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US 12,213,605 B2Granted
Wall anchors and assemblies for heavyweight objects
Assignee3M Innovative Properties Company
InventorsJoseph A. Hoffman, Mario A. Davenport
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Abstract
A wall hook comprising at least a base plate including opposing front and back surfaces, a top edge, a bottom edge and two opposing side edges; a downwardly curved prong having a base, wherein the prong extends outwardly along an arc to a wall-penetrating end, a load bearing structure adjacent the top edge, and an alignment notch at the bottom edge, wherein the base of the prong is integral with one of the opposing sides edges.
Claims19
A wall anchor comprising:
- a base plate including opposing front and back surfaces, a top edge, a bottom edge and two opposing side edges;
- a downwardly curved prong having a base, wherein the prong extends outwardly along an arc to a wall-penetrating outer end;
- a load bearing structure adjacent the top edge;
- and
- an alignment notch at the bottom edge,
- wherein the base of the prong is integral with one of the opposing side edges, wherein the base of the prong has a height measured along the side edge and a thickness measured along the top edge, and wherein the height is a least 1.5 times the thickness.
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A wall anchor assembly comprising:
- a base plate;
- and
- a first insertion plate pivotally coupled to the base plate and including a proximal edge, a distal edge, and opposing side edges, the insertion plate further including
- a curved prong having a base, wherein the prong extends outwardly along an arc to a wall-penetrating outer end, and wherein the base of the prong is coincident with one of the opposing side edges.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.