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US 10,501,929 B2Granted
Hollow connector sleeve with interlocking components
OwnerDrew P. Henryinventor
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Abstract
Disclosed herein is one embodiment of a connection system that includes at least one support shaft, a hollow connector sleeve, and an attachment. The hollow connector sleeve includes an interior surface circumscribing a portion of the at least one support shaft and at least one exterior mounting panel that has at least one interlockable component. The attachment may include at least one corresponding interlockable component that is detachably coupleable to the at least one interlockable component.
Claims19
A connection apparatus comprising:
- a hollow connector sleeve that opens through at opposite ends comprising:
- an interior surface configured to conformingly fit around a predetermined sublength of at least one support shaft to allow the at least one support shaft to pass through both of the opposite ends of the hollow connector sleeve, and
- at least one exterior mounting panel comprising a first exterior mounting panel and a second exterior mounting panel;
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- a plurality of male interlockable components comprising only one male interlockable component disposed on the first exterior mounting panel and two or more male interlockable components disposed on the second exterior mounting panel, each male interlockable component comprising
- a shaft extending away from the at least one exterior mounting panel, and
- a planar flange having a distal planar surface and a proximal planar surface, with the proximal planar surface disposed on an end of the shaft distal from the at least one exterior mounting panel, wherein the two or more male interlockable components of the plurality of male interlockable components are disposed on a single plane of the second exterior mounting panel, and
- wherein at least one female interlockable component is disposed on an attachment and detachably coupleable to at least one male interlockable component of the plurality of male interlockable components.
5 more elements
A connection system comprising:
- at least one support shaft;
- a hollow connector sleeve that opens through at opposite ends comprising:
- an interior surface configured to conformingly fit around a predetermined sublength of the at least one support shaft to allow the at least one support shaft to pass through both of the opposite ends of the hollow connector sleeve, and
- a plurality of male interlockable components comprising only one male interlockable component disposed on a first exterior mounting panel of the hollow connector sleeve and two or more male interlockable components disposed on a second exterior mounting panel of the hollow connector sleeve on the first exterior mounting panel;
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- an attachment comprising at least one attaching surface, the attaching surface comprising at least one corresponding female interlockable component that is detachably coupleable to at least one male interlockable component of the plurality of male interlockable components, wherein the at least one female interlockable component is disposed on a majority of the length of the attaching surface.
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A support shaft connecting method comprising:
- positioning a hollow connector sleeve that opens through at opposite ends and is configured to conformingly fit around a predetermined sublength of a support shaft to allow the support shaft to pass through both of the opposite ends of the hollow connector sleeve, wherein the hollow connector sleeve comprises at least one anchoring mechanism, at least one exterior mounting panel comprising a first exterior mounting panel and a second exterior mounting panel, and a plurality of male interlockable components comprising only one male interlockable component disposed on the first exterior mounting panel and more than one male interlockable component disposed on a single plane of the second exterior mounting panel, each male interlockable component comprising a shaft extending away from the at least one exterior mounting panel, and a planar flange having a distal planar surface and a proximal planar surface, the proximal planar surface disposed on an end of the shaft distal from the at least one exterior mounting panel;
- securing the hollow connector sleeve around the support shaft using the anchoring mechanism;
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- coupling an attachment to the hollow connector sleeve, the attachment comprising at least one corresponding female interlockable component that is detachably coupleable with the at least one male interlockable component of the plurality of male interlockable components.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.