Wall anchor assemblies and related wall mount systems

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9775450-B2
Application number	US-201615195168-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 28, 2016
Priority date	Jun 30, 2015
Publication date	Oct 3, 2017
Grant date	Oct 3, 2017

Abstract

An anchor assembly for hanging an object on a wall includes a first anchor component and a second anchor component. The second anchor component is pivotably associated with the first anchor component for movement between an anchoring orientation and a non-anchoring orientation to enable staged installation of the anchor assembly into a wall. At least one wall penetrating retainer extends from each of the first and second anchor components. When the second anchor component is in the anchoring orientation a curved configuration of the wall penetrating extent of the retainer of the second anchor component opposes a curved configuration of the wall penetrating extent of the retainer of the first anchor component to form a jaw-type arrangement.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An anchor assembly for hanging an object on a wall, comprising:
a first anchor component including a first base having front and back sides, at least one wall penetrating retainer extends from the first base and includes a wall penetrating extent that protrudes rearwardly of the first base and has a curved configuration;
a second anchor component including a second base having front and back sides, the second anchor component pivotably associated with the first anchor component for movement between an anchoring orientation and a non-anchoring orientation to enable staged installation of the anchor assembly into a wall, at least one wall penetrating retainer extends from the second base and includes a wall penetrating extent that protrudes rearwardly of the second base and has a curved configuration, when the second anchor component is in the anchoring orientation the curved configuration of the wall penetrating extent of the second anchor component opposes the curved configuration of the wall penetrating extent of the first anchor component to form a jaw-type arrangement;
wherein, when the second anchor component is in the anchoring orientation, the anchor assembly includes side flanges that taper laterally toward each other in a vertically upward direction for engaging with slots on secondary components that can be mounted to the anchor assembly.

2. The anchor assembly of claim 1 wherein, when the second anchor component is in the anchoring orientation, the side flanges angle rearwardly in a vertically downward direction.

3. The anchor assembly of claim 1 wherein the second anchor component is pivotably associated with the first anchor component by a hinge connection.

4. The anchor assembly of claim 3 wherein the hinge connection is formed by a pair of spaced apart hinge rings on the second anchor component and a pair of spaced apart hinge pins on the first anchor component, each hinge pin engaged through a respective one of the hinge rings.

5. A mount arrangement including the anchor assembly of claim 1 , wherein:
the anchor assembly is engaged with a wall with the second anchor component in the anchoring orientation;
a secondary support member is engaged with the anchor assembly for support by the anchor assembly, wherein the secondary support member includes rear slots that interact with the side flanges on the anchor assembly to wedge a rear side of the secondary support member against a front surface of the wall.

6. The mount arrangement of claim 5 wherein the secondary support member is one of a hook, a clothing rack, a shadow box, a picture, a mirror, a shelf or an electronics device.

7. An anchor assembly for hanging an object on a wall, comprising:
a first anchor component including a first base having front and back sides, at least one wall penetrating retainer extends from the first base and includes a wall penetrating extent that protrudes rearwardly of the first base and has a curved configuration;
a second anchor component including a second base having front and back sides, the second anchor component pivotably associated with the first anchor component for movement between an anchoring orientation and a non-anchoring orientation to enable staged installation of the anchor assembly into a wall, at least one wall penetrating retainer extends from the second base and includes a wall penetrating extent that protrudes rearwardly of the second base and has a curved configuration, when the second anchor component is in the anchoring orientation the curved configuration of the wall penetrating extent of the second anchor component opposes the curved configuration of the wall penetrating extent of the first anchor component to form a jaw-type arrangement;
wherein the second anchor component is pivotably associated with the first anchor component by a hinge connection;
wherein the hinge connection is formed by a hinge loop on the first base, said hinge loop capturing a hinge link on the second base.

8. An anchor assembly for hanging an object on a wall, comprising:
a first anchor component including a first base having front and back sides, at least one wall penetrating retainer extends from the first base and includes a wall penetrating extent that protrudes rearwardly of the first base and has a curved configuration;
a second anchor component including a second base having front and back sides, the second anchor component pivotably associated with the first anchor component for movement between an anchoring orientation and a non-anchoring orientation to enable staged installation of the anchor assembly into a wall, at least one wall penetrating retainer extends from the second base and includes a wall penetrating extent that protrudes rearwardly of the second base and has a curved configuration, when the second anchor component is in the anchoring orientation the curved configuration of the wall penetrating extent of the second anchor component opposes the curved configuration of the wall penetrating extent of the first anchor component to form a jaw-type arrangement;
wherein the first base includes a vertically extending channel into which the second base fits when the second anchor component is in the anchoring orientation.

9. The anchor assembly of claim 8 wherein the first anchor component is of metal plate construction, the first base formed by a base plate, and the vertically extending channel is formed by spaced apart forward bends in the base plate.

10. The anchor assembly of claim 8 wherein a hook element extends forwardly from the base plate within the vertically extending channel, and the second base includes an opening or slot through which the hook element extends.

11. An anchor assembly for hanging an object on a wall, comprising:
a first anchor component including a first base having front and back sides, at least one wall penetrating retainer extends from the first base and includes a wall penetrating extent that protrudes rearwardly of the first base and has a curved configuration;
a second anchor component including a second base having front and back sides, the second anchor component pivotably associated with the first anchor component for movement between an anchoring orientation and a non-anchoring orientation to enable staged installation of the anchor assembly into a wall, at least one wall penetrating retainer extends from the second base and includes a wall penetrating extent that protrudes rearwardly of the second base and has a curved configuration, when the second anchor component is in the anchoring orientation the curved configuration of the wall penetrating extent of the second anchor component opposes the curved configuration of the wall penetrating extent of the first anchor component to form a jaw-type arrangement;
wherein first and second wall penetrating retainers extend from the first base, and third and fourth wall penetrating retainers extend from the second base, wherein a lateral spacing between the first and second wall penetrating retainers is different than a lateral spacing between the third and fourth wall penetrating retainers.

12. An anchor assembly for hanging an object on a wall, comprising:
a first anchor component including a first base having front and back sides, at least one wall penetrating retainer extends from the first base and includes a wall penetrating extent that protrudes rearwardly of the first base and has a curved configuration;
a second anchor component including a second base having front and back sides, the second anchor component pivotably associated with the first anchor component for movement between an anchoring orientation and a non-anchoring orientation to enabl

Assignees

• Hillman Group Inc

Inventors

• Will Gary E
• Grice Byron K
• Malott Dale G

Classifications

• F16M13/02

  for supporting on, or attaching to, an object, e.g. tree, gate, window-frame, cycle · CPC title

• A47G1/1633

  Wall members for connection to a conventional picture · CPC title

• A47B96/024

  characterised by support bracket location means, e.g. fixing means between support bracket and shelf (A47B96/028 takes precedence) · CPC title

• A47B96/02

  Shelves (movable shelves coupled to doors A47B96/16) · CPC title

• A47G1/20 Primary

  Picture hooks; X-hooks (plugs or hooks for general use F16B13/00, F16B45/00) · CPC title