Wall mountable bracket assembly
AssigneeVictualic Company
InventorCong Sun
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Abstract
A bracket assembly isolates shear forces from fasteners to realize the full tensile load capability of the fasteners. The fasteners extend from a base plate and are embedded within a structure such as a poured concrete wall. Receptacles defined by the base plate receive bosses which extend from a mounting plate which overlies the base plate. The fasteners also retain the mounting plate to the base plate. Shear forces applied in the plane of the mounting plate are reacted between the bosses and the receptacles, the fasteners being isolated from the shear forces using oversized holes in the mounting plate to ensure that the fasteners experience primarily tensile loads.
Claims27
A bracket assembly mountable on a wall, said bracket assembly comprising:
- a base plate having an outer surface and a reverse surface oppositely disposed;
- at least one receptacle attached to said reverse surface and extending in a direction away from said outer surface, said at least one receptacle comprising a receptacle sidewall oriented transversely to said base plate and a receptacle back wall oriented transversely to said sidewall, said receptacle sidewall and said receptacle back wall defining a cavity;
- a mounting plate positioned in overlying relation with said base plate;
- a boss projecting from said mounting plate, said boss comprising a boss sidewall and a boss back wall, said boss sidewall and said boss back wall defining a recess, said boss being received within said cavity and having a sidewall clearance between said receptacle sidewall and said boss sidewall;
- a fastener having a first end extending into said cavity and into said recess, said fastener having a second end projecting from said receptacle back wall away from said outer surface, said fastener securing said mounting plate to said base plate.
A bracket assembly mountable on a wall, said bracket assembly comprising:
- a base plate having an outer surface and a reverse surface oppositely disposed;
- a plurality of receptacles attached to said reverse surface and extending in a direction away from said outer surface, each said plurality of receptacles comprising a receptacle sidewall oriented transversely to said base plate and a receptacle back wall oriented transversely to said receptacle sidewall, said receptacle sidewall and said receptacle back wall of each said receptacle defining a respective cavity;
- a mounting plate positioned in overlying relation with said base plate;
- a plurality of bosses projecting from said mounting plate, each of said plurality of bosses comprising a boss sidewall and a boss back wall, said boss sidewall and said boss back wall defining a recess, each of said plurality of bosses being received within one of said cavities and having a sidewall clearance between said receptacle sidewall and said boss sidewall;
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- a plurality of fasteners, each said fastener having a first end extending into one of said cavities through a first receptacle hole and into one of said recesses through a first boss hole, each of said plurality of fasteners having a fastener diameter, each of said plurality of fasteners having a second end projecting from one of said receptacle back walls away from said outer surface, said fasteners securing said mounting plate to said base plate;
- wherein each of said bosses is sized in relation to said cavity in which it is received, and said boss hole in each of said plurality of bosses is sized in relation to said fastener diameter, such that an external load acting in a plane of said mounting plate will be reacted primarily through contact between said bosses and said sidewalls of said receptacles.
An installation, said installation comprising:
- a wall;
- at least one bracket assembly mounted on said wall, said at least one bracket assembly comprising:
- a base plate having an outer surface and a reverse surface oppositely disposed;
- at least one receptacle attached to said reverse surface and extending in a direction away from said outer surface, said at least one receptacle comprising a receptacle sidewall oriented transversely to said base plate and a receptacle back wall oriented transversely to said sidewall, said receptacle sidewall and said receptacle back wall defining a cavity;
- a mounting plate positioned in overlying relation with said base plate;
- a boss projecting from said mounting plate, said boss comprising a boss sidewall and a boss back wall, said boss sidewall and said boss back wall defining a recess, said boss being received within said cavity and having a sidewall clearance between said receptacle sidewall and said boss sidewall;
- a fastener having a first end extending into said cavity and into said recess, said fastener having a second end projecting from said receptacle back wall away from said outer surface, said fastener securing said mounting plate to said base plate.
The installation according to 23, wherein said wall comprises concrete and said base plate is embedded within said concrete upon pouring of said wall.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.