Supporting rail for lower ceilings and attachments

Claim 2

A supporting rail for objects, particularly, lower ceilings, attachments and the like, comprising an elongated central rail part; and at least one elongated side rail edge extending along said central rail part and located at its one end for suspending shaped panels, boards and the like, said central rail part being provided with a plurality of formations spaced from one another in a longitudinal direction and allowing bending said central rail part, said central rail part being also provided with a plurality of through-going openings located between said formations for inserting additional elements, said formations in said central rail part being formed as a plurality of corrugations formed for allowing a compression of said central rail part in a longitudinal direction.

Claim 3

A supporting rail as defined in claim 1, wherein said through-going openings in said central rail part extend parallel to said formations.

Claim 4

A supporting rail as defined in claim 1, wherein said through-going openings in said central rail part are formed so that additional coupling elements can be fixed in said through-going openings.

Claim 5

A supporting rail as defined in claim 1, wherein said through-going openings in said central rail part are formed so that additional safety elements can be fixed in said through-going openings.

Claim 6

A supporting rail as defined in claim 1, wherein said through-going openings in said central rail part are formed so that additional suspending elements can be fixed in said through-going openings.

Claim 7

A supporting rail as defined in claim 1, wherein said corrugations extend outwardly over said at least one side rail edge.

Claim 8

A supporting rail as defined in claim 1, wherein said corrugations on said central rail part include corrugations of different lengths.

Claim 9

A supporting rail as defined in claim 1, wherein said central rail part as U-shaped and has a base and two legs, said corrugations extending through said legs.

Claim 10

A supporting rail for objects, particularly, lower ceilings, attachments and the like, comprising an elongated central rail part; and at least one elongated side rail edge extending along said central rail part and located at its one end for suspending shaped panels, boards and the like, said central rail part being provided with a plurality of formations spaced from one another in a longitudinal direction and allowing bending said central rail part, said central rail part being also provided with a plurality of through-going openings located between said formations for inserting additional elements, said central rail part including two walls which abut against one another and together form a web having a free web edge and an opposite web edge associated with said side rail edge, said formations being formed as corrugations extending over said side rail edge and said opposite web edge.

Claim 11

A supporting rail for objects, particularly, lower ceilings, attachments and the like, comprising an elongated central rail part; and at least one elongated side rail edge extending along said central rail part and located at its one end for suspending shaped panels, boards and the like, said central rail part being provided with a plurality of formations spaced from one another in a longitudinal direction and allowing bending said central rail part, said central rail part being also provided with a plurality of through-going openings located between said formations for inserting additional elements, said central rail part including two walls which abut against one another and together form a web having a free web edge and an opposite web edge associated with said side rail edge, said formations being formed as corrugations extending over said side rail edge and said opposite web edge.

Claim 12

A supporting rail for objects, particularly, lower ceilings, attachments and the like, comprising an elongated central rail part, said central rail part being provided with a plurality of formations spaced from one another in a longitudinal direction and allowing bending said central rail part, said central rail part being also provided with a plurality of through-going openings located between said formations for inserting additional elements, said central rail part being subdivided into a plurality of portions each having two ends; at least one elongated side rail edge extending along said central rail part and located at its one end for suspending shaped panels, boards and the like; and a U-shaped coupling member arranged to couple the ends of two neighboring ones of said portions, said coupling member being provided with wall openings which are bringable into alignment with said through-going openings for allowing insertion of said additional elements therethrough.

Claim 13

A supporting rail for objects, particularly, lower ceilings, attachments and the like, comprising an elongated central rail part, said central rail part being provided with a plurality of formations spaced from one another in a longitudinal direction and allowing bending said central rail part, said central rail part being also provided with a plurality of through-going openings located between said formations for inserting additional elements, said central rail part being subdivided into a plurality of portions each having two ends; at least one elongated side rail edge extending along said central rail part and located at its one end for suspending shaped panels, boards and the like; and a U-shaped coupling member arranged to couple the ends of two neighboring ones of said portions, said coupling member being provided with wall openings which are bringable into alignment with said through-going openings for allowing insertion of said additional elements therethrough.

Claim 14

A supporting rail as defined in claim 10, wherein said U-shaped coupling member is formed so that it can be fitted onto said ends of said central rail part of said two neighboring ones of said portions.

Claim 15

A supporting rail as defined in claim 10, wherein said U-shaped coupling member is formed so that it can be inserted into said ends of said central rail part of said two neighboring ones of said portions.

Claim 16

A supporting rail as defined in claim 10, wherein said coupling member is provided with at least one bending cut to allow its bending.

Claim 17

A suspending element for a supporting rail which has an elongated central rail part; and at least one elongated side rail edge extending along said central rail part and located at its one end for suspending shaped panels, boards and the like, the central rail part being provided with a plurality of formations spaced from one another in a longitudinal direction and allowing bending the central rail part, the central rail part being also provided with a plurality of through-going openings located between the formations for inserting additional elements, the supporting element comprising a coupling member arranged to abut against said central rail part and provided with a plurality of openings distributed over a circular arc.

Claim 18

A suspending element for a supporting rail which has an elongated central rail part; and at least one elongated side rail edge extending along said central rail part and located at its one end for suspending shaped panels, boards and the like, the central rail part being provided with a plurality of formations spaced from one another in a longitudinal direction and allowing bending the central rail part, the central rail part being also provided with a plurality of through-going openings located between the formations for inserting additional elements, the supporting element comprising a coupling member arranged to abut against said central rail part and provided with a plurality of openings distributed over a circular arc.

Claim 19

A securing element for a supporting rail which has an elongated central rail part; and at least one elongated side rail edge extending along the central part and located at its one end for suspending shaped panels, boards and the like, said central rail part being provided with a plurality of formations spaced from one another in a longitudinal direction and allowing bending said central rail part, the central rail part being also provided with a plurality of through-going openings located between the formations for inserting additional elements, the formations being formed as cuts allowing spreading of said central rail part, the securing element comprising a securing member insertable into said central rail part and securing the same after spreading of said central rail.

Claim 20

A securing element for a supporting rail which has an elongated central rail part; and at least one elongated side rail edge extending along the central part and located at its one end for suspending shaped panels, boards and the like, said central rail part being provided with a plurality of formations spaced from one another in a longitudinal direction and allowing bending said central rail part, the central rail part being also provided with a plurality of through-going openings located between the formations for inserting additional elements, the formations being formed as cuts allowing spreading of said central rail part, the securing element comprising a securing member insertable into said central rail part and securing the same after spreading of said central rail.

Claim 21

A securing element as defined in claim 15, wherein said securing member is formed as an insertion member insertable into said cuts upon spreading of said central rail part.

Claim 22

A securing element as defined in claim 15, wherein said securing member is formed as a U-shaped clamp with legs insertable into said through-openings of said central rail part.

Claim 23

A supporting rail as defined in claim 15, wherein said cuts are formed in said side rail part spaced from one another by uniform distances, have uniform dimensions, and arranged at a distance of one of said side rail edges.

Claim 24

A supporting rail as defined in claim 18, wherein said cuts in said central rail part are formed so that a spreading tool can be inserted thereinto for spreading and therefore bending said central rail part.

Claim 25

A supporting rail as defined in claim 18, wherein said central rail part has a plurality of additional wall openings arranged so that one of said wall openings is provided at each side of a respective one of said cuts.

Claim 26

A supporting rail as defined in claim 15, wherein said rail portions each have two ends and each provided with a plug projection at one of said ends and a complementary plug opening at the other of said ends so that said plug projection of one of said portions can be inserted into said plug opening of the other of said portions and at least some of said through-going openings of said one and other portions are brought in alignment with one another for receiving said additional elements.

Claim 27

A supporting rail as defined in claim 21, wherein each of said portions is provided with at least one of said cuts in said central rail part.

Claim 28

A supporting rail as defined in claim 21, wherein each of said plug projections is formed as a bent part extending straight from a respective one of said portions in the longitudinal direction.

Claim 29

A supporting rail as defined in claim 15, wherein said central rail part has a U-shaped cross section with a base and two legs, said formations being formed as cuts extending through said base and said legs.

Claim 30

A supporting rail as defined in claim 15, wherein said central rail part includes two walls which abut against one another and together form a web with a free web edge, said cuts extending from said free web edge.

Claim 31

A supporting rail as defined in claim 15, wherein said central rail has two end regions and a central region between them, said cuts being provided in said end regions and in said central region and formed so that said cuts in said central region have a greater width than said cuts in said end regions.