Wall hanging system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11622628-B2
Application number	US-202117218970-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 31, 2021
Priority date	Mar 31, 2021
Publication date	Apr 11, 2023
Grant date	Apr 11, 2023

Abstract

A wall hanging system by which a wall décor item such as a ledge, a frame, a mantel, or the like may be mounted to and hung from a wall. The wall hanging system may include the wall décor item having a rear surface and first and second mounting channels in the rear surface. The wall hanging system may also include first and second mounting brackets that are configured to be mounted to the wall. At least one of the first and second mounting brackets may have an elongated aperture through which a fastener extends for mounting that mounting bracket to the wall. As such, the mounting bracket with the elongated aperture is able to slide side-to-side along the wall while being mounted to the wall in order to properly align the first and second mounting brackets with the first and second mounting channels of the wall décor item.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A wall hanging system comprising:
a shelf comprising a first side edge, a second side edge, and a rear surface that extends continuously between the first and second side edges, the rear surface being configured to abut against a wall on which the shelf is mountable, a first mounting channel and a second mounting channel formed into the rear surface of the shelf in a spaced apart manner, each of the first and second mounting channels being defined by a floor that is recessed relative to the rear surface and a sidewall that extends from the floor to the rear surface, wherein each of the first and second mounting channels is set inwardly from the first and second side edges of the shelf;
a first mounting bracket comprising a front surface, a rear surface, a first lateral edge, a second lateral edge, and a first mounting aperture extending from the front surface to the rear surface, the first mounting aperture receiving a first fastener for mounting the first mounting bracket to the wall, the first mounting aperture being elongated in a direction between the first and second lateral edges so that the first mounting bracket is configured to slide side-to-side along the wall;
a second mounting bracket comprising a front surface, a rear surface, and a second mounting aperture extending from the front surface to the rear surface, the second mounting aperture being circular and non-elongated and receiving a second fastener for mounting the second mounting bracket to the wall so that the second mounting bracket is configured to be in a fixed position on the wall; and
wherein the first mounting bracket nests within the first mounting channel so that at least a portion of a periphery of the first mounting bracket engages at least a portion of the sidewall of the first mounting channel and the second mounting bracket nests within the second mounting channel so that at least a portion of a periphery of the second mounting bracket engages at least a portion of the sidewall of the second mounting channel to mount the shelf, and an entirety of the rear surface of the shelf is configured to be in surface contact with an outer surface of the wall.

2. The wall hanging system according to claim 1 wherein the first mounting bracket comprises a first extended portion that is configured to be spaced from the wall, wherein the second mounting bracket comprising a second extended portion that is configured to be spaced from the wall, wherein each of the first and second mounting channels comprises an undercut portion that is positioned behind an overhang portion, and wherein the first extended portion of the first mounting bracket nests within the undercut portion of the first mounting channel and the second extended portion of the second mounting bracket nests within the undercut portion of the second mounting channel.

3. The wall hanging system according to claim 2 wherein the first mounting channel extends along a first axis, the overhang portion of the first mounting channel terminating in an edge having a first arcuate portion located on a first side of the first axis and a second arcuate portion located on a second side of the first axis.

4. The wall hanging system according to claim 3 wherein the first mounting bracket comprises an anterior portion that comprises the front surface and a front portion of a peripheral edge of the first mounting bracket and a posterior portion that comprises the rear surface and a rear portion of the peripheral edge of the first mounting bracket, and wherein when the first mounting bracket nests within the first mounting channel of the shelf, at least a portion of the anterior portion of the first mounting bracket nests within the undercut portion of the first mounting channel and at least a portion of the edge of the overhang portion of the first mounting channel is in abutting contact with at least a portion of the rear portion of the peripheral edge of the first mounting bracket, the rear portion of the peripheral edge of the first mounting bracket comprising arcuate portions that mate with the first and second arcuate portions of the edge of the overhang portion of the first mounting channel.

5. The wall hanging system according to claim 2 wherein the first extended portion is U-shaped and nests within the undercut portion of the first mounting channel and the second extended portion is U-shaped and nests within the undercut portion of the second mounting channel to prevent a pulling force acting on the shelf in a direction perpendicular to the rear surface of the shelf from detaching the shelf from the first and second mounting brackets without first sliding the shelf upwardly relative to the first and second mounting brackets to remove the first extended portion of the first mounting bracket from the undercut portion of the first mounting channel and to remove the second extended portion of the second mounting bracket from the undercut portion of the second mounting channel.

6. The wall hanging system according to claim 1 wherein the first mounting channel extends along a first axis, the sidewall of the first mounting channel forming at least a first side boundary of the first mounting channel located on a first side of the first axis, a second side boundary of the first mounting channel located on a second side of the first axis, and a top boundary of the first mounting channel that is intersected by the first axis, and wherein the second mounting channel extends along a second axis, the sidewall forming at least a first side boundary of the second mounting channel located on a first side of the second axis, a second side boundary of the second mounting channel located on a second side of the second axis, and a top boundary of the first mounting channel that is intersected by the second axis.

7. The wall hanging system according to claim 1 wherein the first mounting channel comprises a first depth measured from the floor of the first mounting channel to the rear surface of the shelf, the second mounting channel comprises a second depth measured from the floor of the second mounting channel to the rear surface of the shelf, the first mounting bracket comprises a first thickness measured from the front surface of the first mounting bracket to the rear surface of the first mounting bracket, and the second mounting bracket comprises a second thickness measured from the front surface of the second mounting bracket to the rear surface of the second mounting bracket, the first depth being equal to or greater than the first thickness so that the rear surface of the first mounting bracket is flush with or recessed relative to the rear surface of the shelf when the first mounting bracket nests within the first mounting channel, and the second depth being equal to or greater than the second thickness so that the rear surface of the second mounting bracket is flush with or recessed relative to the rear surface of the shelf when the second mounting bracket nests within the second mounting channel.

8. The wall hanging system according to claim 1 wherein the first fastener comprises a first screw, and wherein the first mounting bracket is configured to be mounted to the wall by the first fastener such that a portion of the first fastener is located within the first mounting aperture, and wherein a diameter of the portion of the first fastener that is located within the first mounting aperture is less than a width of the first mounting aperture so that the first mounting bracket can move side-to-side relative to the first fastener.

9. The wall hanging system according to claim 1 wherein the shelf comprises the rear surface and a support portion protruding from the rear surface to a distal edge, the support portion comprising a

Assignees

• Mcs Industries Inc

Inventors

• Kressin Matthew Scott
• Huang Changhong

Classifications

• A47B96/028

  characterised by support bracket location means, e.g. fixing means between support bracket and shelf · CPC title

• A47B95/008

  Suspension fittings for cabinets to be hung on walls · CPC title

• A47B5/02

  detachable · CPC title

• A47B96/061

  Cantilever brackets · CPC title

• A47B96/066 Primary

  Supporting means received within an edge of the shelf · CPC title