Wall anchor assemblies and related wall mount systems
IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
A47G-001/20
A47B-096/02
F16B-015/00
F16M-013/02
F16B-045/00
출원번호
US-0195168
(2016-06-28)
등록번호
US-9775450
(2017-10-03)
발명자
/ 주소
Will, Gary E.
Grice, Byron K.
Malott, Dale G.
출원인 / 주소
THE HILLMAN GROUP, INC.
대리인 / 주소
Thompson Hine LLP
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초록▼
An anchor assembly for hanging an object on a wall includes a first anchor component and a second anchor component. The second anchor component is pivotably associated with the first anchor component for movement between an anchoring orientation and a non-anchoring orientation to enable staged insta
An anchor assembly for hanging an object on a wall includes a first anchor component and a second anchor component. The second anchor component is pivotably associated with the first anchor component for movement between an anchoring orientation and a non-anchoring orientation to enable staged installation of the anchor assembly into a wall. At least one wall penetrating retainer extends from each of the first and second anchor components. When the second anchor component is in the anchoring orientation a curved configuration of the wall penetrating extent of the retainer of the second anchor component opposes a curved configuration of the wall penetrating extent of the retainer of the first anchor component to form a jaw-type arrangement.
대표청구항▼
1. An anchor assembly for hanging an object on a wall, comprising: a first anchor component including a first base having front and back sides, at least one wall penetrating retainer extends from the first base and includes a wall penetrating extent that protrudes rearwardly of the first base and ha
1. An anchor assembly for hanging an object on a wall, comprising: a first anchor component including a first base having front and back sides, at least one wall penetrating retainer extends from the first base and includes a wall penetrating extent that protrudes rearwardly of the first base and has a curved configuration;a second anchor component including a second base having front and back sides, the second anchor component pivotably associated with the first anchor component for movement between an anchoring orientation and a non-anchoring orientation to enable staged installation of the anchor assembly into a wall, at least one wall penetrating retainer extends from the second base and includes a wall penetrating extent that protrudes rearwardly of the second base and has a curved configuration, when the second anchor component is in the anchoring orientation the curved configuration of the wall penetrating extent of the second anchor component opposes the curved configuration of the wall penetrating extent of the first anchor component to form a jaw-type arrangement;wherein, when the second anchor component is in the anchoring orientation, the anchor assembly includes side flanges that taper laterally toward each other in a vertically upward direction for engaging with slots on secondary components that can be mounted to the anchor assembly. 2. The anchor assembly of claim 1 wherein, when the second anchor component is in the anchoring orientation, the side flanges angle rearwardly in a vertically downward direction. 3. The anchor assembly of claim 1 wherein the second anchor component is pivotably associated with the first anchor component by a hinge connection. 4. The anchor assembly of claim 3 wherein the hinge connection is formed by a pair of spaced apart hinge rings on the second anchor component and a pair of spaced apart hinge pins on the first anchor component, each hinge pin engaged through a respective one of the hinge rings. 5. A mount arrangement including the anchor assembly of claim 1, wherein: the anchor assembly is engaged with a wall with the second anchor component in the anchoring orientation;a secondary support member is engaged with the anchor assembly for support by the anchor assembly, wherein the secondary support member includes rear slots that interact with the side flanges on the anchor assembly to wedge a rear side of the secondary support member against a front surface of the wall. 6. The mount arrangement of claim 5 wherein the secondary support member is one of a hook, a clothing rack, a shadow box, a picture, a mirror, a shelf or an electronics device. 7. An anchor assembly for hanging an object on a wall, comprising: a first anchor component including a first base having front and back sides, at least one wall penetrating retainer extends from the first base and includes a wall penetrating extent that protrudes rearwardly of the first base and has a curved configuration;a second anchor component including a second base having front and back sides, the second anchor component pivotably associated with the first anchor component for movement between an anchoring orientation and a non-anchoring orientation to enable staged installation of the anchor assembly into a wall, at least one wall penetrating retainer extends from the second base and includes a wall penetrating extent that protrudes rearwardly of the second base and has a curved configuration, when the second anchor component is in the anchoring orientation the curved configuration of the wall penetrating extent of the second anchor component opposes the curved configuration of the wall penetrating extent of the first anchor component to form a jaw-type arrangement;wherein the second anchor component is pivotably associated with the first anchor component by a hinge connection;wherein the hinge connection is formed by a hinge loop on the first base, said hinge loop capturing a hinge link on the second base. 8. An anchor assembly for hanging an object on a wall, comprising: a first anchor component including a first base having front and back sides, at least one wall penetrating retainer extends from the first base and includes a wall penetrating extent that protrudes rearwardly of the first base and has a curved configuration;a second anchor component including a second base having front and back sides, the second anchor component pivotably associated with the first anchor component for movement between an anchoring orientation and a non-anchoring orientation to enable staged installation of the anchor assembly into a wall, at least one wall penetrating retainer extends from the second base and includes a wall penetrating extent that protrudes rearwardly of the second base and has a curved configuration, when the second anchor component is in the anchoring orientation the curved configuration of the wall penetrating extent of the second anchor component opposes the curved configuration of the wall penetrating extent of the first anchor component to form a jaw-type arrangement;wherein the first base includes a vertically extending channel into which the second base fits when the second anchor component is in the anchoring orientation. 9. The anchor assembly of claim 8 wherein the first anchor component is of metal plate construction, the first base formed by a base plate, and the vertically extending channel is formed by spaced apart forward bends in the base plate. 10. The anchor assembly of claim 8 wherein a hook element extends forwardly from the base plate within the vertically extending channel, and the second base includes an opening or slot through which the hook element extends. 11. An anchor assembly for hanging an object on a wall, comprising: a first anchor component including a first base having front and back sides, at least one wall penetrating retainer extends from the first base and includes a wall penetrating extent that protrudes rearwardly of the first base and has a curved configuration;a second anchor component including a second base having front and back sides, the second anchor component pivotably associated with the first anchor component for movement between an anchoring orientation and a non-anchoring orientation to enable staged installation of the anchor assembly into a wall, at least one wall penetrating retainer extends from the second base and includes a wall penetrating extent that protrudes rearwardly of the second base and has a curved configuration, when the second anchor component is in the anchoring orientation the curved configuration of the wall penetrating extent of the second anchor component opposes the curved configuration of the wall penetrating extent of the first anchor component to form a jaw-type arrangement;wherein first and second wall penetrating retainers extend from the first base, and third and fourth wall penetrating retainers extend from the second base, wherein a lateral spacing between the first and second wall penetrating retainers is different than a lateral spacing between the third and fourth wall penetrating retainers. 12. An anchor assembly for hanging an object on a wall, comprising: a first anchor component including a first base having front and back sides, at least one wall penetrating retainer extends from the first base and includes a wall penetrating extent that protrudes rearwardly of the first base and has a curved configuration;a second anchor component including a second base having front and back sides, the second anchor component pivotably associated with the first anchor component for movement between an anchoring orientation and a non-anchoring orientation to enable staged installation of the anchor assembly into a wall, at least one wall penetrating retainer extends from the second base and includes a wall penetrating extent that protrudes rearwardly of the second base and has a curved configuration, when the second anchor component is in the anchoring orientation the curved configuration of the wall penetrating extent of the second anchor component opposes the curved configuration of the wall penetrating extent of the first anchor component to form a jaw-type arrangement;wherein the wall penetrating extent of the first anchor component is arcuate, the wall penetrating extent of the second anchor component is arcuate, and a radius of curvature of the wall penetrating extent of the wall penetrating retainer of the second anchor component is different than a radius of curvature of the wall penetrating extent of the wall penetrating retainer of the first anchor component. 13. A mount arrangement including: an anchor assembly for hanging an object on a wall, comprising: a first anchor component including a first base having front and back sides, at least one wall penetrating retainer extends from the first base and includes a wall penetrating extent that protrudes rearwardly of the first base and has a curved configuration;a second anchor component including a second base having front and back sides, the second anchor component pivotably associated with the first anchor component for movement between an anchoring orientation and a non-anchoring orientation to enable staged installation of the anchor assembly into a wall, at least one wall penetrating retainer extends from the second base and includes a wall penetrating extent that protrudes rearwardly of the second base and has a curved configuration, when the second anchor component is in the anchoring orientation the curved configuration of the wall penetrating extent of the second anchor component opposes the curved configuration of the wall penetrating extent of the first anchor component to form a jaw-type arrangement;wherein the anchor assembly is engaged with a wall with the second anchor component in the anchoring orientation;a secondary support member is engaged with the anchor assembly for support by the anchor assembly, wherein the secondary support member includes rear structure that interacts with a structure on the anchor assembly to wedge a rear side of the secondary support member against a front surface of the wall;wherein the structure on the anchor assembly is formed by at least one side flange that angles rearwardly in a downward vertical direction to slidingly engage with the rear structure on the secondary support member as the secondary support member is engaged downward over the anchor assembly. 14. A mount arrangement including: an anchor assembly for hanging an object on a wall, comprising: a first anchor component including a first base having front and back sides, at least one wall penetrating retainer extends from the first base and includes a wall penetrating extent that protrudes rearwardly of the first base and has a curved configuration;a second anchor component including a second base having front and back sides, the second anchor component pivotably associated with the first anchor component for movement between an anchoring orientation and a non-anchoring orientation to enable staged installation of the anchor assembly into a wall, at least one wall penetrating retainer extends from the second base and includes a wall penetrating extent that protrudes rearwardly of the second base and has a curved configuration, when the second anchor component is in the anchoring orientation the curved configuration of the wall penetrating extent of the second anchor component opposes the curved configuration of the wall penetrating extent of the first anchor component to form a jaw-type arrangement;wherein the anchor assembly is engaged with a wall with the second anchor component in the anchoring orientation;a secondary support member is engaged with the anchor assembly for support by the anchor assembly, wherein the secondary support member includes rear structure that interacts with a structure on the anchor assembly to wedge a rear side of the secondary support member against a front surface of the wall;wherein the structure on the anchor assembly is formed by first and second spaced apart side flanges. 15. The mount arrangement of claim 14 wherein the spaced apart side flanges angle toward each other in a vertically upward direction. 16. The mount arrangement of claim 15 wherein the rear structure includes slots into which the side flanges are fit. 17. An anchor assembly for hanging an object on a wall, comprising: a first anchor component including a first base having front and back sides, at least one wall penetrating retainer extends from the first base and includes a wall penetrating extent that protrudes rearwardly of the first base and has a curved configuration;a second anchor component including a second base having front and back sides, the second anchor component pivotably associated with the first anchor component for movement between an anchoring orientation and a non-anchoring orientation to enable staged installation of the anchor assembly into a wall, at least one wall penetrating retainer extends from the second base and includes a wall penetrating extent that protrudes rearwardly of the second base and has a curved configuration, when the second anchor component is in the anchoring orientation the curved configuration of the wall penetrating extent of the second anchor component opposes the curved configuration of the wall penetrating extent of the first anchor component to form a jaw-type arrangement;wherein, when the second anchor component is in the anchoring orientation, the wall penetrating extent of the second anchor component achieves a more aggressive angle relative to a wall mount plane at the back side of the first base than the wall penetrating extent of the first anchor component. 18. An anchor assembly for hanging an object on a wall, comprising: a first anchor component including a first base having front, back, top, bottom, left and right sides, at least one wall penetrating retainer extends from the first base and includes a wall penetrating extent that protrudes rearwardly of the first base and has a curved configuration;a second anchor component including a second base having front, back, top, bottom, left and right sides, the second anchor component pivotably associated with the first anchor component for movement between an anchoring orientation and a non-anchoring orientation, in the anchoring orientation the second anchor component is positioned at least partly in front of the first anchor component, the second anchor component includes at least one wall penetrating retainer that extends from the second base and includes a wall penetrating extent that protrudes rearwardly of the second base and has a curved configuration, when the second anchor component is in the anchoring orientation the curved configuration of the wall penetrating extent of the second anchor component opposes the curved configuration of the wall penetrating extent of the first anchor component to form a jaw-type arrangement;wherein, when the second anchor component is in the anchoring orientation, the anchor assembly includes side flanges that taper laterally toward each other in a vertically upward direction for engaging with slots on secondary components that can be mounted to the anchor assembly. 19. The anchor assembly of claim 18 wherein, when the second anchor component is in the anchoring orientation, the side flanges angle rearwardly in a vertically downward direction. 20. The anchor assembly of claim 19 wherein the first anchor component is of metal plate construction, the first base formed by a base plate, the side flanges are formed at the left and right sides of the base plate, each side flange formed by a primarily forward bend and a primarily lateral bend in the base plate. 21. The anchor assembly of claim 18 wherein the second anchor component is pivotably associated with the first anchor component by a hinge connection. 22. The anchor assembly of claim 21 wherein the hinge connection is formed by a pair of spaced apart hinge rings on the second anchor component and a pair of spaced apart hinge pins on the first anchor component, each hinge pin engaged through a respective one of the hinge rings. 23. The anchor assembly of claim 18 wherein the wall penetrating retainer of the second anchor component passes below the bottom side of the first base when the second anchor component is in the anchoring orientation. 24. The anchor assembly of claim 18 wherein the wall penetrating extent of the first anchor component is arcuate and a center of a radius of curvature of the wall penetrating extent of the first anchor component is located substantially at a rear corner of the first base where the bottom side of the first base meets the back side of the first base, and the second anchor component is pivotably connected to the first anchor component by a hinge arrangement, the wall penetrating extent of the second anchor component is arcuate and a center of a radius of curvature of the wall penetrating extent of the second anchor component is located substantially at a hinge axis of the hinge arrangement. 25. The anchor assembly of claim 18 wherein the wall penetrating extent of the first anchor component is arcuate, the wall penetrating extent of the second anchor component is arcuate, and a radius of curvature of the wall penetrating extent of the wall penetrating retainer of the second anchor component is different than a radius of curvature of the wall penetrating extent of the wall penetrating retainer of the first anchor component. 26. The anchor assembly of claim 25 wherein the radius of curvature of the wall penetrating extent of the wall penetrating retainer of the second anchor component is less than the radius of curvature of the wall penetrating extent of the wall penetrating retainer first anchor component. 27. The anchor assembly of claim 18 wherein the second anchor component is pivotably associated with the first anchor component by a hinge connection, in the non-anchoring orientation the second anchor component extends upward and/or forward from the first anchor component, wherein the hinge connection includes a limit feature for retaining the second anchor component in the non-anchoring orientation unless an external force, beyond gravitational forces acting on the second anchor component, are applied. 28. The anchor assembly of claim 18, wherein: the first base is laterally elongated;the anchor assembly further includes: a third anchor component including a third base having front, back, top, bottom, left and right sides, at least one wall penetrating retainer extending from the third base and having a wall penetrating extent that protrudes rearwardly of the third base and has a curved configuration;the third anchor component is pivotably associated with the first anchor component for movement between an anchoring orientation and a non-anchoring orientation, in the anchoring orientation the third anchor component is positioned at least partly in front of the first anchor component and the wall penetrating extent of the third anchor component protrudes rearwardly of the first base, when the third anchor component is in the anchoring orientation the curved configuration of the wall penetrating extent of the third anchor component opposes the curved configuration of the wall penetrating extent of the first anchor component to form a jaw-type arrangement, in the non-anchoring orientation the third anchor component is pivoted away from the first anchor component;wherein the third anchor component is laterally spaced apart from the second anchor component and is pivotable relative to the first anchor component independently of pivot of the second anchor component. 29. The anchor assembly of claim 28, further comprising: a level element mounted to the base of the first anchor component. 30. A method of installing the anchor assembly of claim 18 into a wall, the method comprising: (a) placing the first anchor component adjacent a front surface of the wall with a distal end of the wall penetrating retainer of the first base in contact with the front surface and the bottom side of the base in contact with the front surface, with the second anchor component in the non-anchoring orientation;(b) applying pressure to the first base to rotate the wall penetrating retainer of the first base into the wall until the back side of the first base seats against the front surface of the wall; after steps (a) and (b),(c) pivoting the second anchor component toward the first anchor component until a distal end of the wall penetrating retainer of the second base comes into contact with the front surface of the wall; and(d) applying pressure to the second base to rotate the wall penetrating retainer of the second base into the wall. 31. The method of claim 30 wherein the second anchor component is rotated until the back side of the second base seats against the front side of the first base. 32. The method of claim 30 wherein the second anchor component is rotated until the second anchor component achieves a final install position. 33. An anchor assembly for hanging an object on a wall, comprising: a first anchor component including a first base having front, back, top, bottom, left and right sides, at least one wall penetrating retainer extends from the first base and includes a wall penetrating extent that protrudes rearwardly of the first base and has a curved configuration;a second anchor component including a second base having front, back, top, bottom, left and right sides, the second anchor component pivotably associated with the first anchor component for movement between an anchoring orientation and a non-anchoring orientation, in the anchoring orientation the second anchor component is positioned at least partly in front of the first anchor component, the second anchor component includes at least one wall penetrating retainer that extends from the second base and includes a wall penetrating extent that protrudes rearwardly of the second base and has a curved configuration, when the second anchor component is in the anchoring orientation the curved configuration of the wall penetrating extent of the second anchor component opposes the curved configuration of the wall penetrating extent of the first anchor component to form a jaw-type arrangement;wherein, when the second anchor component is in the anchoring orientation, the anchor assembly includes left and right side flanges that are spaced from a wall mount plane defined by one or more portions of the back side of the first base, each side flange oriented at a lateral angle relative to an upright axis of the anchor assembly, each lateral angle between about one degree and about ten degrees. 34. The anchor assembly of claim 33, wherein, when the second anchor component is in the anchoring orientation, each side flange is oriented at a rearward angle, relative to the wall mount plane, each rearward angle between about one degree and about ten degrees. 35. An anchor assembly for hanging an object on a wall, comprising: a first anchor component including a first base having front, back, top, bottom, left and right sides, at least one wall penetrating retainer extends from the first base and includes a wall penetrating extent that protrudes rearwardly of the first base and has a curved configuration;a second anchor component including a second base having front, back, top, bottom, left and right sides, the second anchor component pivotably associated with the first anchor component for movement between an anchoring orientation and a non-anchoring orientation, in the anchoring orientation the second anchor component is positioned at least partly in front of the first anchor component, the second anchor component includes at least one wall penetrating retainer that extends from the second base and includes a wall penetrating extent that protrudes rearwardly of the second base and has a curved configuration, when the second anchor component is in the anchoring orientation the curved configuration of the wall penetrating extent of the second anchor component opposes the curved configuration of the wall penetrating extent of the first anchor component to form a jaw-type arrangement;wherein the second anchor component is pivotably associated with the first anchor component by a hinge connection;wherein the hinge connection is formed by a hinge loop on the top side of the first base and a hinge link at the top side of the second base. 36. An anchor assembly for hanging an object on a wall, comprising: a first anchor component including a first base having front, back, top, bottom, left and right sides, at least one wall penetrating retainer extends from the first base and includes a wall penetrating extent that protrudes rearwardly of the first base and has a curved configuration;a second anchor component including a second base having front, back, top, bottom, left and right sides, the second anchor component pivotably associated with the first anchor component for movement between an anchoring orientation and a non-anchoring orientation, in the anchoring orientation the second anchor component is positioned at least partly in front of the first anchor component, the second anchor component includes at least one wall penetrating retainer that extends from the second base and includes a wall penetrating extent that protrudes rearwardly of the second base and has a curved configuration, when the second anchor component is in the anchoring orientation the curved configuration of the wall penetrating extent of the second anchor component opposes the curved configuration of the wall penetrating extent of the first anchor component to form a jaw-type arrangement;wherein the second anchor component is pivotably associated with the first anchor component by a hinge connection;wherein an axis of the hinge connection runs parallel to a wall mount plane defined by one or more portions of the back side of the first base. 37. The anchor assembly of claim 36 wherein the axis of the hinge connection is spaced forwardly of the wall mount plane by a distance of at least 0.15 inches. 38. The anchor assembly of claim 36 wherein the axis of the hinge connection is spaced forwardly of the wall mount plane by a distance of at least 0.25 inches. 39. An anchor assembly for hanging an object on a wall, comprising: a first anchor component including a first base having front, back, top, bottom, left and right sides, at least one wall penetrating retainer extends from the first base and includes a wall penetrating extent that protrudes rearwardly of the first base and has a curved configuration;a second anchor component including a second base having front, back, top, bottom, left and right sides, the second anchor component pivotably associated with the first anchor component for movement between an anchoring orientation and a non-anchoring orientation, in the anchoring orientation the second anchor component is positioned at least partly in front of the first anchor component, the second anchor component includes at least one wall penetrating retainer that extends from the second base and includes a wall penetrating extent that protrudes rearwardly of the second base and has a curved configuration, when the second anchor component is in the anchoring orientation the curved configuration of the wall penetrating extent of the second anchor component opposes the curved configuration of the wall penetrating extent of the first anchor component to form a jaw-type arrangement;wherein the first base includes a vertically extending channel into which the second base fits when the second anchor component is in the anchoring orientation. 40. The anchor assembly of claim 39 wherein the first anchor component is of metal plate construction, the first base formed by a base plate, and the vertically extending channel is formed by spaced apart forward bends in the base plate. 41. The anchor assembly of claim 40 wherein a hook element extends forwardly from the base plate within the vertically extending channel, and the second base includes an opening or slot through which the hook element extends. 42. An anchor assembly for hanging an object on a wall, comprising: a first anchor component including a first base having front, back, top, bottom, left and right sides, at least one wall penetrating retainer extends from the first base and includes a wall penetrating extent that protrudes rearwardly of the first base and has a curved configuration;a second anchor component including a second base having front, back, top, bottom, left and right sides, the second anchor component pivotably associated with the first anchor component for movement between an anchoring orientation and a non-anchoring orientation, in the anchoring orientation the second anchor component is positioned at least partly in front of the first anchor component, the second anchor component includes at least one wall penetrating retainer that extends from the second base and includes a wall penetrating extent that protrudes rearwardly of the second base and has a curved configuration, when the second anchor component is in the anchoring orientation the curved configuration of the wall penetrating extent of the second anchor component opposes the curved configuration of the wall penetrating extent of the first anchor component to form a jaw-type arrangement;wherein the first anchor component is of metal plate construction, the first base formed by a first base plate, the second anchor component is formed of metal plate construction, the second base formed by a second base plate, and the back side of the second base plate seats against the front side of the first base plate when the second anchor component is in the anchoring orientation. 43. The anchor assembly of claim 42 wherein the back side of the second base plate contacts the front side of the first base plate in one or more discrete locations for purposes of the back side of the second base plate seating against the front side of the first base plate when the second anchor component is in the anchoring orientation.
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