Patent ID: 9163415
Filing Date: 2015-10-20
Classification: A47B,E04F

Abstract:
1. A wooden mantel with hidden mounting hardware for a wall having an outer surface and at least two spaced vertical wall studs, said wooden mantel with hidden mounting hardware comprising: a mantel made of a block of wood having top, bottom, front, rear and end surfaces, a block length of at least about 12 inches, a block height of at least about 2 inches, a block depth of at least about 4 inches, a block height centerline and a block height-to-depth ratio of at least about 1 to 3, said top and rear surfaces being substantially normal, said rear surface having an elongated mounting slot above said block height centerline, said slot extending into said block to a slot depth of at least about 2 inches and terminating short of said front and end surfaces, said slot forming an upper layer of said block, and said block having at least one mantel mounting hole with an entry location on one of said block surfaces, each said mounting hole extending from its said entry location through said block to said slot, and said rear surface having an elongated rear recess extending from said slot toward said bottom surface and terminating short of said bottom and end surfaces; an elongated mounting bracket with elongated first and second bracket flanges, said first bracket flange forming a platform sized for insertion into said elongated slot, and said second bracket flange adapted to flushly engage the outer surface of the wall and sized for receipt by said elongated recess, said elongated mounting bracket allowing selective lateral positioning of said mantel on the wall; at least two bracket securing fasteners, each securing said second bracket flange to one of the at least two spaced vertical wall studs; and, at least one mantel mounting fastener sized for secure threaded reception in said mounting hole, said mounting fastener piercing said first bracket flange and threadably extending further into said block to fix said first bracket flange inside said slot and secure said mantel to said mounting bracket with said rear surface of said mantel adapted for flush engagement with the outer surface of the wall.