Device for fixing rail for hanging exhibits

Claim 1

A device for mounting a suspension rail for hanging exhibits to a wall, and comprising: a suspension rail having a groove extending therein and a rib means projecting in the groove, said device comprising: a base plate securable to the wall, said base plate having a top, a bottom, a back surface for abutting the wall and a front surface facing away from the wall when said back surface abuts the wall, said front surface including a pair of inclined surfaces each of which is inclined toward the wall with respect to a direction extending from the top of the base plate to the bottom of the base plate when the back surface abuts the wall, the base plate having a respective mounting hole extending therethrough at each of said inclined surfaces and through which fasteners for securing the device to the wall may extend in an upwardly pointing direction, an upper front face surface, and a stepped portion extending between said upper front surface and said inclined surfaces for supporting the suspension rail; and a supporting projection integral with said base plate and extending from said front face between the inclined surfaces thereof and extending into the groove of the suspension rail to engage the suspension rail, said supporting projection having a top surface, a bottom surface, a respective rib projecting from each of said top and said bottom surfaces of the supporting projection and engaging the suspension rail, and a front surface, the front surface of the supporting projection having a groove extending therealong having a cross section complimentary to the shape of the rib means of the suspension rail and receiving the rib means of the suspension rail, and a slit extending therein across the entire width of the supporting projection, said slit extending adjacent either of said top and said bottom surfaces of the supporting projection, an elastic body portion of the supporting projection defined between said slit and said either of said top and said bottom surfaces, said elastic body portion being resilient for resiliently engaging the suspension rail as the supporting projection is received in the groove of the suspension rail to urge each said rib of the supporting projection into engagement with the suspension rail.

Claim 2

A device for mounting a suspension rail for hanging exhibits to a wall, and comprising: a suspension rail having a groove extending therein and a rib means projecting in the groove, said device comprising: a base plate securable to the wall, said base plate having a top, a bottom, a back surface for abutting the wall and a front surface facing away from the wall when said back surface abuts the wall, said front surface including a pair of inclined surfaces each of which is inclined toward the wall with respect to a direction extending from the top of the base plate to the bottom of the base plate when the back surface abuts the wall, the base plate having a respective mounting hole extending therethrough at each of said inclined surfaces and through which fasteners for securing the device to the wall may extend in an upwardly pointing direction, an upper front face surface, and a stepped portion extending between said upper front surface and said inclined surfaces for supporting the suspension rail; and a supporting projection integral with said base plate and extending from said front face between the inclined surfaces thereof and extending into the groove of the suspension rail to engage the suspension rail, said supporting projection having a top surface, a bottom surface, a respective rib projecting from each of said top and said bottom surfaces of the supporting projection and engaging the suspension rail, and a front surface, the front surface of the supporting projection having a groove extending therealong having a cross section complimentary to the shape of the rib means of the suspension rail and receiving the rib means of the suspension rail, and a slit extending therein across the entire width of the supporting projection, said slit extending adjacent either of said top and said bottom surfaces of the supporting projection, an elastic body portion of the supporting projection defined between said slit and said either of said top and said bottom surfaces, said elastic body portion being resilient for resiliently engaging the suspension rail as the supporting projection is received in the groove of the suspension rail to urge each said rib of the supporting projection into engagement with the suspension rail.