US 12,601,367 B2 · Connecting member and arrangement

Abstract

A connecting member used in the furniture, toy, and construction industries. The connecting member is adapted to be mounted on a first structural element and a receiving unit adapted to be mounted on a section structure element. The connecting member also relates to the arrangement of the connecting member within structural elements. An operating unit contains a pin at one end forming a neck part and an elongated head, which together form a T-shape. The side of the neck part opposite the side facing the head part forms a collar. The operating unit includes a handle attached to the end of the pin opposite the end where the head part is formed. The receiving unit contains a plate defining an opening suitable for receiving and holding the head part and of a shape corresponding to the shape of a largest cross-section of the head part.

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Dependent claims

A connecting member for connecting a first structural element to a second structural element, wherein the connecting member comprises:

an operating unit mounted on the first structural element;
a receiving unit mounted on the second structural element;
wherein the operating unit comprises:
a pin;
a neck part at an end of the pin;
an elongated head part formed on the pin proximate the neck part;
wherein the neck part and the elongated head part together form a T-shape;
a collar formed on a side of the neck part of the pin opposite a side facing the head part in a direction of an axis of the pin;
a handle attached to an end of the pin opposite the end on which the head part is formed;
wherein the receiving unit comprises:
a plate defining an opening;
wherein the plate opening is suitable to receive and hold the formed head part;
and
wherein a shape of the plate opening corresponds to a shape of a largest cross-section of the head part.

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A member arrangement for connecting a first structural element to a second structural element, wherein the connecting member comprises:

an operating unit mounted on the first structural element;
a receiving unit mounted on the second structural element;
wherein the operating unit includes:
a pin arranged in a hole, wherein the hole extends from a connecting first side of the first structural element to a second side of the first structural element, wherein the second side is opposite the first side;
wherein the pin comprises a neck part and an elongated head part on an end at the first side of the first structural element, wherein the neck part and the head part together form a T-shape;
a collar formed on a side of the neck park of the pin opposite a side facing the head part in a direction of an axis of the pin;
a cavity formed on a connecting side of the second structural element;
wherein the operating unit includes a handle attached to the pin at the second side of the first structural element;
wherein the receiving unit includes a plate fixed to the second structural element and positioned to cover the cavity;
wherein the plate defines an opening suitable to receive and hold the formed head part, and wherein a shape of the opening corresponds to a shape of a largest cross-section of the head part.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Connecting member and arrangement

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Abstract

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