Connector for sections
US5306094A · kind A · utility
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 19, 1991 |
| Grant date | Apr 26, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 19, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T403/16
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A connector element which can join frame sections whose ends are sloped relative to their longitudinal axis provides at least two flat contact surfaces which are perpendicular to each other and includes guiding projections which extend away from the respective contact surfaces, each guiding projection having a base portion and a tip portion, the tip portion tapering at a maximum angle of 20.degree. from an imaginary plane that extends perpendicularly to the associated contact surface.
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