Patent ID: 6494426
Filing Date: 2002-12-17
Classification: E04F,F16B

Abstract:
A mounting system adapted for coupling internally threaded cylindrical members including rods, pipes and tubes to flat surfaces and to each other comprising, in combination;a vertically oriented, rigid, planar, recipient surface; a cylindrical member having an interior surface and an exterior surface, the cylindrical member further having a first end with a first edge and female threads formed in the interior surface adjacent to the first edge; a mounting plate having an interior face and an exterior face with the mounting plate having a generally cylindrical, thin, outer circumference, the circumference of the mounting plate having three arcuate concave regions, each about 60 degrees, equally spaced around the circumference, the circumference of the mounting plate having three arcuate convex regions, each about 60 degrees, equally spaced around the circumference between the concave regions, the convex regions each having male threads adapted to releasably couple to the threads of the cylindrical member, the mounting plate further having central extent with three beveled holes symmetrically located adjacent to the circumference in proximity to the convex regions, the beveled holes having a large aperture opening in the exterior face of the mounting plate and a small aperture opening into the interior face of the mounting plate, the interior face being adapted to lie flush with the recipient surface, one of the three concave regions being adapted to be positioned at the upper most extent of the recipient surface whereby adjacent edges of the convex regions lie laterally spaced when coupled to the planar surface such that their adjacent edges lie in a horizontal plane for supporting a level; and three set screws having a pointed end and a head end with a flared top portion with a coupling recess and male threads there between, the screws being adapted to threadedly couple through the mounting plate into the recipient surface such that the pointed end and threads pierce the planar surface and the head end lies within the beveled holes with the flared top portion lying flush with the top face of the mounting plate so that the mounting plate may threadedly receive and support the cylindrical member.