Bracket for surface mounting
AssigneeHouse of Atlas, LLC
InventorsMatthew Berman, Jason Moss, Alan Arthur Ford
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Abstract
A bracket for mounting objects to a wall includes a base defining mounting holes for fasteners. An arm extends from the base and has a top, a bottom and a maximum width at the interconnection with the base. The mounting holes includes at least two that are spaced from another by a distance greater than a maximum width of the arm so that one of the mounting holes is outside the arm on one side of the arm and another of the mounting holes is outside the arm on the other side of the arm. At least a portion of the mounting holes is located above the top of the arm.
Claims8
A bracket comprising:
- a base having a mounting portion and at least two tabs extending at an angle to the mounting portion, each said tab of the at least two tabs at least one mounting hole, each of the at least one mounting hole receiving a fastener for mounting the bracket to a structure, each of the at least two tabs defining a gap therebetween, the gap being in at least two different planes that are disposed at an angle to one another;
- an arm extending from the base and having a top, a bottom and a maximum width at an interconnection with the base;
- the at least two tabs being spaced from one another by a distance greater than the maximum width of the arm so that one of the at least two tabs is outside the arm on one side of the arm and one of the at least two tabs is outside the arm on the other side of the arm;
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- at least a portion of each of the at least one mounting hole being located above the top of the arm.
An apparatus for mounting a curtain rod, the apparatus comprising:
- a base for being positioned against a surface;
- a receptacle for receiving the curtain rod;
- an arm connecting the base and the receptacle;
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- the receptacle having bottom and a notch above the bottom and a moveable positioner opposite the notch to locate and secure the curtain rod in the notch such that the rod is suspended in the cradle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.