Wall mounting apparatus

A wall mounting apparatus comprising:

• a wall-mountable assembly comprising:
• an article;
• and
• a mounting channel having a bottom end, a top end, and a longitudinal axis extending between the bottom and top ends, the mounting channel being at least partially bounded by a sidewall, the sidewall comprising a first sidewall portion located on a first side of the longitudinal axis and a second sidewall portion located on a second side of the longitudinal axis, the first and second sidewall portions being angled towards the longitudinal axis in a direction from the bottom end of the mounting channel towards the top end of the mounting channel, the first and second sidewall portions comprising beveled surfaces;
• a mounting bracket configured to be mounted to a wall, the mounting bracket comprising a bottom end, a top end, a front surface, a rear surface that faces the wall when the mounting bracket is mounted to the wall, a first engagement surface, and a second engagement surface, the first and second engagement surfaces being angled inwardly towards the longitudinal axis in a direction from the front surface of the mounting bracket towards the rear surface of the mounting bracket, and the first and second engagement surfaces being angled towards the longitudinal axis in a direction from the bottom surface of the mounting bracket towards the top surface of the mounting bracket;
• wherein the article is configured to be mounted to the wall via sliding engagement between the article and the mounting bracket while the mounting bracket is mounted to the wall and at least partially located within the mounting channel.

A method of manufacturing a wall-mountable assembly that is configured to engage a mounting bracket that is mounted to a wall to mount the wall-mountable assembly to the wall, the method comprising:

• manufacturing an article comprising a rear surface having at least one recess defined by a floor and a sidewall;
• manufacturing a mounting component comprising a front surface having a mounting channel, a rear surface, and a peripheral surface;
• positioning the mounting component within the recess of the article so that the rear surface of the mounting component is in contact with the floor of the recess and at least a portion of the peripheral surface of the mounting component is spaced apart from the sidewall of the recess by a gap;
• introducing a bonding agent into the gap between the peripheral surface of the mounting component and the sidewall of the recess;
• and
• allowing the bonding agent to cure to fixedly couple the mounting component to the article and form the wall-mountable assembly.