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109 Beverston Way, Widewell, Plymouth, Devon, PL6 7EF , United Kingdom | The Annex, 3 St. Albans Park, Meavy Lane, Yelverton, Devon, PL20 6AL, United Kingdom
摘要：
A mounting device 1, suitable for attachment to a support structure such as walls (32, 33; Figure 5), comprises two contact portions 3. Contact planes of each contact portion 3 being transverse to each other. At least two engagement members 10 adapted to engage with the support structure (32, 33; Figure 5), one engagement member 10 associated with each contact portion 3. At least two coupling members 9, 12 are disclosed, movably coupling one of the engagement members 10 to the respective contact portion 3 to permit relative movement between said member 10 and portion 3. A retaining member 16 is coupled to the engagement members 10. Movement of the coupling members 9, 12 moves the engagement members 10 relative to the contact portions 3 from a disengaged position to an engaged position, in use, to attach the mounting device 1 to the support structure (32, 33; Figure 5). Movement of the coupling members 9, 12 also causes the retaining member 16 to move to a retaining position to retain the members 10 in the engaged position. The contact portions 3 may include an aperture 6 through which each member 10 may extend in the engaged position.
权利要求：
CLAIMS
1. A mounting device for attachment to a support structure, the mounting device comprising two contact portions, each contact portion for contacting a surface of the support structure, in use and a surface of each contact portion that is adapted to contact the surface of the support structure in use defining a contact plane, the contact planes of each contact portion being transverse to each other; at least two engagement members adapted to engage with the support structure, one engagement member associated with each contact portion; at least two coupling members, each coupling member movably coupling one of the at least two engagement members to the respective contact portion to permit relative movement between each engagement member and the respective contact portion; a retaining member coupled to the at least two engagement members; and wherein movement of the at least two coupling members moves the at least two engagement members relative to the contact portions from a disengaged position to an engaged position in which each of the at least two engagement members extends beyond the contact plane of each of the contact portions to engage the support structure, in use, to attach the mounting device to the support structure, and to cause the retaining member to move to a retaining position to retain the at least two engagement members in the engaged position.
2. A mounting device according to claim 1, wherein the contact portions each include an aperture, one aperture being formed in each contact portion and being
associated with each engagement member, and each engagement member extending through the respective aperture in the engaged position.
3. A mounting device according claim 2, wherein each coupling member couples one of the at least two engagement members to the respective contact portion adjacent the respective aperture.
4. A mounting device according to any of the preceding claims, further comprising a retaining formation formed on or coupled to the contact portions, and wherein the retaining member in the retaining position engages with the retaining formation.
5. A mounting device according to claim 4, wherein the retaining formation is located between the contact portions.
6. A mounting device according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the retaining member is releasable to permit the at least two engagement members to be moved from the engaged position to the disengaged position.
7. A mounting device according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the contact planes are substantially perpendicular to each other.
8. A mounting device according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the contact portions each comprise an elongate member and each elongate member lies in a plane that is substantially perpendicular to the contact planes.
9. A mounting device according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the contact portions are coupled together by a link member.
10. A mounting device according to claim 9, wherein the link member is engaged by the retaining member in the retaining position to retain the at least two engagement members in the engaged position.
11. A mounting device according to claim 10 when ultimately dependent on claim 4, wherein the retaining formation is formed on the link member.
12. A mounting device according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the at least two engagement members are coupled together by an activation member.
13. A mounting device according to claim 12, wherein the activation member comprises an elastically flexible member.
14. A mounting device according to claim 13, wherein the activation member is movable between a first position and a second position, and movement of the activation member from the first to the second position causes movement of the at least two coupling members to move the at least two engagement members from the disengaged position to the engaged position.
15. A mounting device according to any of claims 12 to 14, wherein the retaining member is coupled to the activation member.
16. A mounting device according to claim 15 when dependent on claim 14, wherein the movement of the activation member from the first to the second positions causes the retaining member to move to the retaining position.
17. A mounting device according to any of the preceding claims, wherein there are least four engagement members and two of the at least four engagement members are movably coupled to each contact portion.
18. A mounting device according to claim 17, wherein there at least four coupling members, one coupling member for each of the at least four engagement members to movably couple the at least four engagement members to the respective contact portion.
19. A mounting device according to claim 18, wherein the coupling members that couple the respective engagement members to the same contact portion are spaced apart from each other on the contact portion and the respective engagement members are spaced apart from each other.
20. A mounting device according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the mounting device is adapted to receive a planar member and the mounting device mounts the planar member on the support structure, in use.
21. A mounting device according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the mounting device comprises a frame structure comprising at least three outer frame sections, one of the contact portions forming at least part of a first outer frame section and the other contact portion forming at least part of a second outer frame section.
22, A mounting device according to claim 21 when dependent on any of claims 12 to 16, wherein the activation member forms at least part of a third outer frame section.
23. A method of attaching a mounting device to a support structure, the mounting device being in accordance with any of claims 1 to 22, the method comprising locating each contact portion against a surface of the support
structure, moving the coupling members to cause the engagement members to move from the disengaged position to the engaged position in which they engage with the support structure and the retaining member to move to the retaining position to retain the engagement members in engagement with support structure.
24. A shelf assembly comprising a mounting device according to any of claims 1 to 22 and a planar member for mounting on the mounting device.
25. A shelf assembly according to claim 24, wherein the planar member is in the form of a sleeve that is positioned over the mounting device after the mounting device has been attached to the support structure.