MOUNTING DEVICE FOR BUILDING SURFACES HAVING ELONGATED MOUNTING SLOT
First Claim
1. A building system comprising:
- a building surface comprising a plurality of interconnected panels;
a mounting device maintained in a fixed position relative to said building surface and comprising;
an upper wall disposed in spaced relation to an underlying portion of said building surface;
an un-threaded mounting slot that extends through said upper wall and that is elongated in a first dimension; and
a nut receptacle that is aligned with said mounting slot and that is also elongated in said first dimension, wherein said nut receptacle is located between said building surface and said mounting slot;
a nut, wherein at least part of said nut is retained within said nut receptacle by a configuration of said nut receptacle but such said nut is still movable along said nut receptacle in said first dimension; and
an attachment fastener that extends through said mounting slot and that is threadably engaged with said nut, wherein said attachment fastener is disposable in multiple positions along said mounting slot and in said first dimension, and furthermore is threadably engageable with said nut in each of said multiple positions by moving said nut along said nut receptacle in said first dimension and into alignment with said attachment fastener.
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Abstract
A mounting device or bracket for paneled building surfaces is disclosed. The mounting bracket includes an upper wall in the form of a flat surface for supporting various types of attachments. An elongated mounting slot extends through the upper wall, and the mounting bracket includes an elongated nut receptacle that is positioned below this elongated mounting slot. With an attachment being positioned on the upper wall, an attachment fastener may be directed through the attachment, then through the elongated mounting slot, and then may be threadably engaged with a nut that is positioned within and movable along the nut receptacle in its elongated dimension. The elongated configuration of the mounting slot and nut receptacle provides adjustability for the position of the attachment fastener relative to the mounting bracket, including after the mounting bracket has already been installed on the building surface.
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1. A building system comprising:
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a building surface comprising a plurality of interconnected panels; a mounting device maintained in a fixed position relative to said building surface and comprising; an upper wall disposed in spaced relation to an underlying portion of said building surface; an un-threaded mounting slot that extends through said upper wall and that is elongated in a first dimension; and a nut receptacle that is aligned with said mounting slot and that is also elongated in said first dimension, wherein said nut receptacle is located between said building surface and said mounting slot; a nut, wherein at least part of said nut is retained within said nut receptacle by a configuration of said nut receptacle but such said nut is still movable along said nut receptacle in said first dimension; and an attachment fastener that extends through said mounting slot and that is threadably engaged with said nut, wherein said attachment fastener is disposable in multiple positions along said mounting slot and in said first dimension, and furthermore is threadably engageable with said nut in each of said multiple positions by moving said nut along said nut receptacle in said first dimension and into alignment with said attachment fastener. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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