Flush Mount Panels With Multiple Aligned Receiving Brackets
AssigneeDana Innovations
InventorsScott Struthers, Ray Call, Geoff Spencer, Greg Fetter
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Abstract
A panel with multiple openings and brackets can be used to flush-mount multiple components in a wallboard. The panel is installed flush with the wallboard and the junction between the panel and the wallboard is plastered or drywalled to create a uniform appearance. Wall-mounted components can then be installed into the brackets into openings that have been pre-measured and cut to ensure that the components are aligned with precision relative to one another before installation even begins.
Claims11
An assembly for facilitating installation of first and second mounted components into a wallboard, comprising:
- a first opening extending from a front of the assembly to the back of the assembly;
- a first spackle rim disposed about the first opening, wherein the first spackle rim extends beyond the front of the assembly;
- a first bracket disposed within the first opening to receive a first mounted component;
- a second opening extending from a front of the assembly to the back of the assembly;
- a second spackle rim disposed about the second opening, wherein the second spackle rim extends beyond the front of the assembly;
- a second bracket disposed within the second opening to receive a second mounted component;
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- a panel disposed about the first and second brackets.
The assembly of claim if wherein the first bracket comprises a locking mechanism that couples to the first mounted component.
The assembly of claim I, wherein the first opening is aligned with the second opening.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.