Patent ID: 8713889

Claim:
An anchor bracket releasably secured between two spaced-apart, generally planar boards, comprising: a planar first leg configured and dimensioned so that it can be inserted between the two spaced-apart boards, said first leg having a first end and an opposite second end; a planar second leg disposed parallel and offset relative to said first leg, said second leg having a first end and an opposite second end, and said second leg having an upper surface disposed distally from said first leg and an opposite lower surface disposed proximally to said first leg; a planar medial shank disposed between and generally perpendicular to said first and second legs, said medial shank having a first end and an opposite second end, wherein said first end of said medial shank is connected to said first end of said second leg, and said second end of said medial shank is connected to said second end of said first leg, said medial shank being configured and dimensioned so that it can be inserted between the two spaced-apart boards; and means for releasably anchoring an object which are attached to said second leg comprising a hook which extends outwardly from said upper surface of said second leg, wherein said hook is a generally L-shaped hook, having a planar first hook leg disposed generally parallel to and spaced from said second leg of said anchor bracket, and a planar second hook leg joining and disposed between and generally perpendicular to said planar first hook leg and said second leg of said anchor bracket; wherein said anchor bracket is movable between an insertion/withdrawal position and a mounted anchoring position, wherein in said insertion/withdrawal position said first leg is insertable between the spaced-apart boards and in said mounted anchoring position said medial shank is positioned between the boards and said anchor bracket is pivotable about 90 degrees so that said first leg is disposed beneath and abuts one of the spaced-apart boards, and said second leg overlies and abuts the other of the spaced-apart boards.