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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 27, 2023
Filed:
Nov. 12, 2019
Applicant:
3m Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Inventors:
Felipe S. R. Bizarria, São Paulo, BR;
Julio M. Souza, São Paulo, BR;
Assignee:
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47G 29/08 (2006.01); A47G 1/17 (2006.01); F16B 47/00 (2006.01); F16M 13/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47G 29/08 (2013.01); A47G 1/17 (2013.01); F16B 47/003 (2013.01); F16M 13/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed are mounting devices that allow consumers to quickly and easily determine whether a given mounting device can be used to hang or otherwise support a desired object. The mounting device includes an indicator that is exposed to alert the consumer if the weight of the object exceeds the maximum weight recommendation of the mounting device. If the indicator remains hidden, the mounting device is considered appropriate for the given object.