Quick-release pump mounting bracket
AssigneeBlue-White Industries, Ltd.
InventorsJohn T. Nguyen, Robert E. Gledhill, III
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Abstract
A quick mounting bracket for a pump is provided. The bracket includes a flexible handle that moves relative to stabilizer tabs. The bracket has ramped surfaces that guide a portion of the pump housing into a receiving slot of the bracket. A hinge of the handle biases the handle away from the pump such that the handle is driven to overlap the portion of the pump housing that seats into the receiving slot, thereby locking the pump onto the bracket until the handle is move to clear receiving slot and allow the pump to be removed from the bracket.
Claims15
A pump assembly, comprising:
- a base plate;
- a docking portion extending from the base plate in a first direction to form a seating slot disposed between the docking portion and the base plate, the docking portion comprising a handle disposed between a pair of stabilizer tabs, the handle connected to the base plate by a hinge such that the handle can move relative to the pair of stabilizer tabs;
- a canted surface extending from the handle toward the base plate such that the canted surface overhangs at least a portion of the seating slot;
- a support shelf extending in the first direction from the base plate;
- a stop surface extending from the support shelf and toward the docking portion;
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- a pump housing.
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A pump-mounting system comprising:
- a base plate;
- a stabilizer tab connected to the base plate;
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- a handle connected to the base plate by a hinge such that the handle can move relative to the stabilizer tab, the handle comprising a canted surface that extends in a direction that is away from the stabilizer tab and toward the base plate.
A pump assembly, comprising:
- a pump defining a pump housing;
- a base plate defining a wall interface plane and at least partially defining an opening sized and shaped to receive at least one wall anchor seat;
- a docking portion extending from the base plate to form a seating slot disposed between the docking portion and the base plate, the seating slot having a first open end facing a first direction, the pump housing, the base plate and the docking portion configured to enable at least a portion of the pump housing to be slidably received in the first open end of the seating slot;
- a support shelf extending from the base plate, the support shelf defining a surface facing the first direction which supports a surface of the pump housing which faces a second direction opposite to the first direction when the at least a portion of the pump housing is slidably received in the seating slot;
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- a footer extending from the base plate, the support shelf disposed between the footer and the docking portion, wherein the footer at least partially defines a first anchor seat for receiving a floor anchor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.