Overhead track anchor system
US8104731B2 · kind B2 · utility
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | May 11, 2007 |
| Grant date | Jan 31, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 10, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61G7/1076
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A head component for an anchor assembly for mounting a load bearing track to a hanger component attached to an overhead structure (e.g. a ceiling or ceiling structure), the track comprising a rail element and a mounting element, the mounting element comprising one or more retaining formations, each retaining formation defining a holding cavity and an (cavity) opening communicating with the holding cavity, the holding cavity being sized larger than the (cavity) opening communicating therewith, the head component comprising a support member and a flarable member, the flarable member being attached to and flarable from the support member, the head component being sized and configured such that the head component is able to pass through the (cavity) opening into the holding cavity wherein the flarable member is able to flare (i.e. to open or spread) outwardly so as to present a flared formation in the holding cavity sized larger than the cavity opening so as to inhibit withdrawal of the head component in the holding cavity back through the (cavity) opening.
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