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US 11,986,092 B2Granted
Method and apparatus for flange clip for support channel
AssigneeInternational Technical Coatings, Inc.
InventorWayne Lyall
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Abstract
Method and apparatus for a flanged clip for a support channel according to various aspects of the present technology comprise a flanged end clip bonded to an end of a support channel. The flanged clip may have one or more surfaces configured to provide a stronger bonding between the flanged clip and the support channel.
Claims11
A flange clip for a support channel extending between two horizontal support rails, comprising:
- a vertically oriented wall section oriented to be positioned against a vertical surface of a first horizontal support rail;
- an upper surface extending outwardly away from an upper edge of the vertically oriented wall section at a substantially ninety-degree angle, wherein an underside of the upper surface is oriented to be positioned on an upward facing surface of the first horizontal support rail;
- and
- a lower surface extending outwardly away from a lower edge of the vertically oriented wall section at a substantially ninety-degree angle in an opposite direction as the upper surface, wherein the lower surface comprises an upward facing surface and the lower surface:
- is configured to receive a first end of the support channel;
- and
- comprises a ridge for bonding the lower surface to the first end of the support channel.
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A support channel for extending between a first and second horizontal support rail, comprising:
- a support channel comprising a generally “U” shaped body extending between opposite end sections wherein a pair of sidewalls are separated from each other by a gap and are substantially parallel to each other along a length of the generally “U” shaped body;
- a pair of flanged clips, each comprising:
- a vertically oriented wall section oriented to be positioned against a vertical surface of one horizontal support rail;
- an upper surface extending outwardly away from an upper edge of the vertically oriented wall section at a substantially ninety-degree angle, wherein an underside of the upper surface is oriented to be positioned on an upward facing surface of the horizontal support rail;
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- a lower surface extending outwardly away from a lower edge of the vertically oriented wall section at a substantially ninety-degree angle in an opposite direction to the upper surface, wherein:
- the lower surface of a first flanged clip is bonded to a first end section of the support channel;
- and
- the lower surface of a second flanged clip is bonded to a second end section of the support channel.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.