Concealable panel-engagement apparatus
AssigneeStephen John Knight
InventorsStephen John Knight, Han Lu
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Abstract
Concealable panel-engagement apparatus (10) for attaching a panel (16) to opposing perimeter support surfaces (40a). The concealable panel-engagement apparatus (10) comprising at least one elongate support rack (12) which is receivable in a said panel (16). The elongate support rack (12) has a plurality of rack openings (22) and an end peg (18) extendable from the panel (16). A rack driver (14) is also provided which is engageable with one or more of the rack openings (22) to move the end peg (18) into a said perimeter support surface (40a) adjacent to the panel (16).
Claims20
A concealable panel-engagement apparatus (10) for attaching a panel (16) to opposing perimeter support surfaces (40a), the concealable panel-engagement apparatus (10) comprising:
- at least one elongate support rack (12) which is receivable in a said panel (16) and which has a plurality of rack openings (22) and an end peg (18) extendable from the panel (16);
- and a rack driver (14) which is engageable with one or more of the rack openings (22) to move the end peg (18) into a said perimeter support surface (40a) adjacent to the panel;
- wherein the rack driver includes a rotatable carrier body which is receivable in the said panel, and a pinion on the carrier body;
- and the plurality of rack openings are rack teeth which are engageable with the pinion;
- further comprising a rack lock element which is engageable with the elongate support rack to lock the position of the elongate support rack, the rack lock element including a circumferential wall portion, one or more rack-lock teeth being on a first part of the wall portion and a second part of the wall portion being devoid of said rack-lock teeth.
A concealable panel-engagement apparatus for attaching a panel to opposing perimeter support surfaces, the concealable panel-engagement apparatus comprising:
- at least one elongate support rack which is receivable in a said panel and which has a plurality of rack openings and an end peg extendable from the panel;
- and a rack driver which is engageable with one or more of the rack openings to move the end peg into a said perimeter support surface adjacent to the panel;
- wherein the rack driver includes a rotatable carrier body which is receivable in the said panel, and a pinion on the carrier body;
- wherein the carrier body includes a radially-inner surface to complementarily or substantially complementarily receive at least a portion of a body of the support rack;
- and wherein the radially-inner surface is at least in part arcuate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.