US1504336A

US1504336A - Wall bracket

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Publication number: US1504336A
Application number: US571974A
Authority: US
Inventors: Foster Orson Frank
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1922-06-30
Filing date: 1922-06-30
Publication date: 1924-08-12
Anticipated expiration: 1941-08-12

Description

Patented Aug. 123, 1924i.

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ORSON FRANK FOSTER, F ENGLEWOOD, NEW JERSEY.

WALL BRACKET.

Application filed. June 30, 1922.

of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in l/Vall Brackets; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and enact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in' the art to which it appertains to make and use the same. 7

This invention relates to wall brackets and involves the provision of a bracket of this type which is especially suited to the hanging or suspension of office, household or factory equipment and accessories, among which might be mentioned electric fans, radiators, cabinets, doors, clocks, pictures, etc. I

The bracket includes essentially a receptacle or socket member which has a face plate arranged to lie fiat against the wall,

preferably in a countersink prepared for its reception, the socket portion of the member extending from the face plate and being adapted to enter a suitable hole drilled in the wall to accommodate it. In conjunction with the receptacle or socket member, there is provided a hook member comprising a pin for insertion into the receptacle, and a lug to which the object to be suspended is fastened either directly or by means of a supporting plate secured to the lug. I

Where, for example, an electric fan is to be hung on a wall by means of the bracket constituting this invention, it is of advantage to have the socket portion of the receptacle and its bore square in cross section, 1 and the pin of the hook member correspondingly shaped to fit the bore. This construction will prevent turning of the socket portion of the receptacle within the hole in the wall and. the pin within the receptacle, thus precluding the possibility of any swinging movement of the object after it is mounted on the wall, such as might result with an oscillating fan, for example.

Whether the object which it is desired. to mount be a fan or other object such as a radiator, the stability and security of the mounting will be enhanced by forming the socket member of the receptacle at an angle to its face plate, and downwardly inclined to fit a correspondingly downwardly in- Serial No. 571,974.

clined hole in the wall. In this form, the pin of the hook member will of course be bent an angle to the lug corresponding to the angle which the socket portion of the receptacle makes with its face plate. By

this arrangement, a better distribution of stresses is obtained and the strain on the wall due to the weight of the object suspended is much less pronounced, as will be understood.

The details of the invention will be described in connection with the accompanying drawings illustrating the preferred embodiment of the invention, in which Fig. 1 is a view illustrating an electric fan mounted by means of the bracket on a brick or plaster'wall, the bracket and wall being shown in section;

Fig. 2 is a View along the line 22 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a sectional view of the receptacle or socket member;

F g. 4. is a front view of the socket member looking at the face plate;

Fig. 5 is a sectional view of the finishing plate used in conjunction with the face plate of the socket member;

' Fig. 6 is a plan view of the face plate;

Fig. 7 is a side View of the hook member; Fig. 8 is a front "iew of the hook member illustrated in Fig. 7;

Fig.- 9 is a sectional side view of the socket member applied to awooden partition or other wooden Wall construction or column;

Fig. 10 is a front view of the construction illustrated in Fig. 9.

Referring to the drawings, the bracket illustrated consists of a receptacle 11 and hook member 12, a finishing plate 13 and a base or supporting plate 14c. The receptacle 11 has a face plate 15 which is arranged to lie flat against the wall 16, from which the object is to be suspended, in a. countersink 17 prepared for the accommodation of the face plate 15 and the finishing plate 13. The countersink is made so that when the finishing plate 13 is superimposed upon the face. plate 15, the finishing plate will be flush with the surface of the wall as illustrated in Figs. 1 and 9. Inclined at an angle to the face plate 15 of the receptacle or socket member 11 is a socket portion 18 which is adapted to fit a downwardly inclined hole 19 drilled in the wall for its reception, the socket portionhaving a bore 20 and being preferably closed. at its inner end 21; Both the exterior configuration of the socket portion 18, as well as its bore 20, are square in cross section.

The hook member of the bracket consists of a lug 22 and a pin 23 extending from the lug and at an angle thereto. The pin 23 is formed square in cross section corresponding to the shape of the bore 20 of the receptacle 18, as is illustrated in Fig. 2. The angle between the lug 22 and the pin 23 is made 'to correspond tothe angle between the socket portion 18 of the receptacle and its face plate so that when the pin is in place in the socket, the lug 22 will be parallel with the wall and with. the-face plate '15.

i Secured to the. lug 22 of the hook member as by means of screws 24passing. through the holes 25 in the lug is the base or supporting plate 14. This supporting plate is formed with a de ression 27 for receivin 0 made slightly larger than the out-side diagthe lug 22 of the hook member which sets against'the wall, the depressionbeing of such a depth that when the'supporting plate I plate 14: by means, for example, of screws 28 passing through the plate and into appropriate screw holes in the base of the object, such as thebase of an electric fan 29 illustrated in Fig. 1. i

Inadjusting the bracket in place, where the wall is of brick or plaster, as illustrated in Fig. 1, a downwardly inclined hole is firstdrilled'in t-he wall as by means of a star drill, the diameter of the hole being onal dimension of the socket portion 18 of the bracket. The hole is next filled with plaster of Paris mixed to the proper consistency, and the socket portion of the receptacle member introduced and adjusted so that the" face plate 17 lies flat against the wall in the countersunk portion. In order screw holes 32 for the reception of machine screws which secure the finlslnng plate to 1 8. The finishing plate may be of brass or the face plate, both plates having registering openings 33 and34 respectively, opening into the bore 20 of the socket portion other metal finished in anydesired manner,

and .it will be seen that with this plate in position'fiush with the surface of the wall 16, the receptacle or socket port-ion of the wooden partition or column, the construction illustrated in Figs. 9 and 10 is preferred. In this case the downwardly inclined holes 19 is drilled with a diameter preferably slightly less than the largest dimension of the socket portion 18 of the receptacle to provide gripping action by the forcing of the receptacle portion in place in the hole. The face plate 15 of the receptacle has in this instance four holes arranged at its corners as illustrated is Fig. 1, two of these holes being provided for screws by which the finishing plate is secured to the face plate, and the remaining holes 35 being countersunk and designed for wood screws 36, which secure the receptacle to the partition. The socket portion 18 may, in this construction, be open at its inner end for the reason that since no plaster is used to secure the receptacle member, the difliculty of the bore of the socket portion filling with plaster upon insertion into the hole as in Fig. 1 will not be encountered.

It will be seen from the foregoing description that the invention provides a wall bracket of simple and inexpensive construction which will serve as a means for effectively mounting objects on any kind of wall, partition or column while preserving an attractive appearance when the object is not in place. The bracket may be readily fitted into the walls in old buildings, and in the construction of new buildings, the receptacle member of the bracket may be initially built in the walls at desired locations, much after the manner of electric receptacles. Once having the socket member in place, the fan or other object is very readily put in place and taken down.

I claim:

1. A wall bracket including a receptacle member having a face plate arranged to lie against the wall and a socket portion extending from the plate and which is adapted to enter a hole in the wall, means for fastening the face plate to the wall, a hook member comprising :1 lug and a pin adapted to enter the receptacle, and a supporting plate secured to the lug of the hook member, substantially as described.

2. A wall bracket including a receptacle member having a face plate arranged to lie against the wall and a socket portion which is adapted to enter a hole in the wall, means for fastening the face plate to the wall, a hook member comprising a lug and a pin which is adapted to enter the receptacle, and a supporting plate having on its under side a depression for receiving the lug to which the supporting plate is secured, substantially as described.

3. A wall bracket including a receptacle member having a face plate adapted to lie against the wall and a socket portion square in cross section and having a square bore which is adapted to enter a correspondingly shaped hole in the wall, means for fastening the face plate to the wall, a hook member comprising a lug and a pin, the latter being square in cross section to fit the bore of the socket, and asupporting plate secured to the lug of the hook member, substantially as described.

4:. A wall bracket including a receptacle member having a face plate adapted to lie against the wall, and a socket portion downwardly inclined relative to the plate and adapted to enter a correspondingly downwardly inclined hole in the wall, means for fastening the face plate to the wall, a hook member comprising a lug and a pin bent at an angle to the lug and fitting into the socket, and a supporting plate secured to the lug of the hook member, substantially as described. 1

5. A wall bracket including a receptacle member having a face plate adapted to lie against the wall and a socket portion downwardly inclined relative to the plate and adapted to enter a correspondingly downwardly inclined hole in the wall, means for fastening the face plate to the wall, a hook member comprising a lug and a pin bent at an angle to the lug and fitting'into the receptacle, and a supporting plate having on its under side a depression for receiving the lug to which the supporting plate is secured, substantially as described.

6. A wall bracket including a receptacle member having a face plate adapted to lie against the wall and a socket portion square in cross section and having a square bore, and which is downwardly inclined relative to the plate and adapted to fit a correspondingly downwardly inclined hole, in the wall, means for fastening the face plate to the wall, a hook member comprising a lug and a pin square in cross section which is bent at an angle to the lug and is adapted to fit into the bore ofthc receptacle, and a supporting plate having on its under side a depression for receiving the lug to which the supporting plate is secured, substantially as described.

7. A wall bracket including a receptacle member having a face plate arranged to lie in a countersink in the wall and a socket portion extending from the plate and which is adapted to enter a hole in the wall, a finishing plate arranged to overlie the face plate in said countersink, and means for securing the finishing plate to the face plate, substantially as described.

8. A wall bracket including a receptacle member having a face plate arranged to lie in a countersink in the wall and a socket portion extending from the face plate having a corrugated surface and which is adapted to enter a hole in the wall, a finishing plate arranged to overlie the face plate, means for securing the finishing plate to the face plate, and a device adapted to be engaged by said receptacle member for sup porting the object to be mounted, substantially as described.

9. A wall bracket including a receptacle member having a face plate arranged to lie in a countersink in the wall, a finishing plate and a socket portion square in cross section extending from the face plate and having a corrugated surface and which is adapted to enter a hole in the wall, means for securing the finishing plate to the face plate, a hook member comprising a lug and a pin which is adapted to enter the receptacle for supporting the object to be mounted, substantially as described.

10. A wall bracket including a receptacle member having a face plate arranged to lie in a countersink in the wall, and a socket portion square in cross section integral with the face plate having a corrugated surface, and which is adapted to enter a hole in the wall, a hook member comprising a lug and a pin which is adapted to enter the receptacle, and a supporting plate having on its under side a depression for receiving the lug to which the supporting plate is secured, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

ORSON FRANK FOSTER.