Flush mount panels with multiple aligned receiving brackets
View Patent ↗A panel with multiple openings and brackets can be used to flush-mount multiple components in a wallboard. The panel is installed flush with the wallboard and the junction between the panel and the wallboard is plastered or drywalled to create a uniform appearance. Wall-mounted components can then be installed into the brackets into openings that have been pre-measured and cut to ensure that the components are aligned with precision relative to one another before installation even begins.
1. A method of mounting a plurality of components in a wallboard, comprising:
providing a panel with a first opening that extends from a front side of the panel to a back side of the panel and a second opening that extends from the front side of the panel to the back side of the panel;
coupling a first receiver to the first opening by compressing a first front lip and a first rear lip of the first receiver about opposing sides of the panel, wherein the first front lip has a sloped spackle rim;
coupling a second receiver to the second opening by compressing a second front lip and a second rear lip of the second receiver about opposing sides of the panel, wherein the second front lip has a sloped spackle rim;
approximating an edge of the assembly with an edge of the wallboard to form a junction between the edges;
concealing the junction by at least one of taping and plastering over the junction;
coupling a first one of the plurality of components to the first receiver; and
coupling a second one of the plurality of components to the second receiver.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein an edge of the first receiver is aligned with an edge of the second receiver.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein a center of an edge of the first opening is co-linear with a center of an edge of the second opening.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the edge of the assembly is an edge of the panel.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein coupling the first component to the first receiver comprises locking the first component to the first receiver.
6. The method of claim 5 , further comprising using a magnetic tool to remove the first component from the first receiver, and removing the first component from the first receiver.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the panel comprises at least one of a polymer, plaster, wood, and fiberboard.
8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the panel comprises a material molded about the first receiver and the second receiver.
9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising smoothing a spackling compound over a surface of the panel to a lip of the first receiver and to a lip of the second receiver.
10. The method of claim 1 , further comprising removing a spackle shield from the first receiver.
11. The method of claim 1 , further comprising installing a shim into the junction.
12. The method of claim 1 , further comprising attaching the assembly to a support structure of a building.
13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the support structure is one of a wall beam and a ceiling joist.