Joining extruded sections
OwnerLen Harrisinventor
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Abstract
There is described a bracket for joining together extruded sections, particularly for the construction of suspended ceiling frameworks, The bracket comprises a pair of spaced and parallel engagement edges which can be rotated into engagement with a pair or opposed recesses in the extruded section. A resilient finger engages with the extruded section to prevent reverse rotation of the bracket relative to the section.
Claims7
A bracket for mounting to an elongate section having first and second opposed parallel recesses, the bracket comprising;
- a fixing plate having:
- a first engagement edge receivable in said first recess at a first longitudinal position of the section;
- a second engagement edge coplanar with, extending parallel to, and facing away from said first engagement edge, the second engagement edge being receivable in the second said recess at a second longitudinal position offset in a first sense from the first longitudinal position;
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- resilient detent means facing away from said first engagement edge and engageable with said elongate section adjacent said second recess at a position spaced longitudinally relative to the section in a second sense from the first longitudinal position.
A bracket substantially as herein described with reference to FIG. 1, FIG. 2, FIG. 3 or FIG. 4 of the accompanying drawings.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.