Patent ID: 7122744

Claim:
A profiled rail assembly for a suspension device to be fastened horizontally on a carrying structure ( 9 ) erected in a substantially vertical plane, the profiled rail assembly comprising: a profiled rail ( 1 ) including: a passage ( 10 ) having an end defined by a base plate ( 11 ) having a top extension ( 110 ) extending upward and a bottom extension ( 113 ) extending downward beyond the region of the passage ( 10 ), a front entry point ( 100 ), the passage ( 10 ) extending into the profiled rail ( 1 ) substantially horizontally from the front entry point ( 100 ), a top strut ( 13 ) at the top of the passage ( 10 ) and a bottom strut ( 12 ) at the bottom of the passage ( 10 ), a top clearance ( 101 ) which slopes upward in the direction of the entry point ( 100 ) at the top of the passage ( 10 ), a bottom clearance ( 102 ) which is inclined downward in the direction of the base plate ( 11 ) at the bottom of the profiled rail ( 1 ), a strip groove ( 18 ) formed in the bottom strut ( 12 ), in the vicinity of the entry point ( 100 ), and a non-slip and damping, preferably elastic, extruded profile ( 180 ) arranged within the strip groove ( 18 ), and at the end of the passage ( 10 ), an axially accessible raised molding ( 103 ), extending along the profiled rail ( 1 ) to engage the adapter ( 4 ), a hook groove ( 16 ) extending upwardly from the passage ( 10 ) and adjacent the base plate ( 11 ); an arresting groove ( 17 ) extending downwardly, out of the passage ( 10 ); a carrier ( 6 , 8 ) sized and shaped so as to engage, via the entry point ( 100 ), the passage ( 10 ) of the profiled rail ( 1 ) and whereby articles can be suspended or set down on the carrier ( 6 , 8 ); a conductor rail ( 2 ) arranged within the passage ( 10 ) and including a plurality of current conductors ( 24 , 27 ); a power supply line ( 3 ) sized and shaped so as to convey electricity to the conductor rail ( 2 ); a feed line ( 46 ) connecting the current conductors ( 24 , 27 ) to a consuming unit ( 7 ) to convey electricity to the consuming unit ( 7 ); and an adapter ( 4 ) sized and shaped so as to insertably engage the passage ( 10 ) and to operatively engage the current conductors ( 24 , 27 ) in the passage ( 10 ).