IP Library Patent Application 12251243
Patent Application
App. No. 12/251,243

WALL MOUNTING BRACKET WITH SLIDABLE WING

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Patent No.
US None
App. No.
12/251,243
Abstract

A wall mounting bracket apparatus and system is provided. The apparatus and system has a body and a slidable wing that slides along the body and mates with the discrete attachment positions along the body. The body may have a perimeter and a corresponding opening. It is also contemplated that the body may have a perimeter that is of a different shape than the opening or plurality of openings within the perimeter. The opening area preferably have an area of at least 20 in 2 and the body has a perimeter-opening distance of less than 1 inch and at least one entry position with markings. Furthermore, the mating portion-opening distance of bracket is less than 0.9 in. The preferred embodiment includes a commercial product comprising the bracket with a body, the slidable wing in which the wing can be pre-attached to the body or not.

Claims (21)

1 . An apparatus for mounting of a device, the apparatus comprising:

at least a body portion and a wing portion;

whereby the wing portion is moveable about the body portion;

an attachment portion for attachment of the wing portion to the body portion.

2 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the attachment portion has at least a first attachment point and a second attachment point.

3 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the body has a plurality of sides.

4 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the body has an outside edge.

5 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the attachment portion has a second attachment point on the side of the body, at which the wing can be alternatively positioned with respect to the body.

6 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the body is constructed from plastic.

7 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the body is constructed from a substantially rigid material.

8 . The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the body is constructed from metal, nonmetal, and other suitably rigid material.

9 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the body is configured to accommodate a plurality of sized and dimensioned devices.

10 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the body has a perimeter, and defines an opening which accommodates a plurality of different sized and dimensioned devices to be held.

11 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the body has a plurality of openings.

12 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the body has at least a first entry position.

13 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the wing slides onto the body via an entry position and attaches to the attachment portion.

14 . The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising at least one locking mechanism on the body.

15 . The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising at least one locking mechanism wherein the locking mechanism has a locking clip attached to the wing that is removably attached to the body.

16 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the wing has a lip that slides onto a receiving slot opening on the body.

17 . The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the wing is pre-attached to the body.

18 . The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the wing is removably attachable to the body of the mounting apparatus.

Assignments (3)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jun 21, 2022
From: MUFG UNION BANK, N.A.
To: DANA INNOVATIONS
Reel/Frame 060257/0611 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jul 22, 2009
From: DANA INNOVATIONS
To: UNION BANK, N.A.
Reel/Frame 022990/0051 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 22, 2008
From: TABA, SERGE; CALL, RAY
To: DANA INNOVATIONS
Reel/Frame 022018/0030 →