Anchoring bracket
US6944994B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 19, 2002 |
| Grant date | Sep 20, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 25, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T403/71
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An anchoring bracket is adapted for applying an anchoring force to a mount having a support stud depending from a force-distributing pad including a contact surface defined by a perimeter and adapted for supporting engagement with a support surface and an anchoring-force bearing surface opposite the contact surface. The bracket has an anchoring-force-exerting surface adapted for force-exerting engagement with the anchoring-force bearing surface of the mount and further includes at least one elongated shank which, when the bracket is oriented for anchoring, extends outside the mount-pad perimeter. Depending from at least one shank is a heel adapted for force-exerting engagement with the support surface outside the mount-pad perimeter. Situated between the anchoring-force-exerting surface and the heel is an anchoring-force application region of the shank. A support-surface-directed force applied to the anchoring-force application region is distributed to the heel and the anchoring-force-exerting surface, thereby urging the mount toward the support surface.
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