Holding strip for suspension bars

A device for mounting support brackets and shelves on a wall surface comprising:

• a horizontal holding strip, having a rear face fastenable against the wall surface, formed with a projecting hanger flange bent obliquely upward from the lower edge of the rear face and outward from the wall surface, and formed with an upper stop flange bent obliquely downward from the upper edge of the rear face and outward from the wall surface;
• a vertical hanger bar formed with an obliquely upward extending hanger slot engageable over the hanger flange of the holding strip;
• at least one recess in the stop flange of the holding strip, with the recess having a length corresponding to the width of the vertical hanger bar, into which a vertical hanger bar can be introduced and lowered in such a manner that the hanger slot of the vertical hanger bar surrounds the hanger flange of the holding strip, and from which the vertical hanger bar can be lifted up and removed from the hanger flange of the holding strip, respectively;
• the distance between the upper end of the hanger flange and the lower end of the stop flange of the holding strip being somewhat larger than the distance between the upper end of the hanger slot and the upper side of the vertical hanger bar so that the vertical hanger bar in its mounted condition and while maintaining engagement over the hanger flange can be lifted somewhat and moved in a lateral direction;
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• the distance between the upper end of the hanger flange and the lower edge of the stop flange of the holding strip being somewhat less than the distance between the lower end of the hanger slot and the upper side of the vertical hanger bar so that upon upward movement of the vertical hanger bar in its mounted condition and while maintaining engagement over the hanger flange the upper side of the vertical hanger bar abuts and is stopped by the lower edge of the stop flange.