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US 2013/0239507 A1Published application
Method and system for interconnecting structural panels
OwnerJoseph W. Fleming, IIIinventor
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Abstract
Building or structural panels may be joined, such as to form walls or floors. The panels may be connected in various orientations via one or more connectors. The connectors may mount to anchors associated with the panels. The panels may have outer skins located over an expanded core comprising a matrix of supporting elongate members and voids or openings, with the anchors located at edges of the panels.
Claims3
A system for connecting a first structural panel and a second structural panel comprising:
- a first anchor configured to be mounted in a T shaped slot formed in said first structural panel, said first anchor comprising an elongate body defining a plurality of slots separated by one or more mounts;
- a second anchor configured to be mounted in a T shaped slot formed in a second structural panel, said second anchor comprising an elongate body defining a plurality of slots separated by one or more mounts;
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- a elongate connector, said connector comprising a body having a first side and a second side, at least one first projection extending outwardly from said first side of said body and having an adjacent first slot, said first projection configured to pass into said T shaped slot in said first structural panel and through one of said slots in said first anchor, a least one second projection extending outwardly from said second side of said body and having an adjacent second slot, said second projection configured to pass into said T shaped slot in said second structural panel and through one of said slots in said second anchor, whereby when said connector is moved relative to said first and second anchor, at least one mount of said first anchor moves into a corresponding first slot in said elongate connector adjacent to at least one first projection and at least one mount of said second anchor moves into a corresponding second slot in said elongate connector adjacent to at least one second projection and lateral movement of said first and second anchors relative to said connector is prevented.
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A method of connecting to structural panels comprising the steps of:
- providing a first structural panel, said first structural panel having a T shaped slot formed therein and a first anchor mounted in said T shaped slot, said first anchor comprising an elongate body defining a plurality of slots separated by one or more mounts;
- providing a second structural panel, said second structural panel having a T shaped slot formed therein and a second anchor mounted in said T shaped slot, said second anchor comprising an elongate body defining a plurality of slots separated by one or more mounts;
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- providing an elongate connector, said connector comprising a body having a first side and a second side, at least one first projection extending outwardly from said first side of said body and having an adjacent first slot and a least one second projection extending outwardly from said second side of said body and having an adjacent second slot;
- extending said at least one first projection through a corresponding slot in said first anchor and into said T shaped slot in said first structural panel;
- extending said at least one second projection through a corresponding slot in said second anchor and into said T shaped slot in said second structural panel;
- moving said connector and first and second panels linearly relative to one another so that said at least one mount of said first anchor moves into a corresponding first slot in said elongate connector adjacent to at least one first projection and at least one mount of said second anchor moves into a corresponding second slot in said elongate connector adjacent to at least one second projection and lateral movement of said first and second anchors relative to said connector is prevented.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.