Fast fit bracket assembly

• US 10,724,678 B1
• Filed: 08/30/2019
• Issued: 07/28/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 08/30/2019
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kenney Manufacturing Company
• Original Assignee: Kenney Manufacturing Company
• Inventors: Elliott, Timothy
• Primary Examiner(s): Ijaz, Muhammad
• Application Number:
  US16/556,968
• Time in Patent Office: 333 Days
• Field of Search: 2484471, 248 482, 248497, 248547, 2482161, 2482164, 2482172, 2482173, 2484751, 248477, 248496, 248544
• CPC Class Codes: A47K 10/10 characterised by being mounted on cabinets, walls, doors, or the like
• CPC Class Codes: A47K 10/12 Grips, hooks, or the like for hanging-up towels
• CPC Class Codes: A47K 2201/02 Connections to a wall mounted support
• CPC Class Codes: F16B 15/00 Nails; Staples surgical staples A61B17/064; manufacture of nails or staples B21G ; drawing-pins, thumb-tacks B43M15/00; railway spikes E01B9/06
• CPC Class Codes: F16B 15/0023 Nail plates
• CPC Class Codes: F16B 45/00 Hooks; Eyes if the attaching parts or means are concerned, groups F16B13/00, F16B15/00, F16B19/00, F16B25/00, F16B35/00, F16B47/00 take precedence; for hanging pictures or the like A47G1/16; towing hooks for ships B63B21/58; for hoisting or hauling purposes B66C; hooks or eyes with integral parts designed to facilitate quick attachment to cables or ropes at any point F16G11/14
• CPC Class Codes: F16B 9/02 Detachable connections F16B9/05 – F16B9/09 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 13/02 for supporting on, or attaching to, an object, e.g. tree, gate, window-frame, cycle

Abstract

A bracket assembly includes a die struck metal plate, a molded plastic guide/nail set configured to fit over the die struck metal plate, the molded plastic guide/nail set including three spaced apart apertures, each of the apertures configured at an angle with respect to a central surface of the guide/nail set, the central surface comprising two upper opposing wings and a lower central wing configured to receive and secure an accessory, and common finish nails, the common finish nails used to secure the die struck metal plate and the molded plastic guide/nail set, when joined together, to a vertical surface.

Claims

1. A bracket assembly comprises:

a die struck metal plate;

a molded plastic guide set configured to fit over the die struck metal plate, the molded plastic guide set including three spaced apart apertures, each of the apertures configured at an obtuse angle with respect to a central surface of the guide, the central surface comprising two upper opposing wings and a lower central wing configured to receive and secure an accessory; and

common nails, the common nails used to secure the die struck metal plate and the molded plastic guide set, when joined together, to a vertical surface.

2. The bracket assembly of claim 1 wherein the obtuse angle enables the common nails to be driven through the die struck metal plate and vertical surface at an outwardly and at a downward angle, providing a solid anchoring to the vertical surface.

3. The bracket assembly of claim 1 wherein the accessory is selected from the group consisting of hooks, towel bars, towel rings, and toilet paper rings.

4. The bracket assembly of claim 1 wherein the vertical surface is a drywall surface.

5. The bracket assembly of claim 1 wherein the vertical surface is a wood surface.

6. The bracket assembly of claim 1 wherein a height of the die struck metal plate is 1.76 inches.

7. The bracket assembly of claim 1 wherein a width of a widest section of the molded plastic guide is 1.40 inches.

8. The bracket assembly of claim 1 wherein the accessory is secured to the molded plastic guide with a set screw.

9. A bracket assembly comprises:

a die struck metal plate;

a molded plastic guide set configured to fit over the die struck metal plate, the molded plastic guide set including three spaced apart apertures, each of the apertures configured at an obtuse angle with respect to a central surface of the molded plastic guide set, the central surface comprising two upper opposing wings and a lower central wing configured to receive and secure an accessory; and

common nails, the common nails used to secure the die struck metal plate and the molded plastic guide set when joined together, to a vertical surface,

the die struck metal plate including three apertures that are configured to align with the three apertures of the molded plastic guide set.