Mounting assembly

A mounting assembly for securely, but releasably, holding and supporting a fire extinguisher or the like, wherein said assembly comprises:

• at least one bracket having means for defining a trough shaped to receive and support therein the extinguisher;
• at least one flexible element adapted to be tautly wrapped about the periphery of the extinguisher;
• a first set of locking means for releasably locking one portion of said flexible element to said bracket;
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• a second set of locking means for releasably locking another portion of said flexible element, spaced from said one portion, to said bracket;
• said first and second sets of locking means being operable to tightly hold the extinguisher in said trough by said flexible element, and to easily and quickly release said flexible element from said bracket without the use of tools, so that a flexible element of a different size may be easily interchanged therewith and attached to said bracket to accommodate a different sized extinguisher, said first set of locking means including a hook structure fixedly attached to said bracket and an aperture provided in said one portion of said flexible element, said aperture being dimensioned to receive said hook structure therethrough and defining a distal engagement edge which is adapted to interlockingly engage said hook structure, whereby said flexible element is releasably secured to said bracket, said bracket including a channel-shaped portion which extends into said trough and is adapted to engage said extinguisher, said channel-shaped portion including a slot which is adapted to receive said flexible element therethrough when said flexible element is attached to said hook structure.

A mounting assembly for securely, but releaseably, holding and supporting a fire extinguisher or the like, wherein said assembly comprises:

• at least one bracket having means for defining a trough shaped to receive and support therein the extinguisher;
• at least one flexible element adapted to be tautly wrapped about the periphery of the extinguisher;
• a first set of locking means for releasably locking one portion of said flexible element to said bracket;
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• a second set of locking means for releasably locking another portion of said flexible element, spaced from said one portion, to said bracket;
• said first and second sets of locking means being operable to tightly hold the extinguisher in said trough by said flexible element, and to easily and quickly release said flexible element from said bracket without the use of tools, so that a flexible element of a different size may be easily interchanged therewith and attached to said bracket to accommodate a different sized extinguisher;
• said first set of locking means including a hook structure fixedly attached to said bracket and an aperture provided in said one portion of said flexible element, said aperture being dimensioned to receive said hook structure therethrough and defining a distal engagement edge which is adapted to interlockingly engage said hook structure, whereby said flexible element is releasably secured to said bracket;
• said second set of locking means including a latch member having a second hook structure which is pivotally mounted to said bracket for movement between an open and closed position, and a bail having a pair of parallel longitudinal portions and a transverse portion, attached to said other portion of said flexible element, wherein said bail is adapted to be received within said second hook structure and interlockingly secured thereto when said latch member is closed;
• and wherein said assembly further includes means for defining a pair of tracks mounted to said bracket, which are adapted to receive therein said longitudinal portions of said bail when said latch member is closed to thereby resist deformation of said bail and premature failure thereof when it is subjected to various external forces.

A mounting assembly for securely, but releasably, holding and supporting a fire extinguisher or the like, wherein said assembly comprises:

• at least one bracket having means for defining a trough shaped to receive and support therein the extinguisher;
• at least one flexible element adapted to be tautly wrapped about the periphery of the extinguisher;
• a first set of locking means for releasably locking one portion of said flexible element to said bracket;
• and
• a second set of locking means for releasably locking another portion of said flexible element, spaced from said one portion, to said bracket;
• said first and second sets of locking means being operable to tightly hold the extinguisher in said trough by said flexible element, and to easily and quickly release said flexible element from said bracket without the use of tools, so that a flexible element of a different size may be easily interchanged therewith and attached to said bracket to accommodate a different sized extinguisher,
• said first set of locking means including a hook structure fixedly attached to said bracket and an aperture provided in said one portion of said flexible element, said aperture being dimensioned to receive said hook structure therethrough and defining a distal engagement edge which is adapted to interlockingly engage said hook structure, whereby said flexible element is releasably secured to said bracket,
• said second set of locking means including a latch member having a second hook structure which is pivotally mounted to said bracket for movement between an open and closed position, and a bail having a pair of parallel longitudinal portions and a transverse portion, attached to said other portion of said flexible element, wherein said bail is adapted to be received within said second hook structure and interlockingly secured thereto when said latch member is closed;
• said assembly further including a slip received over and engaged with said longitudinal portions of said bail to resist deformation of said bail and premature failure thereof when it is subjected to various external forces.

A mounting assembly for securely, but releasably, holding and supporting a fire extinguisher or the like, wherein said assembly comprises:

• at least one bracket having a pair of legs which are interconnected to define a trough which is adapted to receive therein the extinguisher in a substantially two-point engagement;
• at least one flexible strap having first and second opposite ends, wherein said first end is provided with means for defining a first aperture and said second end is provided with means for defining a second aperture;
• means for defining a first hook structure fixedly attached to one of said legs;
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• a latch member movably mounted upon the other of said legs for movement between an open and closed position, said latch member including means for defining a second hook structure;
• wherein said first aperture defining means is adapted to interlock and be secured with said first hook structure, and said second aperture is adapted to interlock and be secured with said second hook structure, whereby said strap is tautly wrapped around the periphery of the extinguisher when said apertures and hooks are so interlocked and said latch mechanism is closed, and whereby said strap can be easily removed from said bracket and exchanged with a strap of a different size to accommodate a fire extinguisher of a different size, and wherein said one leg of said bracket includes a channel-shaped portion which extends into said trough and is adapted to engage said extinguisher, said channel-shaped portion includes a slot which is adapted to receive said strap therethrough when said strap is attached to said first hook structure.

A mounting assembly for securely holding and supporting a fire extinguisher or the like, wherein said assembly comprises:

• a bracket having means for defining a trough which is adapted to receive therein the extinguisher;
• a latch member pivotally mounted to said bracket for movement between an open and closed position and provided with an outwardly extending hook structure;
• a flexible element including a bail having a pair of parallel longitudinal portions and a transverse portion, said bail is adapted to be releasably interlocked with said hook structure so that said flexible element can be secured to said bracket when said latch member is moved to said closed position, whereby said flexible element is wrapped tautly about the periphery of the extinguisher to securely hold said extinguisher in said trough;
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• means for defining a pair of tracks mounted to said bracket, which are adapted to receive therein said longitudinal portions of said bail when said latch member is closed to thereby resist deformation of said bail and premature failure thereof when it is subjected to various external forces.