US20120241401A1

US20120241401A1 - Wall fixture system

Info

Publication number: US20120241401A1
Application number: US13/052,849
Authority: US
Inventors: Leo M. Galey
Original assignee: KC STORE FIXTURES
Current assignee: KC STORE FIXTURES
Priority date: 2011-03-21
Filing date: 2011-03-21
Publication date: 2012-09-27

Abstract

A wall fixture system has a center panel and a pair of supports for supporting the center panel in an upright configuration. The center panel includes a pegboard for receiving hooks, shelves, baskets, or other accessories, and a frame at least partially surrounding the pegboard. The frame has a plurality of hooks along one of its outer edges. The supports are positioned on opposite sides of the center panel, and each has a plurality of slots along one of its inner edges for receiving the hooks on the frame and thereby supporting the center panel between the supports without the use of screws, nails, or other semi-permanent fasteners.

Description

BACKGROUND

Wall fixtures systems are commonly used in retail and wholesale stores for hanging and displaying merchandise. Such systems typically include one or more pegboards supported in an upright configuration by various frames and or supports. Once assembled, hooks, baskets, and other peg-able accessories may be supported therefrom for holding and displaying various merchandise. The systems may also be used as temporary walls or room dividers.
The components of known wall fixture systems are typically attached together with screws, bolts, nails, or other semi-permanent fasteners and are therefore difficult and time consuming to assemble and disassemble. This is a problem for many seasonal stores because they often need to quickly install numerous such wall fixture systems and then quickly remove them shortly after the seasonal sales are over. Moreover, many seasonal stores are typically staffed by young and/or inexperienced employees who have little to no experience with assembling wall fixtures systems.
Accordingly, there is a need for an improved wall fixture system that overcomes the limitations of the prior art.

SUMMARY

The present invention solves the above-described problems and provides a distinct advance in the art of wall fixture systems. More particularly, the present invention provides a wall fixture system that can be quickly and easily assembled into various different configurations without the use of tools, screws, nails or other such fasteners and that can be subsequently disassembled in the same manner.
One embodiment of the wall fixture system comprises a center panel and a pair of supports for supporting the center panel in an upright configuration. The center panel comprises a pegboard for receiving hooks, shelves, baskets, or other accessories, and a frame at least partially surrounding the pegboard. The frame has a plurality of hooks along one of its outer edges. The supports are positioned on opposite sides of the center panel, and each has a plurality of slots along one of its inner edges for receiving the hooks on the frame and thereby supporting the center panel between the supports without the use of screws, nails, or other semi-permanent fasteners.
The frame of the center panel includes several frame components that may be joined together without the use of screws, nails or other semi-permanent fasteners. For example, an embodiment of the frame comprises a frame bottom, a pair of frame uprights each having a connection leg received within the frame bottom, and a frame top having connection legs received within the frame uprights. The connection legs of the frame uprights may be locked in the frame bottom with integral spring locks. Likewise, the connection legs of the frame uprights may be locked in the bottom frame with integral spring locks.
Another embodiment of the wall fixture system comprises a pair of center panels, a corner leg support, and a pair of end supports. Each center panel comprises a pegboard for receiving hooks, shelves, baskets, or other accessories, and a frame at least partially surrounding the pegboard. An embodiment of the frame includes a horizontally-extending frame bottom, a horizontally-extending frame top, and a pair of vertically-extending frame uprights. The frame bottom, frame top, and frame uprights each have connection members that cooperatively join the frame bottom, frame top, and frame uprights to one another without the use of screws, nails, or other semi-permanent fasteners. The frame uprights each have a plurality of hooks along one of its outer edges.
The corner leg support joins the two center panels at a right angle relative to one another without the use of screws, nails, or other semi-permanent fasteners. The end supports are positioned on opposite sides of the two center panels. Each end support has a plurality of slots along one of its inner edges for receiving the hooks on one of the frames and thereby supporting one of the center panels between the end support and the corner leg support without the use of screws, nails, or other semi-permanent fasteners.
The components of the wall fixture systems described herein can be assembled into a virtually limitless number of configurations, also without using screws and other such fasteners. Thus, the wall fixture systems of the present invention are especially suited for stores and other establishments that require highly functional, yet easy to assemble, merchandise display systems and/or divider walls.
This summary is provided to introduce a selection of concepts in a simplified form that are further described in the detailed description below. This summary is not intended to identify key features or essential features of the claimed subject matter, nor is it intended to be used to limit the scope of the claimed subject matter. Other aspects and advantages of the present invention will be apparent from the following detailed description of the embodiments and the accompanying drawing figures.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING FIGURES

Embodiments of the present invention are described in detail below with reference to the attached drawing figures, wherein:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a wall fixture system constructed in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a wall fixture system constructed in accordance with another exemplary embodiment of the invention.

FIG. 3 is a exploded view of the wall fixture system of FIG. 1.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of one of the frame uprights of the wall fixture systems of FIGS. 1 and 2.

FIG. 5 is another perspective view of the frame upright taken from a different angle than FIG. 4.

FIG. 6 is a top view of the frame upright.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a spring lock that is inserted within the frame upright.

FIG. 8 is a fragmentary view of the frame upright with parts hidden to illustrate the positioning of a spring lock within a frame upright.

FIG. 9 is an enlarged side view of one of the hooks of the frame upright.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view of one of the frame tops of the wall fixture systems.

FIG. 11 is a side view of the frame top.

FIG. 12 is a fragmentary perspective view illustrating the connection of a frame top to one of the frame uprights.

FIG. 13 is a perspective view of one of the frame bottoms of the wall fixture systems.

FIG. 14 is a side view of the frame bottom.

FIG. 15 is a fragmentary perspective view illustrating the connection of a frame upright to a frame bottom.

FIG. 16 is a perspective view of one of the T-leg supports of the wall fixture systems.

FIG. 17 is a perspective view of one of the corner leg supports of the wall fixture systems.

FIG. 18, along with FIGS. 19-25, illustrate the assembly of a center panel of the wall fixture system of FIG. 1 or FIG. 2, wherein FIG. 18 is a perspective view showing the connection of one of the frame uprights to one of the frame bottoms.

FIG. 19 is an enlarged fragmentary perspective view of the components of FIG. 18 illustrating the locking of the frame upright to the frame bottom.

FIG. 20 is a perspective view showing the insertion of a pegboard into the frame upright and frame bottom shown in FIG. 18.

FIG. 21 is an enlarged fragmentary perspective view of the components shown in FIG. 20.

FIG. 22 is a perspective view showing the connection of another frame upright to the components shown in FIG. 20.

FIG. 23 is a perspective view showing the connection of a frame top to the components shown in FIG. 22.

FIG. 24 is an enlarged fragmentary perspective view illustrating the locking of the frame top.

FIG. 25 is a perspective view of an assembled center panel.

FIG. 26 is a perspective view illustrating the attachment of the center panel of FIG. 25 to a T-leg support and corner leg support.

FIG. 27 is an enlarged fragmentary perspective view illustrating the insertion of one of the hooks on the center panel into one of the slots on the T-leg support or corner leg support.

FIG. 28 is a perspective view illustrating the attachment of two center panels to two T-legs supports and a corner leg support.

FIG. 29 is a perspective view of a wall fixture system constructed in accordance with another embodiment of the invention.

FIG. 30 is a perspective view of a wall fixture system constructed in accordance with yet another embodiment of the invention.

FIG. 31 is an exploded perspective view of the components of the wall fixture system shown in FIG. 30.

FIG. 32 is an exploded perspective view of the components of one of the center panels of the wall fixture system of FIG. 30.

FIG. 33, along with FIGS. 34-37, illustrate the assembly of a center panel of the wall fixture system of FIG. 30, wherein FIG. 33 is a perspective view showing the connection of one of the frame uprights to one of the frame bottoms.

FIG. 34 is an enlarged fragmentary perspective view of the components of FIG. 33 illustrating the locking of the frame upright and frame bottom.

FIG. 35 is a perspective view showing the insertion of two pegboards into the frame upright and frame bottom.

FIG. 36 is a perspective view showing the connection of another frame upright to the components shown in FIG. 35.

FIG. 37 is a perspective view showing the connection of a frame top to the components shown in FIG. 36.

FIG. 38 is an exploded perspective view of the components of one of the end panels of the wall fixture system of FIG. 30.

FIG. 39 is a perspective view of one of the frame tops of the wall fixture system of FIG. 30.

FIG. 40 is a front view of the frame top of FIG. 39.

FIG. 41 is an enlarged fragmentary perspective view illustrating the connection of the frame top to one of the frame uprights.

FIG. 42 is perspective view of one of the frame bottoms of the wall fixture system of FIG. 30.

FIG. 43 is a front view of the frame bottom of FIG. 42.

FIG. 44 is an enlarged fragmentary perspective view illustrating the connection of the frame bottom to a center attachment.

FIG. 45 is a perspective view of a center attachment of the wall fixture system of FIG. 30.

FIG. 46 is a top view of the center attachment shown in FIG. 45.

FIG. 47 is an enlarged fragmentary perspective view illustrating the connection of the frame bottom to the center attachment.

FIG. 48, along with FIGS. 49-60, illustrate the assembly of an end panel of the wall fixture system of FIG. 30, wherein FIG. 48 is a perspective view showing the connection of one of the frame uprights to one of the frame bottoms.

FIG. 49 is an enlarged fragmentary perspective view of the components of FIG. 48 illustrating the locking of the frame upright and frame bottom.

FIG. 50 is a perspective view showing the insertion of a pegboard into the frame upright and frame bottom shown in FIG. 48.

FIG. 51 is an enlarged fragmentary perspective view of the components of FIG. 50.

FIG. 52 is a perspective view showing the attachment of a center attachment to the components of FIG. 50.

FIG. 53 is an enlarged fragmentary perspective view of the components of FIG. 52.

FIG. 54 is a perspective view showing the insertion of another pegboard into the components shown in FIG. 52.

FIG. 55 is an enlarged fragmentary perspective view of the components of FIG. 54.

FIG. 56 is perspective view showing the insertion of another pegboard into the components of FIG. 54.

FIG. 57 is an enlarged fragmentary perspective view of the components of FIG. 56.

FIG. 58 is a perspective view showing the connection of another frame upright to the components shown in FIG. 56.

FIG. 59 is an enlarged fragmentary perspective view showing the locking of the frame upright to the frame bottom.

FIG. 60 is a perspective view showing the connection of a frame top to the components of FIG. 58.

FIG. 61 is a perspective showing the connection of a center panel to a T-leg support.

FIG. 62 is an enlarged fragmentary perspective view showing the insertion of one of the hooks on the center panel into one of the slots on the T-leg support.

FIG. 63 is a perspective view showing the connection of the center panel of FIG. 61 to another T-leg support.

FIG. 64 is a perspective view showing the connection of two end panels to a pair of center panels.

The drawing figures do not limit the present invention to the specific embodiments disclosed and described herein. The drawings are not necessarily to scale, emphasis instead being placed upon clearly illustrating the principles of the invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

The following detailed description of embodiments of the invention references the accompanying drawings. The embodiments are intended to describe aspects of the invention in sufficient detail to enable those skilled in the art to practice the invention. Other embodiments can be utilized and changes can be made without departing from the scope of the claims. The following detailed description is, therefore, not to be taken in a limiting sense. The scope of the present invention is defined only by the appended claims, along with the full scope of equivalents to which such claims are entitled.
In this description, references to “one embodiment”, “an embodiment”, or “embodiments” mean that the feature or features being referred to are included in at least one embodiment of the technology. Separate references to “one embodiment”, “an embodiment”, or “embodiments” in this description do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment and are also not mutually exclusive unless so stated and/or except as will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art from the description. For example, a feature, structure, act, etc. described in one embodiment may also be included in other embodiments, but is not necessarily included. Thus, the present technology can include a variety of combinations and/or integrations of the embodiments described herein.
Turning now to the drawing figures, and initially FIG. 1, a wall fixture system 10 constructed in accordance with an embodiment of the invention is illustrated. The wall fixture system 10 may receive hooks, baskets, and other peg-able accessories for holding and displaying merchandise and/or may be used to create temporary walls or dividers for a room or other space.
As best shown in FIG. 3, the wall fixture system 10 broadly comprises a center panel 12 and a pair of T-leg supports 14. A similar wall fixture system 10 a is shown in FIG. 2 and includes two center panels 12 a joined together at a right angle by a corner leg support 16 a and supported by a pair of T-leg supports 14 a. Other embodiments of the invention are described below.
Returning to FIG. 3, each center panel 12 broadly comprises a pegboard 18 and a frame 20. The pegboard 18 is conventional and may be of any size and have any number of peg-receiving holes therein. In one embodiment, the pegboard is 48″ wide, 96″ tall, and ⅛″-⅓″” thick.
The frame 20 at least partially surrounds and supports the pegboard, and in one embodiment, includes a pair of opposed frame uprights 22 positioned on opposite sides of the pegboard, a frame bottom 24 positioned along the bottom edge of the pegboard and a frame top 26 positioned along the top edge of the pegboard 18. The frame components may be made of any suitable material such as 16 or 18 gauge steel. Advantageously, the frame 20 may be assembled from the frame components without tools and/or permanent or semi-permanent fasteners as described in more detail below.
The frame uprights 22, which are illustrated in more detail in FIGS. 4-6, each include a vertically-extending section 28 and a shorter horizontally-extending connection leg 30. As best shown in FIG. 6, the vertically-extending section 28 includes an elongated outer U-channel 32 and an inwardly facing U-channel 34. The outer channel 32 is wider than the inner channel 34 so as to form a pair of pegboard-receiving grooves 36 therebetween. The outside face of the outer channel 32 includes a plurality of outwardly facing and downwardly projecting hooks 38, one of which is shown in detail in FIG. 9.
As best shown in FIGS. 5-12, the topmost portion of the inner channel 34 has a cover that forms an open-ended connection tube 40 for receiving a connection leg 54 on the frame top 26 as described in more detail below.
Returning to FIG. 6, the connection leg 30 of each frame upright extends perpendicularly from the bottom edge of its inner channel 34, and in one embodiment, is formed of ¾″ square steel tubing. A spring lock 42 illustrated in FIG. 7 is inserted in the open end of each connection leg as shown in FIG. 8. Each spring lock 42 includes a pair of spaced apart legs 44, 46 joined by a bight section 48. A spring button 50 extends from the shorter of the legs 46. When the spring lock 42 is inserted in the open end of a connection leg 30, the spring button 50 projects through a hole formed in the top of the connection leg and can be depressed to permit coupling of the frame components as described below.
The frame tops 26, which are illustrated in FIGS. 10 and 11, each include a horizontally-extending section 52 and a pair of downwardly-projecting connection legs 54. As shown in FIG. 11, the horizontally-extending section includes an outer U-channel 56 and an inwardly facing U-channel 58. The outer channel is wider than the inner channel so as to form a pair of pegboard-receiving grooves 60 therebetween.
The connection legs 54 extend perpendicularly from the outer edges of the horizontally-extending section 52, and in one embodiment, are each formed of ¾″ square steel tubing. A spring lock 42 is inserted in the open end of each connection leg. Each connection leg 54 may then be inserted into the connection tube 40 of one of the frame uprights 22 as shown in FIG. 12 and described in more detail below.
The frame bottoms 24, which are illustrated in FIGS. 13 and 14, each include an outer U-channel 62 and an inwardly facing U-channel 64. The outer channel 62 is wider than the inner channel so as to form a pair of pegboard-receiving grooves 66 therebetween. The ends of the inner channel each has a cover that forms an open-ended connection tube 68. Holes are formed in the connection tubes 68 for receiving the spring buttons 50 of the spring locks 42 as described in more detail below.
One of the T-legs 14 is illustrated in FIG. 16. The T-legs may be of any size, and in one embodiment are approximately 96″ tall. Each T-leg includes a vertically-extending support rod 70 connected to a horizontally-extending base 72. A pair of diagonally-extending support braces 74 help support the vertically-extending support rod on the base. A plurality of evenly-spaced slots 76 are formed along the inner and outer edges of the support rod 70 for receiving the hooks 38 of the center panels 12 as described in more detail below. A pair of levelers 78 or feet may be screwed into the bottom of the base. In one embodiment, the support rod, base, and support braces are fanned of 1½″×1″ metal tubing.
One of the corner leg supports 16 a is illustrated in FIG. 17. The corner leg supports 16 a may be of any size, and in one embodiment are 96″ tall and are formed from 1½″×1½″ square tubing. A plurality of evenly-spaced slots 80 are formed along all of the outer edges of each corner leg, and a leveler or foot 78 may be screwed into the bottom of each corner leg.
Assembly of the wall fixture systems 10 and 10 a illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 2 will now be described with reference to FIGS. 15 and 18-28. First, a center panel 12 is assembled by laying a frame upright 22 on a sturdy surface with its grooves pointing up as illustrated in FIG. 18. The connection leg 30 of the frame upright 22 is then inserted into one of the connection tubes 68 of a frame bottom 24 as shown in FIG. 15. While connecting the frame upright 22 and frame bottom 24, the spring button 50 projecting from the connection leg 30 must be manually depressed. The connection is secured when the spring button 50 pops through the hole in the connection tube 68 of the frame bottom 24 and locks into place, as shown in FIG. 19.
A pegboard panel is then slid into one of the grooves 66 of the frame bottom 24 and then one of the grooves 36 of the frame upright 22 as shown in FIG. 20. It may be desirable to have a painted side of the pegboard facing out as depicted in FIG. 21.
The connection leg 30 of another frame upright 22 is then slid into the free end of the frame bottom 24 as shown in FIG. 22 while lining up the frame upright groove 36 with the pegboard panel 18. The frame upright 22 and frame bottom 24 are locked together with a spring lock 42 in the connection leg 30 as described above.
The connection legs 54of a frame top 26 are then inserted into the free ends of the frame uprights 22 as depicted in FIG. 23. The pegboard panel 18 must be lined-up with one of the grooves 60 in the frame top. The connection is secured when the spring buttons in the connection legs 54 lock into place as shown in FIG. 24 and described above.
A fully assembled center panel 12 is shown in FIG. 25 in its upright orientation. The center panel 12 may then be supported between two T-leg supports 14 to form the moveable wall fixture 10 of FIG. 1 or two center panels may be used to create the wall fixture 10 a of FIG. 2.
To create the wall fixture 10 of FIG. 1, the hooks 38 on one side of the center panel are inserted into the slots 76 in the T-leg support and then pressed down as shown in FIGS. 26 and 27. Then, a second T-leg is attached to the opposite end of the center panel using the same method.
To create the wall fixture 10 a of FIG. 2, the hooks 38 on one side of a first center panel 12 are inserted into the slots in a first T-leg and then pressed down as shown in FIGS. 26 and 27. Then, a corner leg support 16 a is attached to the opposite side of the center panel using the same method. Then, a second T-leg is attached to a second center panel, and the second center panel is joined to the corner leg support as shown in FIG. 28.
Larger and/or more elaborate wall fixtures may be assembled by connecting additional center panels 12, T-leg supports 14, and/or corner leg supports 16 a. For example, FIGS. 29 and 30 illustrate wall fixture system 10 c and 10 d constructed in accordance with additional embodiments of the invention. As shown in FIG. 31, the wall fixture system 10 d broadly comprises two center panels 12 d, two end panels 82 d, and three T-leg supports 14 d. The center panels 12 d are a different size than the center panels 12 described above but are otherwise the same and will therefore not be described in detail. Likewise, the T-leg supports 14 d are the same as the T-leg supports 14 described above and will not be described again. However, the end panels 82 d are different than the panels used to assemble the wall fixture systems 10 and 10 a and are therefore described in detail below.
As shown in FIG. 38, each end panel 82 d broadly comprises three pegboards 84 d and a frame 86 d. In one embodiment, two of the pegboards are 12″ wide×60″ long and the third is 24″ wide×60″ long.
The frame 86 d at least partially surrounds and supports the pegboards , and in one embodiment, includes a pair of opposed frame uprights 88 d positioned on opposite sides of the pegboards, a frame bottom 90 d positioned along the bottom edge of the pegboard, a frame top 92 d positioned along the top edge of the pegboard, and a center attachment 94 d positioned between the two smaller pegboards.
The frame uprights 88 d are essentially identical to the frame uprights 22 illustrated in FIGS. 4-6 and described above. Each frame upright 88 d includes a vertically-extending section 96 d and a horizontally-extending connection leg 98 d. A spring lock 42 is positioned in each of the connection legs as described above.
The frame tops 92 d, which are illustrated in FIGS. 39 and 41, each include a horizontally-extending section 100 d and three depending connection legs 102 d. As shown in FIG. 40, the horizontally-extending section 100 d includes an outer U-channel 104 d and an inwardly facing U-channel 106 d. The outer channel is wider than the inner channel so as to form a pair of pegboard-receiving grooves 108 d therebetween.
The connection legs 102 d of each frame top 92 d extend perpendicularly from the outer edges and the midpoint of the horizontally-extending section, and in one embodiment, are each formed of ¾″ square steel tubing. A spring lock 42 as described above is inserted in the open end of the two outer connection legs. The outer connection legs may be inserted into the connection tubes of the frame uprights 88 d as shown in FIG. 41 and as described below. Similarly, the middle connection leg may be inserted in the connection tube of the center attachment 94 d.
The frame bottoms 90 d, which are illustrated in FIGS. 42-44, each include an outer U-channel 110 d and an inwardly facing U-channel 112 d. The outer channel is wider than the inner channel so as to form a pair of pegboard-receiving grooves 114 d therebetween. The ends of the inner channel each has a cover that forms an open-ended connection tube 116 d. Holes are formed in the connection tubes for receiving the spring buttons 50 of the spring locks 42 as described in more detail below. A connection leg 118 d extends upwardly from the midpoint of the frame bottom.
The center attachments 94 d are illustrated in FIGS. 45-47 and each includes an elongated inner U-channel 120 d with connection tubes 122 d on its two ends in which the connection legs 102 d, 118 d of a frame top 92 d and a frame bottom 90 d are received. Each center attachment 94 d also includes an elongated outer channel 124 d on which a plurality of hooks 126 d are supported.
Assembly of the wall fixture system 10 d shown in FIG. 31 will now be described with reference to FIGS. 32-37 and FIGS. 48-64. First, two center panels 12 d as shown in FIG. 32 are assembled. Referring to FIG. 33, a frame bottom 24 d is placed on a sturdy surface with its grooves facing up. The connection leg of a frame upright 22 d is then slid into the connection tubing of the frame bottom. The connection is secure when the spring button in the connection leg locks into place as depicted in FIG. 34.
Two pegboard panels 18 d are then slid into the grooves of the frame bottom 24 d and frame upright 22 d as shown in FIG. 35. It may be desirable to have the painted side of the pegboards facing out.
Another frame upright 22 d is then inserted into the frame bottom 24 d as depicted in FIG. 36. The frame upright should be slid in place by lining up the pegboard panels with the grooves in the frame upright. The connection is secure when the spring button in the connection leg of the frame upright locks into place.
The connection legs of a frame top 26 d are then slid into the connection tubes of the two frame uprights as depicted in FIG. 37. The frame top should be slid into place by lining up the pegboard panels with the grooves in the frame top while inserting the connection legs into the connection tubes of the frame uprights. The connection is secure when the spring buttons lock into place. These steps are then repeated to create a second center panel.
The assembly of one of the end panels 82 d will now be described with reference to FIGS. 48-60. First, a frame upright 88 d is placed on a sturdy surface with its connection leg 98 d pointing up as depicted in FIG. 48. The connection tubing 116 d of a frame bottom 90 d is then slid over the connection leg. The connection is secure when the spring button 42 in the connection leg locks into place as depicted in FIG. 49.
A smaller pegboard panel 84 d is then slid into the front groove (closest to assembler) of the frame upright 88 d and frame bottom 90 d as depicted in FIG. 50. It may be desirable to have the painted side of the pegboard facing out (towards installer) as depicted in FIG. 51.
A center attachment 94 d is then slid along the top edge of the pegboard panel and seated onto the connection leg 118 d of the frame bottom 90 d as depicted in FIGS. 52 and 53. The hooks on the center attachment should face out and point toward the frame bottom.
A larger pegboard panel 84 d is then slid into the rear groove of the frame upright 88 d and frame bottom 90 d as depicted in FIG. 54. It may be desirable to have the painted side of the pegboard panel facing out as depicted in FIG. 55.
A second small pegboard panel 84 d is then slid into the front groove of the center attachment 94 d and frame bottom 90 d as depicted in FIG. 56. The painted side of the pegboard should be facing out as depicted in FIG. 57.
The connection leg 98 dof a second frame upright 88 d is then slid into the free end of the frame bottom 90 d as depicted in FIG. 58. The pegboard panel should be lined-up with the grooves in the frame upright. The connection is secured by making sure that the spring button in the connection leg locks into place as depicted in FIG. 59.
The connection legs 102 d of a frame top 92 d are then inserted into the free ends of the two frame uprights 88 d and the center attachment as depicted in FIG. 60. The pegboard panels should be lined-up with the grooves in the frame top as the frame top is being attached. The connection is secured by making sure that the spring buttons in the two outer connection legs lock into place. The above steps are then repeated to create another end panel.
Once two center panels 12 d and two end panels 82 d have been assembled as described above, they are attached to three T-leg supports 14 d to create the wall fixture depicted in FIG. 30. First, one of the center panels 12 d is attached to a T-leg support 14 d by inserting the hooks on the center panel into the slots in the T-leg support and pressing down as depicted in FIGS. 61 and 62. The points on the hooks must point down. A T-leg support 14 d is then attached to the opposite side of the center panel using the same method as above as depicted in FIG. 63.
The two end panels 82 d are then attached to the outside of the T-leg supports 14 d by inserting the hooks that are located on the center attachments on the end panel frames into the slots on the T-leg supports and pressing down.
Although the invention has been described with reference to the preferred embodiment illustrated in the attached drawing figures, it is noted that equivalents may be employed and substitutions made herein without departing from the scope of the invention as recited in the claims. For example, wall fixture components described herein may be assembled into a virtually limitless number of different wall fixture systems. The claims of the invention are not limited to the wall fixture system examples described and illustrated herein.

Claims

1. A wall fixture system comprising:

a center panel comprising

a pegboard for receiving hooks, shelves, baskets, or other accessories, and

a frame at least partially surrounding the pegboard, the frame having a plurality of hooks or slots along one of its outer edges; and

a pair of supports positioned on opposite sides of the center panel, each support having a plurality of slots or hooks along one of its inner edges for coupling with the hooks or slots on the frame and thereby supporting the center panel between the supports without the use of screws, nails, or other semi-permanent fasteners.

2. The wall fixture system as set forth in claim 1, wherein the frame includes several frame components that may be joined together without the use of screws, nails or other semi-permanent fasteners.

3. The wall fixture system as set forth in claim 2, wherein the frame comprises a frame bottom, a pair of frame uprights each having a connection leg received within the frame bottom, and a frame top having connection legs received within the frame uprights.

4. The wall fixture system as set forth in claim 3, wherein the connection legs of the frame uprights are locked in the frame bottom with spring locks.

5. The wall fixture system as set forth in claim 3, wherein the connection legs of the frame uprights are locked in the bottom frame with spring locks.

6. The wall fixture system as set forth in claim 1, wherein the supports are T-leg supports.

7. The wall fixture system as set forth in claim 3, wherein the frame bottom, frame supports, and frame top each have a pair of spaced-apart grooves for receiving edges of the pegboard.

8. A wall fixture system comprising:

a center panel comprising

a pegboard for receiving hooks, shelves, baskets, or other accessories, and

a frame at least partially surrounding the pegboard, the frame including a horizontally-extending frame bottom, a horizontally-extending frame top, and a pair of vertically-extending frame uprights, the frame bottom, frame top, and frame uprights each having connection members that cooperatively join the frame bottom, frame top, and frame uprights to one another without the use of screws, nails, or other semi-permanent fasteners, the frame uprights each having a plurality of hooks along one of its outer edges; and

a pair of supports positioned on opposite sides of the center panel, each support having a plurality of slots along one of its inner edges for receiving the hooks on the frame and thereby supporting the center panel between the supports without the use of screws, nails, or other semi-permanent fasteners.

9. The wall fixture system as set forth in claim 8, wherein the connection members of the frame uprights are locked in the frame bottom with spring locks.

10. The wall fixture system as set forth in claim 8, wherein the connection members of the frame uprights are locked in the bottom frame with spring locks.

11. The wall fixture system as set forth in claim 8, wherein the supports are T-leg supports.

12. The wall fixture system as set forth in claim 8, wherein the frame bottom, frame supports, and frame top each have a pair of spaced-apart grooves for receiving edges of the pegboard.

13. A wall fixture system comprising:

a pair of center panels, each center panel comprising

a pegboard for receiving hooks, shelves, baskets, or other accessories, and

a frame at least partially surrounding the pegboard, the frame including a horizontally-extending frame bottom, a horizontally-extending frame top, and a pair of vertically-extending frame uprights, the frame bottom, frame top, and frame uprights each having connection members that cooperatively join the frame bottom, frame top, and frame uprights to one another without the use of screws, nails, or other semi-permanent fasteners, the frame uprights each having a plurality of hooks along one of its outer edges;

a corner leg support for joining the two center panels at a right angle relative to one another without the use of screws, nails, or other semi-permanent fasteners; and

a pair of end supports positioned on opposite sides of the two center panels, each end support having a plurality of slots along one of its inner edges for receiving the hooks on one of the frames and thereby supporting one of the center panels between the end support and the corner leg support without the use of screws, nails, or other semi-permanent fasteners.

14. The wall fixture system as set forth in claim 13, wherein the connection members of the frame uprights are locked in the frame bottom with spring locks.

15. The wall fixture system as set forth in claim 13, wherein the connection members of the frame uprights are locked in the bottom frame with spring locks.

16. The wall fixture system as set forth in claim 13, wherein the supports are T-leg supports.

17. The wall fixture system as set forth in claim 13, wherein the frame bottom, frame supports, and frame top each have a pair of spaced-apart grooves for receiving edges of the pegboard.