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Rail and ramp systems with adjustable fittings

  • US 7,540,472 B2
  • Filed: 05/10/2007
  • Issued: 06/02/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/10/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A connector fitting system, comprising:

  • at least one support member having an end containing a slot and a first blind hole substantially transverse to said slot therein;

    a connector bar having at least one end and a portion extending therefrom, said at least one end mountable within said slot;

    a threaded fastener element;

    said at least one end of said connector bar having a first threaded opening therein to receive said first threaded fastener element therein;

    said first threaded fastener element capable of threadably engaging said first threaded opening in said at least one end of said connector bar through said first blind hole in order to secure said connector bar within said slot against an internal surface of said one end of said at least one support member; and

    said connector bar having a second threaded opening displaced from said first threaded opening in said at least one end of said connector bar, said second threaded opening capable of receiving another threaded fastener element therein such that when said another threaded fastener element is tightened, said connector bar is pulled against the inside of a member for adjustable attachment of the connector bar to the member at a desired slope.

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