Combination rack
A combination rack includes a base formed of a front-open box, a flat panel made out of a ferrous plate and covered with a decorative covering and fixedly mounted on the rear side of the top wall of the base in vertical, and different shapes of holder frame members with embedded magnets attachable to the flat panel by means of magnetic attraction for supporting small ornaments.
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a rack for holding things and more particularly, to a combination rack that can be conveniently arranged in any of a variety of forms for holding things.
2. Description of the Related Art
A regular rack assembly for use in a living room to hold electric and ornamental items is generally comprised of cabinets and partition walls. Conventional rack assemblies for this purpose are of fixed type, not adjustable to change the configuration. To fit a particular personal requirement, a custom made is necessary. However, a custom-made rack assembly is quite expensive, and its fabrication takes time.
Therefore, it is desirable to provide a combination rack that allows the user to change its arrangement conveniently.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTIONThe present invention has been accomplished under the circumstances in view. It is one object of the present invention to provide a combination rack that can be conveniently arranged in any of a variety of forms for holding things.
According to one aspect of the present invention, the combination rack comprises a base formed of a front-open box, a flat panel formed of a ferrous plate covered with a decorative covering and fixedly mounted on the rear side of the top wall of the base in vertical, and a plurality of holder frame members respectively embedded with magnets and attachable to the flat panel by means of magnetic attraction for supporting small ornaments.
According to another aspect of the present invention, the decorative covering of the flat panel can be a thin layer of wood or plastics.
According to still another aspect of the present invention, the holder frame members include can be triangular frame bars, wave-like frame bars, rectangular open frames, and/or other geometric frame members.
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The triangular holder frame bar 3, the wave-like holder frame bar 4 and the rectangular holder frame 5 each have at least one magnet 31, 41 or 51 embedded in the back side thereof.
By means of magnetic attraction between the magnets 31, 41 and 51 and the flat ferrous plate 21, the triangular holder frame bar 3, the wave-like holder frame bar 4 and the rectangular holder frame 5 are secured to the flat panel 2 at selected locations for holding small objects.
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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.
Claims
1. A combination rack comprising:
- a base formed of a front-open box;
- a flat panel fixedly mounted on a rear side of a top wall of said base in vertical, said flat panel comprising a ferrous plate and a decorative covering covered the surface of said ferrous plate; and
- a plurality of holder frame members attachable to said flat panel for supporting small ornaments, said holder frame members each having at least one magnet embedded in a back side thereof for securing to said flat panel by means of magnetic attraction.
2. The combination rack as claimed in claim 1, wherein the decorative covering of said flat panel is a thin layer of wood.
3. The combination rack as claimed in claim 1, wherein the decorative covering of said flat panel is a thin layer of plastics.
4. The combination rack as claimed in claim 1, wherein said holder frame members include at least one triangular frame bar, one wave-like frame bar, and one rectangular open frame.
Type: Application
Filed: Mar 13, 2008
Publication Date: Sep 17, 2009
Inventor: Wen-Chien Wang (Shulin City)
Application Number: 12/077,009