# US 10,871,180 B2 · Wall-mounted hook

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- Number: US 10,871,180 B2
- Document ID: US10871180B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 16/019,177
- Filed: 2018-06-26
- Published: 2019-02-28
- Granted: 2020-12-22
- Earliest claimed: 2008-10-30
- Applicants: Cobra Anchors Co. Ltd.
- Inventors: Pierre McDuff; Alexandre Pollak; Lang Nguyen
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10871180B2

## CPC

- F16B 13/002: {self-cutting}
- A47G 1/20: Picture hooks; X-hooks (plugs or hooks for general use F16B13/00, F16B45/00)
- F16B 13/04: with parts gripping in the hole or behind the reverse side of the wall after inserting from the front ({F16B13/002 and F16B13/12 take precedence;} friction-grip releasable fastenings in general F16B2/00)
- F16B 25/0026: {the material being a hard non-organic material, e.g. stone, concrete or drywall (F16B25/0031 takes precedence)}
- F16B 25/103: {by means of a drilling screw-point, i.e. with a cutting and material removing action}
- F16B 45/00: Hooks; Eyes (if the attaching parts or means are concerned, groups F16B13/00, F16B15/00, F16B19/00, F16B25/00, F16B35/00, F16B47/00 take precedence; for hanging pictures or the like A47G1/16; towing hooks for ships B63B21/58; for hoisting or hauling purposes B66C; hooks or eyes with integral parts designed to facilitate quick attachment to cables or ropes at any point F16G11/14)
- F16B: DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS OR MACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS, CLIPS OR WEDGES; JOINTS OR JOINTING (couplings for transmitting rotation F16D)
- A47G: HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT (book-ends A47B5/00; knives B26B)

## Abstract

An anchor assembly for use with hollow panels, comprises a holding member, such as a hook, and an anchor. The anchor is adapted to penetrate a hollow panel, such as a wall, and, once the anchor assembly has been installed to the wall, the anchor is firmly secured thereto while the hook, which is joined to the anchor, is located on a visible side of the wall. The anchor includes a first anchor portion and a second vice portion. The anchor portion, when the anchor assembly is installed to the wall, extends through the hole defined in the wall while the vice portion is located behind the wall. An elbow portion is provided on the anchor between the anchor and vice portions for allowing the anchor to be pivoted when being installed in the wall from a first position where the vice portion is inserted though the wall to form the hole therein and a second position where the vice portion extends behind the wall and in abutment therewith and the anchor portion is lodged in the hole.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An anchor assembly for use with hollow panels, the anchor assembly comprising a holding member and an anchor, the anchor being adapted to penetrate a hollow panel and, once the anchor assembly has been installed to the hollow panel, to be secured thereto while the holding member which is joined to the anchor, is adapted to be located on a visible side of the hollow panel, the anchor includes a first portion and a second portion, the first portion, when the anchor assembly is installed to the hollow panel, being adapted to extend through a hole defined in the hollow panel while the second portion is adapted to be located behind the hollow panel, an elbow portion being provided on the anchor between the first and second portions for allowing the anchor to be pivoted when being installed in the hollow panel from a first position where the second portion is inserted through the hollow panel to form the hole therein to a second position where the second portion extends behind the hollow panel and in abutment therewith and the first portion is lodged in the hole, wherein a substantially vertical fin extends from an inside surface of the elbow portion and within a concavity of the elbow portion, the substantially vertical fin, when the anchor is installed in the hollow panel, being adapted to be lodged in the hollow panel on a side thereof opposite the holding member.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The anchor assembly according to claim 1, wherein the substantially vertical fin defines a free cutting edge for facilitating an engagement thereof in the hollow panel.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The anchor assembly according to claim 1, wherein the substantially vertical fin is adapted to prevent rotation of the anchor assembly when the anchor is installed in the hollow panel.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The anchor assembly according to claim 1, wherein the substantially vertical fin is adapted to provide reinforcement to the anchor.