Support beam for pet furniture

A support beam for a pet furniture includes a plurality of back plates, first hooks, second hooks and third hooks. Upper end and lower end of the back plate are formed with an insertion slot and a protrusion respectively. One side of the back plate is formed with a plurality of engaging troughs for allowing the first hooks and the third hooks to be disposed therein. The third hook is engaged with the first hook. By this structure, a shelf plate, a cat house and a cat ladder can be mounted onto the back plate by means of the engagement between the second hook and the third hook. Then, the back plate is fixed to a wall. In this way, the support beam for a pet furniture is obtained.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to a support beam for a pet furniture, and in particular to a modular support beam for a pet furniture, which is capable of adding/removing hanging parts, adjusting its height and location, and changing its occupied area based on practical demands.

2. Description of Prior Art

Animals have their own habits, so that people raise pets in different ways based on the individual habits of the pets. For example, cat likes to jump and climb to a higher position. Further, the cat always seeks through its living space due to natural curiosity. In view of this, the Applicant proposed the Taiwan Patent No. M397143 entitled “Support Beam for Cat House”. As shown inFIG. 1, the conventional support beam1has a wall plate10, a plurality of first rails11, a plurality of second rails13, and a plurality of hanging parts12. The wall plate10is formed into a rectangular shape and fixed to a wall. The surface of the wall plate10is provided with a plurality of troughs100for allowing the first rails11to be mounted therein. The first rail11has a first hook portion110, and the second rail13has a second hook portion130. The second rail13is fixedly connected to one side of the hanging part12. By means of the engagement between the second rails13and the first rails11, the hanging parts12can be hung onto the wall plate10. By this structure, the support beam1can be built in a house or other suitable locations.

In practice, since the wall plate10has a rectangular shape, the location where the support beam1is built may be restricted by the volume of the surrounding space. Further, the wall plate1cannot be made compact, which may affect the external appearance of the whole support beam1. On the other hand, the conventional support beam1cannot allow different kinds of hanging parts12to be mounted thereon. Thus, the changeability and functionality of the conventional support beam1are limited.

In view of the above, the present inventor proposes a modular support beam for a pet furniture, which is more compact in its structure. Further, the present invention is provided with a plurality of universal engaging troughs for allowing various hanging parts to be mounted therein, which improves the external appearance and visual effect of the whole support beam than prior art. The present invention improves the utilization ratio of a living space of a pet, but also it can be widely used in other building materials for household or commercial use.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

According to a preferred embodiment of the support beam for a pet furniture of the present invention, it is characterized in that: an upper end and a lower end of a back plate are formed with an insertion slot and a protrusion respectively. One side of the back plate is formed with a plurality of engaging troughs.

According to a preferred embodiment of the support beam for a pet furniture of the present invention, it is characterized in that: a first hook has an upper stopper, a lower stopper and a hook portion.

According to a preferred embodiment of the support beam for a pet furniture of the present invention, it is characterized in that: a second hook has an upper stopper, a lower stopper and a fixing portion.

According to a preferred embodiment of the support beam for a pet furniture of the present invention, it is characterized in that: a third hook has a connecting portion and a fastening portion.

According to a preferred embodiment of the support beam for a pet furniture of the present invention, it is characterized in that: the first hook is engaged with the third hook.

According to a preferred embodiment of the support beam for a pet furniture of the present invention, it is characterized in that: the second hook is configured to allow a shelf plate to be mounted thereon.

According to a preferred embodiment of the support beam for a pet furniture of the present invention, it is characterized in that: the third hook is configured to fixedly hold a cat house and a cat ladder.

The detailed description and technical contents of the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to preferred embodiment thereof shown in the accompanying drawings.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

Please refer toFIGS. 2,3and4, which show a preferred embodiment of the modular support beam for a pet furniture according to the present invention. The support beam1includes a plurality of back plates20, a plurality of first hooks21, a plurality of second hooks22, and a plurality of third hooks23. The back plate20is formed into a rectangular plate. The top of the back plate20is formed with an insertion slot201. The bottom of the back plate20is formed with a rectangular protrusion202. A vertical surface on one side of the back plate20is formed with a plurality of engaging troughs200. The insertion slot201and the protrusion202of the back plate20allow itself to be engaged with another back plate20from its top or bottom. The engaging trough200is configured to allow the first hooks21and the second hooks22to be inserted therein. In addition to the pet furniture, the back plate20can be also used to indoor decoration to increase the external appearance and practicability of the whole pet furniture.

The first hook21is substantially formed into a semi-curved shape. One end of the first hook21is formed with a stepped upper stopper210and a lower stopper211. A curved end of the first hook21is formed with a hook portion212. The upper stopper210and the lower stopper211of the first hook21are disposed into the engaging trough200of the back plate20. The hook portion212is configured to correspond to a fastening portion231of the third hook23.

The second hook22is substantially formed into a T shape. The top of one side surface of the second hook22is formed with an upper end portion220and a lower end portion221. The other side surface of the second hook22is formed with a triangular base having a planar fixing portion222. The upper end portion220and the lower end portion221of the second hook22are disposed into the engaging trough200of the back plate20. The fixing portion222is configured to allow a shelf plate30to be mounted thereon.

The third hook23is substantially formed into a J shape. One vertical side surface of the third hook23is formed with a toothed connecting portion230, and the other end of the third hook23is formed with a hooked fastening portion231. The connecting portion230of the third hook23is configured to fixedly hold a cat house40and a cat ladder50. The fastening portion231is configured to correspond to the hook portion212of the first hook21. By this arrangement, a plurality of back plates202can be assembled together in a vertical direction by means of the engagement between the insertion slots201and the protrusions202. Then, a plurality of screws2030is used to fix the back plate20into a wall60. The engaging trough200of the back plate20allows the shelf plate30, the cat house40or the cat ladder50to be disposed therein by means of the firm engagement among the first hook21, the second hook22and the third hook23.

Please refer toFIGS. 5,6, and7, which show that a hanging part is mounted on the back plate20. As shown inFIG. 5, the back plate20is fixed to the wall60and the cat house40is mounted on the back plate20. The plurality of first hooks21is disposed in the engaging trough200of the back plate20. The third hook23is connected to the first hook21for holding the cat house40. One side of the cat house40is formed with an insertion slot400for allowing the third hook23to be disposed therein. After the third hook23is combined with the cat house40, the fastening portion231of the third hook23is disposed in the hook portion212of the first hook21, whereby the cat house40can be mounted onto the back plate20.

FIG. 6shows that the shelf plate30is mounted onto the back plate20. After the back plate20is fixed to the wall60, the second hook22is disposed into the engaging trough200of the back plate20, whereby the shelf plate30can be mounted onto the back plate20. The upper stopper220and the lower stopper221of the second hook22are inserted into the engaging trough200. Then, a plurality of screws300is used to fix the shelf plate30to the fixing portion222of the second hook22. The width of the shelf plate30can be changed based on practical demands.

FIG. 7shows that a cat ladder is mounted onto the back plate20. After the back plate20is fixed to the wall60, a plurality of first hooks21are disposed in the engaging trough200of the back plate20, whereby the cat ladder50can be mounted onto the back plate20. The third hook23is used to connect the cat ladder50. One side of the cat ladder50is connected with at least one fixing plate500. A corresponding third hook23is disposed on one side of each fixing plate500. By means of the combination between the third hooks23and the fixing plates500of the cat ladder50, the fastening portion231of each third hook23is disposed into the hook portion212of a corresponding first hook21, whereby the cat ladder50can be mounted onto the back plate20.

According to the above, different hanging parts such as the shelf plate30, the cat house40and the cat ladder50can be mounted onto the back plate20. Further, the support beam1has a modular structure including the back plate20, the first hooks21, the second hooks22and the third hooks23, so that different hanging parts can be mounted onto the back plate20. On the other hand, the support beam1can be mounted on the wall with different widths to meet various needs.