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Support bracket

  • US 5,230,492 A
  • Filed: 10/01/1991
  • Issued: 07/27/1993
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/01/1991
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An apparatus for supporting a wall panel system comprising:

  • a wall panel;

    a vertical member attached to the wall panel and having a plurality of spaced apart apertures therein;

    a support member adapted to be attached to a bracket assembly and rest on a floor;

    a bracket assembly external to the support member and adapted to interconnect the support member to the vertical member of the wall panel, said bracket assembly comprisinga first bracket having a plurality of spaced apart anchor members extending outward therefrom for insertion into a plurality of corresponding apertures in the vertical member;

    a second bracket having a plurality of spaced apart anchor members extending outward therefrom for insertion into corresponding apertures in the vertical member; and

    locking means adapted to move one of said brackets vertically toward the other such that said anchor members cooperate with the vertical member to secure the bracket assembly thereto, said locking means comprising a flange extending horizontally outward from one of said brackets, a tab extending horizontally outward from the other of said brackets, and a threaded fastener coupling said flange and tab, whereby the first and second brackets are pulled toward each other by turning the fastener, said first and second brackets and said locking means being external to the support member to facilitate the securing of the brackets to the vertical member and the installation and removal of the support member to one of said brackets.

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