Inventors:
David H. Miller - Walnut Creek CA
Assignee:
Hospital Systems, Inc. - Oakland CA
International Classification:
A47F 508
Abstract:
A mounting rail is attached, preferably horizontally to a wall or a hospital wall unit. The front of the rail has a longitudinal opening, the upper edge of the opening being offset downward. Inside the front of the bar the opening widens out upwardly and, to a lesser extent, downward. Longitudinal rounded cross-section grooves are formed in the top and bottom of the bar, spaced slightly inward from the front. Many different styles of clamps for hospital equipment brackets fit the rail. In one form of bracket clamp has a back face which fits flush with the front of the bar and has a top stud with a downward bead which fits into the top longitudinal groove. The bottom stud is rotatable and has a rounded cross section stud formed with a flat. When the flat is uppermost, the clamp may be removed or slid along the bar, but when turned away from the bar the clamp is locked. A twist dial on the front of the clamp turns the lower stud.