US 12,241,584 B2
Self-suspending lock with wings and system
David Hubert Gibel, Pittsburgh, PA (US); and Richard Karlin, Columbus, NE (US)
Assigned to TERRA THREE INDUSTRIES, LLC, Pittsburgh, PA (US)
Filed by Terra Three Industries, LLC, Pittsburgh, PA (US)
Filed on Apr. 20, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/725,402.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/259,037, filed on Jun. 17, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0403974 A1, Dec. 22, 2022
Int. Cl. F16B 37/04 (2006.01); F16M 13/02 (2006.01)
CPC F16M 13/02 (2013.01) [F16B 37/045 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus comprising:
a securement base member including a top end, a bottom end on an opposite side of the securement base member from the top end, a first side, a second side on an opposite side of the securement base member from the first side, a third side, a fourth side on an opposite side of the securement base member from the third side, and an opening disposed within the top end, the opening to accept a fastener; and
a self-suspending system coupled to the top end of the securement base member, the self-suspending system to suspend the securement base member below two portions of a surface having a slot therebetween, wherein the self-suspending system includes first and second wings coupled to the top end of the securement base member, the first wing being disposed proximate to the first side of the securement base member and the second wing being disposed proximate to the second side of the securement base member, each of the first and second wings being comprising:
a suspension arm including a first end and a second end, the first end of the suspension arm being coupled to the top end of the securement base member; and
a cross member coupled to the second end of the suspension arm, each cross member extending beyond the suspension arm on each opposing side so as to define a generally T-shaped configuration, the cross member to lie atop the two portions of the surface having a slot therebetween.