Mounting bracket for a T-bar
AssigneeNile Global, Inc.
InventorsPromode Nedungadi, Vigneshwara Upadhyaya
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Abstract
Examples of an apparatus and method are disclosed. In an example, a mounting bracket for attaching to a T-bar of a suspended ceiling is disclosed. The mounting bracket includes a bracket body, the bracket body including, multiple keyholes, and at least one flange hook configured to receive a first edge of a flange of the T-bar, a toolless locking element including a slidable piece having a flange hook configured to receive a second edge of the flange of the T-bar, the second edge of the flange of the T-bar being opposite the first edge of the flange of the T-bar, and a locking mechanism that is configured to allow the slidable piece to move parallel to the bracket body when a force is applied to the locking mechanism.
Claims19
A mounting bracket for attaching to a T-bar of a suspended ceiling, the mounting bracket comprising:
- a bracket body, the bracket body including;
- multiple keyholes;
- and
- at least one flange hook configured to receive a first edge of a flange of the T-bar;
- a toolless locking element including;
- a slidable piece having a flange hook configured to receive a second edge of the flange of the T-bar, the second edge of the flange of the T-bar being opposite the first edge of the flange of the T-bar;
- and
- a locking mechanism that is configured to allow the slidable piece to move parallel to the bracket body when a force is applied to the locking mechanism;
- wherein the toolless locking element includes a lock plunger that is configured to disengage with the slidable piece in response to the force.
An apparatus comprising:
- a wireless access point (AP);
- and
- a mounting bracket attached to the wireless AP, the mounting bracket configured to attach to a T-bar of a suspended ceiling, the mounting bracket comprising:
- a bracket body, the bracket body including;
- multiple keyholes;
- and
- at least one flange hook configured to receive a first edge of a flange of the T-bar;
- a toolless locking element including;
- a slidable piece having a flange hook configured to receive a second edge of the flange of the T-bar, the second edge of the flange of the T-bar being opposite the first edge of the flange of the T-bar;
- and
- a locking mechanism that is configured to allow the slidable piece to move parallel to the bracket body when a force is applied to the locking mechanism;
- wherein the toolless locking element includes a lock plunger that is configured to disengage with the slidable piece in response to the force.
A mounting bracket for attaching to a T-bar of a suspended ceiling, the mounting bracket comprising:
- a bracket body, the bracket body including;
- multiple keyholes;
- and
- at least one flange hook configured to receive a first edge of a flange of the T-bar;
- a toolless locking element including;
- a slidable piece having a flange hook configured to receive a second edge of the flange of the T-bar, the second edge of the flange of the T-bar being opposite the first edge of the flange of the T-bar;
- and
- a locking mechanism that is configured to allow the slidable piece to move parallel to the bracket body when a force is applied to the locking mechanism;
- wherein the bracket body includes a cable holding channel that runs parallel to the slidable piece of the toolless locking mechanism.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.