Bracket for mounting a panel to a carrier
AssigneeHunter Douglas Industries BV
InventorMichiel J. J. Langeveld
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Abstract
A bracket for mounting panels to a carrier, the bracket comprising a base and two flanges extending away from the base, the base being located between the two flanges, each flange having an inwardly-facing surface and an outwardly-facing surface bounded by two side edges and a distal end, and wherein each flange comprises at least one outwardly protruding tab for engaging the carrier and thereby securing the bracket to the carrier, and wherein each flange further comprises a pair of slots for receiving a panel, each slot of said pair of slots extending from a different side edge of the flange at a location further away from the base than the outwardly protruding tab. A carrier and bracket assembly and a carrier, bracket and panel assembly are also provided.
Claims24
A carrier and bracket assembly, the assembly comprising:
- a carrier including a carrier base, and first and second side walls extending away from the carrier base;
- and
- a bracket including a base and two flanges extending away from the base, the base being located between the two flanges, each flange having an inwardly-facing surface and an outwardly-facing surface bounded by two side edges and a distal end;
- wherein:
- each flange comprises at least one outwardly protruding tab that engages an inner surface of one of the first side wall or the second side wall of the carrier, thereby securing the bracket to the carrier;
- each flange has a pair of slots for receiving a panel;
- and
- each slot of said pair of slots extends from a different side edge of the two side edges of the flange.
A mounting assembly the assembly comprising:
- a carrier;
- a bracket assembly coupled to the carrier, the bracket assembly comprising:
- a bracket including a base and two flanges extending away from the base, the base being located between the two flanges, each flange comprises at least one outwardly protruding tab that engages a portion of the carrier, thereby securing the bracket to the carrier;
- and
- a rotatable element rotatably coupled to the base of the bracket such that the rotatable element is configured to rotate relative to the bracket about an axis, the axis being perpendicular to a plane defined by the base of the bracket;
- and
- a panel suspended relative to the carrier via the rotatable element of the bracket assembly such that the panel is configured to be rotated about the axis to adjust an orientation of the panel relative to the carrier.
A canter and bracket assembly, the assembly comprising:
- a carrier including a carrier base, and first and second side walls extending away from the carrier base, a distal end of each of the first and second side walls being curved inwardly;
- and
- a bracket including a base and two flanges extending away from the base, the base being located between the two flanges, each flange having an inwardly-facing surface and an outwardly-facing surface bounded by two side edges and a distal end;
- wherein:
- each flange comprises at least one outwardly protruding tab that either engages an inner surface of one of the first and second side walls of the carrier or engages an edge of one of the first and second side walls of the carrier, thereby securing the bracket to the carrier;
- each flange has a pair of slots for receiving a panel;
- and
- each slot of said pair of slots extends from a different side edge of the two side edges of the flange.
A carrier, bracket, and panel assembly, the assembly comprising:
- a carrier;
- a bracket installed within the carrier, the bracket including a base and two flanges extending away from the base, the base being located between the two flanges, each flange having an inwardly-facing surface and an outwardly-facing surface bounded by two side edges and a distal end;
- and
- a linear panel mounted to the bracket, the linear panel including bent or curved edges;
- wherein:
- each flange comprises at least one outwardly protruding tab that engages the carrier, thereby securing the bracket to the carrier;
- each flange has a pair of slots, with each slot of said pair of slots extending from a different side edge of the two side edges of the flange;
- and
- each edge of the bent or curved edges of the linear panel is received within a respective slot the pair of slots.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.