Abutting device
US5819393A · kind A · utility
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 30, 1996 |
| Grant date | Oct 13, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 30, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/53839
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
This invention provides for a method and apparatus for abutting adjacent articles. Specifically this method and apparatus is particularly suited for abutting adjacent articles, such as wood flooring panels, which are immediately adjacent to obstructions which prohibit the use of previous abutting devices. This invention can abut wood flooring panels which are in close proximity to obstructions by providing: a horizontal base member with a front side, a back side, a top side and a bottom side which sets on the wood flooring to be abutted; a lipped member rigidly and perpendicularly communicated to said bottom side and said front side of said horizontal base member which attaches to a floor board that is adjacent to an obstruction; a first vertical support member with an interior side and an exterior side rigidly and perpendicularly communicated to said front side and said top side of said horizontal base member with a cavity on said interior; a second vertical support member with an interior side and an exterior side rigidly communicated to said back side and said top side of said horizontal base member with a cylindrical cavity on said interior; a cylindrical horizontal rod member …
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