Wall bracket
OwnerRudolf H. Wilkeinventor
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Abstract
A wall bracket consists of a hoop-like part with hollow cavities in its two ends which can be slipped over male supporting parts fixed to a wall. Possible malalignment and positional inaccuracy of the supporting parts is catered for by a construction in which each supporting part consists of a base part and a head part which are secured to the wall by a central fixing screw passing through large clearance holes in the base and head part to accommodate positional inaccuracies. In addition the mating end faces of the base and headparts are of complementary part spherical form so that the head part can be angled relative to the base part to compensate for malalignment.
Claims21
A bracket comprising a hoop-like part, in particular of moulded synthetic material and adapted to fittingly accommodate one or more articles which are to be supported by the bracket, and means for fixing first and second ends of said hoop-like part to a wall or surface, said means comprising first and second male supporting parts receivable in correspondingly shaped first and second cavities in said first and second ends and securable to said wall by respective fixing screws, and wherein each said male supporting part comprises a base part and a head part, said base part having a flat end face for mounting against said wall, a part spherical end face and a central screw hole extending between said flat end face and said part spherical end face, with said central screw hole having a diameter markedly larger than the diameter of an associated fixing screw and said head part having a part spherical end face complementary to the part spherical end face of said base part, a central screw hole, again markedly greater in diameter than the diameter of an associated fixing screw, and an outer profile complementary to the internal profile of the associated one of said cavities, there being further provided means for securing said hoop-like part to said head parts.
A holder or shelf member in particular of moulded synthetic material, and means for fixing first and second ends of said holder or shelf member to a wall or surface, said means comprising first and second male supporting parts receivable in correspondingly shaped first and second cavities in said first and second ends and securable to said wall by respective fixing screws, and wherein each said male supporting part comprises a base part and a head part, said base part having a flat end face for mounting against said wall, a part spherical end face and a central screw hole extending between said flat end face and said part spherical end face, with said central screw hole having a diameter markedly larger than the diameter of an associated fixing screw and said head part having a part spherical end face conplementary to the part spherical end face of said base part, a central screw hole, again markedly greater in diameter than the diameter of an associated fixing screw, and an outer profile complementary to the internal profile of the associated one of said cavities.
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