Patent ID: 11896120
Assignee: MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC A  H  Y | IPC A

Claim 11:
12. A system for securing objects, the system comprising:
a rack mount system having a plurality of vertical members and a plurality of horizontal members that together define a frame having a prismatic shape, the plurality of vertical members defining a plurality of openings therethrough;
a plurality of anchoring devices, the plurality of anchoring devices comprising:
a base portion having a flush face that is opposite an anchor face, which each extend from an upper edge to a lower edge and also from a first side to a second side, wherein the base portion defines a plurality of apertures within the anchor face; and
a plurality of hooks for securing the anchoring device to the rack mount system, each of the plurality of hooks having a horizontal arm and a vertical arm, wherein each horizontal arm has a base end that is opposite a distal end, wherein each vertical arm has an upper end that is opposite a lower end, and wherein the base end of each horizontal arm is coupled to the anchor face of the anchoring device and the distal end of each horizontal arm is coupled to the upper end of one vertical arm; and
a plurality of fasteners configured to extend through a corresponding first plurality of openings from the plurality of openings defined in the rack mount system and to engage with one of the plurality of apertures defined in one of the plurality of anchoring devices;
wherein the plurality of hooks are configured to be received within the corresponding first plurality of openings in the rack mount system such that the anchoring device is secured thereon; and
wherein at least one of the plurality of apertures in the base portion are aligned with at least one of the corresponding first plurality of openings in the rack mount system when the anchoring device is secured thereon such that one of the objects is securable to the rack mount system by inserting at least one of the plurality of fasteners within the at least one corresponding first plurality of openings and engaging the at least one of the plurality of fasteners with the at least one of the plurality of apertures in the anchoring device.