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US 11,629,748 B2Granted
Adhesive backed positioning aids and anchoring assemblies to enhance object mounting experience
Assignee3M Innovative Properties Company
InventorsJoseph A. Hoffman, Tatiane Dias Marques Faria, Craig D. Thompson, Judd D. Olson, Michele A. Eller, Angela L. Pan, Landon B. Davis, Thaddeus S. Rodda, III, Margaret M. Bonello
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Abstract
Wall anchors and positioning aids disclosed herein grant a user the ability to temporary hang or otherwise mount heavyweight objects, while also allowing for adjustment of at least one of the location and orientation of the assembly via the direct manipulation of the object.
Claims17
A wall anchor assembly comprising:
- a base plate including opposing major surfaces;
- a first insert plate pivotably coupled to an edge of the base plate at a first hinge segment,
- a second insert plate pivotably coupled to the base plate at a second hinge segment disposed at an opposite edge of the base plate from the first hinge segment,
- wherein each insert plate includes a curved prong extending from a surface of the respective insert plate at a location distal to the hinge segment, and
- wherein each insert plate includes opposing side edges, and wherein each curved prong includes a base, and the base is integral with one of the opposing side edges of its respective insert plate.
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A kit comprising
- a wall anchor;
- and
- one or more transfer structures, each transfer structure including a separable connection system and a marking aperture,
- wherein the transfer structures each comprise:
- a first adhesive layer and a first separable connector component coupled to the adhesive layer;
- and a second adhesive layer and a second separable connector component, wherein the first and second separable connector components are engageable with each other to form the separable connection system.
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A method for mounting an object, the method comprising:
- a providing an anchor assembly including one or more prongs;
- temporarily attaching a back surface of the assembly to a wall at a first location;
- placing the object on a loading bearing structure of the anchor assembly;
- manipulating, directly, the object so that the anchor assembly is disposed at a second location;
- creating a positioning mark in the wall proximate the second location;
- and
- removing the object from the load bearing structure.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.