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Attachment bracket for a rail

  • US 6,409,132 B2
  • Filed: 04/30/1999
  • Issued: 06/25/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/30/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A bracket for coupling a rail having an upper slot and a lower slot to a shelf edge having an upper groove and a lower groove, the bracket comprising:

  • a central body portion;

    an upper flange coupled to and extending generally upwardly from said body portion;

    a lower flange coupled to and extending generally downwardly from said body portion;

    a plate received between said upper and said lower flanges such that as said plate is moved toward said body said plate urges said upper flange and said lower flange into said upper and lower groove, respectively, to couple said bracket to said shelf edge;

    a first upper tang coupled to and extending generally upwardly from said body portion; and

    a first lower tang coupled to and extending generally downwardly from said body portion, said upper tang and lower tang being shaped to be received in said upper and lower slot, respectively, at least one of said first tangs having at least one rail receiving portion located at a distal end thereof to facilitate the attachment of said bracket to said rail.

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