Timothy K Asplund

US Patent:

RE339750, Jun 30, 1992

Filed:

Dec 10, 1990

Appl. No.:

7/625045

Inventors:

Timothy K. Asplund - Maplewood MN
Andrew P. Hektner - Menomonie WI

International Classification:

E04F 1118

US Classification:

29464

Abstract:

Hardware for mounting a rail to a vertical wall includes two sets of hardware, each set including a wall piece and a rail piece. Each wall piece includes a wall mounting plate screwed to the wall, a threaded shank extending integrally outwardly from the wall mounting plate on a shank axis, a cylindrical disk-like rail piece mounting head integral with the outer end of the shank and inscribed on its face with radially extending scribe lines, and a rail piece clamping nut threadably mounted on the shank between the wall mounting plate and the mounting head. Each rail piece includes a rail mounting plate screwed to the rail and a rail piece mounting head receiving plate offset outwardly from the rail mounting plate. This mounting head receiving plate is provided with a shank receiving slot and is inscribed with a scribe line on the axis of this receiving slot. With the wall mounting plates mounted to the wall, each mounting head receiving plate scribe line and the mounting head scribe lines are used to properly position the rail mounting plate on the rail.

US Patent:

48358525, Jun 6, 1989

Filed:

Jun 6, 1988

Appl. No.:

7/203338

Inventors:

Timothy K. Asplund - Maplewood MN
Andrew P. Hektner - Menomonie WI

International Classification:

E04F 1118

US Classification:

29464

Abstract:

Hardware for mounting a rail to a vertical wall includes two sets of hardware, each set including a wall piece and a rail piece. Each wall piece includes a wall mounting plate screwed to the wall, a threaded shank extending integrally outwardly from the wall mounting plate on a shank axis, a cylindrical disk-like rail piece mounting head integral with the outer end of the shank and inscribed on its face with radially extending scribe lines, and a rail piece clamping nut threadably mounted on the shank between the wall mounting plate and the mounting head. Each rail piece includes a rail mounting plate screwed to the rail and a rail piece mounting head receiving plate offset outwardly from the rail mounting plate. This mounting head receiving plate is provided with a shank receiving slot and is inscribed with a scribe line on the axis of this receiving slot. With the wall mounting plates mounted to the wall, each mounting head receiving plate scribe line and the mounting head scribe lines are used to properly position the rail mounting plate on the rail.