US 2013/0256476 A1Published application

Wall plaque and method of attaching the wall plaque to a load and to a wall

OwnerBartley Neil Ripkeinventor

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Abstract

A wall plaque and its method of attachment to a load and to a wall is provided. A decorative glass plate has first and second pairs of apertures. A bushing is loosely seated in each aperture. The load is placed against the front surface of the glass plate and overlaps the apertures. A hangar seats against the first pair of bushings and is attached to the load by fasteners which extend through the hangar and bushings and into the load. A spacer seats against the second pair of bushings and is attached to the load by fasteners which extend through the spacer and bushings and into the load. An anchor is mounted to the wall where the load is to be hung. After the load is assembled with the glass plate, the hangar seats on the anchor to easily mount the load onto the wall.

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Dependent claims

A wall plaque having a load mounted thereon prior to mounting onto a wall comprising:

a glass plate having front and back surfaces and a pair of spaced apart apertures provided therethrough, each said aperture having a predetermined dimension;
a bushing seated within each said aperture such that a pair of bushings are provided, each said bushing having a predetermined dimension, each said aperture being larger in dimension than said respective bushing such that said bushings are loosely mounted within said apertures, each said bushing having a central passageway provided therethrough;
a hangar having an elongated body with an upper edge and a lower edge, and having a pair of spaced apart apertures provided therethrough, said lower edge having teeth thereon for mating with an associated anchor mounted to the wall, said hangar abutting against said bushing such that said apertures aligns with said central passageways;
and
a fastener extending through each of said apertures of said hangar, through said associated bushing and further extending outwardly of said front surface of said glass plate to define free ends of said fasteners, said free ends of said fasteners capable of being attached to said load.

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A method of attaching a load to a wall comprising:

providing a glass plate having front and back surfaces and a pair of spaced apart apertures therethrough, each said aperture having a predetermined dimension;
seating a bushing within each said aperture such that a pair of bushings are provided, each said bushing having a predetermined dimension, each said aperture being larger in dimension than said respective bushing such that said bushings are loosely mounted within said apertures, each said bushing having a central passageway provided therethrough;
placing a load against said front surface of said glass plate such that said load overlaps said apertures;
providing a hangar having an elongated body with an upper edge and a lower edge, and having a pair of spaced apart apertures provided therethrough, said lower edge having teeth thereon;
placing said hangar against said bushing such that said apertures in said hangar align with said central passageways of said bushings;
seating a fastener through a respective one of said apertures first through said hangar, second through said associated bushing, and third into said load;
mounting an anchor to the wall where the load is to be hung;
and
seating said hangar on said anchor to mount said load onto the wall.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.