IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
UP-0402320
(2009-03-11)
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등록번호 |
US-7815389
(2010-11-08)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
- Wagner, Robert
- Nash, Alan
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출원인 / 주소 |
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대리인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
5 인용 특허 :
3 |
초록
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A rail system includes a cap rail defining a slot. Within the slot may be positioned expansion brackets that permit the cap rail to be mounted to a wall or a post. The expansion bracket is configured to engage an end of a fixture to position and secure the fixture within the slot. The expansion brac
A rail system includes a cap rail defining a slot. Within the slot may be positioned expansion brackets that permit the cap rail to be mounted to a wall or a post. The expansion bracket is configured to engage an end of a fixture to position and secure the fixture within the slot. The expansion bracket defines a cable way for wires extending to or from the fixture. Other expansion brackets may be mounted within the slot to position and secure ends of fixtures when the mounting expansion brackets are not correctly positioned with respect to the end of the fixture. A rail system includes a pair of rails extending between a pair of posts. An in-fill panel is positioned within slots of each rail and extends between the rails. Expansion brackets within the slots engage the panel.
대표청구항
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What is claimed is: 1. A rail system comprising: a cap rail with a slot formed in a surface of the cap rail, the slot defined by a pair of opposing side walls and a transverse wall extending between the side walls opposite a opening permitting access into the slot; an expansion bracket positioned w
What is claimed is: 1. A rail system comprising: a cap rail with a slot formed in a surface of the cap rail, the slot defined by a pair of opposing side walls and a transverse wall extending between the side walls opposite a opening permitting access into the slot; an expansion bracket positioned within the slot of the cap rail, the expansion bracket including at least one sidewall, and a base wall through which an expander bolt is threadedly received, the expander bolt urging the sidewall of the bracket outward against at least one of the side walls of the slot when advanced through the base wall, the base wall of the expansion bracket including a tab extending from at least one end of the bracket; the expansion bracket defining a cable way within the slot between the side walls and between a distal end of the expander bolt and the transverse wall of the slot; a fixture positioned within the slot adjacent to the expansion bracket, one end of the fixture engaging and retained within the slot by the tab of the expansion bracket; wherein the fixture is a light fixture connected to a power source by a wire extending through the cable way of the expansion bracket. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein the expansion bracket is formed from a single piece of metal and includes two sidewalls, and each sidewall of the expansion bracket includes a shoulder formed by bending the sidewalls inward and the portion of the sidewalls above the shoulder are angled from an innermost projection of the shoulder outward to approximately a width defined by the sidewalls of the expansion bracket. 3. The system of claim 2, wherein the expander bolt includes an outer recess for receiving a tool to rotate the bolt in its threaded connection with the lower wall and rotation of the bolt advances the bolt against the shoulders of both side walls of the bracket to force the side walls of the bracket outward. 4. The system of claim 1, the expansion bracket further comprising a second expander bolt and a second tab extending from an end of the lower wall opposite the first tab. 5. The system of claim 4, further comprising a second fixture positioned within the slot on an opposite side of the expansion bracket, an end of the second fixture engaging and held within the slot by the second tab of the expansion bracket. 6. The system of claim 5, wherein the fixture and the second fixture are light fixtures and both light fixtures are connected to a power supply by a wire extending through the cable way. 7. The system of claim 5, further comprising a second expansion bracket positioned adjacent a second end of the fixture, the second expansion bracket having a tab for engaging and retaining a second end of the fixture within the slot, and a third expansion bracket positioned adjacent a second end of the second fixture, the third expansion bracket having a tab for engaging and retaining a second end of the second fixture within the slot. 8. The system of claim 4, further comprising a wall mount attached to the lower wall of the expansion bracket between the two expander bolts. 9. The system of claim 4, further comprising a post mount attached to the lower wall of the expansion bracket between the two expander bolts. 10. The system of claim 4, wherein the cap rail further comprises a first segment of cap rail and a second segment of cap rail defining a join line between the two segments, the join line being positioned along the bracket between the two expander bolts. 11. The system of claim 1, further comprising a second expansion bracket positioned adjacent a second end of the fixture, the second expansion bracket having a tab capable of engaging and retaining a second end of the fixture within the slot. 12. The system of claim 1, further comprising a pair of expansion brackets and the cap rail including a pair of segments, with each expansion bracket fitted within the slot of one of the cap rail segments. 13. The system of claim 12, wherein the expansion brackets are moveable with respect to each other and the cap rail segments are not aligned with each other. 14. A rail system comprising: a cap rail with an upper surface and a lower surface and a slot formed in the lower surface, the slot defined by a pair of generally parallel side walls and an upper transverse wall extending between the side walls opposite a lower opening permitting access into the slot; an expansion bracket sized to fit within the slot of the cap rail, the expansion bracket including a lower wall through which an expander bolt is threadedly received, a pair of opposing side walls extending from the lower wall, each side wall including a shoulder, the shoulders each intermediately positioned between the lower wall and an upper end of one of the side walls of the expansion bracket, the shoulder of each side wall engaging a distal end of the expander bolt; the lower wall of the expansion bracket including a tab extending from at least one end of the bracket between the side walls, the expansion bracket positioned within the slot of the cap rail, with the side walls of the expansion bracket opposite the lower wall each positioned adjacent one of the side walls of the slot and the lower wall of the expansion bracket extending between the side walls of the slot and closing of a portion of the slot, the upper end of each of the side walls of the expansion bracket extending adjacent to a junction between one of the side walls and the transverse wall of the slot; wherein advancing the distal end of the expander bolt away from the lower wall forces the shoulders outward from each other, pressing at least a portion of the side walls of the expansion bracket into engagement with the side walls of the slot, with the expansion bracket defining a cable way between the shoulders and the distal end of the expander bolt, the transverse wall of the slot and a portion of the side walls of the expansion bracket; and a fixture positioned within the slot adjacent to the expansion bracket, one end of the fixture engaging and retained within the slot by the tab of the lower wall of the expansion bracket; wherein the fixture is a light fixture connected to a power source by a wire extending through the cable way of the expansion bracket.
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