Splice rail assembly
US4455807A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 28, 1982 |
| Grant date | Jun 26, 1984 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 28, 2002 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16B5/0072
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A splice rail assembly for joining two adjacent panels in a coplanar relationship having two parallel tongues extending perpendicularly therefrom, the first of which tongues is located substantially in the mid-portion of the splice rail, the second being offset therefrom a distance substantially equal to the thickness of the first tongue. When two such rails are appropriately positioned with their tongues facing each other, the mid-portion tongues of each can be inserted into the space between the two tongues of the opposite rail in an interlocking relationship. The sides or ends of two panels fit, respectively, into the spaces formed between two such interlocked splice rails outwardly of the tongues and the resulting assembly can be fastened together with suitable fastening members.
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