Rail and Slider System
First Claim
1. A rail and slider system comprisingat least one rail having a longitudinal axis, a front, a back, opposite sides extending longitudinally of the rail, a top and a bottom, said rail being adapted to be mounted on a wall or other mounting surface with the back of the rail facing the wall,a pair of generally parallel spaced-apart tracks extending longitudinally of the rail adjacent opposite sides of the rail, said tracks having teeth spaced at intervals along the tracks, anda slider adapted to be mounted on the rail for sliding movement along the rail, said slider comprisinga body adapted to be positioned on the front of the rail,at least a first pair of arms at opposite sides of the body having teeth thereon adapted to engage selected teeth on respective tracks of the rail, anda spring device on the body adapted to contact the rail for urging the body and arms of the slider to move toward a locked position in which the teeth on the arms are in engagement with respective teeth on the tracks to lock the slider in a selected position along said rail,said body being manually movable against the urging of said spring device from said locked position to an unlocked position in which the teeth on the arms and the tracks are disengaged to permit sliding movement of the slider along the rail to a different selected position whereupon the spring device, upon release of the body, causes the body to move back to said locking position thereby to lock the slider to the rail in said different selected position.
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Abstract
In general, this invention is directed to a rail and slider system having residential and commercial organizational applications. In one aspect, the system comprises at least one rail and a slider mounted on the rail for sliding movement along the rail. The rail and slider have teeth which releasably engage with one another for locking the slider at selected positions along the rail. A spring device on the slider urges the slider toward a locked position. The slider is manually movable against the urging of the spring device from its locked position to an unlocked position in which the teeth on the arms and the tracks are disengaged to permit sliding movement of the slider along the rail to a different selected position. Various items can be attached to the slider, e.g., a funnel-shaped holder and shelf bracket. In other aspects, the slider is configured for snap-mounting on the rail, and a kit is provided including at least two rails and sliders, and a template for mounting the rails on a surface such that the rails are in proper position relative to one another.
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1. A rail and slider system comprising
at least one rail having a longitudinal axis, a front, a back, opposite sides extending longitudinally of the rail, a top and a bottom, said rail being adapted to be mounted on a wall or other mounting surface with the back of the rail facing the wall, a pair of generally parallel spaced-apart tracks extending longitudinally of the rail adjacent opposite sides of the rail, said tracks having teeth spaced at intervals along the tracks, and a slider adapted to be mounted on the rail for sliding movement along the rail, said slider comprising a body adapted to be positioned on the front of the rail, at least a first pair of arms at opposite sides of the body having teeth thereon adapted to engage selected teeth on respective tracks of the rail, and a spring device on the body adapted to contact the rail for urging the body and arms of the slider to move toward a locked position in which the teeth on the arms are in engagement with respective teeth on the tracks to lock the slider in a selected position along said rail, said body being manually movable against the urging of said spring device from said locked position to an unlocked position in which the teeth on the arms and the tracks are disengaged to permit sliding movement of the slider along the rail to a different selected position whereupon the spring device, upon release of the body, causes the body to move back to said locking position thereby to lock the slider to the rail in said different selected position.
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12. A rail and slider system comprising
at least one rail having a longitudinal axis, a front, a back, opposite sides extending longitudinally of the rail, a top and a bottom, said rail being adapted to be mounted on a wall or other mounting surface with the back of the rail facing the wall, a pair of generally parallel spaced-apart tracks extending longitudinally of the rail on the back of the rail, said tracks having teeth spaced at intervals along the tracks, and a slider adapted to be mounted on the rail for sliding movement along the rail, said slider comprising a body adapted to be positioned on the front of the rail, and at least a first pair of arms at opposite sides of the body having teeth thereon adapted to engage selected teeth on respective tracks of the rail, said arms being flexibly resilient for snap-mounting the slider on the rail.
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18. A kit for mounting objects on a wall, comprising
first and second rails each having a longitudinal axis, a front, a back, opposite sides extending longitudinally of the rail, a top and a bottom, first and second sliders adapted to be mounted on respective first and second rails for sliding movement along the rails, said rails and sliders having teeth releasably engageble with one another for locking the sliders at selected positions along respective rails, and a template for mounting the rails in position relative to one another, said template having recesses for receiving the tops or bottoms of the first and second rails for establishing the proper spacing between the rails and the proper longitudinal positioning of the rails relative to one another.
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