the elongated member to form a mounting portion having an interior surface that faces a front surface of the elongated member, wherein the bend is located at the proximal end and intersects with first and opposing second surfaces of the elongated member at an oblique angle.

10. The storage armoire of claim 9 , wherein each U-shaped bracket comprises a flexible tab that allows the elongated members to engage with different doors having different thicknesses.

11. The storage armoire of claim 10 , wherein each flexible tab is integrally formed with each elongated member by a process of stamping a material of each elongated member.

12. The storage armoire of claim 9 , wherein the base frame comprises an integrally formed reactive portion of a latch.

13. The storage armoire of claim 12 , further comprising an inner ring fastened to an inside of the moveable frame member to secure a mirror to the moveable frame member, wherein the inner ring includes an integrally formed active portion of the latch and wherein the active portion of the latch is configured to mate with the reactive portion of the latch so as to removably couple the moveable frame member to the base frame member.

14. The storage armoire of claim 9 , wherein the base frame member is thicker than the moveable frame member so that the base frame member provides a storage space for holding items.

15. A storage armoire comprising:
a back component including a storage space;
a front component that rotatably couples to the back component to cover and uncover the storage space;
a first over-the-door hanger having a mounting portion that mounts to a back of the back component such that the mounting portion of the first over-the-door hanger is located adjacent to a first side of the back component, a hook portion that is configured to hang over the top of a door and an arm located between the mounting portion and the hook portion;
a second over-the-door hanger having a mounting portion mounted to the back of the back component such that the mounting portion of the second over-the-door hanger is located adjacent to a second side of the back component that opposes the first side of the back component, a hook portion that is configured to hang over the top of the door and an arm located between the mounting portion and the hook portion; and
wherein the hook portions of the first over-the-door hanger and the second over-the-door hanger are spaced apart from each other on the door a distance that is greater than a distance that the mounting portions are spaced apart from each other on the back component;
wherein each hook portion is defined by at least two 90 degree bends where the 90 degree bends are bent along a back of a material of each of the first and second over-the door hangers and intersect with the first and second sides of the material at an oblique angle; and
wherein each mounting portion is defined by a 180 degree bend where the 180 degree bend is bent along the front of the material and intersects with the first and second sides of the material at an oblique angle so that the mounting portion is oriented out of alignment from the arm, the oblique angles of the 90 degree bends and the oblique angle of the 180 degree bend being substantially parallel.

Assignees

• Target Brands Inc

Inventors

• Wittenberg Katherine R
• Wray Sarah E
• Hinkley Jordan A
• Kerl Bradley S
• Thompson Jason A

Classifications

• A47B97/00

  Furniture or accessories for furniture, not provided for in other groups of this subclass · CPC title

• A47B43/003 Primary

  Suspended shelves, e.g. by means of supple elements · CPC title

• A47G1/00 Primary

  Mirrors (as optical elements G02B5/08); Picture frames or the like, {e.g. provided with heating, lighting or ventilating means} · CPC title

• A47G1/02

  Mirrors used as equipment (hand, pocket, or shaving mirrors A45D42/00; {optical viewing means for vehicles B60R1/00}) · CPC title