Wall-mountable accessory
AssigneeSalto, LLC
InventorSalvatore Sisto
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Abstract
A wall-mountable accessory such as one which is intended for hanging in a bathroom. The wall-mountable accessory may be a robe hook, a towel bar, a grab bar, a toilet paper holder, a ledge, or the like. The wall-mountable accessory may include a solid body that is at least partially formed from a brittle material. The solid body may have a hole that extends to an opening in its outer surface. The wall-mountable accessory may also include a mounting assembly for mounting the solid body to a wall. The mounting assembly may include a standoff configured to be coupled to the wall and a fastening pin that is coupled to the standoff and has a portion that nests within the hole in the solid body. The mounting assembly may apply a compressive force onto the solid body to prevent fracture.
Claims19
A wall-mountable accessory comprising:
- a solid body at least partially formed from a brittle material, the solid body comprising a first through-hole;
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- a mounting assembly for mounting the solid body to a wall, the mounting assembly comprising:
- a standoff configured to be coupled to the wall, the standoff comprising a plate portion having a front surface and a rear surface, a stem portion extending from the front surface of the plate portion to a distal end, and a passageway extending from the distal end of the stem portion to the rear surface of the plate portion for receiving a fastener to couple the standoff to the wall;
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- a fastening pin configured to extend through the first through-hole in the solid body and to be coupled to the standoff;
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- wherein the solid body is sandwiched between the standoff and the fastening pin.
A wall-mountable accessory comprising:
- a solid body comprising a front surface, a rear surface opposite the front surface, and a through-hole extending from the front surface to the rear surface;
- a mounting assembly for mounting the solid body to a wall, the mounting assembly comprising:
- a standoff configured to be coupled to the wall, the standoff comprising:
- a plate portion comprising a rear surface that abuts the wall and a front surface opposite the rear surface;
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- a stem portion protruding from the front surface of the plate portion, the stem portion comprising an internal passageway and terminating at a distal end that abuts the rear surface of the solid body;
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- a fastening pin comprising a tubular portion that extends through the through-hole of the solid body and into the internal passageway of the stem portion of the standoff and a flange portion extending radially from an end of the tubular portion that abuts the front surface of the solid body;
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- wherein the solid body is sandwiched between the flange portion of the fastening pin and the distal end of the stem portion of the standoff.
A wall-mountable accessory comprising:
- a solid body at least partially formed from a brittle material, the solid body comprising a front surface, a rear surface, and a through-hole extending between the front and rear surfaces;
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- a mounting assembly for mounting the solid body to a wall, the mounting assembly comprising:
- a standoff configured to be coupled to the wall;
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- a fastening pin configured to extend through the through-hole in the solid body to couple the fastening pin to the standoff;
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- the solid body configured to be sandwiched between a portion of the standoff and a portion of the fastening pin in a direction extending between the front and rear surfaces.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.