Patent ID: 9650789
Date: 2017-05-16
CPC Classifications: A47F,E04F,F16B

Claim:
1. A method of mounting a panel to a wall comprising: providing a first mounting bracket comprising a front surface, a rear surface, a top end, a bottom end, a plurality of holes formed along the top end, a plurality of elongated slots formed in between the plurality of holes and the bottom end, wherein the plurality of elongated slots comprise at least one vertical slot and at least one angled slot and at least one hook rail protruding from the front surface at an angle relative to the front surface, wherein the at least one hook rail extends along at least a portion of a length of the front surface; providing a second mounting bracket comprising a front surface, a rear surface, and at least one hook rail protruding from the front surface at an angle relative to the front surface, wherein the at least one hook rail extends along at least a portion of a length of the front surface; fastening the rear surface of the first mounting bracket to a wall by driving at least one screw through at least one of the at least one vertical slot and the at least one angled slot and into the wall; adjusting the first mounting bracket by moving the first mounting bracket relative to the at least one screw disposed within one of the at least one vertical slot and the at least one angled slot; fixing the rear surface of the first mounting bracket to the wall by driving at least one screw through the at least one hole; fastening the rear surface of the second mounting bracket to the panel; and interlocking the at least one hook rail of the second mounting bracket to the at least one hook rail of the first mounting bracket.