Patent ID: 9506238
Filing Date: 2016-11-29
CPC Classification: E04B,E04D,F16B,F24S,Y02E,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A device for affixing a rail comprising a first fastening flange, the device comprising: a retaining plate comprising a notch, the notch comprising a front opening, a first edge portion, a second edge portion, and a third edge portion, the second edge portion and the first edge portion being arranged to face each other; and a screwless clamping device, wherein, the retaining plate is configured so that, when the rail is inserted into the notch via the first fastening flange, the rail penetrates and crosses the retaining plate and protrudes out of the notch through the front opening, the retaining plate is configured so that, when the rail is inserted into the notch via the first fastening flange, the first fastening flange is supported on the first edge portion, the screwless clamping device is configured to jam between the first fastening flange and the second edge portion and to press the first fastening flange against the first edge portion when the rail is inserted into the notch via the first fastening flange, and the third edge portion acts as a stop so as to block the rail from escaping from the notch in a direction parallel to the first edge portion when the rail is inserted into the notch via the first fastening flange.