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US 5,855,347 AGranted
Fastener for holding items to a perforated wall
OwnerDon A. Hollingsworth, Mark A. Hollingsworthinventors
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OwnerDon A. Hollingsworth, Mark A. Hollingsworthinventors
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A fastener for holding items to a perforated wall, including fasteners for consumer and commercial uses and in displaying collector items or goods for sale, or for supporting heavy items, or for supporting shelves, platforms, wire frames and similar items on a perforated wall, the item holder having a base member with a fastener insertable into the perforated wall. The fastener has a projection with an axis preferably, but not necessarily, perpendicular to the wall and an axially extending passageway, at least a portion of the projection being displaceable laterally of its axis. An elongated pin, plunger, or cam member is insertable into the passageway in an insertion direction and is effective to displace the projection portion laterally of the projection axis for mounting the item holder to the wall. The locking mechanism may be operated by movement of the pin, plunger, or cam member axially or radially of the fastener. No tools are needed to lock or release the item holder from the perforated wall.
An item holder for holding an item to a perforated wall having at least two holes passing therethrough from a front wall surface to a rear wall surface, the item holder comprising a base portion and a fastener, the base portion including a hook-like offset member projecting therefrom which is adapted to pass through a first hole in the perforated wall to lie adjacent the rear wall surface, the fastener comprising:
A method of installing an item holder adapted for holding an item to a perforated wall having at least two holes passing therethrough from a front wall surface to a rear wall surface defining an insertion direction, the item holder including a base member having a hook-like offset member projecting therefrom which is adapted to pass through a first hole in the perforated wall, the base member additionally having a fastener for insertion into a second hole in the perforated wall in the insertion direction, the fastener including a projection having an axis and having an internal axially extending passageway therein, at least a portion of the projection being displaceable laterally with respect to the projection axis, the fastener including a crank having a rotatable shaft and a cam mechanism having a first camming surface and a second camming surface, the method comprising the steps of:
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