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US 4,872,629 AGranted
Adjustable anchor bracket for non-invasive attachment to masonry wall
OwnerMichael W. Cothran, Alvin T. Nelson, IIIinventors
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Abstract
Presented is an anchor bracket that constitutes a pair of monolithic blocks that are slidably related one to the other for adjustment between a minimum depth dimension and a maximum depth dimension, the blocks being separated or collapsed by manipulation of a set-screw threadably engaging one of the blocks and impinging against the other block. A machine screw is adjustably engaged with one of the blocks and forms a projection from which an article may be suspended.
Claims8
An adjustable anchor bracket adapted for non-invasive detachable attachment in the mortar joint of a masonry wall, comprising:
- (a) a first monolithic body member;
- (b) a second monolithic body member parallel to said first monolithic body member and selectively movable toward or away from said first monolithic body member between a first dimension in which said first and second monolithic bodies are contiguous and project a combined thickness less than the width of a mortar joint to a second dimension in which said first and second monolithic bodies press tightly against the masonry units on opposite sides of the mortar joint when applied thereto;
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- (c) means adjustable disposed between said first and second monolithic bodies selectively manipulable to move said first and second monolithic bodies from said first dimension to said second dimension;
- (d) said first and second monolithic bodies being each provided with corresponding front and rear faces and top and bottom faces connecting said front and rear faces, said rear faces lying recessed in said mortar joint when said bracket is applied to said masonry wall and the top face of said first monolithic body and the bottom face of said second monolithic body detachably engaging the associated surfaces of the masonry units on opposite sides of said mortar joint when said bracket is attached to said masonry wall.
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