Wall panel mounting apparatus
First Claim
1. An apparatus for mounting an accessory to a wall panel comprising:
- left and right vertical support panels wherein the vertical support panels each include a housing having a horizontal top wall and left and right vertical side walls;
wall panel mounting means, provided with each support panel, for mounting a rear edge of a respective support panel to a front surface of a vertical wall panel, the vertical support panels being mounted in spaced relation from each other wherein the wall panel mounting means for securing the support panel to the wall panel comprises;
a mounting bracket having a base portion held along a lower inside surface of the top wall and a free end portion mountable over a top edge of the wall panel; and
a means for sliding the base portion with respect to the top wall of the support panel to secure the free end of the bracket over the top of the wall panel; and
accessory mounting means, provided on each support panel, for receiving and holding one end of a pair of opposing ends of the accessory.
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Abstract
An apparatus is provided for mounting a coat rack, bookshelf or the like to a wall panel. The apparatus includes a pair of side supports which support opposing ends of the coat racks, bookshelves or the like. The apparatus is provided with a mounting mechanism which allows the apparatus to mount to either a top edge of the wall panel or to a set of slotted standards on a front surface of the wall panel. One of two specific mounting mechanisms are provided. The first, an L-shaped bracket, allows the apparatus to be mounted over the top edge of the wall panel. The second, a V-shaped hook plate, allows the apparatus to be mounted into slotted standards. Thus, a single pair of side supports accommodates either mounting arrangement. A leveling mechanism is also provided for leveling the apparatus.
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14 Claims
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1. An apparatus for mounting an accessory to a wall panel comprising:
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left and right vertical support panels wherein the vertical support panels each include a housing having a horizontal top wall and left and right vertical side walls; wall panel mounting means, provided with each support panel, for mounting a rear edge of a respective support panel to a front surface of a vertical wall panel, the vertical support panels being mounted in spaced relation from each other wherein the wall panel mounting means for securing the support panel to the wall panel comprises; a mounting bracket having a base portion held along a lower inside surface of the top wall and a free end portion mountable over a top edge of the wall panel; and a means for sliding the base portion with respect to the top wall of the support panel to secure the free end of the bracket over the top of the wall panel; and accessory mounting means, provided on each support panel, for receiving and holding one end of a pair of opposing ends of the accessory. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An apparatus for mounting an accessory to a wall panel, comprising:
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left and right vertical side support panels, each including a housing having a horizontal top wall and left and right vertical side walls; accessory mounting means, provided on each support panel, for receiving and holding one end of a pair of opposing ends of the accessory; mounting means for mounting a rear edge of a respective support panel to a front surface of a vertical wall panel; and a leveling means for leveling the support panel with respect to a horizontal axis perpendicular to the wall panel, the leveling means including an eccentric circular disk having a bore formed at an intermediate position between a center of the disk and an outside periphery of the disk, the bore of the disk being fitted over a mounting peg mounted near an open rear wall of the support panel, whereby a portion of the disk extends through the open rear wall and abuts the front surface of the wall panel with a distance by which the disk extends through the open rear wall being determined by an angular position of the disk about the mounting peg.
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13. An assembly capable of mounting an accessory to different types of wall panels, comprising:
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left and right vertical support panels, each vertical support panel including a housing having a horizontal top wall and left and right vertical side walls; accessory mounting means, provided on each vertical support panel, for receiving and holding one end of a pair of opposing ends of the accessory alternative mounting means, provided in each vertical panel, for mounting a rear wall of the vertical support panel to a front surface of a first type of wall panel having a top edge and a second type of wall panel having a slotted vertical standard comprised of; first alternative means for mounting the vertical support panels along the top edge of the first type of wall panel, with a rear wall of each vertical support panel depending downward from the top edge of the wall panel along a front surface of the wall panel, said first alternative means comprised of a mounting bracket having a base portion held along a lower inside surface of the top wall and a free end portion mountable over the top edge of the wall panel; and second alternative means for mounting the vertical support panels into the slotted vertical standards of the second type of wall panel, with a rear wall of each support panel being held against a respective vertical standard. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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