Connecting apparatus
US4776721A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 29, 1986 |
| Grant date | Oct 11, 1988 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 29, 2006 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T403/347
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
The invention is directed to a quick connect/disconnect mechanism for fastening structural members together. The inventive apparatus includes flanges with nonfacing ringular surfaces on each structural member. A bolt or other mechanism aligns the structural members and prevents movement in shear of one with respect to the other. A resilient clip having end portions which are U-shaped in cross section and which extend around more than one-half the circumference of the flanges fits onto the flanges to hold and clamp the structural members together.
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