IP Library Granted Patent US 8,458,942
Granted Patent B2
US 8,458,942 · App. 12/803,525 · Granted Jun 11, 2013

Alignment guide for an overhead track support arrangement

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Patent No.
US 8,458,942
App. No.
12/803,525
Granted
Jun 11, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

An alignment guide for maintaining perpendicularity between an elongated anchor rail secured to an overhead support and a sign supporting elongated adjustment rail, comprising: a guide housing having an anchor rail receiving channel arranged across an upper surface thereof; an adjustment rail receiving channel arranged across a lower side of the guide housing, wherein the anchor rail receiving channel and the adjustment rail receiving channel are perpendicular to one another.

Claims (9)

1. An alignment guide arrangement for maintaining perpendicularity between an elongated anchor rail secured to an overhead support and a sign supporting elongated adjustment rail by a rail connector arranged therebetween, the guide arrangement, comprising:

a guide housing having an anchor rail receiving channel arranged across an upper surface thereof;

an adjustment rail receiving channel arranged across a lower side of the guide housing, wherein the anchor rail receiving channel and the adjustment rail receiving channel are perpendicular to one another;

wherein the guide housing has a central connector-receiving opening for receipt of a “hanger” shaped rail connector normally through both the anchor rail receiving channel and the adjustment rail receiving channel;

wherein the adjustment rail receiving channel has at least one pressure bump arranged therein; wherein the anchor rail receiving channel has central alignment flange arranged along end portions of the anchor rail receiving channel, bisecting the anchor rail receiving channel;

wherein the anchor rail receiving channel and the anchor rail receiving channel are bisected by the central opening; wherein the connector extends distally beyond the guide flange within the anchor rail;

wherein the anchor rail receiving channel is bifurcated by the central connector receiving opening; wherein the adjustment rail receiving channel is bisected by the central connector receiving opening;

wherein the anchor rail and the adjustment rail have common cross-sectional configurations; and

wherein the adjustment rail is arranged to slide longitudinally therewithin and the anchor rail is arranged to allow longitudinal sliding therewithin.

Assignments (2)
NUNC PRO TUNC ASSIGNMENT Recorded Dec 29, 2016
From: ROSE DISPLAYS, LTD.
To: VISUAL CREATIONS, INC.
Reel/Frame 040803/0281 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 29, 2010
From: PITCHER, D.E.; SUCIU, R.C.; BURROUS, T.P.; STENFORS, A.L.; ROSE, S.
To: ROSE DISPLAYS, LTD.
Reel/Frame 024670/0526 →