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US 12,680,295 B2Granted
Connector with a receiving fin
OwnerPauline Nicola Rudgeinventor
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a connector comprising: a body with at least one guide for receiving an edge of a sheet of material and at least two sockets for each receiving an end of a length of material. Each socket opens in a different direction. There is at least one slot extending axially along a wall of each socket a to permit a tool to be inserted through the slot to engage with the elongate length of material and at least one hole through the wall of each socket for passage of a securing means to prevent axial movement of the elongate length of material.
Claims18
A connector consisting of:
- a body having at least one guide projecting outwardly therefrom configured to receive an edge of a sheet of a first material and at least two sockets each having an opening configured to receive an end of a length of a second material, each socket opening in a different direction;
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- at least one elongated slot extending axially along a first wall of each socket configured to permit a tool to be inserted through the at least one slot to engage the second material, and at least one hole extending through a second wall of each socket configured to receive a securing means that prevents axial movement of the length of the second material.
A connector comprising:
- a body with at least one guide projecting outwardly therefrom configured to receive an edge of a sheet of a first material and at least two sockets each having an opening configured to receive an end of a length of a second material, each socket opening in a different direction and having at least one rib extending axially along an inner surface thereof;
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- at least one elongated slot extending axially along a first wall of each socket configured to permit a tool to be inserted through the at least one slot to engage the second material, and at least one hole extending through a second wall of each socket configured to receive a securing means that prevents axial movement of the length of the second material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.