IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0402395
(2012-02-22)
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등록번호 |
US-9004427
(2015-04-14)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
- Irudayaraj, Prashanth Philip
- Dolby, Jeffrey Scott
- Chahal, Jotpreet Singh
- Mckenna, Gregory B.
- Holcombe, Robert
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출원인 / 주소 |
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대리인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
2 인용 특허 :
34 |
초록
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A mounting assembly for connecting a light shelf to a structure in cantilever fashion. A pair of receiver units attach to the structure and each has a pair of brackets with a slot there between. A recess is formed on an upper interior surface of the upper bracket. The lower bracket has an abutment s
A mounting assembly for connecting a light shelf to a structure in cantilever fashion. A pair of receiver units attach to the structure and each has a pair of brackets with a slot there between. A recess is formed on an upper interior surface of the upper bracket. The lower bracket has an abutment support surface distal to the structure. A pair of inserter units attach to opposite sides of the shelf, each having an insertion leg and an abutment support. The insertion leg inserts into the recess of a corresponding receiver when the abutment support rests on the abutment surface. The weight of the shelf pulls the abutment support into engagement with the abutment surface and pushes the insertion leg into engagement with the recess, holding the shelf horizontally.
대표청구항
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1. A cantilever mounting for connecting a member to a structure, comprises: (A) a pair of receivers, each attachable to the structure with a spacing there between, each receiver having a recess and an abutment surface spaced there from;(B) a pair of inserters, each attachable to the member, each ins
1. A cantilever mounting for connecting a member to a structure, comprises: (A) a pair of receivers, each attachable to the structure with a spacing there between, each receiver having a recess and an abutment surface spaced there from;(B) a pair of inserters, each attachable to the member, each inserter having an insertion leg and an abutment support spaced there from, the insertion leg insertable into the recess of the receiver, the abutment support capable of resting upon the abutment surface when the insertion leg is in the recess, the weight of the member attached to the inserter capable of pulling the abutment support down into engagement with the abutment surface and rotating the insertion leg up into engagement with the recess, holding the member at a given orientation relative to the structure, a first of the pair of inserters attachable to one side of the member and a second of the pair of inserters attachable to another side of the member, the insertion legs of the first inserter and the second inserter extending distal to the member, the insertion leg of the first inserter extending in a direction opposite to the insertion leg of the second inserter, the spacing of the pair of receivers approximating the width of the member to allow the member to be positioned between the pair of receivers with the insertion legs of the first and second inserters engaging the recesses of a first and a second of the pair of receivers, respectively, to hold the member at the given orientation relative to the structure, each receiver having an upright portion, an upper bracket and a lower bracket extending from the upright portion, the upper bracket and lower bracket being spaced from each other to define a slot there between that communicates with the recess, the upper bracket having a depending block spaced from the upright portion by the recess, the lower bracket having a floor extending from the upright portion to proximate the abutment surface, the slots of the spaced receivers capable of cooperating with the insertion legs of the inserters to support the member in a pendulous orientation when the insertion legs are positioned therein at a position distal to the recess, each of the insertion legs of the pair of inserters capable of traversing a corresponding slot of the pair of receivers from the position distal to the recess to the recess and of rotating in the slot. 2. The cantilever mounting of claim 1, wherein the member is a light shelf. 3. The cantilever mounting of claim 2, wherein the light shelf has a base, a panel contacting the base and a frame extending from a first end of the base around the panel to a second end of the base, capturing the panel between the base and the frame. 4. The cantilever mounting of claim 3, wherein each inserter of the pair has an attachment leg which projects into the base, the attachment leg of the first inserter projecting into the base at a first end there of and the attachment leg of the second inserter projecting into the base at a second end there of, for attachment there to, each inserter having an extension portion that extends into a corresponding end of the frame for attachment thereto, the pair of inserters connecting the frame to the base, the frame and the base having a groove dimensioned to receive and hold the panel therein. 5. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein each inserter has a bending strength limited by an aperture in the inserter, which reduces the cross-sectional area of the inserter. 6. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein the aperture extends through the inserter proximate the conjunction of the extension and the abutment support in a direction perpendicular to a surface of the abutment support of the inserter that contacts the abutment surface of the receiver when the inserter and receiver are holding the member at a given orientation relative to the structure. 7. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein the aperture extends through the inserter proximate the conjunction of the extension and the abutment support in a direction parallel to a surface of the abutment support of the inserter that contacts the abutment surface of the receiver when the inserter and receiver are holding the member at a given orientation relative to the structure. 8. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein each inserter has a bending strength limited by a slot in the inserter, which reduces the cross-sectional area of the inserter proximate the conjunction of the extension and the abutment support. 9. The cantilever mounting of claim 1, wherein each inserter has a bending strength limited to be less than an attachment strength of a corresponding receiver to the structure. 10. The cantilever mounting of claim 1, wherein each receiver is bilaterally symmetric allowing each receiver to be used in conjunction with an inserter installed on either a left side or a right side of the member. 11. The cantilever mounting of claim 1 further comprising an adjustment screw threaded into an aperture extending through at least one of the abutment support and the receiver, an end of the adjustment screw extending to a selected degree from at least one of the surface of the abutment support and the abutment surface and pressing against at least one of the abutment surface and the abutment support to adjust the orientation of the member. 12. The cantilever mounting of claim 1, wherein each receiver has a lip proximate the abutment surface, the space between the lip and the upper bracket defining a threshold opening through which the insertion leg may enter the slot. 13. The cantilever mounting of claim 12, wherein the member is a light shelf with a base, a panel contacting the base and a frame extending from a first end of the base around the panel to a second end of the base, capturing the panel between the base and the frame, wherein each inserter of the pair has an attachment leg which projects into the base on the first end and the second end, respectively, for attachment there to and an extension that extends into a corresponding end of the frame for attachment thereto, the inserters intermediating between the frame and the base, the frame and the base having a groove dimensioned to receive and hold the panel therein when the base and the frame are connected to the pair of inserters. 14. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein at least one of the pair of receivers has a mitered side face which extends from the structure at an angle other than 90 degrees. 15. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein a pair of receivers with mitered side faces abut together in a corner to allow the installation of pair of adjacent members in a corner of the structure. 16. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the abutment surface of each of the pair of receivers extends from the structure when attached thereto at an angle other than 90 degrees. 17. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the structure is not plumb and the angle of the abutment surface compensates for the out-of-plumb condition of the structure to hold the member perpendicular to plumb. 18. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the angle of the abutment surface is selected to provide a selected orientation of the member relative to plumb. 19. A method for removably mounting a member to a structure using a cantilever mounting having a pair of spaced receivers attached to the structure, each of the receivers having a recess and an abutment surface spaced there from, and a pair of inserters attached to opposite sides of the member, each of the inserters having an insertion leg and an abutment support spaced there from, wherein each receiver has an upper bracket and a lower bracket extending from an upright portion, the upper and lower brackets being spaced from each other to define a slot there between, the upper bracket having a recess proximate the conjunction of the upright portion and the upper bracket, comprising the steps of :(A) positioning the member and the pair of inserters relative to the pair of receivers;(B) inserting the insertion leg of each of the pair of inserters into the slot of a corresponding one of the pair of receivers, the member being positioned between the pair of receivers;(C) raising the member such that the abutment support of each inserter is above the abutment surface of a corresponding receiver;(D) sliding each insertion leg in the slot of the corresponding receiver toward the upright portion;(E) lowering the member to allow the abutment support to contact the abutment surface and pivot the insertion leg up into the recess to hold the member at a given orientation relative to the structure. 20. The method of claim 19, further comprising removing the member from the mounting by (F) lifting the member to pivot the insertion leg down out of the recess and lifting the abutment support of the inserter out of contact with the abutment surface of the receiver;(G) sliding the insertion leg in the slot away from the upright portion; and(H) removing the insertion leg of each of the pair of inserters from the slot of a corresponding one of the pair of receivers. 21. The method of claim 20, further comprising the step of rotating the member to an orientation proximate a pendulous orientation before the step of removing. 22. The method of claim 20, further comprising the step of permitting the member to hang in a pendulous position after the step (B) of inserting and before the step (H) of removing. 23. The method of claim 19, wherein the step of raising includes rotating the member from a pendulous position to a position above the horizontal orientation when the insertion legs are positioned in the slots distal to the recesses, the insertion legs rotating in the slots.
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