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US 2026/0215602 A1Published application
Assemblies and kits for mounting objects on walls
Assignee3M Innovative Properties Company
InventorJoseph A. Hoffman
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Abstract
Assemblies and kits comprising anchors and accessories for hanging items on walls. Such an anchor may include a base plate and at least one insert plate with curved prongs, and a mating structure. Such an accessory may include a complementary mating structure. The mating structure of the anchor may include first and second horizontally-spaced coupling structures and the complementary mating structure of the accessory may include first and second coupling members.
Claims17
A kit for forming into an assembly for hanging an item on a wall, the kit comprising:
- an anchor comprising:
- a base plate and at least one insert plate with a proximal end that is pivotally coupled to a first longitudinal end of the base plate, the at least one insert plate comprising a distal section comprising one or more curved prongs that each extends along an arc to a wall-penetrating end, the base plate further comprising a mating structure comprising first and second horizontally-spaced coupling structures that provide first and second horizontally-aligned and horizontally-spaced coupling spaces;
- and,
- an accessory comprising a complementary mating structure that comprises first and second coupling members,
- wherein the first and second coupling structures of the anchor and the first and second coupling members of the accessory are configured so that the first and second coupling members of the accessory can be received into the first and second coupling spaces of the anchor so that the first and second coupling members of the accessory are supported by the first and second coupling structures of the anchor, in order to install the accessory onto the anchor.
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