Patent attributes
A hanging rack assembly may include a mounting rail having a mounting base. The mounting base has a first end, a second end, a first edge that extends between the first and the second end, and a second edge that extends between the first end and the second end, the mounting base having opposite faces that extend between the first end, the second end, the first edge, and the second edge; and a mounting lip, wherein the mounting base comprises one or more non-circular openings sized to receive an anchor for mounting the mounting rail to a surface. A method of installing a mounting rail may include mounting the mounting rail on a surface; drilling through one or more non-circular openings located on a mounting base of the mounting rail; and inserting an anchor into one or more of the non-circular openings and the surface in order to secure the mounting rail to the surface.