IP Library Granted Patent US 11,767,948
Granted Patent B2
US 11,767,948 · App. 17/363,199 · Granted Sep 26, 2023

Wall mount bracket for multiports

Inventor: Dayne Wilcox (El Cerrito, CA)
Assignee: Corning Research & Development Corporation
F16M13/02F16M11/10G02B6/3624
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,767,948
App. No.
17/363,199
Granted
Sep 26, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a wall mount bracket having an adjustable receiving area to engage and hold multiports of varying sizes. In some embodiments, the bracket comprises: an attachment plate; a pivot plate coupled to the attachment plate; an adjustable plate coupled to the pivot plate to define a receiving area, wherein the adjustable plate adjustably couples to the pivot plate such that a width of the receiving area can be adjusted to accommodate different size multiports.

Claims (24)

1. A multiport bracket comprising:

an attachment plate;

a pivot plate coupled to the attachment plate, the pivot plate configured to pivot about a pivoting axis;

wherein the pivot plate includes a back surface and a first hook structure;

an adjustable plate coupled to the pivot plate to define a receiving area, wherein the adjustable plate adjustably couples to the pivot plate such that a width of the receiving area can be adjusted to accommodate different size multiports;

wherein the adjustable plate includes a back surface and a second hook structure, the second hook structure along an edge distal to the pivoting axis; and

wherein the width of the receiving area is defined as a distance between the first hook structure and the second hook structure.

2. The multiport bracket of claim 1 , wherein the receiving area receives a multiport and is adjustable for securing different widths of the multiport.

3. The multiport bracket of claim 2 , wherein the first hook structure engages with a first groove of the multiport for securing the multiport in the receiving area.

4. The multiport bracket of claim 3 , wherein the second hook structure engages with a second groove of the multiport to secure the multiport in the receiving area.

5. The multiport bracket of claim 2 , wherein the multiport bracket has an overall width defined by a second distance between the first hook structure and the second hook structure, wherein the overall width is up to 3 mm wider than the multiport when the multiport is coupled to the multiport bracket.

6. The multiport bracket of claim 2 , wherein the attachment plate includes a tab to hold the pivot plate in place relative to the attachment plate.

7. The multiport bracket of claim 2 , wherein the multiport is angled at about 90° relative to the attachment plate.

8. The multiport bracket of claim 2 , wherein the adjustable plate includes a slot spanning a portion of a length of the adjustable plate, wherein studs integrally formed with the pivot plate protrude through the slot and provide purchase for caps that couple to the studs and frictionally engage the pivot plate and the adjustable plate.

9. A multiport bracket assembly comprising:

a multiport bracket including:

an attachment plate;

a pivot plate coupled to the attachment plate, the pivot plate configured to pivot about a pivoting axis;

wherein the pivot plate includes a back surface and a first hook structure, the first hook structure along an edge adjacent to the pivoting axis;

an adjustable plate coupled to the pivot plate to define a receiving area, wherein the adjustable plate adjustably couples to the pivot plate such that a width of the receiving area can be adjusted to accommodate different size multiports;

wherein the adjustable plate includes a back surface and a second hook structure, the second hook structure along an edge distal to the pivoting axis; and

wherein the width of the receiving area is defined as the distance between the first hook structure and the second hook structure;

a multiport seated in the receiving area and coupled to the first hook structure and the second hook structure, wherein a width of the multiport is substantially equal to the width of the receiving area; and

wherein the multiport bracket has an overall width defined by a distance between the first hook structure and the second hook structure, wherein the overall width is up to 3 mm wider than the multiport when the multiport is coupled to the multiport bracket.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 20, 2022
From: WILCOX, DAYNE
To: CORNING RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 062151/0532 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 63049739 · Jul 9, 2020
Related Publication 20220010923A1 · Jan 13, 2022