Article mounting means

Claim 2

A bracket for supporting heavy appliances and being attachable to the spaced studs of a vertical room wall or the like, said bracket comprising a first base member having oppositely extending portions and a central hub section, said hub section having at least one arclike slot opening, the center of curvature of which being coincident with the central axis of said hub section; a second base member having oppositely extending portions and a raised central hub section having at least one threaded recess, and defining a central passageway coaxial with its central axis, said raised central hub section mating in coaxial abutting relationship over said central hub section of said first memBer, such that said base members are in a crossed configuration with their respective extending portions lying in substantially the same plane, said slot opening through said hub section of said first member, matching with said threaded recess in said raised hub section of said second member, a threaded bolt means extending through said slot opening in said hub section of said first member engaged in said threaded recess in said hub section of said second member for releasably securing said base members together, whereby the angular relationship of said first and crossed base members is variable, means for securing the extending portions of said first and second members to the spaced studs of such a room wall, and a support post secured in said central passageway of the raised hub section and extending outwardly perpendicularly from the plane of said extending portions of said base members and being adapted to have such a heavy appliance attached to the outer end thereof, each of said members is provided with knockout means for inserting said means for securing said extending portions of said base members therethrough.

Claim 3

A bracket for supporting heavy appliances and being attachable to the spaced studs of a vertical room wall or the like. said bracket comprising a first base member having oppositely extending portions and a central hub section, said hub section having at least one arclike slot opening, the center of curvature of which being coincident with the central axis of said hub section; a second base member having oppositely extending portions and a raised central hub section having at least one threaded recess, and defining a central passageway coaxial with its central axis, said raised central hub section mating in coaxial abutting relationship over said central hub section of said first member, such that said base members are in a crossed configuration with their respective extending portions lying in substantially the same plane, said slot opening through said hub section of said first member, matching with said threaded recess in said raised hub section of said second member, a threaded bolt means extending through said slot opening in said hub section of said first member engaged in said threaded recess in said hub section of said second member for releasably securing said base members together, whereby the angular relationship of said crossed base members is variable, means for securing the extending portions of said first and second members to the spaced studs of such a room wall, and a support post secured in said central passageway of the raised hub section. and extending outwardly perpendicularly from the plane of said extending portions of said base members and being adapted to have such a heavy appliance attached to the outer end thereof, said support post being hollow, the appliance-attached end thereof having at least one notch indentation, and further including in combination therewith a platform, lying in a substantially horizontal plane, and a joint means freely pivotable about a vertical axis secured to the center of said platform, said joint means mateable with said appliance-attached end of said support post, having at least one protruding dog for engagement in said indentation; a rod member coaxially disposed in said hollow support post, means securing one end of said rod member to said joint means, and means for securing the remaining end of said rod member to said central hub section of said first member, whereby said rod member holds said joint means in mated engagement with said hollow support post, said appliance being supported on said horizontal platform.

Claim 4

A bracket for supporting heavy appliances and being attachable to the spaced studs of a vertical room wall or the like. said bracket comprising a first base member having oppositely extending portions and a central hub section, said hub section having at least one arclike slot opening, the center of curvature of which being coincident with the central axis of said hub section; a second base member having oppositely extending portions and a raised central hub section having at least one threaded recess, and defining a central passageway coaxial with its central axis, said raised central hub section mating in coaxial abutting relationship over said central hub section of said first member, such that said base members are in a crossed configuration with their respective extending portions lying in substantially the same plane, said slot opening through said hub section of said first member, matching with said threaded recess in said raised hub section of said second member, a threaded bolt means extending through said slot opening in said hub section of said first member engaged in said threaded recess in said hub section of said second member for releasably securing said base members together, whereby the angular relationship of said crossed base members is variable, means for securing the extending portions of said first and second members to the spaced studs of such a room wall, and a support post secured in said central passageway of the raised hub section. and extending outwardly perpendicularly from the plane of said extending portions of said base members and being adapted to have such a heavy appliance attached to the outer end thereof, said support post being hollow, the appliance-attached end thereof having at least one notch indentation, and further including in combination therewith a platform, lying in a substantially horizontal plane, and a joint means freely pivotable about a vertical axis secured to the center of said platform, said joint means mateable with said appliance-attached end of said support post, having at least one protruding dog for engagement in said indentation; a rod member coaxially disposed in said hollow support post, means securing one end of said rod member to said joint means, and means for securing the remaining end of said rod member to said central hub section of said first member, whereby said rod member holds said joint means in mated engagement with said hollow support post, said appliance being supported on said horizontal platform.

Claim 5

A bracket according to claim 2, wherein there is further included means for accommodating pivoting of said platform about a horizontal axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of said extending support post.

Claim 6

The bracket according to claim 3, wherein said means for accommodating pivoting of said platform about a horizontal axis comprises a first joint member secured to sAid support post, said first joint member having a horizontal circular opening defined therethrough, and a plurality of helcial cam surfaces extending symmetrically around said opening; a second joint member secured to said platform said second joint member having a horizontal circular opening defined therethrough, and a plurality of helical cam surfaces extending symmetrically around said opening, said helical cam surfaces of said first and second joint members complementarily engaging one another such that said openings are coaxial; a bolt means fitting through said openings for holding said joint members in cammed engagement, whereby said second joint member is rotatable relative to said first member upon loosening of said bolt means.

Claim 7

A bracket for supporting heavy appliances adapted for attachment to a support surface, said bracket comprising a first base member having oppositely extending portions and a central section disposed therebetween, a second base member having oppositely extending portions and a central section disposed therebetween, means for releasably securing said base members together in a crossed configuration such that said extending portions of said members lie in a substantially flat plane and are angularly adjustable with respect to each other about said central portions, means secured to one of said central sections for attachment to said appliance and including a hollow support post extending outwardly from said central sections and equipped at its outer end with joint structure for supporting such appliance, a rod member extending through said hollow post and being secured at one end to said joint structure, and means securing said rod member at the other end thereof to said central sections, whereby said rod member secures said joint structure to said hollow post and confines said hollow post to said central sections, each of said oppositely extending portions being provided with a plurality of knockout means at spaced apart locations therealong adapted to pass fasteners therethrough for securing said bracket to said support surface.

Claim 8

A bracket for supporting heavy appliances adapted for attachment to a support surface, said bracket comprising a first base member having oppositely extending portions and a central section disposed therebetween, a second base member having oppositely extending portions and a central section disposed therebetween, means for releasably securing said base members together in a crossed configuration such that said extending portions of said members lie in a substantially flat plane and are angularly adjustable with respect to each other about said central portions, means secured to one of said central sections for attachment to said appliance and including a hollow support post extending outwardly from said central sections and equipped at its outer end with joint structure for supporting such appliance, a rod member extending through said hollow post and being secured at one end to said joint structure, and means securing said rod member at the other end thereof to said central sections, whereby said rod member secures said joint structure to said hollow post and confines said hollow post to said central sections, each of said oppositely extending portions being provided with a plurality of knockout means at spaced apart locations therealong adapted to pass fasteners therethrough for securing said bracket to said support surface.