# US 2021/0274947 A1 · System to support cantilevered members from a vertical panel

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- Number: US 2021/0274947 A1
- Document ID: US20210274947A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 16/808,670
- Filed: 2020-03-04
- Published: 2021-09-09
- Earliest claimed: 2020-03-04
- Assignees: Qualserv Solutions LLC
- Applicants: Qualserv Solutions, LLC
- Inventors: Arturo Gonzalez Rodriguez; Michael D. Potter
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20210274947A1

## CPC

- A47F 5/083: {Grids; Article supports therefor}
- A47B 57/42: the shelf supports being cantilever brackets
- A47B 96/068: {Very short brackets, quickly attachable or detachable to a vertical support surface}
- A47F 5/0815: {Panel constructions with apertures for article supports, e.g. hooks}
- A47F 5/10: Adjustable or foldable {or dismountable} display stands {(foldable racks in general A47B43/00; dismountable racks in general A47B47/00; assemblies of elements of the same kind, e.g. stackable A47B87/00; publicity panels G09F15/0068)}
- A47F: SPECIAL FURNITURE, FITTINGS, OR ACCESSORIES FOR SHOPS, STOREHOUSES, BARS, RESTAURANTS OR THE LIKE; PAYING COUNTERS
- A47B: TABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE (furniture jointing F16B)

## Abstract

A system to support a member extending from a wall. The system includes a wall with one more apertures, a bracket configured to be disposed an aperture, and a member comprising a tang, wherein the tang is configured to be supported by the bracket. The bracket comprises a body with a hole, the hole receives the tang therein, wherein the body comprises a plurality of surfaces that collectively define the hole, wherein the body includes a portion biased inwardly toward the opposite surface, wherein the biased portion extends inwardly past an inner surface of the respective wall of the plurality of walls that includes the biased portion. The body further includes a plurality of fingers extend from the plurality of walls, the plurality of fingers each biased in a direction away from the hole.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A system to support a member extending from a wall, comprising:
a wall with one or more apertures disposed therethrough;
a bracket configured to be disposed within an aperture of the one or more apertures, the bracket comprising a front portion and a rear portion; and
a member comprising a tang and a portion that extends from the tang, wherein the tang is configured to extend within and be supported by the bracket;
the bracket comprises a body with a hole disposed through a front surface of the front portion of the body, the hole receives the tang therein, the hole being formed with a length and a width just larger than a respective length and a respective width of the tang, wherein the body comprises a plurality of surfaces including opposite upper and lower surfaces, and opposite left and right surfaces that collectively define the hole, wherein at least one of the upper surface, the lower surface, the left surface, and the right surface comprises a portion biased inwardly toward the opposite surface of the plurality of walls, wherein the biased portion extends inwardly past an inner surface of the respective wall of the plurality of walls that includes the biased portion;
the body further comprises a plurality of fingers extend from the plurality of walls, the plurality of fingers each biased in a direction away from the hole.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The system to support a member extending from a wall of claim 1, wherein the biased portion is movable such that the biased portion can be urged away from a position extending inwardly past the inner surface of the respective wall of the plurality of walls that includes the biased portion by the tang being inserted into the hole from the front surface of the bracket, wherein the biased portion applies a force onto a surface of the tang in contact with an inward surface of the biasing member.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The system to support a member extending from a wall of claim 1, wherein the biased portion extends from the respective wall of the plurality of walls a distance away from a front portion of the bracket such that the tang can be inserted into the hole through the front surface of the bracket and be extended into the hole a distance before the tang engages the biased portion.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The system to support a member extending from a wall of claim 1, wherein the member is a flat member that extends along a consistent plane as the tang.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The system to support a member extending from a wall of claim 1, wherein the member includes a vertical member where the tang extends from the vertical member at a perpendicular or at an oblique angle with respect to one more surfaces of the vertical member.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The system to support a member extending from a wall of claim 1, wherein the member extends across a plurality of apertures upon the wall and the member includes a respective plurality of tangs that extend therefrom and are aligned to simultaneously extend within the plurality of apertures as the member approaches a front surface of the wall.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The system to support a member extending from a wall of claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of fingers comprise an upstanding portion that extends outwardly from an outer surface of the body proximate to the respective plurality of fingers.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The system to support a member extending from a wall of claim 7, wherein each of the plurality of fingers includes a ramp portion disposed upon the upstanding portion, wherein when the bracket approaches and is aligned with an aperture in the wall, the ramp surfaces of the plurality of fingers engage a panel edge defining the respective aperture, which with continued motion of the bracket into the respective aperture the panel edge applies a vertical force to the plurality of fingers which pushes each of the plurality of fingers in a direction toward the hole, until a top edge of each ramp surface is positioned within a volume defined by the respective aperture in the wall thereby allowing the bracket to be slid into and through the respective aperture in the wall.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The system to support a member extending from a wall of claim 8, wherein the bracket is deeper than a depth of the panel, and wherein when the bracket is slid through the respective aperture in the wall the upstanding portion of each respective finger clears the aperture and moves in the direction away from the hole.

### Claim 10 (depends on 9)

The system to support a member extending from a wall of claim 9, wherein the front portion of the bracket comprises a flange that extends radially outward past an outer circumference of a remaining front portion of the bracket, wherein when installed, the flange contacts a front face of the wall and the upstanding portion of the plurality of fingers contact an opposite rear face of the wall.

### Claim 11 (depends on 1)

The system to support a member extending from a wall of claim 1, wherein right and left side portions of the body comprise an outer member and an inner member, with a space disposed between the outer member and an inner member.

### Claim 12 (depends on 11)

The system to support a member extending from a wall of claim 11, wherein the outer member can be urged inwardly toward the inner member to decrease the space therebetween if a radially inward force is applied upon the outer member.

### Claim 13 (depends on 1)

The system to support a member extending from a wall of claim 1, wherein the member extends from the tang and from the wall in a cantilevered manner.

### Claim 14 (depends on 1)

The system to support a member extending from a wall of claim 1, wherein a portion of the member contacts or is supported by the wall at a location remote from a position where the tang is supported by the bracket.