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Assembly device without visible screws for wooden slats

US6470641B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateNov 30, 2000
Grant dateOct 29, 2002
Priority date
Expiry dateNov 30, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
  • CPC primaryE04F2201/05
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

An assembly device without visible screws for assembly of two parallel wooden slats comprises an intercalated fixing element engaged in two positioning grooves arranged side by side in the side faces. The fixing element comprises a metal slide having:a base part equipped with an oblong aperture extending longitudinally in the central part for the screw to pass through,two securing wings oriented in opposite directions from one another and designed to press in the grooves when the screw is tightened,and a screw head whose external dimension is greater than the visible second gap which is arranged above the grooves between the upper edges of the two wooden slats.

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