Patent ID: 6201182
Filing Date: 2001-03-13
Classification: F16B,H05K

Abstract:
A mounting system, comprising:a wall having at least one hole formed therein; anda track including a strip having a first substantially flat surface and a second substantially flat surface on an opposite side of the strip from the first surface, and at least one barb integral with and bent from the strip to extend from the first surface, the at least one barb having a first end distal from the first surface, the first end being, in an expanded state, wider than at a second end of the at least one barb at the first surface, the first end of the at least one barb being resiliently compressible to a width narrower than the expanded state, the at least one barb including at least two separate tongues, each tongue being formed from part of the strip, connected to the other tongue only by the strip, and having a substantially flat first and second surface, the first and second substantially flat surfaces of each tongue lying in a plane substantially perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the strip, each tongue having a first portion extending substantially perpendicularly to the longitudinal direction of the strip and a second portion disposed at an end of the first portion distal from the first surface, the second portion extending substantially transverse to the longitudinal direction of the strip, wherein the at least one barb is wider than the at least one hole and is sufficiently resiliently compressible to be passed through the at least one hole in one direction and expand to prevent removal of the at least one barb in a second direction, thereby securing the track relative to the wall.