How it connects
The bottom lip drops down over and behind the upper mounting flange of the previously installed slat panel, hiding the mounting screws and locking the panel face into horizontal alignment.
Male and female halves
Male lip/tongue profile that inserts downward into the mating female rebate/channel atop the panel below.
Usually connects to
- Matching Proslat upper rebate/screw-channel receiver
- Compatible Proslat J-trim
Common sizes
- Continuous lip on 4 ft (48 in) or 8 ft (96 in) PVC slats, about 2 mm wall thickness and 23 mm overlap.
- One slat-height description is about 4.8 in.
Where it is used
garage wall storageworkshop organizationretail display panelsgarage wall organizationworkshop storagecommercial and retail display
Variations
- Proslat Classic PVC Slatwall joint
- Proslat PROCORE Slatwall joint (aluminum-reinforced core, incompatible mating profile)
- Proslat PROCORE PVC slat profile (aluminum-reinforced, not cross-compatible with Classic)
How to recognise it
Recognized as the bottom downward-protruding thin rear lip along the full bottom length of a Proslat PVC wall slat, designed to hook over the screw channel of the slat underneath.
Often confused with
| Confused with | How to tell them apart |
|---|---|
| Standard T-channel Slatwall Groove | T-channel grooves are horizontal accessory mounting slots, whereas this is the panel-to-panel horizontal interlock joint at the seam. |
| Proslat PROCORE Interlocking Joint | PROCORE uses an integrated aluminum core and different panel profile that is not cross-compatible with classic PVC panels. |
| Standard T-channel slatwall slot | Standard slatwall slots face outward to receive hooks; the lower interlock is an edge-to-edge panel stacking joint. |
| Proslat upper interlock female channel | The upper channel is an upward-facing groove that receives wall-mounting screws; the lower interlock is the downward tongue that conceals them. |
Also called
Proslat lower interlocking lipProslat bottom overlapping flangeProslat concealed screw interlock lipProslat slat bottom tongueProslat slat lower tongueProslat interlocking slat bottom flange
Good to know
Proprietary interlocking extrusion joint engineered to conceal fasteners and support vertical load transfer between stacked PVC slatwall panels.
Related connections
Design with real parts
Crafti checks which parts connect, right in your browser.