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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 1990
Filed:
Jun. 24, 1988
Mark L Turner, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Henry M Anderson, Jr, Belding, MI (US);
Convenience Marine Products, Inc., Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Abstract
A mounting assembly for fire extinguishers which includes a bracket shaped to define a substantially V-shaped trough. A flexible strap is adapted to be wrapped tautly about the fire extinguisher and thereby hold it tightly in the bracket's trough. The strap includes a bail which cooperates with a pivotally mounted latch member for locking the strap against the extinguisher. The strap also includes an aperture which is adapted to be interlockingly attached to a hook structure provided on the bracket. This arrangement permits the strap to be quickly and easily removed from or attached to the bracket without the use of tools. Due to the bracket's substantially two-point engagement with the extinguisher, and the easy release and attachment of the flexible strap, the mounting assembly may be easily adapted to hold fire extinguishers of various sizes by the easily performed exchange of the flexible strap. Furthermore, a pair of tracks are provided to receive and support the bail, when locked to the latch member, to resist deformation and premature failure of the bail. Also, a bottom support having an abutment flange for supporting the bottom of the extinguisher is designed to be mounted wihtin a channel provided in the bottom bracket of the mounting assembly. The channel and bottom support are constructed so that the bottom support may be mounted therein regardless of which side of the extinguisher the projecting leg of the bracket extends.