Mounting means for (releasably and movably) mounting devices on a wall, particularly in clinics, first aid or surgery rooms, and the like; and manufacturing method for said mounting means

Claim 2

Mounting means adapted to be attached to a wall for releasably mounting devices therein comprising: a plurality of first parallel channel-shaped profiled rails having a generally trapezoidal cross-section; a plurality of second parallel profiled rails having the same channel-shaped trapezoidal cross-section as said first rails extending perpendicularly to and intersecting with said first rails to form an array of mutually crossing rails and channels; each rail having one of the parallel sides shorter than the other with the shorter side being open and facing away from the wall on which the mounting means is attached to form an entry slot for each channel in each rail into which support fixtures for devices are removably insertable; and rectangular plate elements of magnetizable material disposed between and connected to said profile rails adjacent said shorter sides.

Claim 3

Mounting means as claimed in claim 1 wherein: said plate elements are joined along their edges to said rails in continuous gap-free manner to form an array of parallel spaced intersecting channels having open entry slots substantially in the planes of said plate elements.

Claim 4

Mounting means as claimed in claim 2 wherein said plate elements lie in the same plane.

Claim 5

A method of manufacturing the mounting means claimed in claim 3 comprising: providing a plurality of rectangular plate members; punching out a hexagonal piece at each corner of each plate member to form new corners; bending the edge portions of each plate member along a straight line connecting the new corners perpendicularly to the plane of said plate member; bending said edge portions further to a predetermined angle with respect to the plane of the plate member; bending an outer region of said edges outwardly and toward the plane of the plate member into a position parallel with said plane of the plate member so that the remaining edges of the hexagonal punched out corners are in mutually and respective abutting relationship; welding said abutting edges together to form a gap-free joint therebetween to form a symmetrical profiled half rail, of generally trapezoidal cross-section profiled rail, around the perimeter of each plate member; assembling a plurality of said plate members in an array with their edges in abutting relationship, except the outer edges of the outermost plate members; and attaching said edges to a support structure.