Anchoring bracket

A method of applying an anchoring force to a mount including a support stud depending from a force-distributing pad, the pad having a first side with a contact surface defined by a perimeter and adapted for supporting engagement by a support surface of a support structure and a second side opposite the first side and including an anchoring-force bearing surface, the method comprising the steps of:

• providing an elongated rigid shank having (i) first and seconds ends, (ii) an anchoring-force application region located between the first and second ends and to which an anchoring force may be selectively applied, (iii) a first shank portion situated at least one of (a) at the first end of the shank and (b) between the first end of the shank and the anchoring-force application region and (iv) a heel depending from a second shank portion more distant from the first end of the shank than the anchoring-force application region;
• positioning the contact surface of the mount pad in a predetermined position along the support surface;
• orientating the shank such that (i) the first shank portion is positioned for force-exerting engagement with the anchoring-force bearing surface of the mount pad, (ii) that the heel is outside the perimeter of the contact surface of the mount pad and (iii) the anchoring-force application region is at least partially outside the perimeter of the contact surface the mount pad;
• positioning the heel for force-exerting engagement with the support surface of the support structure;
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• applying a support-surface-directed anchoring force to the anchoring-force application region of the shank thereby urging the heel and the mount pad toward the support surface of the support structure.

An anchoring bracket for applying an anchoring force to a mount including a support stud extending along a stud axis and depending from a force-distributing pad including a first side with a contact surface defined by a perimeter and adapted for supporting engagement with a support surface and a second side opposite the first side and including an anchoring-force bearing surface, the anchoring bracket comprising:

• a base region including an anchoring-force-exerting surface adapted for selective force-exerting engagement with the anchoring-force bearing surface of the force-distributing pad of a mount;
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• at least two elongated shanks extending laterally outward from the base region, each shank having a base end and a distal end opposite the base end, each shank of a selected set of shanks having an anchoring-force application region located between the base and distal ends, a distal shank portion more distant from the base region than the anchoring-force application region and a heel depending from the distal shank portion, the heel being adapted for selective force-exerting engagement with the support surface in a location exterior to the pad perimeter of the mount such that, when (i) the anchoring-force exerting surface of the base region is positioned for force-exerting engagement with the anchoring-force bearing surface of the mount pad, and (ii) with respect to each shank of a selected set of shanks positioned such that the heel depending from that shank is positioned for force-exerting engagement with the support surface in a location exterior to the pad perimeter of the mount, an anchoring force directed toward the support surface is applied to the anchoring-force application region of that shank, the anchoring force is distributed to the heel of that shank and the base region thereby urging the heel and the force-distributing pad of the mount toward the support surface.

A method of applying an anchoring force to a mount including a support stud depending from a force-distributing pad including a first side with a contact surface defined by a perimeter and adapted for supporting engagement with a support surface and a second side opposite the first side and including an anchoring-force bearing surface, the method comprising the steps of:

• providing an anchoring bracket having (i) a base region including an anchoring-force-exerting surface adapted for selective force-exerting engagement with the anchoring-force bearing surface of the mount;
• (ii) at least two elongated shanks extending outwardly from the base region, each shank of a selected set of shanks having a base end, a distal end opposite the base end, an anchoring-force application region situated between the base and distal ends, and a distal shank portion more distant from the base region than the anchoring-force application region of that shank;
• and (iii) a heel depending from the distal shank portion of each shank of a selected set of shanks, each shank being adapted for selective force-exerting engagement with the support surface;
• positioning the contact surface of the mount in a predetermined position along the support surface;
• orienting the bracket such that (i) the anchoring-force exerting surface of the base region is positioned for force-exerting engagement with the anchoring-force bearing surface of the mount pad, and (ii) each heel of a selected set of heals is positioned for force-exerting engagement with the support surface in a location exterior to the pad perimeter of the mount;
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• applying a support-surface-directed force to the anchoring-force application region of at least one shank from which depends a heel positioned for force-exerting engagement with the support surface thereby urging the heel and the mount pad toward the support surface of the support structure.