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US 11,788,276 B2Granted
Construction attachment member
OwnerRandy Gordoninventor
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Abstract
An attachment member is provided herein that includes a base portion configured to be positioned between a first panel and a second panel. A first side portion and a second side portion are respectively positioned on opposing sides of the base portion, the first side portion defining first and second arms and the second side portion defining third and fourth arms, wherein each of the first arm, the second arm, the third arm, and the fourth arm define a non-linear boundary.
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An attachment member, comprising:
- a base portion configured to be positioned between a first panel and a second panel;
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- a first side portion and a second side portion respectively positioned on opposing sides of the base portion, the first side portion defining first and second arms and the second side portion defining third and fourth arms, wherein each of the first arm, the second arm, the third arm, and the fourth arm define a non-linear boundary,
- wherein the first arm, the third arm, and the base portion, in combination, define a first insertion cavity, and
- wherein the first arm extends a different distance from the third arm in a Y-axis direction from a top surface of the base portion.
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A method for installing panels, the method comprising:
- fixing a first panel to a support structure;
- positioning one or more attachment members along an edge portion of the first panel by positioning the first panel within a first insertion cavity of the one or more attachment members, wherein a base portion of the one or more attachment members is positioned in a first position with the base portion in a non-parallel orientation relative to the edge portion of the first panel;
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- positioning an edge portion of a second panel within a second insertion cavity of the one or more attachment members, wherein the edge portion of the second panel contacts the base portion of the one or more attachment members causing the one or more attachment members to rotate into a second position with the base portion of the one or more attachment members parallel to the edge portion of the first panel and the edge portion of the second panel.
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An attachment member, comprising:
- a base portion configured to be positioned between a first panel and a second panel, wherein the base portion is defined by a length in a Z-axis direction, a width in an X-axis direction, and a thickness in a Y-axis direction;
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- a first side portion and a second side portion respectively positioned on opposing sides of the base portion, the first side portion defining first and second arms and the second side portion defining third and fourth arms;
- wherein the first arm, the third arm, and the base portion, in combination, define a first insertion cavity and the second arm, the fourth arm, and the base portion, in combination, define a second insertion cavity, the second insertion cavity on an opposing side of the base portion from the first insertion cavity, and
- wherein the first arm extends a different distance from the third arm in a Y-axis direction from a top surface of the base portion and the second arm extends a different distance from the fourth arm in a Y-axis direction from a top surface of the base portion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.