Patent ID: 6912818
Filing Date: 2005-07-05
Classification: E06B

Abstract:
1. A rail system for securing a panel having opposing major surfaces, the rail system comprising: a housing having at least one mating surface; a pair of mating clamp members shaped and structured to clamp onto the panel such that the pair of clamp members respectively constrain opposing major surfaces of the panel, each clamp member of the pair of clamp members having a single mating surface located to be in contact with the at least one mating surface of the housing; and actuation hardware structured to drive pair of the clamp members and the housing to move relative to each other in a driven direction; wherein at least one of the mating surface of the housing and the mating surface of the clamp member is inclined relative to the driven direction so that at least a portion of at least one clamp member of the pair of clamp members will move in a clamping direction, which is different than the driven direction, when the clamp member is driven in the driven direction by the actuation hardware; and wherein clamping forces, caused by the movement of the clamp member in the clamping direction, are sufficient to secure the panel.