BRACKET FOR USE WITH WALL OBJECTS
First Claim
1. A bracket engageable with an object to position the object relative to a support structure, the object having a mating surface and a channel extending into the mating surface, the bracket comprising:
- a body having at least one peripheral wall defining a wall surface, the wall surface facing the mating surface upon the bracket engaging the object, the body having a flange extending outwardly from the wall surface of the at least one peripheral wall and having an outer surface and an opposed inner surface, the flange being insertable into the channel of the object to engage the bracket with the object, the flange having at least one resilient member extending away from at least one of the inner and outer surfaces of the flange, the at least one resilient member being resiliently displaceable toward said surface of the flange upon the flange being inserted into the channel to abut the at least one resilient member against a surface of the channel; and
a position element extending outwardly from the body.
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Abstract
A bracket is engageable with an object to position the object relative to a support structure. The bracket has a body having at least one peripheral wall defining a wall surface. The body has a flange extending outwardly from the wall surface of the at least one peripheral wall and has an outer surface and an opposed inner surface. The flange is insertable into a channel of the object to engage the bracket with the object. The flange has at least one resilient member extending away from at least one of the inner and outer surfaces of the flange. The at least one resilient member is resiliently displaceable toward said surface of the flange upon the flange being inserted into the channel to abut the at least one resilient member against a surface of the channel. The bracket also has a position element extending outwardly from the body.
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Citations
20 Claims
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1. A bracket engageable with an object to position the object relative to a support structure, the object having a mating surface and a channel extending into the mating surface, the bracket comprising:
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a body having at least one peripheral wall defining a wall surface, the wall surface facing the mating surface upon the bracket engaging the object, the body having a flange extending outwardly from the wall surface of the at least one peripheral wall and having an outer surface and an opposed inner surface, the flange being insertable into the channel of the object to engage the bracket with the object, the flange having at least one resilient member extending away from at least one of the inner and outer surfaces of the flange, the at least one resilient member being resiliently displaceable toward said surface of the flange upon the flange being inserted into the channel to abut the at least one resilient member against a surface of the channel; and a position element extending outwardly from the body. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A combination of a frame and a bracket to position the frame relative to a support structure:
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the frame having an inner surface with a channel extending into the inner surface; and the bracket comprising; a body having at least one peripheral wall defining a wall surface, the wall surface facing the inner surface upon the bracket engaging the frame, the body having a flange extending outwardly from the wall surface of the at least one peripheral wall and having an outer surface and an opposed inner surface, the flange being insertable into the channel of the frame to engage the bracket with the frame, the flange having at least one resilient member extending away from at least one of the inner and outer surfaces of the flange, the at least one resilient member being resiliently displaceable toward said surface of the flange upon the flange being inserted into the channel to abut the at least one resilient member against a surface of the channel; and a position element extending outwardly from the body. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method of installing a bracket on an object, comprising:
- inserting a flange of the bracket into a channel of the object, the flange having at least one resilient member being resiliently displaceable relative to the flange, the at least one resilient member abutting against a surface of the channel upon the flange being inserted into the channel.
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