Remotely attachable and separable coupling

In an assembly for releasably coupling a suspended first subassembly to a secured second subassembly secured to a room's ceiling which is out of a reach of a person's outstretched arms when the person is standing on the room's floor, the improvement comprising,

• the suspended subassembly and the secured subassembly being registrable and removably couplable, one with the other, by the person without manually directly contacting either;
• the secured second subassembly comprising,
• a base fixedly secured to the ceiling or other overhead location, the base having walls directed generally downward, and,
• a first portion of a coupling means included within the walls of the base;
• the suspended first subassembly comprising,
• a mounting member having a generally planar floor;
• a second portion of the coupling means included within the mounting member;
• and,
• rod-accepting means integrally formed with the mounting member, the rod-accepting means being adapted to coact with one end of an elongated rod means,
• wherein the rod-accepting means is a rod-attachment means selected from a socket and a protrusion, and the coupling means comprises a hook and eyelet means, one member of which is adhesively secured within the suspended subassembly and the other member of which is adhesively secured within the secured subassembly.

In an assembly for releasably coupling a suspended first subassembly to a secured second subassembly secured to a room's ceiling which is out of a reach of a person's outstretched arms when the person is standing on the room's floor, the improvement comprising,

• the suspended subassembly and the secured subassembly being registrable and removably couplable, one with the other, by the person without manually directly contacting either;
• the secured second subassembly comprising,
• a base fixedly secured to the ceiling or other overhead location, the base having walls directed generally downward, and,
• a first portion of a coupling means included within the walls of the base;
• the suspended first subassembly comprising,
• a mounting member having a generally planar floor;
• a second portion of the coupling means included within the mounting member;
• and,
• rod-accepting means integrally formed with the mounting member, the rod-accepting means being adapted to coact with one end of an elongated rod means,
• wherein the rod-accepting means is a rod-attachment means selected from a socket and a protrusion, and the coupling means comprises a detent means, one member of which is integral with the suspended subassembly and the other member of which is integral with the secured subassembly, and one member of the detent means is a groove in an apex formed by an outwardly upwardly flaring peripheral wall of the suspended subassembly and the suspension member's floor, and the other member is a rim of a downwardly flaring peripheral wall of the secured subassembly.

In an assembly for releasably coupling a suspended first subassembly to a secured second subassembly secured to a room's ceiling which is out of a reach of a person's outstretched arms when the person is standing on the room's floor, the improvement comprising,

• the suspended subassembly and the secured subassembly being registrable and removably couplable, one with the other, by the person without manually directly contacting either;
• the secured second subassembly comprising,
• a base fixedly secured to the ceiling or other overhead location, the base having walls directed generally downward, and,
• a first portion of a coupling means included within the walls of the base;
• the suspended first subassembly comprising,
• a mounting member having a generally planar floor;
• a second portion of the coupling means included within the mounting member;
• and,
• rod-accepting means integrally formed with the mounting member, the rod-accepting means being adapted to coact with one end of an elongated rod means,
• wherein the rod-accepting means is a rod-attachment means selected from a socket and a protrusion, and the coupling means comprises a latching means one member of which is included in the suspended subassembly and the other member of which is included with the secured subassembly, and one member of the latching means comprises laterally spaced apart catches each catch terminating in a V-shaped portion having a generally triangular cross section with inclined and substantially lateral surfaces, the other member comprising a latching arm translatable to and fro relative to the catches so as to engage and disengage them, the latching arm including upstanding latches the bases of which are fixed to the latching arm, each latch terminating in a V-shaped portion having a generally triangular cross section with downwardly extending stubs having inclined and substantially lateral surfaces so as to rest upon the catches' lateral surfaces when coupled.

An assembly for releasably coupling a first subassembly to a second subassembly, comprising:

• a suspended first subassembly and a secured second subassembly, each being registrable and removably couplable, one with the other;
• the secured second subassembly comprising
• a base fixedly secured to a support, and
• a first portion of a coupling means;
• the suspended first subassembly comprising
• a mounting member having a floor,
• a second portion of the coupling means, and
• a rod-accepting means, the rod-accepting means being adapted to coact with one end of an elongated rod means,
• wherein the rod-accepting means is a rod-attachment means selected from a socket and a protrusion, and the coupling means comprises inclined walls on the base and correspondingly inclined walls on the mount so that the walls are tightly interfitted with a press fit of their respective inclined surfaces overlying one with the other when the suspended subassembly is coupled with the secured subassembly.

An assembly for releasably coupling a first subassembly to a second subassembly, comprising:

• a suspended first subassembly and a secured second subassembly, each being registrable and removably couplable, one with the other;
• the secured second subassembly comprising
• a base fixedly secured to a support, and
• a first portion of a coupling means;
• the suspended first subassembly comprising
• a mounting member having a floor,
• a second portion of the coupling means, and
• a rod-accepting means, the rod-accepting means being adapted to coact with one end of an elongated rod means,
• wherein the rod-accepting means is a rod-attachment means selected from a socket and a protrusion, and the coupling means comprises a hook and eyelet means, one member of which is secured to the suspended subassembly and the other member of which is secured to the secured subassembly.

An assembly for releasably coupling a first subassembly to a second subassembly, comprising:

• a suspended first subassembly and a secured second subassembly, each being registrable and removably couplable, one with the other;
• the secured second subassembly comprising
• a base fixedly secured to a support, and
• a first portion of a coupling means;
• the suspended first subassembly comprising
• a mounting member having a floor,
• a second portion of the coupling means, and
• a rod-accepting means, the rod-accepting means being adapted to coact with one end of an elongated rod means,
• wherein the rod-accepting means is a rod-attachment means selected from a socket and a protrusion, and the coupling means comprises a detent means, one member of which is integral with the suspended subassembly and the other member of which is integral with the secured subassembly, and one member of the detent means is a groove in an apex formed by an outwardly upwardly flaring peripheral wall of the suspended subassembly and the suspension member's floor, and the other member is a rim of a downwardly flaring peripheral wall of the secured subassembly.

An assembly for releasably coupling a first subassembly to a second subassembly, comprising:

• a suspended first subassembly and a secured second subassembly, each being registrable and removably couplable, one with the other;
• the secured second subassembly comprising
• a base fixedly secured to a support, and
• a first portion of a coupling means;
• the suspended first subassembly comprising
• a mounting member having a floor,
• a second portion of the coupling means, and
• a rod-accepting means, the rod-accepting means being adapted to coact with one end of an elongated rod means,
• wherein the rod-accepting means is a rod-attachment means selected from a socket and a protrusion, and the coupling means comprises a latching means one member of which is included in the suspended subassembly and the other member of which is included with the secured subassembly, and one member of the latching means comprises laterally spaced apart catches, the other member comprising a latching arm translatable to and fro relative to the catches so as to engage and disengage them.