Anchor rail adapter and hanger and method

Details Anchor rail adapter and hanger and method Anchor rail adapter and hanger and method

2006-08-15

2006-08-15

Wood, Kimberly (Department: 3632)

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Pipe or cable

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C248S058000, C248S065000

Reexamination Certificate

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07090174

ABSTRACT:
An adapter and hanger mounts an associated article to an associated anchor rail. The anchor rail is formed as a U-shaped channel having a pair of upstanding, opposing legs, each leg having an inwardly extending wall and terminating in a downwardly oriented lip. The adapter includes a top surface, flanges depending from the top surface and mounting legs extending from the flanges. The mounting legs each have a hook-like portion for engaging a respective rail lip. The adapter is flexible to permit urging the flanges inwardly toward one another for inserting a portion of the mounting legs into the U-shaped channel, and is also resilient such that the hook like portions biasedly engage the rail lips. In one embodiment, a hanger is formed integral with the adapter.

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ICESCo™ Accessories article “Universal Snap-In Hangers for Wireless Applications,” undated.

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