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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 15, 2013
Peerless Industries, Inc, Aurora, IL (US);
William Phuong Lam, Brookfield, IL (US);
Dugan O'Keene, Forest Park, IL (US);
Garry Monaco, Hoffman Estates, IL (US);
Peerless Industries, Inc., Aurora, IL (US);
Abstract
An improved mounting bracket that provides an indication to an installer when a mount is not correctly aligned. The mounting bracket comprises a mounting contact portion and at least one side portion integrally connected to the mounting contact portion, with the at least one side portion defining a receiving region for accepting one or more retaining portions of a mount. The at least one side portion includes a first ramped surface at least partially outside of the receiving region. The first ramped surface configured to contact a retaining portion when the retaining portion is misaligned with the receiving region, thereby informing an installer of the misalignment.