Abstract:
A TV rack for holding TV, CD player, stereo system, etc. is disclosed to include substantially U-shaped metal supporting frame bars arranged in parallel, wooden top, bottom and back panels and a wooden front open frame respectively supported on the substantially U-shaped metal supporting frame bars, and partition boards inserted into the wooden front open frame and secured to partition board holders at the wooden back panel.

Description:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION  
       [0001]     1. Field of the Invention  
         [0002]     The present invention relates to furniture and, more specifically, to a TV rack for holding TV, CD player, stereo system, etc.  
         [0003]     2. Description of the Related Art  
         [0004]     Regular TV rack for holding TV, CD player, stereo system, etc. may be made of metal or wood. A wooden TV rack wears quickly with use, and tends to deform due to high humility. However, a wooden TV rack gives a warm, comfortable, friendly touch. In market, wooden TV racks are more popularly accepted by consumers. A metal TV rack is durable in use and does not deform due to high humility or hot temperature. However, a metal TV rack gives a cold touch, difficult to attract consumers to buy.  
       SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION  
       [0005]     The present invention has been accomplished under the circumstances in view. It is the main object of the present invention to provide a TV rack, which uses metal support members to support wooden plate members. It is another object of the present invention to provide a TV rack, which has the advantage of soft and friendly touch of wooden material and the advantages of weather proof feature and high durability of metal material. It is still another object of the present invention to provide a TV rack, which is easy to assemble.  
         [0006]     To achieve these and other objects of the present invention, the TV rack comprises plurality of metal supporting frame bars arranged in parallel, the metal supporting frame bars each comprising an elongated vertical frame portion, an elongated top horizontal frame portion perpendicularly extended from a top end of the elongated vertical frame portion, and an elongated bottom horizontal frame portion perpendicularly extended from a bottom end of the elongated vertical frame portion and disposed in parallel to the elongated top horizontal frame portion; a wooden back panel fastened to the elongated vertical frame portions of the metal supporting frame bars and supported between the elongated top horizontal frame portions and elongated bottom horizontal frame portions of the metal supporting frame bars; a wooden bottom panel fixedly fastened to the elongated bottom horizontal frame portions of the supporting frame bars; a wooden front open frame fixedly fastened to the free ends of the elongated top horizontal frame portions and elongated bottom horizontal frame portions of the supporting frame bars and disposed in parallel to the wooden back panel, the wooden front open frame having a plurality of locating grooves; a plurality of partition board holders fixedly fastened to the back panel and horizontally aligned in a line; a wooden top panel fixedly fastened to the elongated top horizontal frame portions of the metal supporting frame bars and maintained in parallel to the wooden bottom panel; and a plurality of partition boards respectively engaged into the locating grooves of the wooden front open frame and the partition board holders and spaced between the wooden top panel and the wooden bottom panel. 
     
    
     BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS  
       [0007]      FIG. 1A  is an exploded view of the supporting frame bars and the back panel according to the present invention.  
         [0008]      FIG. 1B  is an assembly view of  FIG. 1A .  
         [0009]      FIG. 2  is an exploded view of the bottom panel and the assembly of the supporting frame bars and back panel according to the present invention.  
         [0010]      FIG. 3A  is an exploded view of the front frame and the assembly of the supporting frame bars, back panel and bottom panel according to the present invention.  
         [0011]      FIG. 3B  is an enlarged view of a part of  FIG. 3A .  
         [0012]      FIG. 4A  is an exploded view of the partition board holders and the assembly of the supporting frame bars, bottom panel, front frame and back panel according to the present invention.  
         [0013]      FIG. 4B  is an enlarged view of a part of  FIG. 4A , showing the structure of the partition board holder.  
         [0014]      FIG. 5  is an exploded view of the top panel and the assembly of the supporting frame bars, bottom panel, front frame, back panel and partition board holders according to the present invention.  
         [0015]      FIG. 6  is an exploded view of the foot members and the assembly of the supporting frame bars, bottom panel, front frame, back panel, partition board holders and top panel according to the present invention.  
         [0016]      FIG. 7  is a schematic drawing showing the insertion of the partition boards into the framework of the supporting frame bars, back panel, bottom panel, front frame and top panel.  
         [0017]      FIG. 8  is an elevational view showing the TV rack assembled according to the present invention. 
     
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT  
       [0018]     Referring to FIGS.  1 ˜ 8 , a TV rack in accordance with the present invention is shown comprised of three supporting frame bars  10 , a back panel  20 , a bottom panel  30 , a front frame  40 , a plurality of partition board holders  50 , a top panel  60 , a plurality of foot members  70 , and a plurality of partition boards  80 . The supporting frame bars  10  are made of metal. The back panel  20 , the bottom panel  30 , the front frame  40 , and the top panel  60  are respectively made of wooden material.  
         [0019]     Referring to  FIG. 1A , the supporting frame bars  10  are arranged in parallel, each comprising an elongated vertical frame portion  11 , an elongated top horizontal frame portion  12  and an elongated bottom horizontal frame portion  13  respectively perpendicularly extended from the top and bottom ends of the elongated vertical frame portion  11  in same direction, and a plurality of mounting lugs  14  respectively perpendicularly extended from the free ends of the elongated top and bottom horizontal frame portion  12  and  13 .  
         [0020]     Referring to  FIG. 1B  and  FIG. 1A  again, the back panel  20  has a plurality of top notches  21  respectively located on the middle and two ends of the top side, two vertical end flanges  22  respectively perpendicularly extended from the two opposite lateral sides, and a plurality of elongated wire slots  25  for the passing of cables and power cords of electric appliances. The back panel  20  is mounted in between the elongated top horizontal frame portions  12  and elongated bottom horizontal frame portions  13  of the supporting frame bars  10  and closely attached to the elongated vertical frame portions  11  of the supporting frame bars  10 , keeping the top notches  21  in engagement with the elongated top horizontal frame portion  12  of the supporting frame bars  10  and the vertical end flanges  22  respectively fixedly fastened to the elongated vertical frame portions  11  of the two supporting frame bars  10  at two sides by fastening elements, for example, screws  23 .  
         [0021]     Referring to  FIG. 2 , the bottom panel  30  is fixedly fastened to the elongated bottom horizontal frame portions  13  of the supporting frame bars  10  by fastening elements, for example, screws  31 , having two end flanges  32  respectively hooked on the elongated bottom horizontal frame portions  13  of the two supporting frame bars  10  at two sides.  
         [0022]     Referring to  FIGS. 3A and 3B , the front frame  40  is an open frame fixedly fastened to the mounting lugs  14  of the supporting frame bars  10  by fastening elements, for example, screws  41 , and kept in parallel to the back panel  20 , having a plurality of locating grooves  42 .  
         [0023]     Referring to  FIGS. 4A and 4B , the partition board holders  50  are U-shaped clamps fixedly fastened to the back panel  20  by fastening elements, for example, screws  51 , and horizontally aligned in a line.  
         [0024]     Referring to  FIG. 5 , the top panel  60  is fixedly fastened to the elongated top horizontal frame portions  12  of the supporting frame bars  10  by fastening elements, for example, screws  61 , and maintained in parallel to the bottom panel  30 , having two end flanges  622  respectively hooked on the elongated top horizontal frame portions  12  of the two supporting frame bars  10  at two sides.  
         [0025]     Referring to  FIG. 6 , the foot members  70  are anti-skid foot members respectively located on the elongated bottom horizontal frame portions  13  of the supporting frame bars  10  at the bottom side.  
         [0026]     Referring to  FIG. 7 , the partition boards  80  are respectively mounted in the framework formed of the supporting frame bars  10 , the back panel  20 , the bottom panel  30 , the front frame  40 , and the top panel  60 , having the respective front side respectively engaged into the partition board holders  50  and secured thereto by tightening up screws  52  and the respective two opposite lateral sides respectively engaged into the locating grooves  42  of the front frame  40 .  
         [0027]      FIG. 8  illustrates the outer appearance of the TV rack when assembled.  
         [0028]     As indicated above, the TV rack uses metal supporting frame bars to support wooden front frame and wooden top, bottom and back panels, i.e., the invention has the advantage of soft and friendly touch of wooden material and the advantages of weather proof feature and high durability of metal material. The metal supporting frame bars support the wooden front frame and the wooden top, bottom and back panels firmly in position. Further, the assembly procedure of the present invention is simple.  
         [0029]     A prototype of TV rack has been constructed with the features of FIGS.  1 ˜ 8 . The TV rack functions smoothly to provide all of the features discussed earlier.  
         [0030]     Although a particular embodiment of the invention has been described in detail for purposes of illustration, various modifications and enhancements may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Accordingly, the invention is not to be limited except as by the appended claims.