Patent ID: 6123301
Filing Date: 2000-09-26
Classification: F16B,G01R

Abstract:
A horizontal-mount bracket system for retaining position of an article with respect to a horizontal surface, comprising:a multi-component bracket comprising a first bracket member having a first opening, and a second bracket member having a second opening, said first and second bracket members being juxtaposed, wherein said first and second openings mutually communicate;mounting means for mounting said multi-component bracket upon a horizontal surface which is parallel to a horizontal axis; anddisplacement means for displacing the first and second bracket members relative to each other along the horizontal axis;wherein said displacement means displaces said first and second openings relative to each other from a first relative position whereat said first and second openings are substantially mutually aligned to a second relative position whereat said first and second openings are mutually misaligned by an offset distance.