Patent ID: 8206270

Claim:
A removable assembly for providing temporary mounting of a hangboard in a walkthrough opening, such as a doorway formed along a wall comprising first and second opposing sides, the wall including a supportive strip positioned above the opening along the first side of the wall, the removable assembly comprising: a first unit; and at least a first bracket for connecting the hangboard to the first unit, wherein the first unit includes: a first member configured to be placed over the strip and along the first side of the wall when mounting the hangboard; a second member, for attachment to the first member when the assembly is in a deployed configuration wherein, when attached to the first member while the assembly is installed in the walkthrough opening, the second member is positioned across the opening and against the second side of the wall while the first member is positioned over the strip; and a third member configured for attachment to the first and second members to effect the deployed configuration so that, when the first member is positioned over the strip and the second member is positioned against the second side of the wall and when the assembly is installed in the walkthrough opening and when a load is applied to the third member, a force is transferred to the wall; and wherein the first bracket comprises a first attachment portion configured to support the hangboard and a second attachment portion configured for releasable coupling to the third member for support of the first bracket so that when (i) the first unit is positioned with the first member over the strip and the second member against the second side of the wall, (ii) and the hangboard is attached to the bracket via the first attachment portion, (iii) and the bracket is coupled to the third member via the second attachment portion: the hangboard is supported by the first unit with the second attachment portion of the bracket supported by the third member.