Patent ID: 7090174
Filing Date: 2006-08-15
Classification: F16B,F16L,H02G

Abstract:
1. For use with an anchor rail formed as a U-shaped channel having a pair of upstanding, opposing legs, each leg having an inwardly extending wall and terminating in a downwardly oriented rail lip, an adapter configured to receive and releasably retain an associated article support hanger on the associated anchor rail, the adapter comprising: a mounting surface having an opening formed therein to releasably secure the article support hanger to the adapter; flanges depending from the mounting surface; mounting legs extending from the flanges, the mounting legs each having a hook-like portion for engaging the corresponding rail lip, the hook-like portion extending substantially along a width of the mounting leg; and the adapter being flexible to permit urging of the flanges inwardly toward each other to facilitate insertion of a portion of the mounting legs into the U-shaped channel, the adapter further being resilient such that the hook-like portions biasingly engage the rail lips, wherein the mounting legs include an inwardly extending portion contiguous with a downwardly extending portion, and wherein the hook-like portion is formed at an end of the downwardly extending portion.