Patent ID: 6276648
Filing Date: 2001-08-21
Classification: A47B,A47K

Abstract:
A support assembly for supporting a fixture on a wall, the support assembly comprising:first and second threaded rods for installation into the wall so that at least a portion of each rod extends outwardly from the wall by at least a first predetermined distance;first and second fixing members each having internal threads which compliment the threads on the threaded rods; andan elongated generally rigid support member, having first and second ends, first and second lateral sides and top and bottom surfaces, the support member including;a first notch in the top surface at a second predetermined distance from the first end, the first notch being sized for receiving the first fixing member therein,a first bore extending from the first end toward the second end, the first bore being located a third predetermined distance from the top surface and intersecting the first notch, the first bore being sized for receiving the first threaded rod,a second notch in the bottom surface at a fourth predetermined distance from the first end, the second notch being sized for receiving the second fixing member therein, anda second bore extending from the first end toward the second end, the second bore being located a fifth predetermined distance from the bottom surface and intersecting the second notch, the second bore being sized for receiving the second threaded rod,whereby in use, the support member is installed with the first end in engagement with the wall and with the first and second threaded rods extending into the first and second bores respectively, the first threaded rod being in threaded engagement with the first fixing member in the first notch and the second threaded rod being in threaded engagement with the second fixing member in the second notch, the first and second fixing members being rotatable within the first and second notches respectively to secure the support member to the wall and adjust the support member to be level.