Patent ID: 8267363

Claim:
A slatwall mounting system comprising: a rail member comprising longitudinally extending upper and lower edges, a first side for engaging a wall surface, and a second side having a longitudinally extending upper slot portion including a downward extending undercut forming an inverted L-shape in cross-section and a longitudinally extending lower slot portion including an upward extending undercut forming an L-shape in cross-section; and a mounting arrangement comprising: a bracket member having a front panel and a downward oriented hook portion extending rearward of the front panel along an upper edge of the front panel for engagement with the upper slot portion of the rail member, and a mounting aperture extending through the front panel; and a cam assembly comprising a mounting cam assembled with a user graspable cam driver, the cam including a cam body received in a front opening of the lower slot portion and a projection extending from the cam body for engagement with the upward extending undercut in a slatwall securing position of the mounting cam, the cam body and cam driver being joined to form a neck portion defining an outer circumferential annular groove spaced apart from the projection and received within the mounting aperture thereby securing the cam assembly to the bracket member, the mounting cam being rotatable between the slatwall securing position for mounting engagement with the lower slot of the rail member, and a slatwall releasing position in response to user manipulation of the cam driver.