Patent ID: 7090302

Claim:
A fixture for supporting an article, said fixture having a first end, a second end, and comprising: (a) a first member adapted to be fixed to a supporting structure, said first member having a first upper surface and a first lower surface, said first member having an opening extending from said first upper surface to said first lower surface; (b) a second member having a second lower surface, and a second upper surface parallel to and abutting said first lower surface, said second member having an aperture vertically aligned with said opening and extending from said second upper surface to said second lower surface, said aperture being elongated along an axis extending from the first end of said fixture to the second end of said fixture, said aperture tapering from a relatively large width adjacent the first end of said fixture to a relatively small width adjacent the second end of said fixture; and (c) a fastener having a first part for engaging said first upper surface, a second part for engaging said second lower surface and a threaded shank fixed to one of said first part and said second part for extending through said aperture and said opening and being threaded into the other of said first part and said second part, the thickness of said shank being less than the relatively large width of said aperture and at least equal to the relatively small width of said aperture, said second member being slidable relative to said first member along said axis toward the first end of said fixture so that the relatively small width portion of said aperture moves toward said shank until said shank is snug within said aperture.