权利要求：
CLAIMS
What is claimed is:
1. A bracket system for coupling to a wall having an exterior layer and a support beam, the bracket system comprising: an anchor, comprising: a flange extending over a frontal plane, parallel with a surface of the wall and defining a front surface and a rear surface; a stud portion extending from the rear surface of the flange and defining a stud-engaging surface configured to extend through the exterior layer and engage the support beam; and and a block portion extending from the front surface of the flange; and a bracket comprising a base defining a socket configured to slidably engage the block portion and secured thereto.
2. The bracket system according to claim 1 , further including an anchor screw hole extending longitudinally between a front surface of the block portion and the stud-engaging surface of the stud portion and including a countersunk portion communicating with the front surface of the anchor.
3. The bracket system according to any one of claims 1-2, further including a bolt hole extending transversely through a portion of the bracket and through the block portion, the bolt hole extending between a plane defined by the countersunk portion and a plane defined by the stud-engaging surface.
4. The bracket system according to any one of claims 1-3, wherein the bracket further includes a post extending along a longitudinal axis and including a retaining structure disposed at a front end of the post, the retaining structure defining a recess extending along a lateral axis.
5. The bracket system according to claim 4, wherein the recess is configured to receive a portion of a towel rod therein.
6. The bracket system according to any one of claims 1-5, wherein a rear surface of the base includes a flange recess defining a diameter and a thickness equal to, or slightly
larger than, a flange diameter and a flange thickness, respectively, and configured to slidably engage the flange when the bracket is engaged with the anchor.
7. The bracket system according to any one of claims 1-6, wherein the block portion defines a rectangular cross-sectional shape along a frontal plane, and the stud portion defines a circular cross-sectional shape along the frontal plane.
8. The bracket system according to any one of claims 1-7, further including one or both of a spike structure and a rim, the spike structure extending rearwards from a center point of the stud-engaging surface, and the rim extending rearwards from a perimeter of the studengaging surface, each of the spike structure and the rim configured to indent a front surface of the wall.
9. The bracket system according to any one of claims 1-8, further including a jig system, comprising one or more footings having a body defining a block portion aperture and a channel, the block portion aperture extending longitudinally and configured to slidably engage the block portion of the anchor, and the channel extending along a lateral axis.
10. The bracket system according to claim 9, further including a bar defining an outer diameter that is equal to, or slightly smaller than, an inner diameter of the channel and configured to slidably engage the channel.
11. The bracket system according to any one of claims 9-10, wherein a footing of the one or more footings further includes a support screw slot extending longitudinally and configured to align with a support screw aperture extending through the flange when the block portion is engaged with the block portion aperture of the footing.
12. A method of attaching a bracket system to a wall having an exterior layer supported by a support beam, the method comprising: extending a stud portion of an anchor through the exterior layer to contact the support beam; extending an anchor screw, having an anchor screw head, through the anchor to secure the anchor to the support beam; slidably engaging a socket of a bracket with a block portion of the anchor; and
threadably engaging a bolt through a portion of a base and through the block portion of the anchor between a plane defined by the anchor screw head and a surface of the support beam.
13. The method according to claim 12, wherein the anchor further includes a flange extending along a frontal plane between the stud portion and the block portion, a rear surface of the flange engaging a front surface of the exterior layer of the wall.
14. The method according to claim 13, further including aligning a transverse axis of the anchor with a vertical axis and securing the anchor in place using a support screw extending through the flange.
15. The method according to any one of claims 12-14, wherein the stud portion defines a circular cross-sectional shape and the block portion defines a rectangular cross- sectional shape.
16. The method according to any one of claims 12-15, further including aligning a stud-engaging surface of the stud portion with a front surface of the exterior layer and with a vertical center line of the support beam, and pressing the anchor against the exterior layer, and indenting the exterior layer using one or both of a spike and a rim extending from the studengaging surface to indicate a position to form a hole through which the stud portion extends to contact the support beam.
17. The method according to any one of claims 12-16, further including: engaging a first footing of a jig system with the block portion of a first anchor; engaging a block portion of a second anchor with a second footing; slidably engaging the first footing and the second footing with a bar; sliding the second footing relative to the first footing along a lateral axis; and aligning the second anchor with a second support beam.
18. The method according to claim 17, wherein one or both of the first footing and the second footing includes a block portion aperture extending between a front surface and a rear surface and slidably engaging the block portion.
19. The method according to any one of claims 17-18, further including securing the first footing to the first anchor by extending a support screw through a support screw slot and through a support screw aperture disposed in a flange of the anchor.
20. The method according to any one of claims 17-19, further including engaging a rod between a retaining structure of the bracket and a retaining structure of a second bracket to form a towel rail.
21. A dual anchor bracket system for coupling to a wall having an exterior layer and a support beam, the dual anchor bracket system comprising: a first anchor including a first flange, a first stud portion extending from a rear surface of the first flange, and a first block portion extending from a front surface of the first flange; a second anchor including a second flange, a second stud portion extending from the rear surface of the second flange, and a second block portion extending from a front surface of the second flange; a support flange extending between the first flange and the second flange; a first bracket configured to engage the first block portion; a second bracket configured to engage the second block portion; and a rod configured to engage one or both of the first bracket and the second bracket.
22. The dual anchor bracket system according to claim 21, wherein the first anchor, the second anchor, and the support flange are formed integrally as a single monolithic structure.
23. The dual anchor bracket system according to any one of claims 21-22, wherein the first bracket includes a first receiving structure having a first recess extending along a first transverse axis and a lateral axis, and wherein the second bracket includes a second receiving structure having a second recess extending along a second transverse axis and the lateral axis.
24. The dual anchor bracket system according to claim 23, wherein the first recess is configured to retain a first end of the rod, and the second recess is configured to retain a second end of the rod.
25. The dual anchor bracket system according to claim 24, wherein one or more of the first recess, the second recess, the first end, and the second end of the rod a includes a
magnetic element configured to releasably retain the first end of the rod within the first receiving structure or the second end of the rod within the second receiving structure.
26. The dual anchor bracket system according to claim 25, wherein one or more of the first recess, the second recess, the first end of the rod, and the second end of the rod includes a bolt threadedly engaged therewith and configured to adjust a lateral distance between the magnetic element and the rod.
27. The dual anchor bracket system according to claim 25, wherein one or more of the first recess, the second recess, the first end of the rod, and the second end of the rod includes an interference fit, press-fit, snap-fit, protrusion, detent, pawl, abutment, clip, or latch configured to releasably retain the rod.
28. The dual anchor bracket system according to any one of claims 21-27, wherein one or both of the first anchor and the second anchor includes a notch communicating between a flange recess and an outer perimeter and configured to receive a portion of the support flange therein.
29. A method of attaching a bracket system to a wall, comprising: providing an assembly of an anchor and a support arm; extending a stud portion of the anchor through a hole in an exterior layer of the wall, the anchor slidably engaged at a first end of an anchor screw, and the support arm threadedly engaged with a second end of the anchor screw; engaging a first end of the support arm with a rear surface of the exterior layer at a first side of the hole, and engaging a second end of the support arm with the rear surface of the exterior layer at a second side of the hole, opposite the first side; rotating the anchor screw to compress a rear-most surface of the anchor against a surface of the support arm; and compressing a portion of the exterior layer between a front surface of the support arm and a rear surface of a flange of the anchor.
30. The method according to claim 29, further including slidably engaging a socket of a bracket with a block portion of the anchor, and threadedly engaging a bolt through a portion of a base of the bracket and through the block portion of the anchor.
31. The method according to claim 30, wherein the bracket includes a post that is rotatably engaged with a base.
32. The method according to any one of claims 30-31, wherein the anchor screw engages the support arm adjacent the first end of the support arm.
33. The method according to claim 32, wherein the flange extends along a frontal plane between the stud portion and the block portion, the stud portion defines a circular cross- sectional shape and the block portion defines a rectangular cross-sectional shape.
34. The method according to any one of claims 29-33, wherein a width of the support arm is equal to or greater than a diameter of the stud portion and less than a diameter of the flange.
35. The method according to any one of claims 29-34, wherein the front surface of the support arm includes a wall engaging surface and a recess surface, the recess surface extending parallel to the wall engaging surface and configured to engage the rear-most surface of the anchor, the wall engaging surface disposed frontwards of the recess surface.