Patent ID: 11857097
Assignee: BURR DISTRIBUTION, LLC
Field: Furniture, games (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A  F | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A support assembly for supporting an object on a wall, the support assembly comprising:
a support portion having an upper end and a lower end; the support portion comprising two unobstructed and uninterrupted planar surfaces extending from an upper end to a lower end and extending from an edge of the support portion to an opposing edge of the support portion; one unobstructed and uninterrupted planar surface of the support portion is configured to engage and receive a force from the wall;
an anchoring portion having a penetration end and support end; a receptacle portion having a support end and a receptacle end; the support end of the receptacle portion rigidly coupled to the upper end of the support portion; the receptacle portion generally extending orthogonally from the upper end of the support portion; the support end of the anchoring portion configured to be coupled to one of the upper end of the support portion or the support end of the receptacle portion; the anchoring portion comprises at least two anchoring portions;
the support portion and the receptacle portion are an integral assembly manufactured from a single plate of material; the support portion further comprises a first bracket portion and a second bracket portion each configured to receive the at least two anchoring portions; the first bracket portion formed from a cut-away portion of the one edge of the support portion of the upper end of the support portion and the second bracket portion formed from a cut-away portion of the opposing edge of the upper end of the support portion;
each of the at least two bracket portions comprise a support bracket having a first leg, a second leg and a third leg; the first leg extending along a side of the support portion; the second leg extending at an angle from the first leg and oriented generally parallel to the receptacle portion; the third leg extending at an angle from the second leg and oriented generally at an angle to have a distal end of the third leg proximal to the first leg; a first opening in the first leg and a second opening in the second leg; the first opening and the second opening aligned and configured to receive and retain the at least two anchoring portions;
the at least two anchoring portions configured to extend from the first opening to the second opening and through the wall whereby the at least two anchoring portions anchor the support assembly in the wall; the penetration end of the at least two anchoring portions each comprising a sharpened tine; the receptacle end of the receptacle portion having a u-shape whereby the receptacle portion is configured to receive and retain a curtain rod as the object; and the first opening of the at least two bracket portions positioned above the upper end of the support portion.