Patent ID: 8464989

Claim:
A backer strip load distribution device for a support structure secured to a wall portion comprising: a load distribution member disposed between a support structure and a wall portion, said load distribution member disbursing a load imparted upon said device over an area of the wall portion engaged by a back wall of said distribution member, said load distribution member being fabricated from a non-deformable material; a deformable alignment member for disposing the support structure upon a predetermined portion of said load distribution member, thereby distributing the imparted load upon said load distribution member from the support structure such that the wall portion is not damaged; means for securing said load distribution member to the support structure, said securing means including relatively small edge portions of said alignment member that ultimately engage inner angular walls of the support structure as the support structure is manually urged closer to said load distribution member until said edge portions forcibly engage the inner angular wall of the support structure, thereby compressing said edge portions to provide a relatively small retaining force that ultimately maintains the support structure upon top walls of said distribution member, irrespective of the orientation of the now assembled support structure and alignment member while a user grasps only the support structure; and means for securing the support structure to the wall portion while said load distribution member is secured to the support structure without said load distribution member obstructing the securing of the support structure to the wall portion, whereby, the backer strip load distribution device is secured to the support structure such that said backer strip load distribution device is disposed between the support structure and the wall portion, thereby preventing engagement of the support structure upon the wall portion and resulting in a distribution of a load from the support structure upon said backer strip load distribution device such that the wall portion is not damaged.