# US 2019/0376549 A1 · Attachment device

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- Number: US 2019/0376549 A1
- Document ID: US20190376549A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 16/006,286
- Filed: 2018-06-12
- Published: 2019-12-12
- Earliest claimed: 2018-06-12
- Assignees: A-Tach-It, LLC
- Inventors: Jason D. Baker; Roger L. Mears
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20190376549A1

## CPC

- F16B 45/00: Hooks; Eyes (if the attaching parts or means are concerned, groups F16B13/00, F16B15/00, F16B19/00, F16B25/00, F16B35/00, F16B47/00 take precedence; for hanging pictures or the like A47G1/16; towing hooks for ships B63B21/58; for hoisting or hauling purposes B66C; hooks or eyes with integral parts designed to facilitate quick attachment to cables or ropes at any point F16G11/14)
- F16B: DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS OR MACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS, CLIPS OR WEDGES; JOINTS OR JOINTING (couplings for transmitting rotation F16D)

## Abstract

A system including an attachment device having a generally flat plate having a securement structure, and two hooks movably coupled to the plate. A base end of each hook is spaced apart by a natural number multiple of a hook spacing distance, and the hook spacing distance is between about 1¾ inches and about 2¼ inches, or is between about 2¾ inches and about 3¼ inches.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A system comprising an attachment device including:
a generally flat, generally triangular plate having a securement structure positioned adjacent a first corner of said plate, wherein said securement structure includes an opening having an outer perimeter entirely positioned within said plate; and
at least two hooks movably coupled to said plate positioned adjacent to second and third corners, respectively, of said plate, wherein each hook is passed through a hook opening that is of a smaller size than the opening of the securement structure, wherein a base end of each hook is spaced apart by a natural number multiple of a hook spacing distance, wherein the hook spacing distance is between about 1¾ inches and about 2¼ inches, or is between about 2¾ inches and about 3¼ inches, wherein each hook is generally “S”-shaped, wherein each hook opening non-removably directly receives the base end of an associated hook therethrough, wherein said plate is generally shaped as non-equilateral isosceles triangle in front view, wherein said securement structure is positioned adjacent to a vertex of said triangle defined by said first corner, and wherein each hook is positioned adjacent to a base edge of said triangle, wherein the system further comprises a supplemental hook movably coupled to said plate, and wherein a base end of said supplemental hook is spaced apart from at least one of said two hooks by said hook spacing distance, and wherein said base end of said supplemental hook and said base ends of said two hooks are all positioned adjacent to a same edge of said plate, and wherein said plate is made of metal and has a thickness of less than about ¼ inch.

### Claim 2

(canceled)

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1 wherein said hook spacing distance is about 2 inches.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1 wherein a base end of each hook is spaced apart by about 4 inches, or wherein said hook spacing distance is about 3 inches, and wherein a base end of each hook is spaced apart by about 6 inches.

### Claim 5

(canceled)

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1 wherein the hook openings are spaced apart by the natural number multiple of the hook spacing distance.

### Claim 7

(canceled)

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1 wherein each hook has a base end received through said plate, a distal end, and a middle portion positioned between said base end and said distal end, wherein said base end forms a sharper angle with said middle portion than said distal end forms with said middle portion relative to the same frame of reference.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1 wherein each hook has a base end received through said plate, a distal end, and a middle portion positioned between said base end and said distal end, wherein said distal end forms an angle of between about 25 degrees and about −65 degrees with said middle portion.

### Claim 10

(canceled)

### Claim 11

(canceled)

### Claim 12

(canceled)

### Claim 13

(canceled)

### Claim 14

(canceled)

### Claim 15

(canceled)

### Claim 16 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1 further comprising a generally flat, planar piece of expanded metal material having generally diamond-shaped openings, wherein the openings of said piece of expanded metal material are spaced apart, on center, by said hook spacing distance.

### Claim 17 (depends on 16)

The system of claim 16 wherein each hook extends through one of said openings of said piece of expanded metal material to secure said attachment device to said piece of expanded metal material.

### Claim 18

A system comprising:
an attachment device including a generally flat plate having a securement structure and at least two hooks movably coupled to said plate adjacent to an edge of said plate, wherein a base end of each hook is spaced apart by a natural number multiple of a hook spacing distance, and wherein the flat plate of said attachment device is generally triangular and lacks any hooks formed thereby; and
a piece of material having a plurality of openings, wherein the openings of said piece of material are spaced apart, on center, by the hook spacing distance, and wherein said attachment device is coupled to said piece of material such said edge of said plate is positioned adjacent to said piece of material.

### Claim 19 (depends on 18)

The system of claim 18 wherein the hook spacing distance is between about 1¾ inches and about 3¼ inches, and wherein a strap, loop, rope, cord, hook or other component is passed through the securement structure to anchor another component to the piece of material.

### Claim 20

A method for securing an attachment device to a piece of material comprising:
accessing an attachment device including a generally flat plate having a securement structure and at least two hooks movably coupled to said plate, wherein a base end of each hook is spaced apart by a natural number multiple of a hook spacing distance and wherein the flat plate is generally triangular and lacks any hooks;
accessing a piece of material having a plurality of openings, wherein the plurality of openings of said piece of material are spaced apart, on center, by the hook spacing distance; and
passing each hook through an opening of said piece of material to thereby secure said attachment device to said piece of material such that said base ends of each hook are positioned adjacent to said piece of material.

### Claim 21 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1 wherein said plate is generally planar and includes a first hole formed therethrough defining said securement structure, and a second hole and third hole formed therethrough each of which receives one of said hooks, and wherein said plate and said first, second and third holes are all coplanar.

### Claim 22 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1 wherein said plate is a single piece of flat material and lacks any flanges or protrusions coupled thereto or extending therefrom besides any hooks.

### Claim 23 (depends on 18)

The system of claim 18 wherein the plate is generally triangular, the securement structure is positioned adjacent a first corner of said plate, and the two hooks are positioned adjacent to second and third corners, respectively, of said plate.

### Claim 24 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1 wherein the flat plate of said attachment device is generally triangular and lacks any hooks formed thereby.