Patent ID: 6554235
Filing Date: 2003-04-29
Classification: A47B,E04C,F16B,F16M

Abstract:
A mounting bracket for attachment to a structure defining a longitudinal groove having a pair of opposed side walls extending from a base wall, said mounting bracket comprising: a first groove engaging member defining a pocket and having a first jaw adapted to engage one of the side walls of the groove, a second groove engaging member slidably received in said pocket and having a second jaw adapted to engage another one of the side walls of the groove, said pocket being provided with a pair of guiding surfaces between which said second groove engaging member is slidably engaged for constraining said second jaw to linear movement in said pocket parallel to said first jaw and with a fixed orientation with respect thereto, and an actuator for imparting a translational movement to said second jaw towards and away from said first jaw between a first position wherein said first and second jaws are both insertable within said groove and a second position wherein said first and second jaws are spread-apart for firmly engaging the opposed side walls of the groove in order to fixedly secure the mounting bracket to the structure, wherein said pocket and said second groove engaging member have a complementary L-shaped cross-section.