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US 2010/0075810 A1Published application
Coupler
AssigneePlum Products Ltd.
InventorJonathan Michael Schaffer
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AssigneePlum Products Ltd.
InventorJonathan Michael Schaffer
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Embodiments of hollow generally T-shaped couplers suitable for coupling respective ends of two tubular members to an upright member for a trampoline support are disclosed. Neither manufacture of the coupler nor the manner of its coupling between the tubular members and the upright member requires welds. The coupler has a hollow cross piece for coupling with the respective ends of the two tubular members. It also has a hollow upright piece extending from an underside of and intersecting the cross piece that receives in female fashion a male end of the upright member. Both the underside of the cross piece and sides of the upright piece are of split form along their respective lengths. The upright piece is provided with location regions that cooperate with corresponding location regions on the male end of the upright member to locate the upright member longitudinally of the upright piece. The coupler is provided with fixings to draw the splits together, thereby tightening the upright piece about the located upright member.
A hollow generally T-shaped coupler adapted to couple respective ends of two tubular members to an upright member, neither manufacture of the coupler nor the manner of its coupling between the tubular members and the upright member requiring welds, the coupler comprising a hollow cross piece adapted to couple with the respective ends of the said two tubular members, and a hollow upright piece extending from an underside of and intersecting the cross piece and adapted to receive in female fashion a male end of the said upright member, both the underside of the cross piece and sides of the upright piece being of split form along their respective lengths, the upright piece being provided with location regions adapted to cooperate with corresponding location regions on the male end of the upright member to locate the upright member longitudinally of the upright piece, and the coupler being provided with fixings adapted to draw the said splits together, thereby to tighten the upright piece about the located upright member.
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