Mounting device and method
AssigneeHNI Technologies Inc.
InventorJohn Regier
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Abstract
A mounting assembly for mounting objects such as a fireplace mantel to a wall. The assembly includes a ledger strip for mounting on a wall and one or more mounting devices that are located on the mantel. Each mounting device includes a plunger slideably mounted within a main body and coupled to the mantel, and a compressible member cooperating with the plunger. The compressible member allows the mantel to be positioned on the wall when the mounting device is rested on the ledger strip. The compressible member allows the ledger strip to be quickly attached to the wall without highly-precise measurement, and the mantel to be accurately and securely positioned yet easily adjusted.
Claims10
A mantel assembly for a fireplace, comprising:
- a mantel including a rear surface;
- first and second legs extending from the mantel;
- and a mounting device coupled to the rear surface of the mantel, the mounting device comprising:
- a main body defining a space;
- a plunger disposed within the space and configured to move within the space;
- and a biasing member coupled to and biasing the plunger.
A method for mounting an object to a wall of a structure, the method comprising:
- providing a mounting device coupled to the object, the mounting device including a main body defining a space, a plunger disposed within the space and configured to move within the space, and a biasing member coupled to and biasing the plunger;
- mounting a strip on the wall of the structure;
- and positioning the object against the wall so that the plunger engages the strip, wherein the object is a mantel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.