Connection mechanism for a bench having slats
US6669401B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 8, 2002 |
| Grant date | Dec 30, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 8, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T403/75
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A connecting device for a bench or a chair having multiple hollow slats includes an inner piece slidably received in a corresponding one of the slats and having a first compartment, a second compartment and a third compartment respectively defined in the inner piece and separated by baffles in the inner piece. A plug is detachably connected to the inner piece and has a seat integrally formed with the plug and having a through hole with a first step and a second step formed on an inner surface defining the through hole. A bolt-nut combination has a bolt to extend through a bottom face of a corresponding one of the slats, the inner piece and into the through hole in the seat and a nut received in the second step to be threadingly connected to the bolt.
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