Modular tube assembly
OwnerLung-Chang Tsaiinventor
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Abstract
A modular tube assembly includes first and second upright tubes and at least one connecting rod unit. The at least one connecting rod unit includes a connecting rod and at least one spring-loaded pin. The connecting rod interconnects the first and second upright tubes, and has a first end corresponding in position to at least one engaging hole of the first upright tube, and a second end corresponding in position to at least one engaging hole of the second upright tube. The at least one spring-loaded pin has a securing portion secured to one of the first and second ends of the connecting rod, and a movable portion movable resiliently relative to the securing portion and engaging removably the at least one engaging hole of a respective one of the first and second upright tubes.
Claims15
A modular tube assembly comprising:
- first and second upright tubes spaced apart from each other, each of said first and second upright tubes being formed with at least one engaging hole, said at least one engaging hole of said first upright tube being registered with said at least one engaging hole of said second upright tube;
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- at least one connecting rod unit including
- a connecting rod interconnecting said first and second upright tubes, and having a first end that corresponds in position to said at least one engaging hole of said first upright tube, and a second end that is longitudinally opposite to said first end and that corresponds in position to said at least one engaging hole of said second upright tube, and
- at least one spring-loaded pin having a securing portion that is secured to one of said first and second ends of said connecting rod, and a movable portion that is movable resiliently relative to said securing portion and that engages removably said at least one engaging hole of a respective one of said first and second upright tubes.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.