US4717104A — Wall bracket with adjustable mounting face

Claim 1

Independent Claim 157 words

A wall bracket for supporting a shelf or the like to a wall comprising: a shelf support section and a mounting plate joined together, the shelf support section including means to support a portion of a shelf, the mounting plate comprising a member having arcuately oriented contact surfaces selectively engageable with the surface of a wall and having a side opposite the contact surfaces, the shelf support section projecting from the side of the member opposite the contact surfaces to allow variation about a vertical axis of the angle of projection of the shelf support section from the wall while retaining contact between a contact surface and the wall, and means for mounting the wall bracket to a wall at a selected angle of projection, and opening defining means through the mounting plate elongated in a direction transverse to the axis for receiving the means for mounting at a plurality of locations along the opening defining means.

Claim 2

Dependent Claim 157 words

A wall bracket for supporting a shelf or the like to a wall comprising: a shelf support section and a mounting plate joined together, the shelf support section including means to support a portion of a shelf, the mounting plate comprising a member having arcuately oriented contact surfaces selectively engageable with the surface of a wall and having a side opposite the contact surfaces, the shelf support section projecting from the side of the member opposite the contact surfaces to allow variation about a vertical axis of the angle of projection of the shelf support section from the wall while retaining contact between a contact surface and the wall, and means for mounting the wall bracket to a wall at a selected angle of projection, and opening defining means through the mounting plate elongated in a direction transverse to the axis for receiving the means for mounting at a plurality of locations along the opening defining means.

Claim 3

Dependent Claim 14 words

The wall bracket of claim 1 wherein the opening defining means comprises elongated slots.

Claim 4

Dependent Claim 22 words

The wall bracket of claim 1 wherein the shelf support section comprises a cradle having a bottom wall and spaced side walls.

Claim 5

Dependent Claim 21 words

The wall bracket of claim 1 wherein the shelf support section and the mounting plate are of unitary molded plastic construction.

Claim 6

Dependent Claim 13 words

The wall bracket of claim 6 wherein the channel member is extruded plastic.

Claim 7

Dependent Claim 21 words

The wall bracket of claim 1 combined with an elongated channel member for receiving the exposed cut ends of shelf rods.

Claim 8

Dependent Claim 139 words

A wall bracket for mounting a shelf in a generally horizontal position within an area defined by two intersecting walls wherein the shelf has a downwardly extending front edge and wherein the angle of intersection between the two intersecting walls may deviate from ninety degrees by an amount not predetermined, the wall bracket comprising a cradle extending from a mounting plate, the cradle having a bottom and generally vertical side walls for receiving a side margin of the front edge therewithin, the mounting plate being generally convex about a generally vertical axis to define a generally convex surface and a generally concave surface, the cradle projecting outwardly from the concave surface to allow rotation of the wall bracket about said axis to compensate for said angle deviation, and means to mount the mounting plate to one of the walls.

Claim 9

Dependent Claim 139 words

A wall bracket for mounting a shelf in a generally horizontal position within an area defined by two intersecting walls wherein the shelf has a downwardly extending front edge and wherein the angle of intersection between the two intersecting walls may deviate from ninety degrees by an amount not predetermined, the wall bracket comprising a cradle extending from a mounting plate, the cradle having a bottom and generally vertical side walls for receiving a side margin of the front edge therewithin, the mounting plate being generally convex about a generally vertical axis to define a generally convex surface and a generally concave surface, the cradle projecting outwardly from the concave surface to allow rotation of the wall bracket about said axis to compensate for said angle deviation, and means to mount the mounting plate to one of the walls.

Claim 10

Dependent Claim 58 words

The wall bracket of claim 7 wherein the shelf is of the kind normally having a ninety degree corner so that a modified side edge must be provided on the shelf to enable the shelf to fit within the area defined by the two intersecting walls, the improvement including a channel member for covering the modified side edge.

Claim 11

Dependent Claim 46 words

The wall bracket of claim 8 wherein the shelf is the kind defined by rods and the modified edge is defined by cut ends of at least some of the rods, the channel member having spaced side walls for receiving the cut ends of the rods.

Claim 12

Dependent Claim 31 words

The wall bracket of claim 9 wherein the channel member is plastic and the side walls of the channel member are biased toward one another to releasably grip the rod ends.

Claim 13

Dependent Claim 21 words

The wall bracket of claim 7 including vertically spaced generally horizontal elongated slots in the mounting plate for receiving screws therethrough.

Annuity Stage	Window Opens	Payment Deadline	Surcharge Period Until	Estimated Fee	Status
3.5 Years (Year 4)	1991-01-04	1991-07-06	1992-01-05	$2000.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8)	1995-01-04	1995-07-06	1996-01-05	$3760.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12)	1999-01-04	1999-07-06	2000-01-05	$7700.00	Window Closed / Lapsed

Wall bracket with adjustable mounting face

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