Air-Conditioning Support Bracket With Retained Sliding Screws

The patent introduces an intermediary retention mechanism (the bracket structure itself) that prevents the screw from falling out. The screw passes through a slot in the bracket, and the bracket's geometry acts as a physical barrier that retains the screw head or shaft, eliminating the need for the fitter to manually hold the screw during installation.

The bracket is pre-configured with slots and retention features before installation. The screw is designed with a head or shaft geometry that will be retained by the bracket structure, so the retention function is built into the system beforehand rather than requiring manual intervention during the anchoring process.

The bracket structure serves as an intermediary retention mechanism that automatically holds the screw in place through its slot geometry. This eliminates the need for complex manual retention procedures and simplifies the installation process, especially when working at heights where manual retention would be difficult.

The bracket structure provides self-retention of the screw through its built-in slot geometry. The system serves itself by automatically retaining the screw without requiring external manual intervention, thereby simplifying the installation procedure while maintaining secure anchoring.

The bracket is designed with localized retention features at specific locations where screws pass through. The slot geometry is modified locally to include retention edges or barriers that prevent screw drop-out, while the rest of the bracket maintains its simple L-shaped construction for ease of manufacture.

The bracket structure acts as an intermediary that provides both the simple L-shaped construction for ease of manufacture and the retention function for screw security. The slot geometry in the bracket mediates between these two requirements by incorporating retention features into the otherwise simple structure.