WOOD PLANK HOOK WITH REINFORCING SLEEVE

Abstract

A wood plank hook has a plank body, at least one reinforcing sleeve, and at least one fixing unit. The plank body has at least one assembling hole. The reinforcing sleeve is mounted in the assembling hole and has a cylinder segment and a flange segment. The cylinder segment is mounted in the assembling hole. The flange segment is formed on an end of the cylinder segment and abuts the plank body toward a wall. The fixing unit is mounted through the reinforcing sleeve and has a rod segment and a head segment. The rod segment is mounted through the cylinder segment. The head segment is formed on an end of the rod segment and abuts the reinforcing sleeve toward the wall, such that the flange segment of the reinforcing sleeve presses the plank body toward the wall, thereby strengthening structural strength.

Claims

1. A wood plank hook comprising: a plank body made of wood, being adapted to mount on a wall, and having a first surface; a second surface opposite to the first surface and being adapted to abut the wall; a direction from the first surface to the second surface defined as a wall direction; and at least one assembling hole formed through the first surface and the second surface; multiple hook units mounted on the first surface; at least one reinforcing sleeve each mounted in a respective one of the at least one assembling hole, and each of the at least one reinforcing sleeve having a cylinder segment mounted in the respective one of the at least one assembling hole; a flange segment formed on an end of the cylinder segment and abutting the plank body along the wall direction; and an inner conical surface formed on the flange segment and connecting an end surface of the flange segment and an inner wall of the cylinder segment; and at least one fixing unit each mounted through a respective one of the at least one reinforcing sleeve; each of the at least one fixing unit having a rod segment mounted through the cylinder segment of the respective one of the at least one reinforcing sleeve and having two ends, one of the two ends mounted through the corresponding cylinder segment and extended out of the second surface to securely mount in the wall; a head segment formed on the other one of the two ends of the rod segment and abutting the respective one of the at least one reinforcing sleeve along the wall direction, such that the flange segment of the at least one reinforcing sleeve presses the plank body along the wall direction; and an outer conical surface formed on the head segment and abutting the inner conical surface of the respective one of the at least one reinforcing sleeve.

2. The wood plank hook as claimed in claim 1, wherein the plank body has at least one flange recess formed on the first surface; the at least one assembling hole respectively located in the center of the at least one flange recess; and the flange segment of the at least one reinforcing sleeve respectively located in the at least one flange recess.

3. The wood plank hook as claimed in claim 2, wherein an end surface of the flange segment of the at least one reinforcing sleeve is flat with the first surface of the plank body.

4-5. (canceled)

6. The wood plank hook as claimed in claim 1, wherein the end surface of the flange segment is flat with an end surface of the head segment of the respective one of the at least one fixing unit.

7. The wood plank hook as claimed in claim 3, wherein the end surface of the flange segment is flat with an end surface of the head segment of the respective one of the at least one fixing unit.

8. The wood plank hook as claimed in claim 1, wherein a length of the cylinder segment is larger than half of a depth of the at least one assembling hole.

9. The wood plank hook as claimed in claim 7, wherein a length of the cylinder segment is larger than half of a depth of the at least one assembling hole.

10. The wood plank hook as claimed in claim 1, wherein an outer annular surface of the cylinder segment fits an inner annular surface of the at least one assembling hole.

11. The wood plank hook as claimed in claim 9, wherein an outer annular surface of the cylinder segment fits an inner annular surface of the at least one assembling hole.

12. The wood plank hook as claimed in claim 1, wherein an amount of the at least one assembling hole is two; an amount of the at least one reinforcing sleeve is two; and an amount of the at least one fixing unit is two.

13. The wood plank hook as claimed in claim 11, wherein an amount of the at least one assembling hole is two; an amount of the at least one reinforcing sleeve is two; and an amount of the at least one fixing unit is two.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0018] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a wood plank hook in accordance with the present invention;

[0019] FIG. 2 is a partially enlarged exploded view of the wood plank hook in FIG. 1;

[0020] FIG. 3 is a side view in cross-section of the wood plank hook in FIG. 1;

[0021] FIG. 4 is another perspective view of the wood plank hook in FIG. 1, showing the reinforcing sleeve;

[0022] FIG. 5 is a side view of the wood plank hook in FIG. 1, showing the reinforcing sleeve; and

[0023] FIG. 6 is another side view in cross-section of the wood plank hook in FIG. 1, showing the reinforcing sleeve.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0024] With reference to FIGS. 1 and 2, in a preferred embodiment, a wood plank hook in accordance with the present invention comprises a plank body 10, multiple hook units 20, at least one reinforcing sleeve 30, and at least one fixing unit 40.

[0025] With reference to FIGS. 2 and 3, the plank body 10 is made of wood and has a first surface 11, a second surface 12, at least one assembling hole 13, and at least one flange recess 14. The second surface 12 is opposite to the first surface 11 and is adapted to abut a wall. A direction from the first surface 11 to the second surface 12 is defined as a wall direction D1. The at least one assembling hole 13 is formed through the first surface 11 and the second surface 12. The at least one flange recess 14 is formed on the first surface 11. The at least one assembling hole 13 is respectively located in the center of the at least one flange recess 14. One of the at least one flange recess 14 has one of the at least one assembling hole 13 formed therein. The at least one assembling hole 13 and the at least one flange recess 14 can be formed by, but not limited to, drill bits drilling the plank body 10. Drilling the plank body 10 by drill bits causes less damage to a structure of the plank body 10 than directly driving a screw through the plank body 10.

[0026] Multiple hook units 20 are mounted on the first surface 11.

[0027] With reference to FIGS. 3 to 6, the at least one reinforcing sleeve 30 is respectively mounted in the at least one assembling hole 13. Each of the at least one reinforcing sleeve 30 has a cylinder segment 31, a flange segment 32, and an inner conical surface 33.

[0028] The cylinder segment 31 is mounted in the respective one of the at least one assembling hole 13. In this embodiment, a length of the cylinder segment 31 is larger than half of a depth of the at least one assembling hole 13, and an outer annular surface of the cylinder segment 31 fits an inner annular surface of the at least one assembling hole 13, so the at least one reinforcing sleeve 30 supports the plank body 10 and strengthens the structural strength better, but the configuration of the cylinder segment 31 is not limited to the abovementioned.

[0029] The flange segment 32 is formed on an end of the cylinder segment 31 and abuts the plank body 10 along the wall direction D1. The flange segment 32 of the at least one reinforcing sleeve 30 is respectively located in the at least one flange recess 14. The inner conical surface 33 is formed on the flange segment 32 and connects an end surface of the flange segment 32 and an inner wall of the cylinder segment 31.

[0030] The at least one fixing unit 40 is each mounted through a respective one of the at least one reinforcing sleeve 30. Each of the at least one fixing unit has a rod segment 41, a head segment 42, and an outer conical surface 43.

[0031] The rod segment 41 is mounted through the cylinder segment 31 of the respective one of the at least one reinforcing sleeve 30. The head segment 42 is formed on an end of the rod segment 41 and abuts the respective one of the at least one reinforcing sleeve 30 along the wall direction D1, such that the flange segment 32 of the at least one reinforcing sleeve 30 presses the plank body 10 along the wall direction D1. The outer conical surface 43 is formed on the head segment 42 and abuts the inner conical surface 33 of the respective one of the at least one reinforcing sleeve 30.

[0032] Additionally, in this embodiment, the end surface of the flange segment 32 is flat with an end surface of the head segment 42 of the respective one of the at least one fixing unit 40, and the end surface of the flange segment 32 of the at least one reinforcing sleeve 30 is flat with the first surface 11 of the plank body 10. In other words, the end surface of the at least one reinforcing sleeve 30, the end surface of the at least one fixing unit 40, and the first surface 11 of the plank body 10 are flat with each other, which means the head segment 42 and the flange segment 32 do not bump from the first surface 11 of the plank body 10, thereby keeping the appearance flat and appealing, and eliminating the need for an additional cover.

[0033] Furthermore, in this embodiment, an amount of the at least one assembling hole 13 is two, an amount of the at least one reinforcing sleeve 30 is two, and an amount of the at least one fixing unit 40 is two. The two reinforcing sleeves 30 are respectively mounted in the two assembling holes 13, and the two fixing units 40 are respectively mounted in the two reinforcing sleeves 30.

[0034] The wood plank hook of the present invention has the following advantages.

[0035] 1. The fixing unit 40 is just mounted through the reinforcing sleeve 30 and the assembling hole 13 that is already formed on the plank body 10 instead of driven through and screwed with the plank body 10, so the structure of the plank body 10 will not be broken, which avoids loosening.

[0036] 2. The reinforcing sleeve 30 is mounted between the fixing unit 40, which means the plank body 10 is loaded on and abuts the fixing unit 40 via the reinforcing sleeve 30. Therefore, the reinforcing sleeve 30 supports the structure of the assembling hole 13 and prevents the assembling hole 13 from deformation, which saves the plank body 10 from the risk of falling and increases the loading capability of the plank body 10 to about 500 LBS.

[0037] 3. The plank body 10 gets a better protection because the head segment 42 of the fixing unit 40 presses the reinforcing sleeve 30 and then the flange segment 32 of the reinforcing sleeve 30 presses the plank body 10 to a wall, such that the head segment 42 will never directly over-press the plank body 10, thereby avoiding damaging the plank body 10 during installation.

[0038] 4. Since the plank body 10 and the reinforcing sleeve 30 are independent components, the color of the reinforcing sleeve 30 can be implemented different from the color of the plank body 10 to diversify the color of the overall appearance and to match the preferred styles of different users.

[0039] 5. The head segment 42 and the flange segment 32 do not bump from the first surface 11 of the plank body 10, thereby keeping the appearance flat and appealing, and eliminating the need for an additional cover.

[0040] To sum up, the reinforcing sleeve 30 is mounted in the assembling hole of the plank body 10, and the fixing unit 40 fixes the plank body 10 on the wall via the reinforcing sleeve 30, so the plank body 10 can be fixed on the wall much more firmly and be prevented from separating from the fixing unit and falling due to overloading or long term of use.

[0041] Even though numerous characteristics and advantages of the present invention have been set forth in the foregoing description, together with details of the structure and features of the invention, the disclosure is illustrative only. Changes may be made in the details, especially in matters of shape, size, and arrangement of parts within the principles of the invention to the full extent indicated by the broad general meaning of the terms in which the appended claims are expressed.