Edge-to-edge panel connection
US4716702A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 5, 1984 |
| Grant date | Jan 5, 1988 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 5, 2004 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE06B5/16
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A system for connecting panels in adjacent edge-to-edge relationship comprises plates mounted to the edge of each panel providing a series of spaced-apart protuberances along each panel edge. Each protuberance includes an opening normal to the edges of the panels. A channel connector has a web which is interposed between the panel edges and includes a plurality of windows providing gateways through the web for the protuberances when the panels are placed in adjacent edge-to-edge relationship. Each window includes a downwardly extending tongue which is inserted into the opening corresponding to the protuberance in each window to interlock the two panels.
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