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Proslat Panel Stacking Receiver

The proprietary upward-facing receiving channel and rebate flange on the top edge of a Proslat extruded PVC slatwall panel. It accepts the downward-facing tongue/hook rebate of the slat stacked directly above it while concealing the wall-mounting screw line.

Illustration of a Proslat Panel Stacking Receiver
Stands for
PVC = Polyvinyl Chloride.
Gender
female
Connects by
insertion, fastened, other, snap-fit
Regions
North America, worldwide

How it connects

The upper flange is fastened to wall studs with screws driven through the recessed horizontal channel; the bottom rebate of the subsequent slat slides over and down onto this upper rebate, interlocking and concealing the fastener heads.

Male and female halves

Female (receiving channel/groove profile along the top edge of the slat panel, mating with the male downward-hooking rebate on the bottom edge of the panel installed above it).

Usually connects to

Common sizes

  • Panels are 4 ft (48 in) or 8 ft (96 in) long, about 5-3/4 in (146 mm) overall height, 4-3/4 in (121 mm) installed reveal and 5/8 in (16 mm) profile depth.

Where it is used

garage organizationworkshop storageretail display wallsgarage storage systemsworkshop wall organizationretail display fixtures

Variations

  • Proslat Classic PVC Slatwall (standard PVC extrusion)
  • Proslat PROCORE / PROCORE+ Slatwall (aluminum-reinforced profile; incompatible interlock dimensions)
  • Proslat PROCORE PVC slatwall (incompatible profile)

How to recognise it

Recognizable as the stepped upper profile of an extruded PVC slat featuring a recessed horizontal ledge for screw attachment and a rear vertical receiving lip designed to receive the downward-projecting lip of the next panel.

Often confused with

Confused withHow to tell them apart
Proslat Slatwall Accessory Hook ChannelThe accessory hook channel is the visible horizontal front slot where storage hooks and baskets insert, whereas the upper rebate female profile is the hidden top-edge interlock and screw flange that joins adjacent wall panels together.
Standard MDF Slatwall T-slotStandard 3-inch on-center MDF slatwall uses continuous routed T-slots in solid sheet boards rather than discrete hollow PVC extruded interlocking slats.
Standard T-channel retail slatwall (MDF)Retail MDF slatwall is typically one solid sheet with routed slots, whereas Proslat consists of individual interlocking hollow-back PVC panels with screw-concealing joints.
Proslat PROCORE slatwall interlockClassic PVC and PROCORE lines have differing extrusion cross-sections and cannot interlock with one another.

Also called

Proslat interlocking grooveProslat upper interlock channelProslat hidden screw flangeProslat panel interlock grooveProslat top interlock female profileProslat slatwall upper tongue-and-groove joint

Good to know

Proslat Classic PVC panels do not interlock with PROCORE or Aluminum Proslat panels due to extrusion profile differences.

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