Mounting bracket

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12082733-B2
Application number	US-202217951709-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 23, 2022
Priority date	Sep 23, 2022
Publication date	Sep 10, 2024
Grant date	Sep 10, 2024

Abstract

A bracket for attachment to a structure is provided that includes a base having a supporting portion and a mounting portion extending at an angle to the supporting portion. The mounting portion defines one or more first mounting holes sized to receive a fastener for mounting the bracket to the structure and disposed at an oblique angle to the mounting portion. The base defines a gap having a width. The bracket includes a support arm extending from the base and through the gap of the base. The support arm has a width at an interconnection with the base that is less than the width of the of the gap such that a first portion of the base is on one side of the support arm and a second portion of the base is on an opposite side of the support arm. At least a portion of the one or more first mounting holes is located above a top of the support arm.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A bracket comprising:
a mounting bracket having a main body and a first mounting arm and a second mounting arm extending at a non-parallel angle to the main body, the first and second mounting arms defining one or more first mounting holes sized to receive a fastener for affixing the mounting bracket to a structure and disposed at an oblique angle to the first and second mounting arms to direct the fastener into the structure at an oblique angle, the first and second mounting arms spaced by a gap having a first width;
a support arm having a first leg supported on the main body and a second leg extending at an angle to the first leg, the support arm extending through the gap, the support arm having a second width at an interconnection with the mounting bracket at the gap that is less than the first width of the of the gap, the first mounting arm being adjacent one side of the support arm and the second mounting arm being adjacent an opposite side of the support arm; and
at least a portion of the one or more first mounting holes being located entirely above the support arm and the main body.

2. The bracket of claim 1 wherein the first and second mounting arms includes one or more protrusions extending therefrom, each of the one or more first mounting holes extending through a protrusion of the one or more protrusions.

3. The bracket of claim 1 wherein one of the first and second mounting arms includes a tab extending obliquely therefrom and an opening, one of the one or more first mounting holes extending through the tab to guide the fastener through the opening.

4. The bracket of claim 3 wherein the one of the first and second mounting arms includes a lip extending along at least a portion of an edge of the opening.

5. The bracket of claim 3 wherein the one of the first and second mounting arms has a groove extending on an edge of the opening through a thickness of the first and second mounting arms.

6. The bracket of claim 5 wherein the groove extends at an oblique angle relative to the one of the first and second mounting arms.

7. The bracket of claim 1 wherein each of the first mounting arm and second mounting arm define one of the one or more first mounting holes.

8. The bracket of claim 1 wherein the first and second mounting arms extend from the main body of the mounting bracket and space at least a portion of the main body of the mounting bracket from the structure.

9. The bracket of claim 1 wherein the first and second mounting arms each include a first surface profiled to engage the structure, and the first and second mounting arms each include a second mounting hole extending substantially perpendicularly to the first surface.

10. The bracket of claim 1 wherein the first and second mounting arms each include a first segment and a second segment, the first segment extending from the main body to the second segment, the second segment extending from the first segment at an angle.

11. The bracket of claim 1 wherein the main body of the mounting bracket engages a bottom surface of the support arm to resist downward deflection of the support arm.

12. The bracket of claim 1 wherein the second leg of the support arm is to be positioned against the structure.

13. The bracket of claim 1 wherein the second leg is at an end of the first leg of the support arm, the second leg sized to be disposed between the structure and the main body to contact the structure.

14. The bracket of claim 1 further comprising a receptacle for supporting a rod at an end of the first leg of the support arm.

15. The bracket of claim 1 wherein the main body includes a hole, and the support arm includes a corresponding hole for securing the support arm to the main body.

Assignees

• House Of Atlas Llc

Inventors

• Moss Jason
• Berman Matthew

Classifications

• A47H1/142 Primary

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