Patent Publication Number: US-2013228349-A1

Title: Fire extinguisher holding assembly

Description:
BACKGROUND 
     1. Technical Field 
     The present disclosure relates to a fire extinguisher holding assembly. 
     2. Description of Related Art 
     Nowadays, fire extinguishers are widely used in various types of buildings to extinguish or control fires in emergency situations. The fire extinguishers are attached to a wall of the buildings by fire extinguisher holders. The fire extinguisher holders are secured to the wall by bolting, or welding, for example. It is inconvenient to mount or dismount the fire extinguisher holders. 
     Therefore, there is room for improvement within the art. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
       Many aspects of the embodiments can be better understood with reference to the following drawings. The components in the drawings are not necessarily drawn to scale, the emphasis instead being placed upon clearly illustrating the principles of the embodiments. Moreover, in the drawings, like reference numerals designate corresponding parts throughout the several views. 
         FIG. 1  is an isometric, exploded view of a fire extinguisher holding assembly in accordance with an embodiment. 
         FIG. 2  is an enlarged view of the circled portion II of  FIG. 1 . 
         FIG. 3  is similar to  FIG. 1 , but viewed from another aspect. 
         FIG. 4  is an enlarge view of a mounting member of  FIG. 1 . 
         FIG. 5  is a cross-sectional view taken along line IV-IV of  FIG. 4 . 
         FIG. 6  is an enlarged view of a limiting member of  FIG. 1 . 
         FIG. 7  is a partially assembled view of  FIG. 1 . 
         FIG. 8  is an assembled view of the fire extinguisher holding assembly of  FIG. 1 . 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
     The disclosure is illustrated by way of example and not by way of limitation. In the figures of the accompanying drawings, like references indicate similar elements. It should be noted that references to “an” or “one” embodiment in this disclosure are not necessarily to the same embodiment, and such references mean at least one. 
       FIGS. 1 to 3  show an embodiment of a fire extinguisher holding assembly. The fire extinguisher holding assembly includes a rear panel  10 , a pair of holders  20 , a plurality of mounting members  30 , and a pair of limiting members  40 . In one embodiment, the pair of holders  20  may hold two fire extinguishers. 
     The rear panel  10  is integrally formed and includes a main plate  15  and a pair of rectangular protrusions  11 , protruding from a front side of the main plate  15 . A long edge of each of the pair of rectangular protrusions  11  is substantially parallel to a short edge of the main plate  15 . A plurality of mounting holes  12  is defined in each of the pair of rectangular protrusions  11 . Each of the plurality of mounting holes  12  has a calabash shape and includes a wide portion  121  and a narrow portion  123 , connected with the wide portion  121 . The wide portion  121  is located above the narrow portion  123 . A first limiting hole  14  is defined in each of the pair of rectangular protrusions  11  and located above the plurality of mounting holes  12 . 
     Each of the pair of holders  20  includes a flat plate  22 , a pair of flanges  24  extending substantially perpendicularly from a pair of long edges of the flat plate  22 , and a pair of arc-shaped encircling frames  26  connected to the pair of flanges  24 . A plurality of securing holes  221  is defined in the flat plate  22 , corresponding to the plurality of mounting holes  12 . A second limiting hole  223  is defined in the flat plate  22 , corresponding to the first limiting hole  14 . 
       FIGS. 4 and 5  shows each of the plurality of mounting members  30  comprises a first head  32 , a mounting post  34 , a neck  36 , and a retaining end  38 . The mounting post  34  is connected to and located between the first head  32  and the neck  36 . The neck  36  is connected to and located between the mounting post  34  and the retaining end  38 . The first head  32  and the retaining end  38  are located at opposite distal ends of each of the plurality of mounting members  30 . A diameter of the mounting post  34  is less than that of the first head  32 . A diameter of the retaining end  38  is less than that of the mounting post  34 . A diameter of the neck  36  is less than that of the retaining end  38 . The diameter of the retaining end  38  is less than that of the wide portion  121 , but it is greater than that of the narrow portion  123 . The diameter of the neck  36  is less than that of the narrow portion  123 . In one embodiment, the diameter of the mounting post  34  is substantially equal to that of each of the plurality of securing holes  221 . 
       FIG. 6  shows each of the pair of limiting members  40  includes a second head  42 , a hollow holder  44 , and a movable post  46  partially received in the hollow holder  44 . A diameter of the hollow holder  44  is less than that of the second head  42 . A diameter of the movable post  46  is less than that of the hollow holder  44 . In one embodiment, the movable post  46  is movable along its axial direction and returns to its original position due to a rebound force of a resilient member (not shown) mounted in the hollow holder  44 . 
       FIGS. 7 and 8  show that in assembly, the plurality of mounting members  30  extend through the plurality of securing holes  221 . The mounting post  34  is engaged with and secured in each of the plurality of securing holes  221 . The first head  32  abuts against an inner surface of the flat plate  22 . The neck  36  and the retaining end  38  protrude out from an outer side of the flat plate  22 . The hollow holder  44  is secured in the second limiting hole  223 . The second head  42  is located at the inner side of the flat plate  22 . The movable post  46  protrudes out from the outer side of the flat plate  22  in an original state. The movable post  46  is movable to a retracted position, where the movable post  46  is retracted into the hollow holder  44  and does not protrude out from the flat plate  22 . The retaining end  38  is aligned with the wide portion  121 . The movable post  46  is pressed by a front surface of the rear panel  10  and moves to the retracted position. Each of the pair of holders  20  moves downwards slightly. The neck  36  moves from the wide portion  121  to the narrow portion  123 . The movable post  46  rebound to its original position and engage into the first limiting hole  14  to prevent each of the pair of holders  20  to move away from the rear panel  10  along a vertical direction. The retaining end  38  abuts a rear surface of the rear panel  10  to prevent each of the pair of holders  20 , to move away from the rear panel  10  along a horizontal direction. Thus, the pair of holders  20  can be secured to the rear panel  10  by the plurality of mounting members  30  and the pair of limiting members  40 . 
     While the present disclosure has been illustrated by the description in this embodiment, and while the embodiment has been described in considerable detail, it is not intended to restrict or in any way limit the scope of the appended claims to such details. Additional advantages and modifications within the spirit and scope of the present disclosure will readily appear to those skilled in the art. Therefore, the present disclosure is not limited to the specific details and illustrative examples shown and described.