Self-Tapping Brackets
AssigneeHouse of Atlas, LLC
InventorsMatthew Berman, Alan Arthur Ford, Jason Moss, Young Min Bae
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Abstract
There is a self-tapping curtain rod bracket with spaced prongs terminating with tips. The tips and prongs are used to penetrate and create holes in a wall. They extend through the holes and engage the backside of the wall. A wall support extends from the spaced prongs along the front side of the wall to provide support. An arm extends away from the wall and has a cradle to support a curtain rod. The wall support also has an arm support, and the spaced prongs also includes a mount support. The mount support being located between the arm support and the arm.
Claims24
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A self-tapping curtain rod bracket comprising:
- a single piece body including:
- a mount portion having at least one prong, the at least one prong having a pointed tip capable of penetrating a wall material to form a hole through which the at least one prong extends through the wall and to engage a backside of the wall;
- a wall support portion having a first end connected to the mount portion, the wall support portion to extend along a front side of the wall to a second end;
- an arm connected to the second end of the wall support portion and extending away from the wall support portion;
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- a support portion being supported by the arm away from the wall support portion to support an object.
A self-tapping support bracket comprising:
- a mount having a base and at least one prong extending from the base, the at least one prong shaped and sized to penetrate a wall to extend through the wall and engage a backside of the wall;
- a support arm to extend from the mount and away from the wall, the support arm having an overlapping engagement with the base of the mount, the support arm to be removably secured to the base of the mount at the overlapping engagement;
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- a wall support to extend along the wall away from the support arm to inhibit downward deflection of the support arm.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.