US 2006/0186306 A1 · Mounting device with support plate

Abstract

The present invention describes an improved mounting device or catch intended for mounting mirrors, glass plates or other generally flat objects to walls, doors, cabinets or other similar surfaces. The present invention comprises a plastic shell element, similar in appearance to existing mounting devices, but having a recessed means on its back side to accommodate a support plate. The support plate is a preferably metal, generally J-shaped plate that engages the plastic shell to provide much greater structural integrity to the mounting device. The present invention provides a retainer means by which the support plate is retained by and releasably engages the shell that is easily assembled and allows ease of installation. In addition to strengthening the basic support structure, the metal plate provides a secondary support means that can retain the supported object even in the event of a failure of the plastic shell, potentially preventing the destruction of the supported object. The improved structural features are accomplished while retaining the aesthetic features and resilient support features of prior-art plastic mounting devices.

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Dependent claims

A mounting device for mounting mirrors, works of art or other objects on an essentially flat surface, the mounting device comprising:

i. a shell having a front side and a back side, said shell having a recess on said back side, and said shell comprising a base plate having at least one retainer means extending rearwardly into the recess, and having a hook portion extending forwardly from said front side from one edge of said back plate, said hook portion having an integral lip portion extending from said hook portion approximately parallel to said base plate such that said shell is generally J-shaped, and said lip portion having a rectangular channel extending partially therethrough;
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ii. a support plate having a generally J-shape and sized to slidably fit into said recess on the back side of said shell and into said rectangular channel in the lip portion of said shell, the support plate having at least one retainer receiving means in a forward facing surface aligned with the at least one rearwardly extending retainer means of the base plate, whereby the support plate is retained by and releasably engages the shell with the retainer means extending into the retainer receiving means of the support plate.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Mounting device with support plate

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