Kit for rail assembly

Abstract

A kit for assembling a wall mounted rail where the wall studs are greater than sixteen inches apart, includes at least a pair of tubular elements, each having a length of greater than sixteen inches, and a plurality of fittings or wall mountable fixtures. The fixtures include a female portion for directly or indirectly receiving an end of a tubular element.

Having, thus, described the invention, what is claimed is:  
     
         1 . A kit for assembling a wall mounted rail, comprising: 
 (a) at least a pair of tubular elements, each element having: 
 (i) a first end and a second end;  
 (ii) a diameter greater than one inch, a length greater than sixteen inches,  
   (b) a plurality of female fittings, each of the fittings being securable to a wall stud and having an opening for receiving an end of a tubular element; and    (c) a fastener for securing an end of a tubular element to a fitting upon the insertion of the end into the opening.    
     
     
         2 . The kit of  claim 1 , wherein: 
 one tubular element has a length of five feet and another element has a length of ten feet.    
     
     
         3 . The kit of  claim 2 , wherein at least one fitting comprises: 
 a plate member and central receptor extending upwardly therefrom, the receptor receiving an end of an associated tubular element, the plate being securable to a wall stud.    
     
     
         4 . The kit of  claim 3  wherein one of the fittings is an elbow fitting, the elbow fitting having a first leg of a first diameter and a second leg of a second diameter, one leg being insertable into a central receptor and the other leg defining a female receptor for receiving an end of a tubular element, the legs of the elbow being angularly disposed with respect to each other.  
     
     
         5 . The kit of  claim 4  wherein the legs of the elbow are disposed at an angle of about 90° to each other.  
     
     
         6 . The kit of  claim 3  wherein one of the fittings comprises a T-connector having a first leg having opposed first and second female ends for receiving an end of a tubular element, and a second leg extending normally outwardly from the first leg and disposed centrally thereof, the second leg defining a male leg and insertable into a receptor.  
     
     
         7 . The kit of  claim 1  wherein: 
 (a) at least one fitting comprises: 
 a plate member and central receptor extending upwardly therefrom, the receptor receiving an end of an associated tubular element, the plate being securable to a wall stud;  
 
 (b) one of the fittings is an elbow fitting, the elbow fitting having a first leg of a first diameter and a second leg of a second diameter, one leg being insertable into an initial receptor and the other leg defining a female receptor for receiving an end of a tubular element, the legs of the elbow being angularly disposed with respect to each other; and  
 (c) one of the fittings comprises a T-connector comprising a first leg having opposed first and second female ends for receiving an end of a tubular element, and a second leg, the second leg extending normally outwardly from the first leg and disposed centrally thereof, the second leg defining a male leg and insertable into a receptor.