Snap-on securement clip for hanging objects from ceiling rails
AssigneeRose Displays, Ltd.
InventorDavid Pitcher
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Abstract
A securement clip for supporting a sign from an overhead ceiling rail comprising a pair of sidewalls arranged to pinch a ceiling rail, a yieldable web connecting the sidewalls, and a hanger connectable to the web. The hanger is arranged to support a sign therefrom. The hanger may be a rigid shaft or a flexible cable. The web is of V-shape in transverse cross section, having a lower apex. The hanger preferably extends through an opening in the lower apex. The sidewalls have an upper edge with a rail engaging lip disposed thereon.
Claims15
A securement clip arrangement for supporting a sign from an overhead ceiling rail comprising:
- a pair of biasable sidewalls arranged to pinch a ceiling rail;
- a web connecting said sidewalls, wherein said web is of V-shape in transverse cross section, having a lower apex, and wherein a reinforcing shoulder is disposed across said apex to provide a flat surface for improved engagement of said hanger therewith, said sidewalls each having an upper edge with a rail engaging lip disposed thereon;
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- a hanger connectable to said web, said hanger arranged to support a sign therefrom.
A method of attaching a clip to a ceiling rail comprising the steps of:
- arranging a pair of biasable sidewalls on opposite ends of a connecting web;
- forming a pair of rail engaging lips of an upper end of said sidewalls;
- hanging a sign supporting hanger from said connecting web;
- displacing a lower end of at least one of said sidewalls with respect to the other of said sidewalls to open said upper ends of said sidewalls to permit said lips thereon to pinchably engage said ceiling rail;
- forming an opening in said web to permit said hanger to extend therethrough;
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- squeezing a shaft of said hanger to reduce its diameter to permit to extend through said opening in said web.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.