Wall-mount assembly
AssigneeLiberty Hardware Mfg. Corp.
InventorsJames L. DANIELS, Neil EDWARDS
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Abstract
A wall-mount assembly is provided with an elongate rail with at least one receptacle formed into the rail. At least one fastener includes an expandable base, and a flange extending from a proximal end of the expandable base, wherein the flange is sized to pass through the at least one receptacle, and the at least one fastener cooperates with the rail to retain the flange within the at least one receptacle. A method for installing hardware to a wall installs fasteners to a rail. The rail is aligned to the wall. The rail is pressed to the wall such that the fasteners are inserted into the wall. The fasteners are expanded to install the rail and fasteners to the wall.
Claims20
A wall-mount assembly comprising:
- an elongate rail with at least one receptacle formed into the rail;
- and
- at least one fastener comprising an expandable base, and a flange extending from a proximal end of the expandable base, wherein the flange is sized to pass through the at least one receptacle, and the at least one fastener cooperates with the rail to retain the flange within the at least one receptacle.
A method for installing hardware to a wall, the method comprising:
- installing fasteners to a rail;
- aligning the rail to the wall;
- pressing the rail to the wall such that the fasteners are inserted into the wall;
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- expanding the fasteners to install the rail and fasteners to the wall.
A wall-mount assembly comprising:
- an elongate rail with at least one receptacle formed into the rail;
- at least one fastener comprising an expandable base, and a flange extending from a proximal end of the expandable base, wherein the flange is sized to pass through the at least one receptacle, and the at least one fastener cooperates with the rail to retain the flange within the at least one receptacle;
- wherein the flange is generally rectangular;
- wherein the at least one receptacle includes a generally rectangular aperture sized to permit the flange to pass through the rail;
- wherein the expandable base is generally perpendicular to the flange before expansion;
- wherein the at least one receptacle includes a slot formed through the rail that intersects the rectangular aperture and sized to permit the expandable base to extend through the slot;
- wherein an aperture is formed through the flange sized to receive a threaded fastener, and wherein the expandable base collectively defines a boss sized to receive the threaded fastener;
- wherein the at least one receptacle further includes a round aperture formed through the rail, intersecting the slot and sized to receive the boss;
- a retainer extending from the rail adjacent to the slot to engage the flange and limit translation of the flange from the slot;
- wherein the retainer further comprises a projection extending from the rail and interfering with a range of travel between the rectangular aperture and the slot;
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- wherein the slot is formed through the retainer, and the projection further comprises a pair of projections oriented on opposed sides of the slot.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.