Mounting assembly for wall panel assembly

In combination, a wall panel and an accessory mount for securing a load carrying accessory to the wall panel;

• the wall panel comprising:
• a) a panel axis extending lengthwise of the wall panel, wherein when the wall panel is mounted to a wall for use, the panel axis is oriented horizontally and parallel to the wall;
• b) a panel front face oriented vertically when the wall panel is oriented for use;
• and
• c) a channel extending along a channel axis parallel to the panel axis, the channel including a channel opening in the panel front face, the channel opening defined at least partially by an opening upper edge and an opening lower edge spaced vertically above the opening lower edge when the panel is oriented for use, and the channel including a flange extending upward from the opening upper edge;
• and
• the accessory mount comprising:
• d) a base having a base width and a base back surface including an engagement portion for engaging the panel front face adjacent the channel opening, and the base defining a connection portion forward of the back surface for connection with an accessory load supporter;
• e) a stem protruding rearward from the back surface of the base along a stem axis, the stem fixed relative to the base, and the stem having a stem width perpendicular to the stem axis and parallel to the base width;
• and
• f) a retainer protruding orthogonally from the stem along a retainer axis, the retainer fixed relative to the stem, the retainer having a retainer width parallel to the stem width and the retainer including a retainer abutment surface directed toward the back surface of the base, the retainer abutment surface spaced apart from the back surface by a retainer gap;
• wherein the retainer width and the stem width are sufficiently narrow for insertion of the retainer and stem between the opening upper edge and the opening lower edge of the channel opening when the retainer axis is oriented parallel to the channel axis to place the accessory mount in a partially installed position in which the retainer axis is parallel to the channel and the back surface engages the panel front face adjacent the channel opening;
• wherein the accessory mount is rotatable to a fully installed position in which the retainer axis is oriented perpendicular to the channel and at least a lower portion of the flange of the slatwall extending upward form the opening lower edge is received in the retainer gap;
• and
• wherein the base width is greater than the retainer width and the stem width, for providing non-insertability of the base into the channel opening and for providing engagement of the base back surface against the panel front face when the accessory mount is in and moved between the partially installed position and the fully installed position.