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US 6,641,344 B2Granted
Anchor device for a wall panel
OwnerRobert W. Weissinventor
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Abstract
An anchor device for securing a fixture to a panel having an elongate body including a curvilinear extent and a distal end. The device includes a fixture portion coupled to and extending from the elongate body and spaced from the distal end of the device to anchor the fixture portion to the panel.
Claims15
An anchor device for securing a fixture comprising:
- an anchor portion including an elongate body extending to a distal end and the elongate body having a curvilinear extent extending along a length thereof to form a main body portion and an anchoring claw formed along a distal portion of the elongated body and the anchoring claw including a tapered claw tip extending at an angle from the main body portion to engage a wall panel;
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- fixture portion spaced from the distal end and coupled to and extending from the anchor portion.
An anchor device comprising:
- an anchor portion including an elongate body having a curvilinear extent and an anchoring claw including a tapered claw tip extending at an angle relative to the curvilinear extent and the elongate body being shaped for insertion through a panel at a first anchor position and rotatable to position the anchoring claw of the anchor portion at a second anchor position spaced from the first anchor position and to engage the tapered claw tip with the panel at the second anchor position;
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- a fixture portion coupled to the anchor portion.
A method for securing a fixture to a panel comprising steps of:
- inserting a distal end of an anchor device having an elongate extent extending therefrom through the panel at a first anchor position;
- advancing the elongate extent through the panel and rotating the anchor device to position an anchoring claw of the anchor device at a second anchor position spaced from the first anchor position;
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- engaging the panel at the second anchor position with an angled claw tip of the anchoring claw to secure the fixture.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.