EP-4735211-A1 - UTILITY MODULE, FIXTURE ASSEMBLY, AND A MOBILE CARRIER UNIT

Abstract

The present disclosure is directed to a utility module, a fixture assembly, and a mobile carrier unit for supporting the utility module, each comprising: one or more elongated bars (1002a) connectable to a support structure (W); a plurality of female connectors (1012) defined in one of the one or more elongated bars (1002a) and a body (102) of the at least one utility module (100); and one or more male connectors configured in other one of the one or more elongated bars (1002a) and the body (102) of the at least one utility module (100), wherein, the plurality of female connectors (1012) being configured to releasably receive at least one of the one or more male connectors to detachably support the at least one utility module (100).

Inventors

• BRUNNER, YARON
• PARIZER, URI

Assignees

• Keter Home and Garden Products Ltd.

Dates

Publication Date

20260506

Application Date

20240627

Claims (20)

1. 1. A fixture assembly for detachably supporting at least one utility module, the fixture assembly comprising: one or more elongated bars connectable to a support structure; a plurality of female connectors defined in one of the one or more elongated bars and a body of the at least one utility module; and one or more male connectors configured in other one of the one or more elongated bars and the body of the at least one utility module, wherein, the plurality of female connectors being configured to releasably receive at least one of the one or more male connectors to detachably support the at least one utility module.
2. 2. The fixture assembly of claim 1, wherein each of the one or more elongated bars being defined by a body having a rear surface, a front surface, a wall structure extending between the rear surface and the front surface.
3. 3. The fixture assembly of claim 2, wherein the plurality of female connectors is defined along the front surface of the one or more elongated bars, the plurality of female connectors extending angularly to the wall structure from the front surface defining a cradle.
4. 4. The fixture assembly of claim 1 comprises at least one clamping bracket being configured on either ends of the one or more elongated bars, each of the at least one clamping bracket being defined with one or more connecting provisions to secure the one or more elongated bars to the support structure.
5. 5. The fixture assembly of claim 1 , wherein the support structure is at least one of a wall, a cart, and a body of a vehicle.
6. 6. The fixture assembly of claim 1, wherein the one or more elongated bars is at least one of a twin configuration having two elongated bars, and a triplet configuration having three elongated bars.
7. 7. The fixture assembly of claim 1 comprises a locking unit operatively associated with at least one of the one or more elongated bars.
8. 8. The fixture assembly of claim 7, wherein the locking unit includes a glide rail movably accommodated in the at least one of the one or more elongated bars, the glide rail operable between a lock condition and an unlock condition relative to the one or more elongated bars to selectively lock and unlock the at least one utility module.
9. 9. The fixture assembly of claim 8, wherein the locking unit includes a locking mechanism associated with the glide rail, the locking mechanism includes at least one of a key-based mechanism, a spring-biased mechanism, and a rotary knob mechanism configured to displace the glide rail between the lock condition and the unlock condition.
10. 10. The fixture assembly of claim 8, wherein the glide rail is defined with a plurality of inverted female connectors corresponding to the plurality of female connectors on the one or more elongated bars, wherein in the unlock condition the plurality of inverted female connectors displace away from the plurality of female connectors and wherein in the lock condition the plurality of inverted female connectors displace towards the plurality of female connectors.
11. 11. The fixture assembly of claim 1, wherein the one or more male connectors is at least one of a hinge rod, a rod, and an inverted hook.
12. 12. The fixture assembly of claim 1, wherein the at least one utility module is a container, a container assembly, a tool caddy, travel luggage, organisers, compacted work benches, cable storage, tools, communication modules, carrying platforms, locomotion platform.
13. 13. A utility assembly, comprising: at least one utility module; and a fixture assembly being configured to detachably support the at least one utility module, the fixture assembly comprising: one or more elongated bars connectable to a support structure; a plurality of female connectors defined in one of the one or more elongated bars and a body of the at least one utility module; and one or more male connectors configured in other one of the one or more elongated bars and the body of the at least one utility module, wherein, the plurality of female connectors being configured to releasably receive at least one of the one or more male connectors to detachably support the at least one utility module.
14. 14. The utility assembly of claim 13, wherein each of the one or more elongated bars being defined by a body having a rear surface, a front surface, a wall structure extending between the rear surface and the front surface.
15. 15. The utility assembly of claim 14, wherein the plurality of female connectors is defined along the front surface of each of the one or more elongated bars, said plurality of female connectors extends angularly to the wall structure from the front surface defining a cradle.
16. 16. The utility assembly of claim 14 comprises at least one clamping bracket is configured on either ends of the one or more elongated bars.
17. 17. The utility assembly of claim 16, wherein the at least one clamping bracket is configured at a substantially intermediate portion of the one or more elongated bars.
18. 18. The utility assembly of claim 16, wherein each of the at least one clamping bracket is defined with one or more connecting provisions to secure the one or more elongated bars to the support structure.
19. 19. The utility assembly of claim 16, wherein the at least one clamping bracket is defined with the one or more connecting provisions to receive fastening elements.
20. 20. The utility assembly of claim 13, wherein the support structure is at least one of a wall, a cart, and a body of a vehicle.

Description

UTILITY MODULE, FIXTURE ASSEMBLY, AND A MOBILE CARRIER UNIT TECHNOLOGICAL FIELD The present disclosure is directed to a utility module. The disclosure is further concerned with a fixture assembly for detachably supporting the utility module. The term “utility module ” is used hereinafter in its broad meaning and is meant to denote a variety of articles such as, storage containers, travel luggage, tool caddy or boxes, organisers, compacted work benches, cable storage, tools including hand tools, power generators, and power sources, communication modules, carrying platforms, locomotion platforms, etc. BACKGROUND WO2017191628 relates to a utility module and a utility assembly including more than one utility module. The utility module includes a body, lid pivotally coupled to the body and locking latch disposed in register with a locking latch arresting location. The disclosure also discloses a mobile carrier unit comprising at least one carrier engagement surface, compatible for interlocking engagement in a detachable manner with an engagement surface of a utility module to detachably support the utility module. The carrier engagement surface includes one or more depressed locking locations each configured with a locking rib and at least one locking latch arresting location, configured for engagement with the engagement surface of a utility module that comprises at least one locking latch and one or more projecting portions, each projecting portion being configured with a locking tongue, or at least one locking latch and one or more projecting portions each configured with a locking tongue for engagement with said first engagement surface of a utility module that comprises one or more depressed locking locations, each depressed locking locations configured with a locking rib and at least one locking latch arresting location. GENERAL DESCRIPTION A first aspect of the disclosure concerns a fixture assembly configured for detachably receiving and supporting a utility module. In an implementation of the disclosure, the fixture assembly may be a stationary. In another implementation of the present disclosure, the fixture assembly may be a movable or mobile. Each of the implementation will be elucidated in detail in the forthcoming paragraphs of the disclosure. The stationary assembly is referred to as a fixture assembly and the mobile mounting assembly is referred to as a mobile carrier unit. The fixture assembly of the disclosure detachably supports at least one utility module. The fixture assembly includes one or more elongated bars connectable to a support structure, a plurality of female connectors defined in one of the one or more elongated bars and a body of the at least one utility module, one or more male connectors being configured in other one of the one or more elongated bars and the body of the at least one utility module, wherein the plurality of female connectors being configured to releasably receive at least one of the one or more male connectors to detachably support the at least one utility module. The term ‘at least one utility module’ as used herein denotes any utility module that may be detachably secured to the fixture assembly. The at least one utility module may comprise one utility module, two utility modules, three utility modules or even more based on the requirement and configuration of the fixture assembly. According to certain aspects, each of the one or more elongated bars being defined by a body having a rear surface, a front surface, a wall structure extending between the rear surface and the front surface. According to some aspects, the plurality of female connectors is defined along the front surface of the one or more elongated bars, the plurality of female connectors may extend substantially perpendicularly to the wall structure from the front surface defining a cradle. According to certain aspects, the fixture assembly includes at least one clamping bracket configured on either ends of the one or more elongated bars, and optionally at a substantially intermediate portion of the one or more elongated bars. In an implementation, each of the at least one clamping bracket being configured at a substantially intermediate portion of the one or more elongated bars. Each of the at least one clamping bracket being defined with one or more connecting provisions to secure the one or more elongated bars to the support structure. The at least one clamping bracket is defined with the one or more connecting provisions to receive fastening elements. The one or more elongated bars of the disclosure is at least one of a twin configuration having two elongated bars, and a triplet configuration having three elongated bars. A locking unit is operatively associated with at least one of the one or more elongated bars, wherein the locking unit includes a glide rail movably accommodated in the at least one of the one or more elongated bars, the glide rail operable between a lock condition and an unlo