# US 8,782,961 B1 · Wall mount human machine interface > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 8,782,961 B1 - Document ID: US8782961B1 - Status: Granted - Kind: B1 - Application number: 13/971,004 - Filed: 2013-08-20 - Granted: 2014-07-22 - Earliest claimed: 2011-01-20 - Assignees: Pepperl + Fuchs GmbH - Applicants: Pepperl+Fuchs, Inc. - Inventors: Gary M. Thut; Steve Jopek - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US8782961B1 ## CPC - F24F 11/89: Arrangement or mounting of control or safety devices - E04B 1/388: {Separate connecting elements (Connecting devices specially adapted for embedding in concrete E04B1/41; Dowels, i.e. members adapted to penetrate the surfaces of two parts and to take the shear stresses E04B1/48)} - F16B 21/02: Releasable fastening devices locking by rotation (with snap-action F16B21/06; studs or coupling pins with resilient protrusions F16B21/08) - F16M 13/02: for supporting on, or attaching to, an object, e.g. tree, gate, window-frame, cycle - F24F 11/30: for purposes related to the operation of the system, e.g. for safety or monitoring - F24F 11/52: Indication arrangements, e.g. displays - A47B 2083/006: {having an incorporated display screen} - F16B 5/0635: {fastened over the edges of the sheets or plates} - F16B 33/002: {Means for preventing rotation of screw-threaded elements (F16B39/00 takes precedence)} - F16B 39/34: Locking by deformable inserts or like parts - F24F: AIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR CURRENTS FOR SCREENING (removing dirt or fumes from areas where they are produced B08B15/00; vertical ducts for carrying away waste gases from buildings E04F17/02; tops for chimneys or ventilating shafts, terminals for flues F23L17/02) - E04B: GENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS (border constructions of opening in walls, floors or ceilings E06B1/00; {electromagnetic shielding H05K9/0001}) - F16B: DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS OR MACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS, CLIPS OR WEDGES; JOINTS OR JOINTING (couplings for transmitting rotation F16D) - F16M: FRAMES, CASINGS OR BEDS OF ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS, NOT SPECIFIC TO ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; SUPPORTS - A47B: TABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE (furniture jointing F16B) ## Abstract Disclosed is a wall mount enclosure for mounting in a wall, including a housing with a front side, a back side and at least one side wall defining an interior accessible from an opening in the front side, where the front side has an outer perimeter extending outwardly beyond the side wall to interface with a front surface of the wall when a plurality of clamping mechanisms are engaged to mount the enclosure to the wall. The clamping mechanisms comprise a threaded fastener having a head accessible through the interior, and an at least partially threaded elongated member. A clamp body is provided and is pivotal about an axis by pivoting the threaded fastener in a first direction away from the interior of the enclosure and linearly translatable when in a second pivotal position to engage a back portion of the wall and mount the housing. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A clamping mechanism for mounting an enclosure to an associated wall, the clamping mechanism comprising: a threaded fastener having a head accessible through an interior of the enclosure, and an at least partially threaded elongated member; and a clamp body pivotal about an axis by rotation of the threaded fastener in a first rotational direction for movement of at least a portion of the clamp body in a first pivotal direction away from the interior of the enclosure between a first pivotal position and a second pivotal position, the clamp body having an abutment surface configured to contact the enclosure in the second pivotal position by which continued movement of the body in the first pivotal direction is prevented, the clamp body translatable when in the second pivotal position by continued rotation of the threaded fastener in the first rotational direction between an extended position in which the clamp body is spaced from the associated wall and a retracted position in which the clamp body operatively engages a back portion of the associated wall to mount the enclosure to the associated wall. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The clamping mechanism of claim 1, wherein the threaded fastener is configured to remain captive about the enclosure. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The clamping mechanism of claim 2, wherein the abutment surface comprises a rounded edge adjacent a straight edge located at a first end of the clamp body such that the rounded edge is configured to pivot in relation to the enclosure to allow the straight edge to abut the enclosure thereby discontinuing movement of the clamp body in the first pivotal direction. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The clamping mechanism of claim 1, wherein the abutment surface comprises a rounded edge adjacent a straight edge located at a first end of the clamp body such that the rounded edge is configured to pivot in relation to the enclosure to allow the straight edge to abut the enclosure thereby discontinuing movement of the clamp body in a first pivotal direction. ### Claim 5 A clamping mechanism for mounting an enclosure to an associated wall, the clamping mechanism comprising: a threaded fastener having a head accessible through an interior of the enclosure, and an at least partially threaded elongated member; and a clamp body pivotal about an axis by rotation of the threaded fastener in a first rotational direction for movement of at least a portion of the clamp body in a first pivotal direction away from the interior of the enclosure between a first pivotal position and a second pivotal position, the clamp body having an abutment surface configured to contact the enclosure in the second pivotal position by which continued movement of the body in the first pivotal direction is prevented the clamp body translatable when in the second pivotal position by continued rotation of the threaded fastener in the first rotational direction between an extended position in which the clamp body is spaced from the associated wall and a retracted position in which the clamp body operatively engages a back portion of the associated wall to mount the enclosure to the associated wall; wherein a lock nut is fixedly connected to the clamp body to operatively engage the threads of the elongated member. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The clamping mechanism of claim 5, wherein the threaded fastener is configured to remain captive about the enclosure. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The clamping mechanism of claim 6, wherein the elongated member of the threaded fastener includes a recess configured to receive a restrictor plate to restrict axial motion of the threaded fastener relative to the enclosure. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The clamping mechanism of claim 7, wherein the abutment surface comprises a rounded edge adjacent a straight edge located at a first end of the clamp body such that the rounded edge is configured to pivot in relation to the enclosure to allow the straight edge to abut the enclosure thereby discontinuing movement of the clamp body in the first pivotal direction. ### Claim 9 (depends on 6) The clamping mechanism of claim 6, wherein the abutment surface comprises a rounded edge adjacent a straight edge located at a first end of the clamp body such that the rounded edge is configured to pivot in relation to the enclosure to allow the straight edge to abut the enclosure thereby discontinuing movement of the clamp body in the first pivotal direction. ### Claim 10 (depends on 5) The clamping mechanism of claim 5, wherein the abutment surface comprises a rounded edge adjacent a straight edge located at a first end of the clamp body such that the rounded edge is configured to pivot in relation to the enclosure to allow the straight edge to abut the enclosure thereby discontinuing movement of the clamp body in the first pivotal direction. ### Claim 11 A clamping mechanism for mounting an enclosure to an associated wall, the clamping mechanism comprising: a threaded fastener having a head accessible through an interior of the enclosure, and an at least partially threaded elongated member; and a clamp body pivotal about an axis by rotation of the threaded fastener in a first rotational direction for movement of at least a portion of the clamp body in a first pivotal direction away from the interior of the enclosure between a first pivotal position and a second pivotal position, the clamp body having an abutment surface configured to contact the enclosure in the second pivotal position by which continued movement of the body in the first pivotal direction is prevented, the clamp body translatable when in the second pivotal position by continued rotation of the threaded fastener in the first rotational direction between an extended position in which the clamp body is spaced from the associated wall and a retracted position in which the clamp body operatively engages a back portion of the associated wall to mount the enclosure to the associated wall; wherein the threaded fastener is configured to remain captive about the enclosure; and wherein the elongated member of the threaded fastener includes a recess configured to receive a restrictor plate to restrict axial motion of the threaded fastener relative to the enclosure. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The clamping mechanism of claim 11, wherein the abutment surface comprises a rounded edge adjacent a straight edge located at a first end of the clamp body such that the rounded edge is configured to pivot in relation to the enclosure to allow the straight edge to abut the enclosure thereby discontinuing movement of the clamp body in the first pivotal direction.