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Joining structure

US4137115A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateNov 7, 1977
Grant dateJan 30, 1979
Priority date
Expiry dateNov 7, 1997

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T403/55
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A pivotable and removably securable joining structure particularly suited for joining wooden structures including a first wooden member having a substantially cylindrical hole therein, and a second wooden member having disposed therein a substantially cylindrical dowel extending outwardly thereof and a pin located within the second member disposed substantially perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis of the dowel and extending through the dowel. The dowel is made of a plastic material and has a diametrical size substantially equal to the diametrical size of the cylindrical hole in the first member.

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