Joint Mechanism for Connecting Adjacent Components

A joint assembly comprising:

• first and second components configured to be connected to and positioned adjacent one another;
• a first joint part having a shaped connector and having a first receiver, the first component received in the first receiver;
• and
• a second joint part having a second receiver and having a mating connector engaged to the shaped connector fixing the first and second joint parts to one another, the second component received in the second receiver,
• wherein at least one of the first and second receivers is a channel formed in the respective first or second joint part, the channel having an open side that is covered by a portion of the other of the first and second joint parts when the shaped connector and the mating connector engage one another capturing the corresponding first or second component in the channel between the first and second joint parts.

A method of assembling a joint assembly, the method comprising the steps of:

• providing a first joint part having a shaped connector and a first receiver and providing a second joint part having a mating connector and a second receiver, at least the second receiver having a U-like or a C-like shape with an open side;
• positioning a first component in the first receiver;
• placing a second component through the open side in the second receiver;
• and
• engaging the shaped connector and the mating connector to fix the first and second joint parts to one another,
• whereby the open side is covered by a portion of the first joint part capturing the second component within the second receiver.