Appeal No. 2004-1541
Application No. 10/003,785
front surface 26, 26' and flat rear surface. See Appellant's
specification, page 12, lines 3 and 4. The assembly 10 further
includes a connecting structure 34 for connecting together the
anchor plate 14, 14' and the insert 12, 12' to urge the flat
front surface 16, 16' of the anchor plate 14, 14' toward and
against the flat rear surface of the insert 12, 12' and also
flatly against the rear surface of the wall 18. See Appellant's
specification, page 12, lines 4-9. The anchor plate 14, 14' is
extended along its predetermined length from a center of the
insert 12, 12' and from one side of the insert 12, 12' and also
at a predetermined distance from the center of the insert 12, 12'
and is attached to the wall 18 by at least one fastener structure
36 extending through the wall 18 and into the anchor plate 14,
14' at any location spaced from the insert 12, 12' along the
predetermined length of the anchor plate 14, 14'. See
Appellant's Figs. 1 and 2, and specification, page 23, lines 13-
18.
Claim 1 is representative of the claimed invention and is
reproduced as follows:
1. A shear resistant fastener assembly for supporting
structures from a wall having a predetermined thickness and
behind which there are no supporting studs, the wall defining
therethrough an opening having a predetermined size and a
predetermined configuration and bordered by an interior
3
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