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US 2023/0383901 A1Published application
Universal mounting system with prong-bearing wall anchors
Assignee3M Innovative Properties Company
InventorsJoseph A. Hoffman, Mario A. Davenport, Angela L. Pan, Connor M. Pelletier-Sutton, Brian D. Gale
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Abstract
Wall anchors and assemblies of the present disclosure include a plate, one more prongs, and a load bearing structure comprising a threaded bolt, post, or threaded bore. The prongs are typically integral with a side edge of the plate and are typically curved towards the bottom edge of the plate.
Claims7
A wall anchor comprising:
- a base plate including opposing front and back surfaces, a top edge, a bottom edge and two opposing side edges;
- a downwardly curved prong having a base, wherein the prong extends outwardly along an arc to a wall-penetrating outer end,
- a load bearing structure adjacent the bottom edge, the load bearing structure comprising one of a post, a threaded bolt, and a threaded bore,
- wherein the base of the prong is integral with one of the opposing side edges.
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A ceiling anchor comprising:
- a base plate including opposing front and back surfaces, a top edge, a bottom edge and two opposing side edges;
- a first pair of curved prongs each having a base, wherein each prong of the first pair extends outwardly along an arc to a wall-penetrating outer end,
- a second pair of curved prongs each having a base, wherein each prong of the second pair extends outwardly along an arc to a wall-penetrating outer end,
- a load bearing structure adjacent the bottom edge, the load bearing structure comprising one of a post, a threaded bolt, and a threaded bore,
- wherein the base of each curved prong is integral with one of the opposing edges.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.