Hardware bar assembly
AssigneeLiberty Hardware Mfg. Corp.
InventorsKelly Nicole Pifer, Amber Dawn Richardson
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Abstract
A bar assembly is provided with a bar sized to be grasped manually with a guide formed at least partially along a length. A plurality of posts is provided, each in cooperation with the guide of the bar to fasten the bar to a support surface at various fastener mounting patterns. A method to install a bar assembly aligns a post with an aperture in a support surface. A bar is provided that is sized to be grasped manually. The bar is slid into engagement with the post. A fastener is installed to the post from an inside of the support surface. The fastener is tightened until the bar is secured in the post and the post is secured to the support surface.
Claims20
A bar assembly comprising:
- a bar sized to be grasped manually with a guide formed at least partially along a length;
- a first plurality of posts each in cooperation with the guide of the bar for lengthwise translation of each of the first plurality of posts relative to the bar for width adjustment of the first plurality of posts, to fasten the bar to a support surface;
- and
- a second plurality of posts, each sized to cooperate with one of the first plurality of posts to space the bar away from the support surface;
- wherein the first plurality of posts is each provided with a lengthwise through aperture;
- wherein the second plurality of posts further comprise a plurality of pins, each disposed within one of the lengthwise through apertures, so that when the plurality of first posts is fastened to the support surface, the plurality of pins is under compression between the bar and the support surface;
- and
- wherein each of the plurality of pins includes an enlarged surface relative to a body of the pin to contact the support surface to distribute a compression load upon the support surface.
A bar assembly comprising:
- a bar sized to be grasped manually with a guide formed at least partially along a length;
- and
- a plurality of posts each in cooperation with the guide of the bar, to fasten the bar to a support surface;
- wherein the guide is further defined as a consistent cross section formed along the length of the bar;
- and
- a plurality of collars, each affixed to a distal end of one of the plurality of posts, wherein each collar is sized to receive the cross section of the bar therein for linear adjustment of the plurality of collars relative to the bar;
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- wherein each of the plurality of collars provides a through aperture to receive the bar for lengthwise translation of each post relative to the bar for width adjustment of the posts.
A bar assembly comprising:
- a bar sized to be grasped manually with a guide formed at least partially along a length;
- a first plurality of posts each in cooperation with the guide of the bar to fasten the bar to a support surface;
- and
- a second plurality of posts, each sized to cooperate with one of the first plurality of posts to space the bar away from the support surface;
- wherein the first plurality of posts is each provided with a lengthwise through aperture;
- and
- wherein the second plurality of posts further comprise a plurality of pins, each disposed within one of the lengthwise through apertures, and each having a length greater than that of the corresponding first post, so that when the plurality of first posts is fastened to the support surface, the plurality of pins is under compression between the bar and the support surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.