Granted Patent B2

US 12,721,438 · App. 19/061,811 · Granted Sep 1, 2026

Inventor: Bruce Thrush (Aliso Viejo, CA)

Assignee: The Parallax Group International, LLC

A47B96/1466A47B57/406A47F5/0838A47B96/06A47B96/068A47B96/1458A47F5/08

Abstract

Claims (12)

1 . A vertical rail for removably coupling a device to a track that is configured to be mounted on a structure, comprising:

a coupling unit comprising track couplers configured to removably couple with the track such that the track couplers at least partially engage a rear surface of the track, wherein the track is a separate component from the vertical rail;

a first wall coupled to the coupling unit;

a second wall coupled to the coupling unit;

a first support unit coupled to the first wall and the second wall, wherein the first support unit is disposed below the coupling unit; and

a slot disposed between the coupling unit and the first support unit, wherein the slot extends longitudinally in a horizontal direction along a width of the vertical rail, wherein the slot is defined by surfaces of the coupling unit, the first support unit, the first wall, and the second wall, and wherein the slot is sized and dimensioned to receive a coupling member of the device.

2 . The vertical rail of claim 1 , wherein, when in use, the coupling member of the device comprises a first device hook, and wherein the first support unit comprises a first engagement surface that interacts with the first device hook.

3 . The vertical rail of claim 1 , further comprising:

a second support unit coupled to the first wall and the second wall, and wherein the second support unit is disposed below the first support unit; and

a second slot disposed between the first support unit and the second support unit.

4 . The vertical rail of claim 1 , wherein, when in use, the device is a bracket, and the coupling member is a hook.

5 . The vertical rail of claim 1 , wherein the first support unit is thinner than the coupling unit.

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