Bracket for mounting a hand holdable appliance or the like

• US 5,678,793 A
• Filed: 10/30/1995
• Issued: 10/21/1997
• Est. Priority Date: 10/30/1995
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Gregory Hill Hill
• Original Assignee: Gregory Hill Hill
• Inventors: Hill, Gregory Hill
• Primary Examiner(s): Ramirez, Ramon O.
• Application Number:
  US08/550,594
• Time in Patent Office: 722 Days
• Field of Search: 248/205.3, 248/309.1, 248/205.5, 248/311.2, 248/309.3, 224/556, 224/559, 224/482
• US Class Current: 248/206.3
• CPC Class Codes: A47G 23/0225 attachable to a plate, table, or the like
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 3/103 detachable
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 11/041 Allowing quick release of the apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 13/022 repositionable

Abstract

The invention is a mounting bracket for securing a portable hand holdable appliance to a window extending vertically from a window sill. In detail, the bracket includes a plate having first and second side and top, bottom and side edges, and additionally, an attachment device to mount the appliance. A pair of suction cups are mounted on the first side of the plate horizontally spaced from each other in proximity to the top thereof. The bottom portion of the plate extends from the plane of the plate at an acute angle outwardly from the first side and terminates in a pointed edge. Thus the bracket can be secured to the surface by wedging the pointed edge between the window and sill and rotated thereabout so that the suction cups engage the window.

Claims

1. A mounting bracket for mounting a portable hand holdable appliance to a window extending vertically upward from a window sill, the appliance including a belt clip, said bracket comprising:

a plate having first and second sides and top, bottom and side edges, said bottom portion extending outwardly and downwardly from said first side, said top edge including a notch having a width greater than the width of the belt clip;

a pair of suction cups mounted on said first side of said plate in proximity to said top thereof and horizontally spaced from each other on the portions of said plate on either side of said notch, said pair of suction cups for mounting to the window; and

said plate having a bottom portion terminating in an edge adapted to mount in the corner formed by the junction of the window and sill.

2. The bracket as set forth in claim 1 wherein said bottom edge of said plate includes a pointed edge.

3. The bracket as set forth in claim 2 wherein:

said portions of said plate on either side of said notch have a first segment extending inward at an acute angle to the plane of said plate and a second segment extending upward from said first segment in a plane parallel to said plane of said plate; and

said suction cups mounted on said second segments.

4. The bracket as set forth in claim 3 wherein an appliance holder is mounted to said second side.

5. The bracket as set forth in claim 4 wherein the angle of said bottom portion to said plane of said plate is 20 degrees.

6. The bracket as set forth in claim 5 wherein the distance from the end of said suction cups to said plane of said plate is generally equal to the distance from the edge of said bottom edge to said plane of said plate.

7. The bracket as set forth in claim 6 wherein said spacing of said suction cups is greater than the width of the belt clip of the appliance.

8. The bracket as set forth in claim 7 wherein said bottom edge of said plate includes a pointed edge.

9. The bracket as set forth in claim 8 wherein said pointed edge has an included angle of about 35 degrees.