Hardware bar assembly
AssigneeLiberty Hardware Mfg. Corp.
InventorsKelly Nicole PIFER, Amber Dawn RICHARDSON
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Abstract
A bar assembly is provided with a bar sized to be grasped manually with a guide formed at least partially along a length. A plurality of posts is provided, each in cooperation with the guide of the bar to fasten the bar to a support surface at various fastener mounting patterns. A method to install a bar assembly aligns a post with an aperture in a support surface. A bar is provided that is sized to be grasped manually. The bar is slid into engagement with the post. A fastener is installed to the post from an inside of the support surface. The fastener is tightened until the bar is secured in the post and the post is secured to the support surface.
Claims17
A bar assembly comprising:
- a bar sized to be grasped manually with a guide formed at least partially along a length;
- a first plurality of posts each in cooperation with the guide of the bar to fasten the bar to a support surface at various fastener mounting patterns;
- and
- a second plurality of posts, each sized to cooperate with one of the first plurality of posts to space the bar away from the support surface.
A bar assembly comprising:
- a bar sized to be grasped manually with a guide formed at least partially along a length;
- and
- a plurality of posts each in cooperation with the guide of the bar to fasten the bar to a support surface at various fastener mounting patterns;
- wherein the guide is further defined as a consistent cross section formed along the length of the bar;
- and
- wherein the bar assembly further comprises a plurality of collars, each affixed to a distal end of one of the plurality of posts, wherein each collar is sized to receive the cross section of the bar therein for linear adjustment of the plurality of collars relative to the bar.
A method to install a bar assembly comprising:
- aligning a post with an aperture in a support surface;
- providing a bar sized to be grasped manually;
- sliding the bar into engagement with the post;
- installing a fastener to the post from an inside of the support surface;
- tightening the fastener until the bar is secured in the post and the post is secured to the support surface;
- and
- installing a sleeve upon the post in engagement with the bar and the support surface.
A bar assembly comprising:
- a bar sized to be grasped manually with a guide formed at least partially along a length;
- a plurality of posts each in cooperation with the guide of the bar to fasten the bar to a support surface at various fastener mounting patterns;
- a plurality of fasteners sized to engage a body of each of the plurality of posts to fasten the bar to the support surface, wherein the plurality of fasteners tightens the posts against the bar to lock the posts along the guide;
- and
- a plurality of sleeves, each sized to receive a body of one of the plurality of posts to space the bar away from the support surface such that upon installation of the plurality of fasteners, the plurality of posts is under tension and the plurality of sleeves are under compression, to thereby lock the plurality of posts along the guide.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.