# US 11,898,691 B2 · Array mounting assembly > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,898,691 B2 - Document ID: US11898691B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 18/071,953 - Filed: 2022-11-30 - Published: 2023-06-01 - Granted: 2024-02-13 - Earliest claimed: 2021-11-30 - Assignees: Latch Systems, Inc. - Applicants: Latch Systems, Inc. - Inventors: Andre Dettler; Tim Stonelake - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11898691B2 ## CPC - F16B 5/0607: {joining sheets or plates to each other (F16B5/0692, F16B21/082 take precedence)} - F16M 13/02: for supporting on, or attaching to, an object, e.g. tree, gate, window-frame, cycle - 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) - F16M: FRAMES, CASINGS OR BEDS OF ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS, NOT SPECIFIC TO ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; SUPPORTS ## Abstract A versatile wall mounting assembly is disclosed. The assembly may include a first section extending parallel to a wall structure, a second section extending from the first section, wherein the second section includes a free end, and a third section extending from the first section. The third section may be oriented perpendicular to the first section. The assembly may further include a faceplate couplable with the wall plate, the faceplate including an outer side opposite an inner side, wherein a plurality of ridges extend towards the wall plate from the inner side. The plurality of ridges may include a first ridge in abutment with the second section of the wall plate, a second ridge in abutment with the second section of the wall plate, and a third ridge extending beneath the third section of the wall plate. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An assembly, comprising: a wall plate operable to be secured to a structure, the wall plate comprising: a first section extending parallel to a plane defined by the structure; a second section extending from a first end of the first section, wherein the second section includes a free end; and a third section extending from a second end of the first section, wherein the third section is oriented substantially perpendicular to the first section; and a faceplate removably coupled to the wall plate, the faceplate comprising: an outer side opposite an inner side, wherein a plurality of ridges extend towards the wall plate from the inner side, and wherein the plurality of ridges comprise: a first ridge in abutment with the second section of the wall plate; a second ridge in abutment with the first section of the wall plate, wherein the second ridge extends farther from the inner side than the first ridge; and a third ridge extending beneath the third section of the wall plate. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The assembly of claim 1, wherein the wall plate further comprises a clip opening extending through at least one of the first section and the second section. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The assembly of claim 2, further comprising a mounting clip coupleable with the faceplate, the mounting clip comprising: a main section positioned adjacent the outer side of the faceplate; and an overlap section extending from the main section, the overlap section operable to extend over an upper end of the faceplate. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The assembly of claim 3, wherein the overlap section extends through the clip opening. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The assembly of claim 1, wherein the wall plate further comprises a plurality of fastener openings extending through at least one of the first section and the third section, wherein a fastener is operable to extend through one of the plurality of fastener openings to secure the wall plate to the structure. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The assembly of claim 5, wherein the structure is an interior wall. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The assembly of claim 1, wherein the faceplate further comprises an upper lip operable to extend over the free end of the second section of the wall plate. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The assembly of claim 1, wherein the third section of the wall plate is in abutment with the inner side of the faceplate. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The assembly of claim 1, wherein the second section of the wall plate extends at an angle towards the faceplate. ### Claim 10 A mounting assembly, comprising: a wall plate operable to be secured to a wall, the wall plate comprising: a first section extending substantially parallel to a plane defined by a surface of the wall; a second section extending from a first end of the first section, wherein the second section includes a free end; and a third section extending from a second end of the first section, wherein the third section is oriented substantially perpendicular to the first section; and a faceplate removably coupled to the wall plate, the faceplate comprising: an outer side opposite an inner side, wherein a plurality of ridges extend towards the wall plate from the inner side, and wherein the plurality of ridges comprise: a first ridge in abutment with the second section of the wall plate; a second ridge in abutment with the first section of the wall plate, wherein the second ridge extends farther from the inner side than the first ridge; and a third ridge extending beneath the third section of the wall plate. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The mounting assembly of claim 10, wherein the wall plate further comprises a clip opening extending through at least one of the first section and the second section. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The mounting assembly of claim 11, further comprising a mounting clip coupleable with the faceplate, the mounting clip comprising: a main section positionable adjacent the outer side of the faceplate; and an overlap section extending from the main section, the overlap section operable to extend over an upper end of the faceplate. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The mounting assembly of claim 12, wherein the overlap section extends through the clip opening. ### Claim 14 (depends on 10) The mounting assembly of claim 10, wherein the wall plate further comprises a plurality of fastener openings extending through at least one of the second section and the third section, wherein a fastener is operable to extend through one of the plurality of fastener openings to secure the wall plate to the wall. ### Claim 15 (depends on 10) The mounting assembly of claim 10, wherein the faceplate further comprises an upper lip operable to extend over the free end of the second section of the wall plate. ### Claim 16 (depends on 10) The mounting assembly of claim 10, wherein the third section of the wall plate is in abutment with the inner side of the faceplate, and wherein the second section of the wall plate extends at an angle towards the faceplate. ### Claim 17 A wall mounting system, comprising: a wall plate operable to be secured to a wall, the wall plate comprising: a first section extending parallel to a plane defined by a surface of the wall; and a second section extending from a first end of the first section, wherein the second section includes a free end, and wherein the free is oriented parallel to the first section; and a faceplate removably coupled to the wall plate, the faceplate comprising: an outer side opposite an inner side, wherein a plurality of ridges extend towards the wall plate from the inner side, and wherein the plurality of ridges comprise: a first ridge in abutment with the second section of the wall plate; a second ridge in abutment with the first section of the wall plate, wherein the second ridge extends farther from the inner side than the first ridge; and a third ridge extending beneath the wall plate. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The wall mounting system of claim 17, wherein the wall plate further comprises a clip opening extending through at least one of the first section and the second section, and a plurality of fastener openings extending through the second section. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The wall mounting system of claim 18, further comprising a mounting clip coupleable with the faceplate, the mounting clip comprising: a main section positioned adjacent the outer side of the faceplate; and an overlap section extending from the main section, the overlap section operable to extend over an upper end of the faceplate. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The wall mounting system of claim 19, wherein overlap section extends through the clip opening.