Mounting bracket for material dispensing system

Abstract

A wall-mountable material dispensing system includes a material dispenser having a back wall, a bottom surface, a first element of an engagement component, and a self-alignment receiver, and a mounting bracket. The mounting bracket includes a baseplate having a generally planar wall-facing surface and an opposite outward-facing surface, a self-alignment protrusion extending from the outward-facing surface, wherein the self-alignment receiver is sized to at least partially receive the self-alignment protrusion. The mounting bracket also includes a second element of the engagement component configured to engage with the first element of the engagement component, wherein the second element of the engagement component is disposed on or in the outward-facing surface, a support member extending from or adjacent to the outward-facing surface, and a wall-mounting mechanism disposed on or adjacent to the wall-facing surface.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A wall-mountable material dispensing system comprising:
 a material dispenser having a back wall, a bottom surface, a first element of an engagement component, and a self-alignment receiver; and   a mounting bracket including:
 a baseplate having a generally planar wall-facing surface and an opposite outward-facing surface, 
 a self-alignment protrusion extending from the outward-facing surface, wherein the self-alignment receiver is sized to at least partially receive the self-alignment protrusion, 
 a second element of the engagement component configured to engage with the first element of the engagement component, wherein the second element of the engagement component is disposed on or in the outward-facing surface, 
 a support member extending from or adjacent to the outward-facing surface, and 
 a wall-mounting mechanism disposed on or adjacent to the wall-facing surface. 
   
     
     
         2 . The material dispensing system of  claim 1 , wherein one of the first and second elements of the engagement component is a magnet, and wherein the other of the first and second elements of the engagement component is a ferrous material or a magnet. 
     
     
         3 . The material dispensing system of  claim 1 , wherein the first element of the engagement component is disposed on the self-alignment receiver, and wherein the second element of the engagement component is disposed on the self-alignment protrusion. 
     
     
         4 . The material dispensing system of  claim 1 , wherein the first element of the engagement component is one of a ferrous material and a magnet disposed on the self-alignment receiver, and wherein the second element of the engagement component is the other of the ferrous material and the magnet disposed on the self-alignment protrusion. 
     
     
         5 . The material dispensing system of  claim 1 , wherein the self-alignment protrusion is convex and the self-alignment receiver is concave. 
     
     
         6 . The material dispensing system of  claim 5 , wherein the self-alignment protrusion is dome shaped. 
     
     
         7 . The material dispensing system of  claim 1 , wherein the self-alignment protrusion is tapered in at least one plane. 
     
     
         8 . The material dispensing system of  claim 1 , wherein the self-alignment receiver is disposed in the back wall. 
     
     
         9 . The material dispensing system of  claim 1 , wherein the support member supports the bottom surface of the material dispenser. 
     
     
         10 . The material dispensing system of  claim 1 , wherein the back wall includes an inset, and wherein the mounting bracket supports the inset in the back wall of the material dispenser. 
     
     
         11 . The material dispensing system of  claim 1 , wherein the wall-mounting mechanism disposed on the wall-facing surface is a stretch removable adhesive. 
     
     
         12 . The material dispensing system of  claim 1 , wherein wall-mounting mechanism is selected from hook and loop tapes, suction cups, magnets, screws, removable double-sided foam, other tapes, micro suction, and static cling films. 
     
     
         13 . A wall-mountable material dispensing system comprising:
 a material dispenser having a back wall, a bottom surface, a first element of an engagement component, and a self-alignment receiver disposed in the back wall; and   a mounting bracket including:
 a baseplate having a generally planar wall-facing surface and an opposite outward-facing surface, 
 a self-alignment protrusion extending from the outward-facing surface, wherein the self-alignment receiver is sized to at least partially receive the self-alignment protrusion, 
 a second element of the engagement component configured to engage with the first element of the engagement component, wherein the second element of the engagement component is disposed on or in the outward-facing surface, wherein one of the first and second elements of the engagement component is a magnet, and wherein the other of the first and second elements of the engagement component is a ferrous material or a magnet, and 
 a support member extending from or adjacent to the outward-facing surface. 
   
     
     
         14 . The material dispensing system of  claim 13 , wherein the self-alignment protrusion is convex and the self-alignment receiver is concave. 
     
     
         15 . The material dispensing system of  claim 14 , wherein the self-alignment protrusion is dome shaped. 
     
     
         16 . The material dispensing system of  claim 13 , wherein the self-alignment protrusion is tapered in at least one plane. 
     
     
         17 . The material dispensing system of  claim 13 , wherein the support member supports the bottom surface of the material dispenser. 
     
     
         18 . The material dispensing system of  claim 13 , wherein the back wall includes an inset, and wherein the support member supports the inset in the back wall of the material dispenser. 
     
     
         19 . A wall-mountable material dispensing system comprising:
 a material dispenser having a back wall, a bottom surface, a first element of an engagement component, and a self-alignment receiver disposed in the back wall, wherein the first element of the engagement component is disposed on the self-alignment receiver; and   a mounting bracket including:
 a baseplate having a generally planar wall-facing surface and an opposite outward-facing surface, 
 a self-alignment protrusion extending from the outward-facing surface, wherein the self-alignment receiver is sized to at least partially receive the self-alignment protrusion, 
 a second element of the engagement component configured to engage with the first element of the engagement component, wherein the second element of the engagement component is disposed on or in the self-alignment protrusion, wherein one of the first and second elements of the engagement component is a magnet, and wherein the other of the first and second elements of the engagement component is a ferrous material or a magnet, 
 a support member extending from or adjacent to the outward-facing surface, and 
 a wall-mounting mechanism disposed on or adjacent to the wall-facing surface. 
   
     
     
         20 . The material dispensing system of  claim 19 , wherein the self-alignment protrusion is convex and the self-alignment receiver is concave.