# US 10,480,177 B2 · Wall panel blocking bracket and method of using same > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,480,177 B2 - Document ID: US10480177B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/805,772 - Filed: 2017-11-07 - Published: 2018-05-24 - Granted: 2019-11-19 - Earliest claimed: 2016-11-18 - Assignees: Illinois Tool Works Inc. - Applicants: Illinois Tool Works Inc. - Inventors: Yash Siddhartha; Anthony Versino; Sakif Ferdous; Michael Schwitter; Stephen Moore; Genaro Cortez - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10480177B2 ## CPC - E04B 1/388: {Separate connecting elements (Connecting devices specially adapted for embedding in concrete E04B1/41; Dowels, i.e. members adapted to penetrate the surfaces of two parts and to take the shear stresses E04B1/48)} - E04B 1/2608: {Connectors made from folded sheet metal (E04B1/2612 takes precedence)} - E04B 1/2612: {Joist hangers} - F16M 13/02: for supporting on, or attaching to, an object, e.g. tree, gate, window-frame, cycle - E04B 2/70: with elongated members of wood - E04B 2001/389: {Brackets} - E04B: GENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS (border constructions of opening in walls, floors or ceilings E06B1/00; {electromagnetic shielding H05K9/0001}) - F16M: FRAMES, CASINGS OR BEDS OF ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS, NOT SPECIFIC TO ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; SUPPORTS ## Abstract In various embodiments, the present disclosure provides a wall panel blocking bracket including a first base, a first stud side engager connected to and extending upwardly from the first base, a second stud side engager connected to and extending upwardly from the first base, a second base connected to the first stud side engager, a third base connected to the second stud side engager, a first hook extending transversely from the first stud side engager, a second hook extending transversely from the second stud side engager, all configured to partially support a wooden block adjacent to a support beam in any one of a perpendicular orientation, a first position parallel orientation, and a second different position parallel orientation. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A wall panel blocking bracket comprising: a first base; a first stud side engager connected to and extending upwardly from the first base, the first stud side engager configured to engage a first support beam; a second stud side engager connected to and extending upwardly from the first base, the second stud side engager configured to engage the first support beam; a second base connected to the first stud side engager and spaced apart from the first base, wherein the second base is connected to the first base via the first stud side engager; a third base connected to the second stud side engager and spaced apart from the first base, wherein the third base is connected to the first base via the second stud side engager; a first hook extending transversely from the first stud side engager, the first hook configured to engage the first support beam; and a second hook extending transversely from the second stud side engager, the second hook configured to engage the first support beam, wherein the first base is configured to engage a block when the block is in a first orientation, and wherein the second base and the third base are configured to engage the block when the block is in a second orientation different from the first orientation. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The wall panel blocking bracket of claim 1, wherein the second base and the third base are configured to be at a same distance from the first base. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The wall panel blocking bracket of claim 1, wherein the second base and the third base are at a same level relative to each other. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The wall panel blocking bracket of claim 1, wherein the second base includes a top surface configured to support the block and a block side engager. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The wall panel blocking bracket of claim 1, wherein the third base includes a top surface configured to support the block and a block side engager. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The wall panel blocking bracket of claim 1, which is configured to partially support the block adjacent to the support beam in any of three different orientations. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The wall panel blocking bracket of claim 6, which is configured to partially support the block adjacent to the support beam in any one of a perpendicular orientation, a first position parallel orientation, and a second different position parallel orientation. ### Claim 8 A wall panel blocking bracket comprising: a first base; a first stud side engager connected to and extending upwardly from the first base, the first stud side engager configured to engage a first support beam; a second stud side engager connected to and extending upwardly from the first base, the second stud side engager configured to engage the first support beam; a second base connected to the first stud side engager and spaced apart from the first base, wherein the second base is connected to the first base via the first stud side engager; a third base connected to the second stud side engager and spaced apart from the first base, wherein the third base is connected to the first base via the second stud side engager; a fourth base extending in the opposite direction of the first base; a third stud side engager connected to and extending upwardly from the second base, the third stud side engager configured to engage the first support beam; a fourth stud side engager connected to and extending upwardly from the fourth base, the fourth stud side engager configured to engage the first support beam; a fifth base connected to the third stud side engager and spaced apart from the fourth base, wherein the fifth base is connected to the fourth base via the third stud side engager; a sixth base connected to the fourth stud side engager and spaced apart from the fourth base, wherein the sixth base is connected to the fourth base via the fourth stud side engager; a first connecting hook connecting the first stud side engager and the third stud side engager, the first connecting hook configured to engage the first support beam; and a second connecting hook connecting the second stud side engager and the fourth stud side engager, the second connecting hook configured to engage the first support beam, wherein the first base is configured to engage a first block when the first block is in a first orientation, and wherein the second base and the third base are configured to engage the first block when the first block is in a second orientation different from the first orientation, and wherein the fourth base is configured to engage a second block when the second block is in a first orientation, and wherein the fifth base and sixth base are configured to engage the second block when the second block is in a second orientation different from the first orientation. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The wall panel blocking bracket of claim 8, wherein the second base and the third base are configured to be at a same distance from the first base. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The wall panel blocking bracket of claim 8, wherein the second base and the third base are at a same level relative to each other. ### Claim 11 (depends on 8) The wall panel blocking bracket of claim 8, wherein the fifth base and the sixth base are configured to be at a same distance from the fourth base. ### Claim 12 (depends on 8) The wall panel blocking bracket of claim 8, wherein the fifth base and the sixth base are at a same level relative to each other. ### Claim 13 (depends on 8) The wall panel blocking bracket of claim 8, wherein the second base, the third base, the fifth base, and the sixth base are at a same level relative to each other. ### Claim 14 (depends on 8) The wall panel blocking bracket of claim 8, wherein the second base, third base, fifth base, and sixth base each include a top surface and a block side engager. ### Claim 15 (depends on 8) The wall panel blocking bracket of claim 8, which is configured to partially support the first block and the second block, each adjacent to the support beam in any of three different orientations. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The wall panel blocking bracket of claim 15, which is configured to partially support the first block and the second block, each adjacent to the support beam in any one of a perpendicular orientation, a first position parallel orientation, and a second different position parallel orientation.