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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 12, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2013
Liberty Hardware Mfg. Corp., Winston-Salem, NC (US);
James Allen Austin, III, Highpoint, NC (US);
William Homer Spencer, Burlington, NC (US);
Song Jian Lin, Shenzhen, CN;
Liao Chun Lei, DongGuang, CN;
LIBERTY HARDWARE MFG. CORP., Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Abstract
A hardware mounting bracket is provided with a bracket body adapted to be mounted to a support surface. A rigid retainer is provided on one end of the bracket body to receive hardware supported thereon. At least one elongate biasing retainer is provided on another end of the bracket body spaced apart from the rigid retainer, to engage hardware supported thereon and to provide a loaded surface contact with hardware supported thereon. A hardware mounting assembly, hardware for mounting to a support surface, and method for mounting hardware are also provided.