Patent ID: 6290193
Filing Date: 2001-09-18
Classification: G09F

Abstract:
A mounting receptacle for attaching a support rib to a flexible panel, comprising:a housing portion having opposed front and rear walls, opposed upper and floor walls and a pair of spaced apart side portions extending between the front and rear walls, the housing portion further having a stop wall intermediate the front and rear walls and cooperating with the top wall, floor wall and side portions to define an interior cavity with the rear wall defining an opening which leads to the interior cavity and which is dimensioned to receive the support rib, the floor wall having a bottom surface for engaging the flexible panel,the side portions and the floor extending beyond the stop wall to form a mounting location with first means for attachment to the panel;a threshold portion adjacent the opening having an upper surface for guiding the support rib toward the opening; andthe side portions having tapered forward ends defining portions of said front wall which converge toward each other.