US 11,988,327 B2
Ceiling mounted plastic storage bin holder
Marc Gregory Martino, Westlake Village, CA (US)
Filed by Marc Gregory Martino, Westlake Village, CA (US)
Filed on Jan. 24, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/648,701.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/141,043, filed on Jan. 25, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0235902 A1, Jul. 28, 2022
Int. Cl. F16M 13/02 (2006.01)
CPC F16M 13/027 (2013.01) 24 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
20. A ceiling mounted device configured for removably storing a plastic storage bin, the ceiling mounted device comprising:
a bracket comprising a first end opposite a second end having a channel disposed therebetween, wherein the first end and second end mutually define a top plane configured to abut against an underside of a ceiling, wherein the channel is disposed below the top plane, wherein the channel is open towards the top plane, and wherein the channel defines a pivot axis;
a hook comprising an axle defining a longitudinal axis, the axle extending between a first arm disposed opposite to a second arm, the first arm connecting to the second arm at a spine, wherein the first arm, the second arm, the spine and the axle delimit an aperture;
wherein at least the first end and/or the second end of the bracket is configured to pass through the aperture of the hook, wherein the axle of the hook is configured to be disposed within the channel aligning the pivot axis and the longitudinal axis;
wherein the hook is pivotably attached to the bracket when the axle is disposed within the channel when the bracket is mounted to the underside of the ceiling; and
at least one prong extending from and connected to the spine and/or the first and second arms, wherein the at least one prong extends upwards when the hook is pivotably hanging from the bracket when the bracket is attached to the underside of the ceiling;
wherein the at least one prong is configured to removably capture a rim of the plastic storage bin;
wherein the first end, the channel and the second end are integrally formed as one part comprising the bracket;
wherein the axle, the first arm, the second arm, the spine and the at least one prong are integrally formed as one part comprising the hook;
wherein the first end and the second end of the bracket each have at least one hole or slot disposed therethrough configured to receive a fastener;
wherein the at least one prong extends towards the axle;
wherein a center of a top flat surface of the at least one prong is vertically aligned with the longitudinal axis of the axle defining a vertical plane; and
wherein at least a portion of the spine is disposed a first distance from the vertical plane, wherein a center of gravity of the hook is disposed a second distance from the vertical plane, wherein the second distance is less than the first distance.