Modular assembly of wall-mounted accessories

Abstract

A wall-mountable modular assembly is provided for mounting bathroom accessories on a wall or other supporting surface. The assembly includes a plurality of substantially identical supports and a plurality of accessories that are releasably mountable on the supports. Each support includes a suction cup and a cam lever that is pivotally movable from a release position to an actuating position for actuating a griping engagement of the suction cup with the wall or other supporting surface. The accessory is releasably engaged with the support when the cam lever is in the actuating position.

1 . A modular wall-mountable assembly comprising a plurality of supports and a plurality of accessories selectively mountable on any of said supports, each of said supports comprising a suction cup and a cam lever, said cam lever being rotatable from a release position for positioning said suction cup on a support surface and an actuating position for actuating said suction cup relative to said support surface, each said accessory comprising a mounting bracket with a cover configured for covering at least a portion of said support when said cam lever is in said actuating position.  
   
   
       2 . The modular wall-mountable assembly of  claim 1 , wherein each of said support assemblies comprises a suction cup having a concave surface for engaging the supporting surface and an opposite convex surface, a pivot support projecting from said convex face of said suction cup, a rigid cup having a concave face nested over said convex face of said suction cup and having a slot for slidably receiving said pivot support, a cam lever pivotally mounted to said pivot support of said support assembly, said cam lever being rotatable for defining the release position and the actuating position for the support assembly.  
   
   
       3 . The modular wall-mountable assembly of  claim 2 , wherein the cam lever is mounted to the pivot support by a pivot pin, the mounting bracket of each said accessory being configured for snapped engagement with the pivot pin.  
   
   
       4 . The modular wall-mountable assembly of  claim 2 , wherein the cam lever includes a lower cover for covering at least lower portions of the suction cup, the rigid cup and the cam lever when the cam lever is rotated into the actuating position.  
   
   
       5 . The modular wall mountable assembly of  claim 4 , wherein the cover on the mounting bracket of each said accessory covers upper portions of the suction cup, the rigid cup and the pivot lever and upper portions of the lower cover formed on the cam lever.  
   
   
       6 . The modular wall-mountable assembly of  claim 2 , wherein the mounting bracket is configured for preventing rotation of the cam lever from the actuating position to the release position when the bracket is snapped into engagement with the pivot pin.  
   
   
       7 . The modular wall-mountable assembly of  claim 2 , wherein the rigid cup includes a locking projection, and wherein the mounting bracket includes an engagement wall configured for sliding engagement with the locking projection of the rigid cup, the bracket of each said accessory further including a plurality of locking arms slidably engageable on opposite respective side of the cam lever, each said arm having a notch disposed for snapped engagement with the pivot pin.  
   
   
       8 . The modular wall-mountable assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the accessories comprise a hook.  
   
   
       9 . The modular wall-mountable assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the accessories comprise a towel ring.  
   
   
       10 . The modular wall-mountable assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the accessories comprise a shelf.