Abstract:
A mounting system for affixing fastening elements to a wall, particularly in rooms fitted with tiles, marble panels, or similar wall paneling, wherein the wall should not be punctured or have its surface penetrated in anyway. The mounting system comprises a support having a cavity or other structure for storing an adhesive and allowing uniform distribution of the adhesive on the support for attachment to a wall. At least one air transmission port on the support allows air penetration for ventilating and curing of the adhesive. An opening between the front face of the support and the rear face of the support allows air penetration from the air transmission port and recess to reach the adhesive on the rear face of the support.

Description:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
       [0001]    1. Field of the Invention 
         [0002]    This invention relates to a mounting system for affixing a support to a wall, particularly in rooms fitted with tiles, marble panels, or similar wall paneling, wherein the wall should not be punctured or have its surface penetrated in anyway. 
         [0003]    2. Description of the Prior Art 
         [0004]    A large number of mounting systems for affixing supports and materials on walls in the bathroom and kitchen, for example, is known in the art. The simplest systems are those which allow a wall&#39;s surface to be penetrated. Such penetration is usually effected by means of fasteners such as screws which form holes or require the drilling of holes in the wall which may result in damage to the wall, especially if the wall comprises tile, marble panels or similar brittle wall structure. For example, tiles may crack, splinter or may be unable to carry a heavy load after the drilling of holes. Moreover, if the support is ever removed, the drill holes must be closed up or the wall structure replaced around the drill holes which is time consuming and difficult. Furthermore, such wall penetration would often spoil the appearance of the wall. Therefore, non-penetrating systems are desirable, but have not heretofore been attainable in an economical fashion. These non-penetration support systems use various types of attaching structure or attaching media to attach the support to the wall. Such securing structure or attaching media can include suction mounts, adhesive tapes, adhesives, etc. However, various types of problems arise when using such conventional methods to attach a support to a wall, on which support a supported item such as a container would be attached for holding heavy objects. For example, adhesive tapes and adhesives in general are not strong enough to attach a support to a wall to support a container to carry the load, and other adhesives such as silicone glue require ample time to cure before the support is firmly attached to the wall. The latter requires that the support be held in place until the adhesive is cured. If a supported item such as a container is prematurely attached to a support on a wall before the adhesive or sealant is completed cured, the adhesive bond may be weakened which may result in premature failure of the bond, causing the support and the container or other supported item to fall off the wall (as used herein, a “support” is an item attached to a wall, a “supported item” is an item supported by the “support” and could be either a container for holding additional material or a hanging item such as a mirror). Moreover, air flow is usually restricted to the areas where the adhesive is curing which results in longer curing times. 
         [0005]    In order to decrease the overall cure time of an adhesive or sealant, it is known in the art to use various means to speed up the cure time including the use of a fan, heat, or even a hair dryer. These methods require additional installation time which is not desirable. Another option to decrease curing time is to use a drying catalyst with the adhesive or sealant. However, this requires extra steps of measuring the proper amount of drying catalyst and mixing it with water. Moreover, if the water is not mixed thoroughly with the drying catalyst, uneven curing may take place which results in a weaker bond which may lead to failure causing the support to disengage from the mounting surface or wall. 
         [0006]    Many adhesives and sealants have a strong odor and may give off toxic fumes based upon their chemical composition. Such adhesives and sealants usually have warning labels to avoid inhaling and to use in well ventilated areas. Moreover, if a supported item is prematurely mounted to a support on a wall before the adhesive or sealant for the support is completed cured, such harmful fumes may become effectively trapped between the support and wall, and the fumes will slowly dissipate causing such fumes to remain around much longer than desired which would be unpleasant and may be unsafe. It is desired to have some type of air pathway to allow any toxic fumes or odors to quickly dissipate into the air after the support has been mounted (and if the supported item has been mounted to support as well) to a surface such as a wall. 
         [0007]    U.S. Pat. No. 7,207,543 to Ortwein discloses a mounting system for attaching a support (referred to therein as a base body) to a wall. Ortwein includes the base body constituting a fixing element and having at least one filling opening for introducing a bonding and fixing agent between the wall and the fixing element. The base body also has openings for penetration and distribution of the bonding and fixing agent and is designed so as to be fluid and gas permeable before the fixing element is attached to the wall. Ortwein teaches that the front of the base body, which faces away from the wall, is covered by means of a closure element, particularly one configured in a cap shape, after the base body has been filled with the bonding and fixing agent—and thereby closed off in terms of appearance and, at the same time, protected, so that water deposits and lime deposits and the formation of mold are prevented, whereby the cap-shaped closure element has an accommodation element for holding objects fixed in place, such as shelves, towel holders, lights, attachment holders or similar fixture articles. After the closure element covers the base body, the base body is no longer fluid and gas permeable since the base body is sealed off. Therefore, if the fixing agent is not fully cured before the closure element covers the base body, problems arise as discussed above including 1) restriction of air flow to the areas where the adhesive is curing which results in longer curing times; 2) harmful fumes may become effectively trapped between the closure element and wall and will slowly dissipate causing such fumes to remain around much longer than desired which may be unsafe; and 3) premature failure of the fixing agent, and ultimately the fixing element, if the fixing agent does not cure properly. 
         [0008]    Accordingly, there is a need in the art for a simpler mounting system including a mounting medium for application to a wall and a support fixed to the wall by the mounting medium, which may utilize one or more of the above securing methods in less time while still maintaining the required strength to carry heavy loads. Additionally, there is a need for a mounting system that still allows the adhesive or other mounting medium to cure and harmful fumes to dissipate after the support has been fixed to the wall (and the supported item has been attached to support, albeit prematurely). Such mounting system should also be lightweight, inexpensive to produce and require low skill level for installation and should eliminate or at least substantially reduce the above-mentioned problems, limitations and disadvantages of conventionally constructed mounting systems. It is to this need that the present invention is directed. 
       SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
       [0009]    It is an object of the present invention to provide a support to be fixed to a wall, which support is simple to install and can carry heavy loads. 
         [0010]    Another object of the present invention is to provide a support to be fixed to a wall, which support utilizes a strong adhesive or sealant such as a silicone adhesive to secure the mounting system to the wall and carry heavy loads. 
         [0011]    A further object is the provision of a support to be fixed to a wall using a secondary adhesive to pre-position the support on a wall while allowing the silicone adhesive to cure. 
         [0012]    A still further object of the invention is the provision of a support having a cavity or other structure for storing the silicone adhesive and allowing uniform distribution of the adhesive on the support. 
         [0013]    Yet another object is to provide a support with an air transmission port to allow air penetration for ventilating and curing of the adhesive. 
         [0014]    It is still another object to provide support with a recess on the front face of the support to allow an ample amount of air penetration from the air transmission port. 
         [0015]    A still additional object of the present invention is to provide an opening between front face of the support and the rear face of the support to allow air penetration from the air transmission port and recess to reach the adhesive on the rear face of the support. 
         [0016]    Another object is to provide a support with a continuous channel for storing the silicone adhesive and allowing uniform distribution of the adhesive on the support. 
         [0017]    It is yet a further object to provide a support with a serpentine channel for holding an adhesive for affixing the support to a wall. 
         [0018]    An added object is to provide a support with a sinusoidal channel for holding an adhesive to affix the support to a wall. 
         [0019]    It is yet an added object to provide a support with two or more channels for storing the silicone adhesive and allowing uniform distribution of the adhesive on the support. 
         [0020]    An additional object of the present invention to provide a support having a primary adhesive and a secondary adhesive to initially and permanently attach a support to a wall. 
         [0021]    It is another object to provide a support which can accommodate fasteners either alone or in addition to the main adhesive and secondary adhesive. 
         [0022]    These and other objects will occur to those skilled in the art from the description to follow and from the appended claims. 
     
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         [0023]    The invention may take physical form in certain parts and arrangement of parts, the preferred embodiment of which will be described in detail in the specification and illustrated in the accompanying drawings which form a part hereof, and wherein: 
           [0024]      FIG. 1  is a rear perspective view of a support according to one of the embodiments of the invention. 
           [0025]      FIG. 2  is a rear view of the support shown in  FIG. 1 . 
           [0026]      FIGS. 3  is front perspective view of the support as shown in  FIG. 1 . 
           [0027]      FIG. 4  is a front view of the support shown in  FIG. 1 . 
           [0028]      FIG. 5  is a rear perspective view of the support as shown in  FIG. 1  showing the application of an adhesive in a channel on the rear surface. 
           [0029]      FIG. 6  is an exploded perspective view of the support of  FIG. 1  being initially attached to a wall with a secondary adhesive. 
           [0030]      FIG. 7  is an exploded perspective view of the support of  FIG. 1  being attached to a wall with fasteners. 
           [0031]      FIG. 8  is a perspective view of a utility item being hung on the support of  FIG. 1  after the support has been attached to a wall. 
           [0032]      FIG. 9  is a perspective view of how the utility item attaches to the support of  FIG. 1 . 
           [0033]      FIG. 10  is a perspective view of the utility item attached to the support of  FIG. 1 . 
           [0034]      FIG. 11  is a rear perspective view of a support according to one of the embodiments of the invention. 
           [0035]      FIG. 12  is a rear view of the support shown in  FIG. 11 . 
           [0036]      FIG. 13  is front perspective view of the support as shown in  FIG. 11 . 
           [0037]      FIG. 14  is a front view of the support shown in  FIG. 11 . 
           [0038]      FIG. 15  is a rear perspective view of the support as shown in  FIG. 11  showing the application of an adhesive in a channel on the rear surface. 
           [0039]      FIG. 16  is an exploded perspective view of the support of  FIG. 11  being initially attached to a wall with a secondary adhesive. 
           [0040]      FIG. 17  is an exploded perspective view of the support of  FIG. 11  being attached to a wall with fasteners. 
           [0041]      FIG. 18  is a perspective view of a utility item being hung on the support of  FIG. 11  after the support has been attached to a wall. 
           [0042]      FIG. 19  is a perspective view of how the utility item attaches to the support of  FIG. 11 . 
           [0043]      FIG. 20  is a perspective view of the utility item attached to the support of  FIG. 11 . 
       
    
    
     DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS 
       [0044]    The preferred embodiments of the present invention relate to a support which may be made of any number of different materials. The support should be strong enough to support a supported item being attached to a wall but also strong enough to support the contents of the supported item. The supported item could be a utility item such as a container for holding an additional load, or a hanging item such as a mirror, picture or the like. The “supported item” is referred to below as a “utility item.” In a preferred embodiment, the support may be made from plastic which is manufactured by known injection molding processes. The support itself is not limited to a specific size but can be designed in any size to accommodate the specific supported item to be attached to a wall. 
         [0045]    With reference to  FIGS. 1-10 , a support  1  is shown according to one of the preferred embodiments of the present invention. Support  1  includes a forward side  3  and a rearward side  5 . Forward side  3  faces away from a wall  10  ( FIGS. 7 ,  8 ) when support  1  is attached to wall  10  (“wall” means any vertically oriented surface on which the support discussed herein is to be attached, and could be a building wall, the wall of a cabinet or furniture and the like). Likewise, rearward side  5  faces wall  10  when support  1  is attached to wall  10 . Forward side  5  of support  1  includes a support surface  7  and a front surface  9 . Support surface  7  of front surface  9  is broken up as described below, and its portions have inclined surfaces  8  defining a rearwardly extending recess  14 . Rearward side  5  includes a rear surface  11 . Support surface  7  supports a utility item  12  ( FIGS. 8-10 ) mounted on support  1 , utility item  12  being shown for example as a container or storage basket made of intersecting wires connected to an upper rim. Support  1  includes structure in the form of breaks in support surface  7  which create two air transmission ports  13  as shown in  FIG. 3 , although any number of air transmission ports are able to be used, including a single air transmission port. Air transmission ports  13  can be defined by any type of structure where some type of penetration or hole allows the transmission of air from support surface  7  to rear surface  11 . In the present embodiment, support  1  has openings  15  between front surface  9  and rear surface  11 . Openings  15  allow the passage of air from air transmission ports  13  to front surface  9  and recess  14  and subsequently to rear surface  11 . A pair of recessed arrows  16  indicate the direction of air flow, as well as showing the upward direction of support  1  when it is attached to wall  10 . 
         [0046]      FIGS. 1 and 2  display rearward side  5  of support  1 . Rearward side  5  includes a bracket mounting surface  6  for attaching utility item  12  to support  1  on wall  10 . In a preferred embodiment, bracket mounting surface  6  may be in the form of a flange extending across the top and opposing side of support  1  and recessed from rear surface  11 , although other structure corresponding to support  1  may be used. For example, support  1  and utility item  12  could be provided with a cooperating tongue and groove arrangement. Rear surface  11  includes an adhesive or sealing holding cavity in the form of a channel  17  for holding an adhesive or sealant  19  between support  1  and wall  10  as specifically shown in  FIG. 5 . Adhesive  19  allows support  1  to attach to wall  10 . Any number of channels  17  can be included on rear surface  11 . Channel  17  allows adhesive  19  to remain in a set position without spilling over to other parts of rear surface  11 , including openings  15 . The depth of channel  17  can be minimal to accommodate a very thin layer of adhesive  19 . If additional adhesive  19  is desired, the depth of channel  17  can be larger to accommodate more adhesive  19 . Channel  17  can take the shape of any number of configurations on rear surface  11 . For example, channel  17  can be straight, curved, continuous or discontinuous. In a preferred embodiment as shown in  FIGS. 1 and 2 , channel  17  takes the shape of a generally sinusoidal or serpentine shape to evenly distribute adhesive  19  across rear surface  11  of support  1 . An even distribution of adhesive  19  allows support  1  to be attached to wall  10  with the forces of utility item  12  (and the items that utility item  12  holds) being evenly distributed as well. The even distribution of the forces on support  1  allow heavy items to be placed in utility item  12  without disengaging utility item  12  and support  1  from wall  10 . 
         [0047]    Since adhesive  19  will require time to cure before completely adhering support  1  to wall  10 , a secondary adhesive  21  ( FIG. 6 ) may used to attach support  1  to wall and hold support  1  in place while adhesive  19  cures. Secondary adhesive  21  is preferably a quick-curing adhesive which will allow support  19  to quickly attach and remain adhered to wall  10  without being held to wall  10  by other means or a person. For example, secondary adhesive  21  may be coated on a strip, such as a pressure-sensitive adhesive tape  22  with a peel-off backing  23  or a quick-drying glue. Preferably, tape  22  is a pressure-sensitive double-sided tape with one side of the tape attached to rear face  11  of support  1 ; the other side of tape  22  preferably has a peel-off backing  23 , which when removed, renders tape  22  to be readily attached to wall  10  as shown in  FIG. 6 . Any number of strips of double-sided tape  22  can be located on rear surface  11  of support  1 . In the present embodiment, tape  22  or other strips are preferably spaced apart on opposite sides of rear surface  11  as shown in  FIG. 5 . Additional strips may be included between the strips on opposite sides of rear surface  11  in order to provide more temporary adhesion between support  1  and wall  10  while adhesive  19  is curing. Since the strips of double-sided tape have at least a minimum thickness and may project slightly from rear surface  11 , rear surface  11  can include rear surface recesses  24  ( FIG. 1 ) for tape  22  or other strips to be placed in order to reduce or eliminate any projection of strips beyond rear surface  11  as seen in  FIGS. 1 and 2 . Rear surface recesses  24  thus allow strips to be substantially flush with adhesive  19  thus allowing adhesive  19  to be in contact with wall  10 . 
         [0048]    Although use of secondary adhesive  21  is preferred in the form of double-sided tape  22 , fasteners  35  may also be used to attach support  1  to wall  10  as shown in  FIG. 7  to add additional strength to support  1 . Fasteners  35  may be used with or without secondary adhesive  21 . In order to utilize fasteners  35 , holes  37  would need to be drilled in wall  10  by use of a drill known in the art. To accommodate fasteners  35 , support  1  has fastener holes  39  and countersinks  41  to cover the head of fastener  35  as shown in  FIG. 3 . Fastener holes  39  penetrate from front surface  9  of support  1  through rear surface recesses  24  (if they exist), to rear surface  11  and through secondary adhesive  21  as seen in  FIG. 1  (secondary adhesive is not shown in FIG.  1 , but is shown in  FIGS. 2 and 5 ). If secondary adhesive  21  is not used with fasteners  35 , surface recesses  24  are not necessary on rear surface  11 . 
         [0049]    In order to mount a utility item to wall  10  using support  1 , some type of corresponding structure on utility item  12  for cooperating with support  1  is needed. In the present embodiment, this structure takes the form of a bracket  25  as shown in  FIG. 9 . Bracket  25  may be integral with utility item  12  or may be separate from utility item  12 . In a preferred embodiment, bracket  25  is integral with utility item  12  and may be attached by welding (particularly if bracket  25  and utility item  12  are made from metal) or similar means. Bracket  25  includes structure which corresponds to the shape of support  1  so support  1  can be located within bracket  25 . Bracket  25  includes a rear bracket surface  27 , a top holding wall  29  and opposite side walls  31 . A front bracket surface opposing rear bracket surface  27  is not visible. In the present embodiment, the front bracket surface is welded to utility item  12 , assuming utility item  12  and bracket  25  are made of metal. Top holding wall  29  and side walls  31  are turned-up or curled over away from the front bracket surface to create slots  33  and  34 , respectively, for accommodating flange  6  of support  1 . After support  1  is mounted to wall  10  and adhesive  19  has cured (or even if adhesive  19  has not fully cured as discussed below), utility item  12  is placed or hung on support  1  by way of bracket  25  as illustrated in  FIG. 8 . As shown in  FIG. 9 , slots  33 ,  34  of utility item  12  slide over opposing side walls  36  of flange  6  until top holding wall  29  engages flange  6 . Top holding wall  29  carries the load or weight of utility item  12  (and any contents held by utility item  12 ) while side walls  31  prevent lateral movement or sliding of utility item  12  when mounted on wall  10 . It is possible that top holding wall  29  may be comprised of more than one top holding wall  29  if top holding wall  29  does not span the entire length of support  1 . 
         [0050]    Air transmission ports  13 , recess  14  and openings  15  are important features of the present invention. Air transmission ports  13 , recess  14  and openings  15  allow air penetration for ventilating and curing of adhesive  19  after utility item  12  is attached to support  1  on wall  10 . It is well known that adhesives and sealants take time to fully cure and this may take  24  hours or more depending on the type of adhesive or sealant as well as the amount of adhesive or sealant used. The curing time is usually specified on the adhesive or sealant (but may not be in some cases). However, many people may not even read the recommended cure time specified by the adhesive or they may disregard it altogether. This may result in people believing that the adhesive or sealant is fully cured when it is not, which would lead to premature installation of utility item  12 . As discussed in the foregoing Background of the Invention, installing utility item  12  before adhesive or sealant  19  is fully cured can lead to various types of problems including failure of the adhesive or sealant bond and slow dissipation of harmful fumes. 
         [0051]    Air transmission ports  13 , recess  14  and openings  15  create a pathway for air to reach adhesive  19  on the rear surface  11  of support  1  to allow quicker curing of adhesive  19  and to properly ventilate the harmful fumes of adhesive  19  as described in the following manner. When support  1  is mounted to wall  10  and utility item  12  is then placed on support  1  as shown in  FIG. 8 , air must be able to reach adhesive  19  between support  1  and wall  10 . When the utility item  12  is mounted on support  1  as seen in  FIG. 10 , front surface  9  of support  1  is planar with rear bracket surface  27  of bracket  25 . Similarly, rear surface  11  of support  1  is planar with wall  10 . Therefore, in order for air to reach adhesive  19  and for fumes to properly dissipate, air pathways are created in support  1  by air transmission ports  13 , recess  14  and openings  15 . 
         [0052]    Air transmission ports  13  are located at the bottom of support  1  and allow air from the outside to penetrate through air transmission ports  13  and into recess  14 . Once the air has entered into recess  14 , the air further travels through openings  15  to rear surface  11  of support  1  where adhesive  19  is located. When the air comes into contact with adhesive  19 , the curing time of adhesive  19  is accelerated. Moreover, harmful fumes from adhesive  19  now have a pathway to the ambient air by traveling the opposite direction of the air entering air transmission ports  13 . That is, harmful fumes travel from rear surface  11  through openings  15  to recess  14  and then through air transmission ports  13  to the ambient air. 
         [0053]    In  FIGS. 11-20 , another embodiment of the present invention is shown. This second embodiment is similar to the embodiment in  FIGS. 1-10  but includes a larger support  100  for supporting a different utility item  112  (and its contents) being attached to a wall. 
         [0054]    Support  100  includes a forward side  103  and a rearward side  105 . Forward side  103  faces away from a wall  110  ( FIGS. 16 ,  17 ) when support  100  is attached to wall  110 . Likewise, rearward side  105  faces wall  110  when support  100  is attached to wall  110 . Forward side  105  has a support surface  107  and a front surface  109 . Support surface  107  of front surface  109  is broken up as described below, and its portions have inclined surfaces  108  defining a rearwardly extending recess  114 . Rearward side  105  includes a rear surface  111 . Support surface  107  supports a utility item  112  ( FIGS. 19-20 ) mounted on support  100 , utility item  112  being shown for example as a container or storage basket made of intersecting wires connected to an upper rim. Support  100  includes structure in the form of breaks in support surface  107  which create two air transmission ports  113  as shown in  FIG. 13 . Air transmission ports  113  can be defined by any type of structure where some type of penetration or hole allows the transmission of air from support surface  107  to rear surface  111 . Openings  115  between front surface  109  and rear surface  111  of support  100  are seen in  FIGS. 11 and 13 . Openings  115  allow the passage of air from air transmission ports  113  to front surface  109  and recess  114  and subsequently to rear surface  111 . A pair of recessed arrows  116  indicate the direction of air flow, as well as showing the upward direction of support  100  when it is attached to wall  110 . 
         [0055]    Referring to  FIGS. 11 and 12 , rearward side  105  of support  100  includes a bracket mounting surface  106  for attaching utility item  112  to support  100  on wall  110 . Bracket mounting surface  106  may be in the form of a flange extending across the top and opposing side of support  100  and recessed from rear surface  111 . Rear surface  111  includes an adhesive or sealing holding cavity in the form of a channel  117  for holding an adhesive or sealant  119  between support  100  and wall  110  as previously described above with respect to the embodiment of  FIGS. 1-10 . Channel  117  takes the shape of a generally sinusoidal or serpentine shape to evenly distribute adhesive  119  across rear surface  111  of support  100 . However, channel  117  is discontinuous as detailed below, which differs from channel  17  in the first embodiment of  FIGS. 1-10 . 
         [0056]    Support  100  includes a secondary adhesive  121  to attach support  100  to wall and hold support  100  in place while adhesive  119  cures. Secondary adhesive  121  is a pressure-sensitive double-sided adhesive tape strip  122  with a peel-off backing  123  or a quick-drying glue. Since support  100  is used to hold a larger utility item (and its contents), an additional double-sided adhesive tape strip  128  is placed between tape strips  122  as shown in  FIGS. 11 and 12  in order to provide additional temporary adhesion to attach support  100  to wall and hold support  100  in place while adhesive  119  cures. In order to provide adequate space on rear surface  111  for additional strip  128 , channel  117  is separated into two channel portions  117   a  and  117   b  with strip  128  located between channel portions  117   a  and  117   b  on rear surface  111 . Thus, channel  117  is discontinuous since it comprises two separate channel portions  117   a  and  117   b  which are not connected to each other. Any number of channel portions may be on rear surface  111 . Rear surface recesses  124  are located on rear surface  111  to allow strips  122 ,  128  to be substantially flush with adhesive  119  so adhesive  119  can be in contact with wall  110 . 
         [0057]    Similar to the embodiment of  FIGS. 1-10 , fasteners  135  may also be used to attach support  100  to wall  110  to add additional strength to support  100 . In order to utilize fasteners  135 , support  100  has fastener holes  139  and countersinks  141  to cover the head of fastener  135  as shown in  FIG. 13 . Fastener holes  139  penetrate from front surface  109  of support  100  through rear surface recesses  124  (if they exist), to rear surface  111  and through secondary adhesive  121 . If secondary adhesive  121  is not used with fasteners  135 , surface recesses  124  are not necessary on rear surface  111 . 
         [0058]    Similar to the previous embodiment, some type of corresponding structure on utility item  112  for cooperating with support  100  is needed to mount utility item  112  to support  100 . In the present embodiment, this structure takes the form of a bracket  125  as shown in  FIG. 18 . Bracket  125  may be integral with utility item  112  or may be separate from utility item  112 . In a preferred embodiment, bracket  125  is integral with utility item  112  and may be attached by welding (particularly if bracket  125  and utility item  112  are made from metal) or similar means. Bracket  125  includes structure which corresponds to the shape of support  100  so support  100  can be located within bracket  125 . Bracket  125  includes a rear bracket surface  127 , a top holding wall  129  and opposite side walls  131 . A front bracket surface opposing rear bracket surface  127  is not visible. In the present embodiment, the front bracket surface is welded to utility item  112 , assuming utility item  112  and bracket  125  are made of metal. Top holding wall  129  and side walls  131  are turned-up or curled over away from the front bracket surface to create slots  133  and  134 , respectively, for accommodating flange  106  of support  100 . After support  100  is mounted to wall  100  and adhesive  119  has cured (or even if adhesive  19  has not fully cured as previously discussed), utility item  112  is placed or hung on support  100  by way of bracket  125  as illustrated in  FIG. 17 . As shown in  FIG. 18 , slots  133 ,  134  of utility item  112  slide over opposing side walls  136  of flange  106  until top holding wall  129  engages flange  106 . Top holding wall  129  carries the load or weight of utility item  112  (and any contents held by utility item  112 ) while side walls  131  prevent lateral movement or sliding of utility item  112  when mounted on wall  110 . It is possible that top holding wall  129  may be comprised of more than one top holding wall  129  if top holding wall  129  does not span the entire length of support  100 . 
         [0059]    The importance of air transmission ports  113 , recess  114  and openings  115  when utility item is mounted to support  100  via bracket  125  are the same as previously discussed with respect to the first embodiment, and will not be repeated here. 
         [0060]    The invention has been described in detail with particular emphasis on the preferred embodiments thereof, but variations and modifications to those skilled in the art to which the invention pertains.