FLOOR STAND FOR CLAMPING AND PUTTING UP PANEL-SHAPED OBJECTS

Abstract

A floor stand for clamping a panel-shaped object thereto and for thereby putting up the panel-shaped object on a floor. The use of the floor stand for clamping a panel-shaped object thereto for putting up the panel-shaped object on a floor is also provided.

Claims

1. A floor stand (1) for clamping and putting up a panel-shaped object (2), the floor stand (1) comprising: a foot (3) adapted for placing the floor stand (1) on a floor surface (4); a beam (5) which is connectable to the foot (3) and, when connected to the foot (3), is adapted to be supported by the foot on the floor surface (4) such that the beam (5) extends in a direction transversely to the floor surface (4); a clamping device (6) comprising a lower clamp (7) with an object mounting surface (8) and a lower projection (9) transverse to the object mounting surface (8), and an upper clamp (10) with an object contacting surface (11) and an upper projection (12) transverse to the object contacting surface (11), the upper clamp being connectable with the beam (5); wherein the panel-shaped object (2) is mountable onto the object mounting surface (8), contactable with the object contacting surface (11), and clampable to the beam (5) by the clamping device (6); a fixing device; the lower clamp (7) has a sliding element (14) and a shifting element (15), wherein the shifting element (15) comprises the object mounting surface (8) and the lower projection (9), and the sliding element (14) is a unit and comprises a first and two further feedthroughs (16a, 16b, 16c); the first feedthrough (16a) is arranged between the two further feedthroughs (16b, 16c); the beam (5) is passable through the first feedthrough (16a); and when the beam (5) is passed through the first feedthrough (16a), the sliding element (14) is slidable along the beam (5) and fixable thereto by the fixing device, and the shifting element (15) is shiftable in the two further feedthroughs (16b, 16c) in a direction transversely to the beam (5), and is fixable by the fixing device, so that by shifting the lower projection (9) towards the beam (5) and by fixing the shifting element (15), the panel-shaped object (2) is clampable by the lower projection (9) to the beam (5), whereby the panel-shaped object (2) is adapted to be supported by the floor stand (1) on the floor surface.

2. The floor stand according to claim 1, wherein the sliding element (14) comprises a surface (17) which corresponds to the lower projection (9), and by shifting the lower projection (9) the panel-shaped object (2) is clampable between the lower projection (9) and the surface (17) which corresponds to the lower projection (9).

3. The floor stand according to claim 2, wherein, with the beam (5) passed through the first feedthrough (16a), the surface (17) which corresponds to the lower projection (9) projects beyond the sliding element (14) in a longitudinal direction of the beam (5).

4. The floor stand according to claim 3, wherein the surface (17) which corresponds to the lower projection (9) comprises a surface region (18) which is angled towards the beam (5).

5. The floor stand according to claim 1, wherein the fixing device comprises a locking pin and a through hole (19) in the beam (5), wherein the locking pin is pushable into the through hole (19) and positionable in the through hole (19) such that, with the locking pin positioned in the through hole (19), the sliding element (14) is placeable on the locking pin and is thereby fixable to the beam (5).

6. The floor stand according to claim 1, wherein the fixing device comprises a locking pin displaceably held on the sliding element (14) and a through hole (19) in the beam (5), wherein the locking pin is displaceable into the through hole (19) such that, with the locking pin displaced into the through hole (19), the locking pin fixes the sliding element (14) to the beam (5).

7. The floor stand according to claim 1, wherein the fixing device comprises a fixing screw on the sliding element (14), wherein the sliding element (14) is braceable against the beam (5) by tightening the fixing screw and is thereby fixable to the beam (5).

8. The floor stand according to claim 1, wherein the fixing device comprises a fixing screw (20) on the sliding element (14), wherein, with the shifting element (15) passed through the two further feedthroughs (16b, 16c), the shifting element (15) is braceable against the sliding element (14) by tightening the fixing screw (20) and is thereby fixable to the sliding element (14).

9. The floor stand according to claim 1, wherein the first feedthrough (16a) and the two further feedthroughs (16b, 16c) have a substantially rectangular cross-section.

10. The floor stand according to claim 1, wherein the shifting element (15) is U-shaped, comprises two legs (21a, 21b) and a web (22) connecting the two legs (21a, 21b), wherein one of the two legs (21a, 21b) extends through one of the two further feedthroughs (16b, 16c), the other of the two legs (21a, 21b) extends through the other of the two further feedthroughs (16b, 16c) and the web (22) has the lower projection (9).

11. The floor stand according to claim 10, wherein one of the two legs (21a, 21b) comprises a pin (23) which projects beyond a surface of the one of the two legs (21a, 21b) such that the shifting element (15) is captively connected to the sliding element (14).

12. The floor stand according to claim 1, wherein the shifting element (15) comprises two guide webs and two connecting webs connecting the two guide webs to form a substantially rectangular frame, one of the two guide webs extending through one of the two further feedthroughs (16b, 16c), the other of the two guide webs extending through the other of the two further feedthroughs (16b, 16c), one of the two connecting webs connecting the two guide webs on a first side of the sliding element (14), and the other of the two connecting webs connecting the two guide webs on a second side of the sliding element (14), which is opposite the first side.

13. The floor stand according to claim 1, wherein the upper clamp (10) comprises a further sliding element (14a) and a further shifting element (15a), wherein the further shifting element (15a) has the object contacting surface (11) and the upper projection (12).

14. The floor stand according to claim 1, wherein the beam (5) comprises a snapping device (24) by which the upper clamp (10) is temporarily holdable in a parking position on the beam (5).

15. The floor stand according to claim 14, wherein the snapping device (24) is pressed or screwed into the beam (5).

16. The floor stand according to claim 15, wherein with the foot (3) connected to the beam (5), the snapping device (24) is located in an end portion of the beam (5), which is opposite to the foot (3).

17. The floor stand according to claim 14, wherein the snapping device (24) comprises a ball snapper, wherein the ball of the ball snapper is held by a force of a spring of the ball snapper in a first position in which the ball protrudes from the surface of the beam (5) such that the lower clamp (10) is holdable by the protruding ball, and is pushable from the first position against the force of the spring to a second position such that the lower clamp (10) is displaceable over the ball snapper along the beam (5).

18. A combination of a floor stand and a panel-shaped object (2), wherein the floor stand is the floor stand according to claim 1, and the panel-shaped object (2) is clamped thereto to support the panel-shaped object (2).

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0131] The floor stand according to the invention is described in more detail below, purely by way of example, on the basis of specific embodiments shown in the figures:

[0132] FIG. 1 shows a floor stand with a framed painting clamped to it;

[0133] FIG. 2 shows a lower clamp with a sliding element and a shifting element;

[0134] FIG. 3 shows a shifting element;

[0135] FIG. 4 shows a part of a floor stand having a framed painting clamped to it;

[0136] FIG. 5 shows a floor stand having two framed paintings clamped to it;

[0137] FIG. 6 shows an elongated panel-shaped object clamped to two floor stands;

[0138] FIG. 7 shows two elongated panel-shaped objects put up aiding three floor stands;

[0139] FIG. 8 shows a part of a floor stand having a telescopic beam with a base part and a telescopic part, a lower clamp and a upper clamp with a mounting;

[0140] FIG. 9 shows a upper clamp with a mounting; and

[0141] FIG. 10 shows a floor stand standing on a floor surface.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0142] FIG. 1 shows a floor stand 1 with a beam 5 for clamping and putting up a panel-shaped object 2. The beam 5 shown in FIG. 1 can be a telescopic beam 25 as shown in FIG. 8. A foot 3 comprising two separate parts, each having a connecting portion with screw holes, is screwed to the beam 5. The foot 3 comprises four outriggers for stabilizing the floor stand. The floor stand 1 is standing on a floor surface 4. A panel-shaped object 2 in the form of a framed painting is clamped to the beam 5 by the clamping device 6 which comprises a lower clamp 7 and an upper clamp 10. The floor stand 1 of FIG. 1 comprises a snapping device 24 located in an end portion of the beam 5, which is opposite to the foot 3. The upper clamp 10 is temporarily holdable in a parking position by the snapping device 24. The floor stand 1 further comprises a fixing device for fixing the lower clamp to the beam 5. The fixing device comprises a locking pin, several through holes 19 (as shown in FIG. 4) in the beam 5 and a fixing screw 20 (as shown in FIG. 2) at the lower clamp 7.

[0143] The lower clamp 7 of the clamping device 6, shown in FIG. 1, is shown in FIG. 2. The lower clamp 7 comprises a sliding element 14 and a shifting element 15. The sliding element 14 is built from sheet metal and forms a unit. The sliding element 14 comprises a first feedthrough 16a and two further feedthroughs 16b und 16c. The first feedthrough 16a is arranged between the two further feedthroughs 16b and 16c. The beam 5 of floor stand 1, shown in FIG. 1, is passed through the first feedthrough 16a and the sliding element 14 is slidable along the beam 5. The sliding element 14 is fixable to the beam 5 by the fixing device. Therefore, the locking pin of the fixing device is pushable into a through hole 19 (as shown in FIG. 4) of the beam 5 and positionable in the through hole 19 in such a way that the sliding element 14 is placeable on the locking pin. Being placed on the locking pin, a movement of the sliding element 14 in a direction towards the foot 3 is blocked.

[0144] The shifting element 15 comprises an object mounting surface 8 (as shown in FIG. 3) and a lower projection 9 (as shown in FIG. 3). The object mounting surface 8 is a surface of the shifting element 15 on which the frame of the framed painting, as shown in FIG. 1, is placed. The lower projection 9 is provided by a plate element, which adjoins the object mounting surface 8 in a way that a surface of the plate element is oriented transversely to the object mounting surface 8. That surface of the plate element forms the lower projection 9. The plate element is designed as a cover element, which can be detachably fixed to the shifting element 15. The shifting element further comprises two legs 21a and 21b, wherein each of the two legs 21a and 21b comprises a pin 23. Each pin 23 projects beyond the surface of the corresponding leg 21a or 21b in such a way that the shifting element 15 is captively connected to the sliding element 14. The plate element forms a web 22 connecting the two legs 21a and 21b such that the shifting element is U-shaped. The shifting element 15 is shiftable in the two further feedthroughs 16b and 16c andif the beam 5 is passed through the first feedthrough 16ain a direction transversely to the beam 5. The shifting element 15 is fixable by the fixing device. Therefore, the sliding element 14 comprises the fixing screw 20 by the tightening of which the shifting element 15 is braceable against the sliding element 14.

[0145] The sliding element 14 shown in FIG. 2 further comprises a surface 17 which corresponds to the lower projection 9. If the beam 5 is passed through the first feedthrough 16a, the surface 17 projects beyond the sliding element 14 in the longitudinal direction of the beam 5. The surface 17 further comprises a surface region 18 which is angled towards the beam 5. The surface 17 is the surface of a plate element, which is arranged on the sliding element 14 in such a way that the surface corresponds to the lower projection 9.

[0146] The shifting element 15, shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, is shown in FIG. 3 without the sliding element 14.

[0147] FIG. 4 shows a part of a floor stand 1 having a panel-shaped object 2 in the form of a framed painting clamped thereto. The shown part of the floor stand 1 comprises the beam 5, the clamp device 6 with the upper clamp 10 and the lower clamp 7. Furthermore, through holes 19 of the fixing device are shown. The upper clamp 10 comprises an object contacting surface 11 and an upper projection 12 which extends transversely to the object contacting surface 11. The upper clamp 10 comprises a sliding element 14a and a shifting element 15a, wherein the shifting element 15a has the object contacting surface 11 and the upper projection 12all in analogy to the lower clamp 7 as shown in FIG. 2. The functionality of the upper clamp 10 is analogous to the functionality of the lower clamp 7.

[0148] FIG. 5 shows a floor stand 1 with two clamping devices 6 and 6a. With one clamping device 6 a first panel-shaped object 2 in the form of a framed painting is clamped to the beam 5 of the floor stand. With the other clamping device 6a a further panel-shaped object 2a in the form of a framed painting is clamped to the beam 5 such that the two panel-shaped objects 2 and 2a are clamped to the beam 5 on top of each other.

[0149] FIG. 6 shows two floor stands 1 and 1a each having its clamping device 6 and 6a and an elongated panel-shaped object 2. Each end of the elongated panel-shaped object 2 is clamped to one of the two floor stands 1 and 1a. Thereby, an elongated panel-shaped object 2 can be put up on a floor.

[0150] FIG. 7 shows three floor stands 1, 1a and 1b each having its clamping device 6, 6a and 6b and two elongated panel-shaped objects 2 and 2a. Each end of each elongated panel-shaped object 2 and 2a is clamped to one of the three floor stands 1, 1a and 1b, wherein one end of one elongated panel-shaped object 2 and one end of the other panel-shaped object 2a are clamped by the same clamping device 6a to the same beam 5a of the same floor stand 1a. Thereby, two or more elongated panel-shaped object can be put up on a floor.

[0151] FIG. 8 shows a part of a floor stand 1 as shown in FIGS. 1, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 10, where the beam 5 is a telescopic beam 25 and includes a base part 26 and a telescopic part 27, wherein the telescopic part 27 is telescopically moveable away from and towards the base part 26 and lockable to the base part 26 in different positions relative to the base part 26 by the fixing device. The upper clamp 10 comprises a mounting 28 which, if the foot is connected to the telescopic beam, is configured to be slipped onto the telescopic part 27 in a direction parallel to the telescopic beam 25 and towards the foot. The upper clamp is slipped onto the telescopic part 27 and fixed by the fixing device to the telescopic part 27. The lower plate element or web 22, and the upper plate element or web 22a are transparent and designed as cover elements, which are detachably fixed to the shifting element 15 of the lower clamp 7 and to the further shifting element 15a of the upper clamp 10 respectively. The floor stand having a telescopic beam can comprise a foot with its features, an upper clamp with its features and a lower clamp with its features as illustrated in the FIGS. 1 to 7.

[0152] FIG. 9 shows an upper clamp 10 of a floor stand as shown in FIG. 8. The upper clamp 10 has a tubular profile as mounting 28, an object contacting surface 11, an upper projection 12, a further shifting element 15a and a further sliding element 14a. The upper clamp further has a fixing screw 20a for fixing the further shifting element 15a to the further sliding element 14a at a desired position. The upper clamp further has a bolt as stop 29. The upper plate element or web 22a is transparent and designed as cover element, which is detachably fixed to the further shifting element 15a of the upper clamp 10.

[0153] FIG. 10 shows a floor stand 1 for clamping and putting up a panel-shaped object 2. The floor stand 1 has a foot 3 for placing the floor stand 1 on a floor surface 4, a beam 5 which is connectable to the foot 3 and, if connected to the foot 3, can be put up on a floor such that the beam 5 extends in a direction transversely to the floor surface 4, and a clamping device 6.

[0154] The clamping device 6 comprises a lower clamp 7 with an object mounting surface 8 and a lower projection 9 transverse to the object mounting surface 8, and an upper clamp 10 with an object contacting surface 11 and an upper projection 12 transverse to the object contacting surface 11, the upper clamp being connectable with the beam 5, wherein the panel-shaped object 2 is mountable onto the object mounting surface 8, contactable with the object contacting surface 11 and clampable to the beam 5 by the clamping device 6, whereby the panel-shaped object 2 can be put up on the floor.

[0155] Furthermore, the floor stand 1 has a fixing device for fixing the clamping device 6 to the beam 5.

[0156] The foot 3 comprises an outrigger 30 which is configured to stabilize the floor stand 1 such that, with the panel-shaped object 2 clamped to the beam 5 by the clamping device 6, the panel-shaped object 2 is installable free-standing on the floor surface 4, in particular free-standing from a wall and a ceiling.

[0157] The beam 5 is a telescopic beam 25 and includes a base part 26 and a telescopic part 27, wherein the telescopic part 27 is telescopically moveable away from and towards the base part 26 and lockable to the base part 26 in different positions relative to the base part 26 by the fixing device.

[0158] The upper clamp 10 comprises a mounting 28 which, if the foot 3 is connected to the telescopic beam 25, is configured to be slipped onto the telescopic part 27 in a direction parallel to the telescopic beam 25 and towards the foot 3, and to be fixed by the fixing device to the telescopic part 27.

[0159] Furthermore, the lower clamp 7 comprises a sliding element 14 and a shifting element 15. The upper clamp 10 comprises a further sliding element 14a and a further shifting element 15a.