Mounting bracket for link attachment
AssigneeLahey & Sharpe Enterprises and Investments Inc. dba LASH
InventorsThomas James LAHEY, Steven SHARPE
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Abstract
A bracket is provided for anchoring a flexible member such as a chain to a surface in such a way as to allow such member to be repositioned over a range of locations along the bracket, once the bracket has been fastened to the surface. The bracket includes an elongated slot along which the terminal end of the flexible member may slide, thereby permitting the anchoring end of the flexible member to be positioned over a range of positions along the bracket.
Claims20
A bracket comprising:
- a) a plurality of apertures for fastening the bracket to a surface;
- b) an elongated slot;
- c) a riding member adjacent the elongated slot;
- d) a bracket opening, which communicates with the elongated slot;
- and
- e) a key member for receiving a flexible member, the key member in communication with the riding member,
- wherein the flexible member attaches to the riding member;
- moves freely along a length of the riding member;
- and cannot access the bracket opening once the bracket is fastened to the surface.
A bracket comprising:
- a) a plurality of apertures for fastening the bracket to a surface;
- b) an elongated slot with an adjacent riding member;
- and
- c) a bracket opening for receiving a flexible member, the bracket opening in communication with the elongated opening,
- wherein a the flexible member is slidingly anchored to the bracket and moves freely along a length of the elongated slot.
A bracket for attachment to a cam-lock bushing plate or for formation of a cam-lock bushing plate, the bracket comprising:
- a) a plurality of apertures for fastening the bracket to the cam-lock bushing plate;
- b) an elongated slot;
- and
- c) a riding member adjacent the elongated slot;
- wherein the elongated slot and the riding member form part of a flange that is bent out of a plane containing the apertures.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.