Modular, bypass track and carriage system for overhead- mounted lights and other devices
AssigneeDental Equipment, LLC
InventorNathan Andrew Hemmer
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Abstract
A track and carriage system including a mounting plate, a first track removably secured to the mounting plate and receiving a first carriage movable therein, a second track removably secured to the mounting plate and receiving a second carriage movable therein. The first and second tracks are positioned adjacent and substantially parallel to one another such that the carriage of the first track moves independently of and in parallel with the carriage of the second track.
Claims24
A track and carriage system, the system comprising:
- a mounting plate;
- a first track removably secured to the mounting plate;
- a first carriage movable along the first track;
- a second track removably secured to the mounting plate;
- and
- a second carriage movable along the second track;
- wherein the first and second tracks are positioned adjacent and substantially parallel to one another and wherein the carriage of the first track moves independently of and in parallel with the carriage of the second track.
A track and carriage system for securing a plurality of translatable devices, the system comprising:
- a mounting plate;
- a first track including:
- an elongate, bearing wall, a first side wall having a length, and a second side wall having a length, the first and second side walls oriented generally parallel to each other and defining a space therebetween;
- and
- a carriage having a body configured to fit within and slidable along the lengths of the first and second side walls, the body including a top surface and a bottom surface;
- a second track including:
- an elongate, bearing wall, a first side wall having a length, and a second side wall having a length, the first and second side walls oriented generally parallel to each other and defining a space therebetween;
- and
- a carriage having a body configured to fit within and slidable along the lengths of the first and second side walls, the body including a top surface and a bottom surface;
- wherein the carriage of the first track is configured to slide independently of and in parallel with the carriage of the second track;
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- wherein the first track and the second track are removably and independently secured to the mounting plate.
A track and carriage system, the system comprising:
- a track having an elongate, bearing wall, a first side wall having a length, and a second side wall having a length, the first and second side walls oriented generally parallel to each other and defining a space therebetween;
- a carriage having a body configured to fit within and slidable along the lengths of the first and second side walls, the body including a top surface and a bottom surface;
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- an umbilical holder disposed between the top surface of the carriage and the bearing wall and configured to fit within the first and second side walls, the umbilical holder configured to guide a cable.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.