FR2954070A1 - BAG ACCESSORY, SUITABLE FOR THE SUSPENSION OF A BAG TO A HORIZONTAL PART OF A FURNITURE - Google Patents

Abstract

Accessory for a bag, adapted for suspending a bag (12) by at least one handle (20) of the bag at a horizontal portion (14) of a piece of furniture (16), such as a table top, comprising a carrying device (30, 32) provided with a support body (30) adapted to be placed on the horizontal part of the furniture and, connected to the body, an attachment arm (32) for suspending the bag by its handle. It comprises an antitheft link (34) deployable from a stowed position in the carrier (30, 32) and a free end (38A) of which can be locked to the remainder of the accessory to determine a closed loop which can surrounding a structure portion (18) of the furniture (16), such as a table leg, to prevent withdrawal of the handle from the bag relative to the furniture frame portion.

Description

The present invention relates to a bag accessory adapted to suspend a bag at a horizontal portion of a piece of furniture, such as a table top. More particularly, the invention relates to such an accessory which is adapted to the suspension of the bag by at least one handle of the bag, and which comprises a carrier device provided with a support body adapted to be placed on the horizontal part of the furniture and , connected to the body, a hanging arm for hanging the bag by its handle. Such an accessory is known from document FR1425969 in which the support body is a plate and the attachment arm consists of two pivoting parts relative to each other, one of these parts being articulated by ball joint to support body. This accessory has the disadvantage that it does not secure the suspension of the bag, a simple traction on the latter being sufficient to steal with the accessory.

The document FR2701640 proposes to secure the suspension of the bag by using a system permanently fixed under the table top. The bag is thus more difficult to steal, since it is necessary to pass the hand under the table to unhook it. The problem with such a system is that it is not adaptable at leisure, since it must be permanently fixed at the table. The present invention is intended to overcome the disadvantages of the prior art. For this purpose, the subject of the invention is an accessory for a bag adapted to the suspension of a bag by at least one handle of the bag to a horizontal part of a piece of furniture, such as a table top, comprising a device carrier provided with a support body adapted to be placed on the horizontal part of the furniture and, connected to the body, an attachment arm for suspending the bag by its handle, and comprising a antitheft link that can be deployed from a stowed position in the carrier device and a free end of which can be locked to the remainder of the accessory to determine a closed loop that can surround a structural part of the furniture, such as a foot of the table, so as to prevent removing the handle from the bag relative to the structural part of the furniture. In a variant of said accessory, at the free end of the link, a locking member may, to lock this end to the rest of the accessory, cooperate with a locking member of the carrier device. In this variant, the locking member of the carrier device can be arranged at the free end of the attachment arm.

In this variant, the accessory can be characterized in that the locking member of the free end of the link is constituted by a locking rod hinged elastically to an end portion of the link and is characterized in that the locking member of the carrier device comprises an eyelet through which the locking rod can be introduced by being folded against the end portion of the link and retaining said unfolded rod relative to said end portion.

The eyelet may be drilled in an end portion of a hook deployable relative to the support body and constituting the latching arm. In various embodiments of the accessory according to the invention, one can optionally also resort to one and / or the other of the following provisions. - The link to its stored position is housed in a storage of the carrier device, the storage can be in the support body; a retractor allowing the deployed link to be brought automatically back to its stored position in the carrier device, the reel being able to be in the support body; the link is a wire rope. Other objects, features and advantages of the invention will become apparent from the following description of several embodiments, given by way of non-limiting examples, with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the drawings: FIG. 1 is a schematic view from above of a first embodiment of a system constituting the accessory according to the invention; FIG. 2 is a diagrammatic side view of the system of FIG. 1, at a position for positioning locking members of said system; FIG. 3 is a sectional view along line III-III of FIG. 2; Figure 4 is a schematic side view of the system of Figure 1, as used while its locking members are locked; Figure 5 is a schematic perspective view of a second embodiment of the system constituting the accessory according to the invention; Figure 6 is a sectional view of the system of Figure 5, as used while its locking members are locked; FIG. 7 is a schematic side view of a third embodiment of the system constituting the accessory according to the invention, as used while its locking members are locked; - Figure 8 is a schematic sectional view of a fourth embodiment of the system constituting the accessory according to the invention, as used while its locking members are locked. In the different figures, the same references designate identical or similar elements.

Referring to the figures, reference numeral 10 denotes a bag support system constituting the bag accessory according to the invention, adapted to the suspension of a bag 12 under a table top 16 having at least one foot easily. within reach of a seated person. To be able to be suspended, the bag 12 must comprise at least one handle 20 or any type of strap having its two ends hooked to the rest of the bag, such as a strap-type strap.

The bag support system 10 conventionally comprises a carrier device consisting on the one hand of a support body 30 adapted to be placed on the upper face of the plate 14, its lower face having an anti-slip material, and of on the other hand an attachment arm 32 for suspending the bag 12 by its handle 20, under the plate 14 and substantially vertically of the support body 30. According to the invention, the bag support system 10 comprises in in addition to an antitheft link 34 in the form of elastically flexible flexural cable 35. The cable 35 is for example metallic, or made of any other material that can withstand hand traction and can not be cut easily with scissors. The cable 35 has on one end an end connected to the support body 30 via a reel 36 and on the other hand a locking member 38 which is arranged at the free end of the cable 35. locking 38 is part of a securing latch of the free end of the link 34 to the support body 30. In addition, the securing latch of the free end of the antitheft link 34 to the body 30 also comprises a locking member connected to said body. A storage 40 is arranged in the support body 30 to receive the cable 35 when the theft link 34 is in a stowed position. The lock makes it possible to secure the free end of the link to the body while the link is in a deployed position out of the storage 40, to attach the system 10 and the bag 12 to the foot 18 of the table 16. In the first embodiment 1 to 4, in known manner, for example, in document EP1911379, the support body 30 has a disc shape and the attachment arm 32 consists of arcuate members 32A which are hinged together by pivot and which have a curvature corresponding to the curvature of the support body 30. At its connection with the support body 30, the attachment arm 32 is itself pivotally mounted along two perpendicular axes, one of the axes of this pivot being referenced 30A. in Figure 1. The winder 36 of the first embodiment is automatic, of a type known in itself, to allow retraction of the cable in the absence of traction on the latter. The reel 36 is housed in the storage 40 arranged in the support body 30 to receive the cable 35 wound when the antitheft link 34 occupies its stored position (Figure 1). The cable exits the support body through a reel hole 41 located near the connection of the arm 32 to the body 30. The reel 36 has an internal stop mechanism which blocks rewinding of the uncoiled cable 35 and has a button 37 rewind command to be pressed to allow rewinding of the cable. The locking member 38 arranged at the free end of the cable 35 of the antitheft link 34 comprises a locking rod 38A elastically articulated to the free end of the cable, being connected substantially perpendicular to the latter. The elasticity of the connection of the rod 38A to the cable 35 allows the rod to be naturally unfolded relative to the cable and the rod can be manipulated against an elastic restoring force to be folded against the end portion of the cable. cable connected to the rod.

The elasticity of the connection of the rod 38A to the cable 35 is due to the elastic properties of the cable 35 itself. If the cable 35 is too flexible and is not elastic enough, an overmoulding of elastomeric type material may cover both the rod 38A and locally, the free end portion of the cable. The rod 38A is arcuate having a curvature corresponding to the curvature of the support body 30, so as to be pressed against the latter when the antitheft link 34 occupies a stowed position, as shown in FIG. locking arranged in the carrier device is constituted by an eyelet 43 through which said rod 38A can on the one hand pass by being folded against the cable 35 of the link 34 and on the other hand be retained locked when the rod 38A is unfolded relative to the 35 of the link 34 cable. The eyelet 43 is here arranged at the free end of the attachment arm 32, being hollowed into the arcuate member 32A located at the free end of said arm. It has a rectangular section in the longitudinal direction of said free end arcuate member 32A. It is flared by going narrowing from the outside to the center of the bow of the arched member, so that its mouth 43A the longest facilitates the introduction of the rod 38A. Its shortest mouth 43B has its longitudinal dimension which is less than half the length of the locking rod 38A. Thus, this dimension is smaller than the smallest distance separating the cable 35 and one end of the locking rod 38A, said cable being here connected to said rod at the mid-length of the latter. The operation of the system 10 is already apparent in part from the foregoing description and will now be detailed. The person wishing not to put his bag on his lap, but not wishing to leave it for example on the ground or placed on a chair to prevent it from being stolen, uses the system constituting the accessory according to the invention for one hand suspend the bag at the table and secondly secure the attachment of the bag relative to a foot of said table. The system is transported in its storage state close to the state shown in FIG. 1, with its arcuate members 32A surrounding the support body 30. A magnet 32B is placed on said body and another magnet 30B is placed at the free end of the arm 32 to allow the arm to hold against the body, the magnets being attracted along the arrow F1, as shown in Figure 1. In a first step of using the system 10, the attachment arm 32 is unfolded by pivoting its arcuate members 32A relative to each other outwardly. The unfolded arm is then disposed in a plane substantially perpendicular to the plane of the lower face of the support body 30, by pivoting about the axis 30A. In a step of laying the system on the plate 14 of the table 16, the support body 30 has its lower face which is placed on the plate 14, close to one of the peripheral edges of the plate 14, so that the hanging arm 32 is positioned under the plate 14. The arcuate member 32A which is at the free end of the arm 32 is positioned substantially vertically of the body 30, with its concavity facing upwards to form a hook.

In a suspension step of the bag 12, the handle 20 is hooked to the attachment arm 32, under the support body 30, in the hook formed by the curvature of the arched member 32A disposed at the free end of the arm 32. In a deployment step, the antitheft link 34 is out of its storage 40, by pulling on the locking rod 38A.

In a loopback step, the deployed link is looped around the foot 18 of the table 16 without passing through the handle 20 of the bag 12. Then, in a locking step, the free end of the link 34 is locked. relative to the carrier device, by its attachment arm 32. In the locking step, in the case of the system as shown in Figure 2, the straight end 38B of the rod 38A is folded against the portion of free end of the cable 35 to which the rod is connected. The rod 38A and the portion of the cable 35 thus folded are inserted into the eyelet 43 by its long mouth 43A. The rounded end 38C of the rod 38A facilitates said insertion. In Figure 3, we see that the width of the eyelet 43 corresponds to the width of the rod 38A. Thus, the locking member 38A arranged at the free end of the link 34 is locked in the locking member 43 arranged at the free end of the attachment arm 32. The link 34 deployed out of the storage and locked occupies a position such that the system determines a closed loop, so that said loop, surrounding the foot of the table and the handle of the bag, can prevent the bag from being stolen. Here, as shown in Figure 4, the complete loop is determined by the support body 30, the antitheft link 34 and the arm 32. The unlocking is performed by reverse operations. It is necessary to pull the rod 38A away from the eyelet 43, by sliding the cable 35 in the eyelet 43. Then, it is necessary to fold the right-angled end 38B of the rod 38A against the free end of the cable 35. The rod 38A and the cable 35 folded against each other are inserted into the eyelet 43 by its short mouth 43B, then slid to release the rod out of the eyelet. Unlocking being completed, to store the antitheft link 34, simply press the rewind control button 37 and let the cable 35 wind through the reel 36. The bag can then be detached the attachment arm 32 which can then be folded against the body 30.

Advantageously, the bag support system also constitutes a bag lock, having a simple and economical constitution. In addition, its implementation is easy. A second embodiment of the system constituting the accessory according to the invention is shown in FIGS. 5 and 6 more schematically than the first embodiment. In this second embodiment, the support body 30 is of substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape. The attachment arm 32 is monobloc. It is constituted by a rigid hook articulated to the body 30 via a pivot 30A located on the one hand at one end of the attachment arm 32 and on the other hand at a rear edge 52 of the lower face 54 of the body 30. The arm 32 here has three sections perpendicular to each other. The section hinged to the body by the pivot 30A is said vertical section 56 because it is arranged vertically downward when the system 10 is installed on the table to hang the bag. Connected perpendicularly to the free end of the vertical section 56, the arm 32 includes a bag rest section 57 which is horizontal when the system 10 is installed on the table. Connected perpendicular to the free end of the bag rest section 57, the arm 32 has a retaining section 58 which extends upwards when the system 10 is installed on the table and which serves to prevent the handle from slipping. When the arm 32 is folded, the so-called vertical section 56 is flush with the underside of the body 30 and the bag rest section 57 is flush with a so-called front face 59 of the body. A cavity 60 makes it possible to house the arm 32 in its folded position. On its upper face, the body 30 comprises a cover 70 articulated to the body 30 via a pivot 70A located at one of the ends of the cover 70 and to a so-called front edge 72 of the upper face of the body 30. The reel 36 is here of manual type, comprising two pins each provided with a trunk 36A connected to the inner face of the cover 70 and a cap 36B. At the row position of the antitheft link 34, its cable 35 is wrapped around the trunks 36A being held by the caps 36B.

The lock here has its eyelet 43 arranged in a clasp 76 secured to the cable 35 which determines a final section 35F between the clasp 76 and the rod 38A. The final section is long enough to determine a loop surrounding the foot 18 of the table 16 and the handle 20 of the bag 12 when the rod 38A is locked in the eyelet 43 of the clasp 76. In the deployed position of the antitheft link 34, the cable attached to one of the trunks 36A comes out of the storage 40 by an opening 78 which is arranged in the rear face 79 of the body 30 and which is open upwards, facing the cover 70. The magnets 32B and 30B are arranged respectively to the retaining section 58 and to the corresponding face of the cavity 60 to maintain the arm 32 folded. Small closing magnets 70B are also arranged laterally with respect to the opening 78, to keep the lid 70 closed. The implementation of the second embodiment of the system according to the invention differs little from the implementation explained above for the first embodiment of the system according to the invention. The important points differentiating the implementations are set out below. In the first step of using the system 10, the attachment arm 32 is unfolded by pivoting it relative to the body 30 about the axis 30A. In the step of laying the system on the plate 14 of the table 16, the vertical section 56 is placed close to one of the peripheral edges of the plate 14, so that the section rests bag 57 and the retaining section 58 are positioned under the plate 14, substantially vertical to the body 30. In the deployment step, the cover 70 is open, then the antitheft link 34 is unwound manually from the retractor 36 to be removed from its storage 40.

In the looping step, the deployed link is looped around the foot 18 of the table 16, passing through the loop 20 of the bag 12. Then, in the locking step, the free end of the link 34 is locked to the clasp 76, which locks it with respect to the remainder of the system 10. Here, as shown in FIG. 6, the complete loop is determined by the final section 35F which surrounds the foot 18 of the table 16 and which cooperates engagement with clasp 76. Unlocking is by reverse operations. The storage of the link 34 is performed by manually winding it between the trunks 36A of the reel 36. A third embodiment of the system 30 constituting the accessory according to the invention is shown in FIG. 7, this embodiment being close to the first embodiment. In the third embodiment, at the free end of the cable, a carabiner 80 constitutes the locking member arranged at the free end of the antitheft link 34.

The locking member arranged in the carrier device here comprises a bore 82 located near the bore 41 and the pivot 30A which is arranged at the connection of the support body 30 and the attachment arm 32. The loop to prevent theft the bag is, as in the case of the first embodiment, constituted by the support body 30, the antitheft link 34 and the arm 32.

In the looping step, the deployed link is looped around the foot 18 of the table 16, without passing through the handle 20 of the bag 12. In the locking step, the free end of the link 34 is locked relative to the carrier device directly by locking the carabiner 80 to the support body 30, by engaging the carabiner and the drilling 82 by engagement. A fourth embodiment of the system constituting the accessory according to the invention is represented in FIG. 8, this embodiment being close to the second embodiment. In the fourth embodiment, the retractor 36 is arranged in the hook of the attachment arm 32, in a determined arrangement between an extension of the vertical section 56, the bag rest section 57 an extension of the retaining section 58 and a wall terminal 57B of the arm 32. The rewind control button 37 is implanted on the end wall 57B. The reel drilling 41 is located in the extension of the vertical section 56. In the body 40, the cavity 60 is enlarged as a result of the enlargement of the hook of the latching arm. The cover 70, devoid of trunk and retractor cap, provides access to a box 84 arranged in the support body 30. The embodiments of the accessory according to the invention have been described above in being used to suspend a bag to a table top, but such accessories can be used to suspend a bag for example a chair armrest. These accessories can be used to hang any other object, some of which can be used to suspend the object, such as an umbrella and its strap. As a rule, the accessory according to the invention can be used having its support body placed on any horizontal part of furniture and the closed loop can surround, near said horizontal part, any part of furniture structure such as the foot of the table or the foot of the chair, see a branch of the armrest of the chair.

Claims (10)

REVENDICATIONS1. Accessory for a bag, adapted for suspending a bag (12) by at least one handle (20) of the bag at a horizontal portion (14) of a piece of furniture (16), such as a table top, comprising a carrying device (30, 32) provided with a support body (30) adapted to be placed on the horizontal part of the furniture and, connected to the body, an attachment arm (32) for suspending the bag by its loop, characterized in that it comprises an antitheft link (34) deployable from a stowed position in the carrier device (30, 32) and a free end (38A) can be locked to the rest of the accessory for determining a closed loop which can surround a structural part (18) of the furniture (16), such as a table leg, so as to prevent the withdrawal of the handle (20) from the bag (12) relative to to the structural part of the furniture. 2. Accessory according to the preceding claim, comprising, at the free end of the link, a locking member (38A) can, to lock this end to the rest of the accessory, cooperate with a locking member (43, 76) of the carrier device (30, 32). 3. Accessory according to claim 2, characterized in that the locking member (43) of the carrier device is arranged at the free end of the latching arm (32). 4. Accessory according to any one of claims 2 to 3, characterized in that the locking member of the free end of the link is constituted by a locking rod (38A) resiliently articulated to an end portion of the link (34) and characterized in that the locking member of the carrier device comprises an eyelet (43) through which the locking rod (38A) can be introduced by being folded against the end portion of the link andretrenant said unfolded rod relative to said end portion. 5. Accessory according to claim 4, wherein the eyelet (43) is drilled in an end portion of a hook that can be deployed relative to the support body and constituting the attachment arm (32). 6. Accessory according to any one of the preceding claims, the link (34) to its stored position is housed in a storage (40) of the carrier device (30, 32). 7. Accessory according to claim 6, the storage (40) is in the support body (30). 8. Accessory according to any one of the preceding claims, comprising a retractor (36) allowing the link (34) deployed to be brought automatically back to its stored position in the carrier device (30, 32). 9. Accessory according to claim 8, wherein the reel (36) is in the support body (30). 10. Accessory according to any one of the preceding claims, the link (34) comprises a metal cable (35).