Patent ID: 7815389

Claim:
A rail system comprising: a cap rail with a slot formed in a surface of the cap rail, the slot defined by a pair of opposing side walls and a transverse wall extending between the side walls opposite a opening permitting access into the slot; an expansion bracket positioned within the slot of the cap rail, the expansion bracket including at least one sidewall, and a base wall through which an expander bolt is threadedly received, the expander bolt urging the sidewall of the bracket outward against at least one of the side walls of the slot when advanced through the base wall, the base wall of the expansion bracket including a tab extending from at least one end of the bracket; the expansion bracket defining a cable way within the slot between the side walls and between a distal end of the expander bolt and the transverse wall of the slot; a fixture positioned within the slot adjacent to the expansion bracket, one end of the fixture engaging and retained within the slot by the tab of the expansion bracket; wherein the fixture is a light fixture connected to a power source by a wire extending through the cable way of the expansion bracket.