ES1077342U

ES1077342U - Portable device for fixing a poster or similar on a vertical flat surface (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)

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Publication number: ES1077342U
Application number: ES201230384U
Authority: ES
Inventors: Christian PRISCO
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2012-04-12
Filing date: 2012-04-12
Publication date: 2012-07-04
Anticipated expiration: 2022-04-12
Also published as: ES1077342U8; ES1077342Y

Abstract

Portable device (10) for fixing a poster or the like on a vertical flat surface, characterized in that it comprises a support plate (12) apt to receive the poster to be fixed, a handle (14) attached to the support plate (12) and retaining means (16) capable of retaining the poster on the support plate (12) in order to allow putting the poster in contact with said vertical flat surface, wherein said retaining means (16) comprise at least one resilient member (16) elastically deformable, located at least along a lower edge of the support plate (12), and in which each retaining member (16) integrally forms a rigid part (20), which extends essentially perpendicular to the median plane of the support plate (12), and an elastically deformable part (22), which is fixed at its free end to a rear face (12b) of the support plate (12), the retaining member (16) predisposed to pass from a condi non-deformed, in which the rigid part (20) protrudes with respect to an anterior face (12a) of the support plate (12), in order to retain the poster on the same support plate, until a deformed condition, in which the rigid part (20) does not protrude with respect to the front face (12a) of the support plate (12), in order to allow the operator to press the poster against the vertical flat surface. (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)

Description

Dispositivo portátil para fijar un cartel o similar sobre una superficie plana vertical Portable device to fix a poster or similar on a flat vertical surface

5 La presente invención se refiere a un dispositivo portátil para fijar un cartel o similar sobre una superficie plana vertical. The present invention relates to a portable device for fixing a poster or the like on a vertical flat surface.

La invención nace de la constatación de que no existe en el mercado un dispositivo portátil que permita fijar un cartel, por ejemplo un cartel de venta o alquiler de un inmueble, sobre una superficie plana vertical, por ejemplo sobre la fachada del inmueble en el cual está situado el alojamiento a vender o alquilar. Los carteles se fijan usualmente a una altura superior a la normalmente alcanzable por una persona, ya sea por motivos de mejor visibilidad del cartel, ya sea para evitar que el cartel pueda ser desprendido por terceros en general (tales como, por ejemplo, operarios de agencias inmobiliarias competidoras, transeúntes, etc.). La persona, por ejemplo el agente inmobiliario o el propietario del inmueble a vender o alquilar, que tiene necesidad de fijar el cartel, debe The invention stems from the finding that there is no portable device on the market that allows a poster to be fixed, for example a sign for the sale or rental of a property, on a vertical flat surface, for example on the facade of the property in which The accommodation to be sold or rented is located. The posters are usually set at a height higher than that normally attainable by a person, either for reasons of better visibility of the poster, or to prevent the poster from being detached by third parties in general (such as, for example, operators of competing real estate agencies, passers-by, etc.). The person, for example the real estate agent or the owner of the property to be sold or rented, who needs to set the sign, must

15 por tanto subirse a una escalera o sobre un taburete y, después de haber aplicado preventivamente adhesivo sobre la cara posterior del cartel, oprimir a mano el cartel contra la superficie, a fin de permitir que el adhesivo se agarre a la superficie. Tal procedimiento es claramente incómodo para aquellas personas, tales como, por ejemplo, los agentes inmobiliarios, que tienen a menudo la necesidad de fijar carteles de venta o alquiler y que actualmente deben desplazarse llevando consigo una escalera o un taburete para poder fijar el cartel a la altura prevista sobre la fachada de un inmueble. 15 therefore climb on a ladder or on a stool and, after having applied preventively adhesive on the back side of the sign, press the sign by hand against the surface, in order to allow the adhesive to grip the surface. Such a procedure is clearly uncomfortable for those people, such as, for example, real estate agents, who often have the need to set up sale or rental signs and who currently have to travel with a ladder or stool to be able to set the sign to the expected height on the facade of a property.

Es objetivo de la presente invención, por tanto, proporcionar un dispositivo portátil que permita fijar un cartel sobre una superficie plana vertical, de manera rápida y cómoda, sin obligar al operario a subirse a una escalera o sobre un taburete. It is an objective of the present invention, therefore, to provide a portable device that allows a poster to be fixed on a vertical flat surface, quickly and conveniently, without forcing the operator to climb a ladder or on a stool.

25 Estos y otros objetivos se logran plenamente según la presente invención gracias a un dispositivo portátil para fijar carteles sobre superficies planas que tiene las características definidas en la reivindicación independiente 1 adjunta. These and other objectives are fully achieved according to the present invention thanks to a portable device for fixing posters on flat surfaces having the characteristics defined in the attached independent claim 1.

Realizaciones preferidas del dispositivo según la invención constituyen el objeto de las reivindicaciones dependientes, cuyo contenido ha de considerarse como parte integral e integrante de la descripción siguiente. Preferred embodiments of the device according to the invention are the subject of the dependent claims, the content of which is to be considered as an integral and integral part of the following description.

En síntesis, la invención se basa en la idea de realizar un dispositivo que comprenda una placa de apoyo sobre la cual disponer el cartel a fijar, un mango unido a la placa de apoyo de manera articulada, para permitir variar la In summary, the invention is based on the idea of making a device comprising a support plate on which to arrange the poster to be fixed, a handle attached to the support plate in an articulated manner, to allow varying the

35 orientación de la placa de apoyo, al menos alrededor de un eje de rotación, y medios de retención aptos para retener el cartel sobre la placa de apoyo a fin de permitir poner el cartel en contacto con la superficie plana vertical sobre la cual debe fijarse el cartel, en el que dichos medios de retención comprenden al menos un órgano elásticamente deformable situado a lo largo de al menos el borde inferior de la placa de apoyo y predispuesto para pasar desde una condición no deformada, en la cual sobresale con respecto a la cara de la placa de apoyo destinada a recibir el cartel a fijar, a fin de retener el cartel sobre la misma placa de apoyo, hasta una condición deformada, en la cual no sobresale con respecto a la cara de la placa de apoyo destinada a recibir el cartel a fijar, a fin de permitir que el operario oprima el cartel contra la superficie plana vertical sobre la cual debe fijarse el cartel. 35 orientation of the support plate, at least about an axis of rotation, and retaining means suitable for retaining the poster on the support plate in order to allow the poster to contact the vertical flat surface on which it should be fixed the sign, in which said retaining means comprise at least one elastically deformable member located along at least the lower edge of the support plate and predisposed to pass from a non-deformed condition, in which it protrudes with respect to the face of the support plate intended to receive the poster to be fixed, in order to retain the poster on the same support plate, to a deformed condition, in which it does not protrude with respect to the face of the support plate intended to receive the sign to be fixed, in order to allow the operator to press the sign against the vertical flat surface on which the sign should be fixed.

45 Preferiblemente, el mango está realizado como asta telescópica, a fin de poder ser acortado cuando el dispositivo no se utiliza, para ocupar así el menor espacio posible y permitir un transporte cómodo del dispositivo, por ejemplo en el interior de un maletín adecuado, y de poder ser alargado hasta la longitud deseada en caso de utilización del dispositivo, para permitir así que el operario lleve el cartel hasta la altura deseada sin necesidad de subirse a una escalera o sobre un taburete. Preferably, the handle is made as a telescopic pole, so that it can be shortened when the device is not used, thus occupying the smallest possible space and allowing comfortable transport of the device, for example inside a suitable case, and of being able to be extended to the desired length in case of use of the device, to allow the operator to bring the sign to the desired height without climbing a ladder or on a stool.

Como resultará claro a la vista de la descripción siguiente, el dispositivo portátil objeto de la presente invención permite que el operario fije de manera rápida y cómoda un cartel a una superficie plana vertical, incluso a una altura no alcanzable de otro modo sin escalera o taburete, por cuanto es suficiente aplicar el adhesivo sobre la cara posterior del cartel, disponer el cartel sobre la placa de apoyo del dispositivo con la cara posterior a la vista, As will be clear in view of the following description, the portable device object of the present invention allows the operator to quickly and conveniently fix a sign to a vertical flat surface, even at a height not otherwise attainable without stairs or stools. , since it is sufficient to apply the adhesive on the back side of the sign, arrange the sign on the support plate of the device with the back side in sight,

55 acercar el cartel a la superficie plana vertical a la altura deseada, empuñando el asta telescópica del dispositivo y, finalmente, oprimir el cartel contra la superficie plana vertical a fin de hacer que se adhiera a ésta última. 55 bring the poster closer to the vertical flat surface at the desired height, holding the telescopic pole of the device and, finally, press the poster against the vertical flat surface in order to make it adhere to the latter.

Otras características y ventajas de la presente invención resultarán de la descripción detallada que viene a continuación, proporcionada a simple título de ejemplo no limitativo con referencia a los dibujos adjuntos, en los cuales: Other features and advantages of the present invention will result from the detailed description that follows, provided by way of non-limiting example with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:

la figura 1 muestra en conjunto un dispositivo portátil para fijar un cartel a una superficie plana vertical, según una realización preferida de la presente invención; Figure 1 shows together a portable device for fixing a poster to a vertical flat surface, according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

65 la figura 2 muestra la placa de apoyo del dispositivo de la figura 1, por el lado de la cara destinada a recibir el cartel a fijar; y 65 Figure 2 shows the support plate of the device of Figure 1, on the side of the face intended to receive the sign to be fixed; Y

la figura 3 muestra un órgano de retención elásticamente deformable de la placa de apoyo del dispositivo de la figura 1. Figure 3 shows an elastically deformable retaining member of the support plate of the device of Figure 1.

5 Con referencia inicialmente a la figura 1, el número de referencia 10 indica en conjunto un dispositivo portátil para fijar un cartel (no mostrado), tal como, por ejemplo, un cartel de venta o alquiler de un inmueble, a una superficie plana vertical (tampoco mostrada), tal como, por ejemplo, una parte de la fachada de un inmueble. El dispositivo 10 comprende fundamentalmente una placa de apoyo 12, un mango 14 y al menos un órgano de retención 16, tres órganos de retención en el presente caso. 5 With reference initially to Figure 1, reference number 10 indicates together a portable device for attaching a sign (not shown), such as, for example, a sign of sale or rental of a property, to a flat vertical surface (also not shown), such as, for example, a part of the facade of a property. The device 10 essentially comprises a support plate 12, a handle 14 and at least one retention member 16, three retention members in the present case.

10 La placa de apoyo 12 presenta una cara lisa 12a (mostrada en la figura 2), denominada en lo sucesivo cara anterior, sobre la cual, en uso, se apoya el cartel a fijar. La placa de apoyo 12 es, preferiblemente, de forma rectangular y tiene, preferiblemente, dimensiones iguales a las de una hoja de formato A3. En el ejemplo mostrado, la placa de apoyo 12 está realizada en material metálico, pero puede, naturalmente, ser de cualquier 10 The support plate 12 has a smooth face 12a (shown in Figure 2), hereinafter referred to as the anterior face, on which, in use, the poster to be fixed is supported. The support plate 12 is preferably rectangular in shape and preferably has dimensions equal to those of a sheet of A3 format. In the example shown, the support plate 12 is made of metallic material, but it can, of course, be of any

15 otro material, tal como, por ejemplo, material plástico. Preferiblemente, la placa de apoyo 12 está revestida de una capa de goma expandida u otro material elásticamente deformable en condición de retener por fricción el cartel sobre la misma placa de apoyo y de permitir oprimir más uniformemente el cartel contra la superficie plana vertical. 15 other material, such as, for example, plastic material. Preferably, the support plate 12 is covered with an expanded rubber layer or other elastically deformable material in a condition to frictionally retain the poster on the same support plate and allow the poster to be pressed more evenly against the vertical flat surface.

20 El mango 14 está unido a la placa de apoyo 12 de manera articulada por medio de una junta 18, para permitir variar la orientación de la placa de apoyo 12 al menos en torno a un eje de rotación. El mango 14 está preferiblemente realizado como asta telescópica, a fin de poder ser acortado cuando el dispositivo no se utiliza, para ocupar así el menor espacio posible y permitir un transporte cómodo del dispositivo, por ejemplo en el interior de un maletín adecuado, y de poder ser alargado hasta la longitud deseada en caso de utilización del 20 The handle 14 is connected to the support plate 12 in an articulated manner by means of a gasket 18, to allow the orientation of the support plate 12 to be varied at least about an axis of rotation. The handle 14 is preferably made as a telescopic pole, so that it can be shortened when the device is not used, to thus occupy the smallest possible space and allow a comfortable transport of the device, for example inside a suitable case, and can be extended to the desired length in case of using the

25 dispositivo, para permitir así que el operario lleve el cartel a la altura deseada sin necesidad de subirse a una escalera o sobre un taburete. 25 device, to allow the operator to bring the sign to the desired height without climbing a ladder or on a stool.

Los órganos de retención 16 están dispuestos al menos a lo largo de un borde inferior de la placa de apoyo 12. En la realización ilustrada, los órganos de retención 16 están dispuestos bien a lo largo del borde inferior o bien a 30 lo largo de los dos bordes laterales de la placa de apoyo 12. El número de órganos de retención 16 y su distancia recíproca se escogen a fin de permitir retener sobre la cara anterior 12a de la placa de apoyo 12 al menos los formatos de cartel más usualmente utilizados. Los órganos de retención 16 están realizados como órganos elásticamente deformables, que forman integralmente, como se muestra en la figura 3, una parte rígida 20, que se extiende esencialmente de manera perpendicular al plano medio de la placa de apoyo 12, y una parte 35 elásticamente deformable 22, que está fijada por su extremo libre, por ejemplo mediante soldadura, a una cara posterior 12b de la placa de apoyo 12, es decir, a la cara opuesta a la anterior 12a. Cada órgano de retención 16 está predispuesto para pasar desde una condición no deformada (figura 2), en la cual la respectiva parte rígida 20 sobresale con respecto a la cara anterior 12a de la placa de apoyo 12, a fin de retener el cartel sobre la misma placa de apoyo, hasta una condición deformada (no mostrada en las figuras), en la cual la parte rígida 20 40 no sobresale con respecto a la cara anterior 12a de la placa de apoyo 12, a fin de permitir que el operario oprima el cartel contra la superficie plana vertical sobre la cual debe ser fijado el cartel. Los órganos de retención 16 se hallan normalmente en la condición no deformada y, por tanto, desarrollan normalmente la función de retención verdadera y propia. Sin embargo, cuando la placa de apoyo 12 con el cartel dispuesto sobre su cara anterior 12a se oprime contra la superficie plana vertical sobre la cual debe fijarse el cartel, las partes rígidas 20 de los 45 órganos de retención 16 entran en contacto con la superficie plana vertical y, por tanto, son empujadas hacia atrás, con la consiguiente deformación de las partes elásticamente deformables 22 de los respectivos órganos de retención 16. De esta manera ya no hay más protuberancias que puedan impedir el contacto entre la cara posterior del cartel, sobre la cual ha sido aplicado preventivamente el adhesivo, y la superficie plana vertical sobre la cual debe fijarse el cartel. Una vez fijado el cartel, en cuanto la placa de apoyo 12 se aleja de la The retaining members 16 are arranged at least along a lower edge of the support plate 12. In the illustrated embodiment, the retaining members 16 are arranged either along the bottom edge or along the length of the two lateral edges of the support plate 12. The number of retention members 16 and their reciprocal distance are chosen so as to allow at least the most commonly used poster formats to be retained on the front face 12a of the support plate 12. The retaining members 16 are made as elastically deformable organs, which integrally form, as shown in Figure 3, a rigid part 20, which extends essentially perpendicular to the middle plane of the support plate 12, and a part 35 elastically deformable 22, which is fixed at its free end, for example by welding, to a rear face 12b of the support plate 12, that is, to the face opposite to the previous one 12a. Each retention member 16 is predisposed to pass from a non-deformed condition (Figure 2), in which the respective rigid part 20 protrudes with respect to the front face 12a of the support plate 12, in order to retain the sign on the same support plate, up to a deformed condition (not shown in the figures), in which the rigid part 20 40 does not protrude with respect to the front face 12a of the support plate 12, in order to allow the operator to press the poster against the vertical flat surface on which the poster should be fixed. The retention members 16 are normally in the non-deformed condition and, therefore, normally develop the true and proper retention function. However, when the support plate 12 with the sign disposed on its front face 12a is pressed against the vertical flat surface on which the sign must be fixed, the rigid parts 20 of the 45 retaining members 16 come into contact with the surface vertical plane and, therefore, are pushed back, with the consequent deformation of the elastically deformable parts 22 of the respective retaining members 16. In this way there are no more protuberances that can prevent contact between the back face of the sign, on which the adhesive has been applied preventively, and the vertical flat surface on which the sign must be fixed. Once the sign is fixed, as soon as the support plate 12 moves away from the

50 superficie plana vertical, los órganos de retención 16 vuelven a la condición no deformada, en la cual son capaces de desarrollar su función de retención del cartel sobre la placa de apoyo. 50 vertical flat surface, the retaining members 16 return to the non-deformed condition, in which they are able to develop their function of retaining the poster on the support plate.

Naturalmente, manteniéndose el principio de la invención, las formas de ejecución y los detalles de realización podrán variar ampliamente con respecto a cuanto ha sido descrito e ilustrado a simple modo de ejemplo no Naturally, while maintaining the principle of the invention, the embodiments and details of embodiment may vary widely with respect to what has been described and illustrated by simple example.

55 limitativo, sin salir por ello del ámbito de la invención como se define en las reivindicaciones adjuntas. Limiting, without thereby departing from the scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

Claims

1. Portable device (10) for fixing a poster or the like on a vertical flat surface, characterized in that it comprises a support plate (12) suitable for receiving the poster to be fixed, a handle (14) attached to the support plate 5 ( 12) and retention means (16) suitable for retaining the poster on the support plate (12) in order to allow the poster to be brought into contact with said vertical flat surface, wherein said retention means (16) comprise at least an elastically deformable retention member (16), located at least along a lower edge of the support plate (12), and in which each retention member (16) integrally forms a rigid part (20), which extends essentially perpendicular to the middle plane of the support plate (12), and an elastically deformable part 10 (22), which is fixed at its rear end to a rear face (12b) of the support plate (12) , the retention body (16) being predisposed to pass from one with non-deformed condition, in which the rigid part (20) protrudes with respect to an anterior face (12a) of the support plate (12), in order to retain the poster on the same support plate, until a deformed condition, in which the rigid part (20) does not protrude with respect to the front face (12a) of the support plate (12), in order to allow the operator to press

15 the sign against the vertical flat surface.

2. Device according to claim 1, characterized in that each retention member (16) is by nature in the non-deformed condition.

Device according to claim 1 or claim 2, characterized in that it comprises more retaining members (16) located either along the lower edge, or along a pair of opposite side edges of the support plate ( 12).

Device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the handle (14) is made as a telescopic pole.

Device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the handle (14) is connected to the support plate (12) in an articulated manner (18).