Fixture mounting bracket assembly
AssigneeMcLeod Nine
InventorSebastian C. McLeod
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Abstract
A fixture mounting bracket assembly is strong, easy to install, self-leveling, adjustable in multiple directions, and removable so that it results in little or no visible damage when removed from the wall. The fixture mounting bracket assembly includes a base assembly, an elbow, and a fixture support assembly.
Claims22
A bracket assembly for mounting a fixture on a wall comprising:
- a base assembly directly attached to a wall in order to mount the bracket assembly thereon;
- a connecting part coupled to the base assembly;
- a fixture support assembly coupled to the connecting part;
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- at least two adjustment mechanisms positioned between the fixture support assembly and the base assembly, said at least two adjustment mechanisms and the connecting part together allowing the base assembly to be positioned in a different plane from the fixture support assembly so that the fixture support assembly is positioned out of perpendicular alignment with the base assembly;
- wherein said base assembly is adjustably fixed relative to said connecting part with at least one of said adjustment mechanisms and said connecting part is adjustably fixed relative to said fixture support assembly with at least one of said adjustment mechanisms.
A bracket assembly for mounting a fixture on a wall comprising:
- a substantially load-bearing base member having a first abutting surface and a second abutting surface, and at least one aperture defined therethrough;
- wherein said aperture receives a fastener at an angle of incidence with respect to said wall, with said aperture having an entrance opening for receiving a fastener on an outer surface of the base member and an exit opening that is substantially in an area where the first and second abutting surfaces meet;
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- wherein said base member is removably coupled to a wall in a vertical or horizontal orientation such that one of said abutting surfaces of said base member bears upon a ledge or rests generally flush against a wall and another of said first or second abutting surfaces of said base member is generally flush with an adjoining surface.
An apparatus for mounting a fixture on a wall structure having a first plane and a second intersecting plane so as to not mar a surface of trim that is coupled to the wall structure, comprising:
- a mounting bracket assembly for association with a fixture;
- the mounting bracket assembly including a base having first and second base surfaces that seat the base in an installed position in which the first base surface abuts the first plane and the second base surface abuts the second plane;
- the base further having at least one aperture extending therethrough that locates an entry point for a fastener through the base and into the wall structure at an acute angle to the first plane when the base is in the installed position such that when a fastener is inserted into the aperture to couple the base to the wall structure, a surface of any trim of the wall structure is not marred;
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- further comprising a fastener configured to extend through the at least one aperture and into the wall structure to a depth behind the first plane, wherein the at least one aperture is configured to guide the fastener to penetrate the wall structure substantially at an intersection of the first plane and the intersecting second plane.
An apparatus for mounting a fixture on a wall structure having a first plane and a second intersecting plane so as to not mar a surface of trim that is coupled to the wall structure, comprising:
- a mounting bracket assembly for association with a fixture;
- the mounting bracket assembly including a base having first and second base surfaces that seat the base in an installed position in which the first base surface abuts the first plane and the second base surface abuts the second plane;
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- the base further having at least one aperture extending therethrough that locates an entry point for a fastener through the base and into the wall structure at an acute angle to the first plane when the base is in the installed position such that when a fastener is inserted into the aperture to couple the base to the wall structure, a surface of any trim of the wall structure is not marred,
- wherein the mounting bracket assembly includes a support member fixed to the base and a fixture support assembly releasably and adjustably attached to the support member.
An apparatus for mounting a fixture on a wall having a first plane, a second plane that is different from the first plane and that is positioned at an angle relative to to the first plane, and framing behind the first or second plane, comprising:
- a mounting bracket assembly;
- the mounting bracket assembly including a base having a first surface and a second surface configured to seat the base in an installed position in which the first surface rests against one of the first plane or the second plane and the second surface rests against the other of the first and second planes, said base including an aperture for locating an opening for a fastener to securely fasten the base to a wall, said aperture extending from an opening defined on a fixture receiving surface of the base member to an exit positioned substantially in an area where the first surface meets the second surface.
An apparatus for mounting a fixture on a wall having a first plane, a second plane that is different from the first plane and that is positioned at an angle relative to the first plane, and framing behind the first or second plane, comprising:
- a mounting bracket assembly that has a base member with a first surface and a second surface configured to seat the base in an installed position in which the first surface rests against one of the first plane or the second plane and the second surface rests against the other of the first and second planes, said base member including an aperture for locating an entry point for a fastener to securely fasten the base to the framing behind the first or second plane, said aperture extending from an opening defined on a fixture receiving surface of the base member to an exit opposite said fixture receiving surface, with the exit being positioned substantially in an area where the first and second surfaces meet.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.