Mounting system for holding items
AssigneeBrian Johnson
InventorBrian Louis Johnson
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Abstract
A mounting system for attaching items on railing spindles includes a plurality of rails, a fastener, and a rail hook for attaching accessories. The mounting system is configured to removably mount the rails to railing spindles without causing damage to the railing spindles, wherein the fastener is comprised of a first element configured to engage a surface of a flanged aperture on a second rail, and a second element configured to engage a first and second major surface of a first rail through aligned apertures of the first rail. The rail hook is then selectively attachable to the plurality of rails, wherein a plurality of accessories may be attached to the rail hooks for attaching items to railing spindles.
Claims19
A mounting system for attaching items on railing spindles, the mounting system comprising:
- a plurality of rails comprising:
- at least a first rail having a first major surface, and a second major surface facing in a direction opposite the first major surface, the first and second major surfaces having first and second aligned apertures, respectively;
- at least a second rail, having a third major surface with a flanged aperture comprising a first portion being an elongated slot of selected width perpendicular to elongation of the slot and a second portion having a width greater than the selected width of the elongated slot, and a fourth major surface facing in a direction opposite the third major surface, the fourth major surface being devoid of any aperture;
- a fastener having,
- a first element having an end of size insertable into the second portion and larger than the selected width so as to be slidable along the slot and configured to engage a surface of the flanged aperture facing away from the first rail;
- a second element configured to engage the first major surface, the first and second elements being connectable together with portions of the fastener extending through the first and second aligned apertures of the first rail;
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- a rail hook selectively attachable to and slidably engaging with one of the rails.
A system for attaching items on railing spindles comprising:
- a first rail configured to be located on one side of a spindle of a railing;
- a second rail configured to be located on an opposite side of the spindle of the railing, the second rail having on a first major surface an aperture comprising a first portion being an elongated slot of selected width perpendicular to elongation of the slot and a second portion having a width greater than the selected width of the elongated slot, and a second major surface facing in a direction opposite the first major surface, the second major surface being devoid of any aperture;
- a fastener having a first element securable to a second element, the first element being secured to the first rail and the second element being secured to the second rail;
- a removable rail hook selectively attachable to and slidably engaging the second rail;
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- a hanging accessory attached to the rail hook.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.