Panel connection
OwnerFergus Jonathan Arderninventor
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Abstract
A connection between substantially planar panels is disclosed. A panel comprises a panel body, said panel body comprising a pair of planar members, deployed in parallel spaced arrangement, and connected by an outer side wall. A connection assembly extends circumferentially from each panel body, with a connection assembly including a planar connection surface for engaging in a plane a corresponding connection surface on a second panel. The planar connection surface and the side wall defining an acute angle, wherein said plane is at an angle of 2°-8° to the plane of the panel bodies.
Claims9
A connection between first and second substantially planar panels, the first panel comprising:
- a first panel body, and the second panel a second panel body, each panel body comprising a pair of planar members, deployed in parallel spaced arrangement, and connected by an array of supports;
- the first planar panel body having an upper connection assembly extending circumferentially from the first panel body;
- the upper connection assembly including a lower planar connection surface sloping downwardly from the first panel body;
- the second planar panel body having a lower connection assembly extending circumferentially from the second panel body;
- the lower connection assembly including an upper planar connection surface sloping upwardly from the second panel body,
- the lower and upper planar connection surfaces engaging in a plane, the planar connection surfaces and a side wall defining an acute angle;
- and such that each connection assembly is thinner in section in the region proximal the panel body than the region distal the panel body,
- wherein the plane is at an angle of 2°-8° to the plane of the respective panel body.
A first panel, the first panel comprising a first panel body, the first panel body comprising a pair of planar members, deployed in parallel spaced arrangement, and connected by an array of supports;
- and extending circumferentially from the upper portion thereof, an upper connection assembly;
- the upper connection assembly including a lower planar connection surface sloping downwardly from the first panel body, for engaging in a plane a corresponding connection surface on a second panel, the planar connection surface and a side wall defining an acute angle;
- and such that the upper connection assembly is thinner in section in the region proximal the first panel body than the region distal the first panel body,
- wherein the plane is at an angle of 2°-8° to the plane of the panel bodies.
A second panel, the second panel comprising a second panel body, the second panel body comprising a pair of planar members, deployed in parallel spaced arrangement, and connected by an array of supports;
- and extending circumferentially from the lower portion thereof, a lower connection assembly;
- the lower connection assembly including an upper planar connection surface sloping upwardly from the second panel body, for engaging in a plane a corresponding connection surface on a first panel, the planar connection surface and a side wall defining an acute angle;
- and such that the lower connection assembly is thinner in section in the region proximal the second panel body than the region distal the second panel body,
- wherein the plane is at an angle of 2°-8° to the plane of the panel bodies.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.