Mounting assembly

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10480710-B2
Application number	US-201615735031-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 7, 2016
Priority date	Jun 10, 2015
Publication date	Nov 19, 2019
Grant date	Nov 19, 2019

Abstract

The present disclosure relates generally to an improved mounting assembly. In general, the mounting device includes a cover plate, a frame (at least a portion of which is adjacent to the cover plate), and an accessory that is attachable to the cover plate. The frame includes generally horizontal top and bottom portions or members that cooperatively limit or prohibit lateral motion of the cover plate relative to the frame when the cover plate is attached to the frame and is attached to a wall or vertical surface. The presence of the generally horizontal bottom and top portions or members facilitate faster and easier application and removal of the mounting assembly to a wall or other vertical surface by permitting the mounting assembly to be removed from the backplate on the wall in a single step.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A mounting assembly, comprising:
a backplate;
a cover plate having a front surface, a rear surface, a top edge, a bottom edge, and opposing side edges, the front surface of the cover plate including an attachment device capable of attaching an accessory to the cover plate;
the rear surface of the cover plate capable of being slid into or otherwise attached to the backplate;
a frame having a bottom member a top member, and at least one side member that cooperate to define a frame cavity for receiving the cover plate and, when the cover plate is received in the frame cavity, the top and bottom members are closely adjacent to the top and bottom edges of the cover plate, respectively, such that the bottom and top members are flush with the cover plate and cooperatively limit or prohibit lateral motion of the cover plate relative to the frame when the cover plate is in the frame and attached to the backplate; and
adhesive strips capable of adhering the backplate to a wall, wherein the cover plate and the frame are adapted to be slidably removable from the backplate in the direction of the top member when the assembly is adhered to the wall, the cover plate is received in the frame cavity and the accessory is attached to the cover plate.

2. The mounting assembly of claim 1 , wherein the accessory is at least one of a utensil, a decoration, a shelf, a container, and a tool.

3. The mounting assembly of claim 1 , wherein the at least one side member comprises opposed side members that cooperate with the top and bottom member to define the frame cavity.

4. The mounting assembly of claim 1 , wherein the frame includes opposed first and second side members that, when the frame is received in the frame cavity, are each disposed adjacent an opposing side edge of the cover plate.

5. The mounting assembly of claim 4 , wherein the opposed top and bottom members each connect with and are generally perpendicular to each of the opposed side members.

6. The mounting assembly of claim 1 , wherein the attachment device is a hook.

7. The mounting assembly of claim 1 , wherein the accessory snaps into the attachment device.

8. The mounting assembly of claim 1 , wherein the adhesive strips are double-sided adhesive strips.

9. The mounting assembly of claim 1 , wherein the adhesive strips are stretch-release adhesive strips.

10. The mounting assembly of claim 9 , wherein the adhesive strips include a tab.

11. The mounting assembly of claim 1 , wherein the accessory is a soap holder.

12. A method of removing a mounting assembly from a wall, the method comprising:
providing the mounting assembly of claim 1 adhered to the wall and having an accessory attached to the cover plate;
moving the cover plate and accessory in an upward direction towards the top member of the frame to detach the cover plate from the backplate;
and removing the backplate from the wall.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the step of moving the cover plate and accessory in an upward direction further comprises moving the frame along with the cover plate and the accessory.

14. The mounting assembly of claim 1 , wherein the cavity has a rectangular shape.

15. The mounting assembly of claim 1 , wherein the rear surface of the cover plate is adapted to be slid into the backplate.

16. The mounting assembly of claim 1 , wherein the cover plated rotatable into the cavity.

Assignees

• 3M Innovative Properties Co

Inventors

• Thompson Craig D

Classifications

• A47G1/175

  Stretch releasing adhesives · CPC title

• F16B21/071

  the socket being integrally formed with a component to be fasted, e.g. a sheet, plate or strip · CPC title

• F16B47/003 Primary

  using adhesives for attaching purposes (using adhesives for connecting constructional elements F16B11/006) · CPC title

• A47G1/16

  Devices for hanging or supporting pictures, mirrors, or the like · CPC title

• A47K5/02

  Soap boxes or receptacles · CPC title