Granted Patent B2

US 12,655,863 · App. 18/211,223 · Granted Jun 16, 2026

Inventors: Frank V. Patterson (Travelers Rest, SC); Tracy L. Yoho (New Fairfield, CT)

Assignee: Frank V. Patterson

F16B13/04F16B11/006F16B13/0808

Abstract

Claims (17)

1 . A recessed self-supporting device, suitable for mounting an object onto a hollow wall material, said wall material having a front surface, a rear surface, and an aperture joining said wall surfaces, the recessed device comprising:

a) a contiguous rigid back plate, said back plate including:

i. a long axis,

ii. a substantially planar inner contact surface,

iii. an outer surface,

iv. a bore centrally located along the substantially planar inner contact surface of said long axis, said bore defining plate bore walls, and

v. first and second segments extending outward from said central bore of said long axis, said segment having features helping restrict the location of a deposit of adhesive thereon, said segment having contact surface features including at least one member selected from the group consisting of indentations, hemispherical recesses, pips, and depressions;

b) securing means comprising tapped threads disposed within said central bore walls, said threads equipped to engage an object mounting screw or threaded rod;

c) an adhesive, disposed upon said contact surface features of at least one back plate segment, said adhesive having a viscosity sufficiently high to be retained upon said segment surface features, thereby providing an adhesive-loaded back plate; and

d) grasping means comprising a disengageable hand tool useful for end-on insertion and alignment of an adhesively loaded back plate, said hand tool including:

a handle, said handle comprising a bore having threads tapped therein,

a pivot hinge, said pivot hinge having a first end and a second end, said first end attached to said handle, and said hinge second end directly attached to a mounting rod, said pivot hinge mounting rod equipped with terminal male threads to directly engage the central bore threads of said back plate,

an extension rod having an outer diameter, said extension rod equipped with threads along the outer diameter, and equipped with terminal threads to engage said handle bore threads,

a bar having a central aperture; and

a nut equipped with inner threads tapped to engage the threads of said extension rod;

wherein said adhesive-loaded back plate may be inserted end-on through the hollow wall aperture,

wherein said adhesive-loaded back plate inner contact surface may be urged into firm contact with the rear surface of the hollow wall material; and wherein, said nut and bar may provide tensioning to the end-on inserted adhesive-loaded back plate, thereby providing a self-supporting recessed device suitable for mounting an object onto the front surface of a hollow wall material.

Continuity (1)

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