Patent ID: 8382051
Filing Date: 2013-02-26
Classification: A47K,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A wall-mounted support assembly for supporting a bathroom accessory adapted to be affixed to a wallboard, the support assembly extending along a central axis transverse to a surface of a wallboard when the support assembly is affixed to a wallboard, the support assembly comprising: a mounting bracket; a fastener assembly adapted to affix the mounting bracket to a wallboard; an accessory post assembly including an accessory post and a post adapter permanently affixed to the accessory post, the accessory post includes a wall defining a central body and a distal portion extending axially from an end of the central body, the distal portion configured to support a bathroom accessory, the accessory post wall defining an open interior region and an access opening extending through the wall, the post adapter disposed within the interior region of the accessory post wall and including an axially extending pedestal that includes a cantilevered flange disposed between a pair of axially extending slots, the cantilevered flange having a latch at a free end of the flange and an intermediate region spaced from the free end, the intermediate region being peripherally aligned with the accessory post wall access opening; and the mounting bracket including a radially extending annular rim for abutting a wallboard when the support assembly is mounted to a wallboard, the mounting bracket annular rim defining a catch mechanism including a latch opening and a boss protruding axially from the rim, the latch opening and boss of the catch mechanism adapted to allow the latch to pass through the latch opening and engage the boss to releasably secure the accessory post assembly to the mounting bracket.