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US 2026/0283383 A1Published application
Anchors and assemblies for mounting objects on walls
Assignee3M Innovative Properties Company
InventorJoseph A. Hoffman
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Abstract
Anchors for mounting onto a wall. Such anchors may include at least first and second curved prongs and at least one foot. The curved prongs and the at least one foot may be configured so that when the anchor is mounted onto a wall, the wall-mounted anchor exhibits a mounting angle relative to the wall, that is in the range of 5 to 25 degrees. Kits and assemblies, and methods of using anchors, kits, and assemblies.
Claims19
An anchor for mounting onto a wall to form a support assembly, the anchor exhibiting a longitudinal axis, a transverse axis, and an inward-outward axis, and the anchor comprising:
- a plate with upper and lower ends and first and second transverse edges;
- at least first and second curved prongs that integrally extend at least generally inward from the plate and that are respectively located proximate the first and second transverse edges of the plate, proximate the upper end of the plate, each curved prong extending along an arc to a wall-penetrating inward end;
- and,
- at least one foot that integrally extends at least generally inward from the plate and that is located proximate the lower end of the plate, the at least one foot comprising an inward toe;
- the at least one foot and the at least first and second curved prongs being configured so that when the anchor is mounted onto the wall, the wall-mounted anchor exhibits a mounting angle relative to the wall, that is in the range of 5 to 25 degrees.
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