Wall anchor assemblies
First Claim
1. A method of installing an anchor assembly on a wall, comprising:
- (a) utilizing an anchor assembly with a first anchor component and a second anchor component, where the second anchor component is pivotably connected to the first anchor component, and each anchor component includes a respective base and at least one wall penetrating retainer extending from the base;
(b) placing the anchor assembly against a wall with the base of the first anchor component in contact with the wall and a distal end of the wall penetrating retainer of the first anchor component in contact with the wall;
(c) manually applying force against the base of the first anchor component to rotate the wall penetrating retainer of the first anchor component into the wall;
(d) thereafter pivoting the second anchor component toward the first anchor component until a distal end of the wall penetrating retainer of the second anchor component contacts the wall; and
(e) manually applying force against the base of the second anchor component to rotate the wall penetrating retainer of the second anchor component into the wall;
wherein the base and the wall penetrating retainer of the first anchor component are formed as a unit such that one or more portions of the base of the first component define a wall mount plane of the anchor assembly and the wall penetrating retainer of the first anchor component does not move relative to the wall mount plane;
wherein a back side of the base of the second anchor component moves into contact with a front side of the base of the first anchor component in step (e);
wherein the retainer of the first anchor component includes a curved wall penetrating extent, wherein the retainer of the second anchor component includes a curved wall penetrating extent, wherein, following step (e), the wall penetrating extent of the retainer of the first anchor component curves in a same direction as the wall penetrating extent of the retainer of the second anchor component.
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Abstract
An anchor assembly for hanging an object on a wall includes a first anchor component and a second anchor component. The first anchor component includes a base having front, back, top, bottom, left and right sides, and at least one wall penetrating retainer extending from the base and having a wall penetrating extent that protrudes rearwardly of the base and has a downwardly curved configuration. The second anchor component includes a base having front, back, top, bottom, left and right sides, at least one wall penetrating retainer extending from the base of the second anchor component and having a wall penetrating extent that protrudes rearwardly of the base of the second anchor component and has a curved configuration. The second anchor component is pivotably associated with the first anchor component for movement between an anchoring orientation and a non-anchoring orientation.
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Citations
14 Claims
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1. A method of installing an anchor assembly on a wall, comprising:
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(a) utilizing an anchor assembly with a first anchor component and a second anchor component, where the second anchor component is pivotably connected to the first anchor component, and each anchor component includes a respective base and at least one wall penetrating retainer extending from the base; (b) placing the anchor assembly against a wall with the base of the first anchor component in contact with the wall and a distal end of the wall penetrating retainer of the first anchor component in contact with the wall; (c) manually applying force against the base of the first anchor component to rotate the wall penetrating retainer of the first anchor component into the wall; (d) thereafter pivoting the second anchor component toward the first anchor component until a distal end of the wall penetrating retainer of the second anchor component contacts the wall; and (e) manually applying force against the base of the second anchor component to rotate the wall penetrating retainer of the second anchor component into the wall; wherein the base and the wall penetrating retainer of the first anchor component are formed as a unit such that one or more portions of the base of the first component define a wall mount plane of the anchor assembly and the wall penetrating retainer of the first anchor component does not move relative to the wall mount plane; wherein a back side of the base of the second anchor component moves into contact with a front side of the base of the first anchor component in step (e); wherein the retainer of the first anchor component includes a curved wall penetrating extent, wherein the retainer of the second anchor component includes a curved wall penetrating extent, wherein, following step (e), the wall penetrating extent of the retainer of the first anchor component curves in a same direction as the wall penetrating extent of the retainer of the second anchor component. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method of installing an anchor assembly on a wall, comprising:
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(a) utilizing an anchor assembly with a first anchor component and a second anchor component, where the second anchor component is pivotably connected to the first anchor component, and each anchor component includes a respective base and at least one wall penetrating retainer extending from the base; (b) placing the anchor assembly against a wall with the base of the first anchor component in contact with the wall and a distal end of the wall penetrating retainer of the first anchor component in contact with the wall; (c) manually applying force against the base of the first anchor component to rotate the wall penetrating retainer of the first anchor component into the wall; (d) thereafter pivoting the second anchor component toward the first anchor component until a distal end of the wall penetrating retainer of the second anchor component contacts the wall; and (e) manually applying force against the base of the second anchor component to rotate the wall penetrating retainer of the second anchor component into the wall; wherein the first anchor component is laterally elongated, the anchor assembly includes a third anchor component that is pivotably connected to the first anchor component and spaced laterally from the second anchor component, the third anchor component includes a base and at least one wall penetrating retainer extending therefrom, the method further involves, subsequent to rotation of the wall penetrating retainer of the second anchor component into the wall; pivoting the third anchor component toward the first anchor component until a distal end of the wall penetrating retainer of the third anchor component contacts the wall; and manually applying force against the base of the third anchor component to rotate the wall penetrating retainer of the third anchor component into the wall. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7)
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8. A method of installing an anchor assembly on a wall, comprising:
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(a) utilizing an anchor assembly with a first anchor component and a second anchor component, where the second anchor component is pivotably connected to the first anchor component, and each anchor component includes a respective base and at least one wall penetrating retainer extending from the base; (b) placing the anchor assembly against a wall with the base of the first anchor component in contact with the wall and a distal end of the wall penetrating retainer of the first anchor component in contact with the wall; (c) manually applying force against the base of the first anchor component to rotate the wall penetrating retainer of the first anchor component into the wall; (d) thereafter pivoting the second anchor component toward the first anchor component until a distal end of the wall penetrating retainer of the second anchor component contacts the wall; and (e) manually applying force against the base of the second anchor component to rotate the wall penetrating retainer of the second anchor component into the wall; wherein, after step (e), the wall penetrating retainer of the second anchor component has an entry point into the wall that is at substantially the same height as an entry point of the wall penetrating retainer of the first anchor component.
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9. A method of installing an anchor assembly on a wall, the method comprising:
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(a) utilizing an anchor assembly with a first anchor component and a second anchor component, where the second anchor component is pivotably connected to the first anchor component, and each anchor component includes a respective base and at least one wall penetrating retainer extending from the base; (b) placing a bottom side of the base of the first anchor component adjacent to a front surface of the wall with a distal end of the wall penetrating retainer of the first anchor component in contact with the front surface and with the second anchor component hanging downward from the first anchor component; (c) applying pressure to the base of the first anchor component to rotate a wall penetrating extent of the wall penetrating retainer first anchor component into the wall until a back side of the base of the first anchor component seats against the front surface of the wall;
after steps (b) and (c),(d) pivoting the base of the second anchor component upward and toward the base of the first anchor component until a distal end of the wall penetrating retainer of the second anchor component comes into contact with the front surface of the wall; and (e) applying pressure to the base of the second anchor component to rotate a wall penetrating extent of the wall penetrating retainer of the second anchor component into the wall; wherein the base of the first anchor component is formed by a base plate, wherein the base of the second anchor component is formed by an outer plate, and, in step (e), the outer plate is moved until a back surface portion of the outer plate seats against a front surface portion of the base plate. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of installing an anchor assembly on a wall, the method comprising:
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(a) utilizing an anchor assembly with a first anchor component and a second anchor component, where the second anchor component is pivotably connected to the first anchor component, and each anchor component includes a respective base and at least one wall penetrating retainer extending from the base; (b) placing a bottom side of the base of the first anchor component adjacent to a front surface of the wall with a distal end of the wall penetrating retainer of the first anchor component in contact with the front surface and with the second anchor component hanging downward from the first anchor component; (c) applying pressure to the base of the first anchor component to rotate a wall penetrating extent of the wall penetrating retainer first anchor component into the wall until a back side of the base of the first anchor component seats against the front surface of the wall;
after steps (b) and (c),(d) pivoting the base of the second anchor component upward and toward the base of the first anchor component until a distal end of the wall penetrating retainer of the second anchor component comes into contact with the front surface of the wall; and (e) applying pressure to the base of the second anchor component to rotate a wall penetrating extent of the wall penetrating retainer of the second anchor component into the wall; wherein, after step (e), the wall penetrating retainer of the second anchor component has an entry point into the wall that is at substantially the same height as an entry point of the wall penetrating retainer of the first anchor component.
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14. A method of installing an anchor assembly on a wall, the method comprising:
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(a) utilizing an anchor assembly with a first anchor component and a second anchor component, where the second anchor component is pivotably connected to the first anchor component, and each anchor component includes a respective base and at least one wall penetrating retainer extending from the base; (b) placing a bottom side of the base of the first anchor component adjacent to a front surface of the wall with a distal end of the wall penetrating retainer of the first anchor component in contact with the front surface and with the second anchor component hanging downward from the first anchor component; (c) applying pressure to the base of the first anchor component to rotate a wall penetrating extent of the wall penetrating retainer first anchor component into the wall until a back side of the base of the first anchor component seats against the front surface of the wall;
after steps (b) and (c),(d) pivoting the base of the second anchor component upward and toward the base of the first anchor component until a distal end of the wall penetrating retainer of the second anchor component comes into contact with the front surface of the wall; and (e) applying pressure to the base of the second anchor component to rotate a wall penetrating extent of the wall penetrating retainer of the second anchor component into the wall; wherein the wall penetrating extent of the wall penetrating retainer of the second anchor component has a curvature that is more aggressive than a curvature of the wall penetrating extent of the wall penetrating retainer of the first anchor component.
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