Connector system and building components for use in building construction

A connector system for interconnecting two building components, the connector system comprising:

• a male connector comprising:
• a connector body for attachment to a building component;
• and
• a tapered protrusion protruding from the connector body, the tapered protrusion having a cross-sectional extent that decreases monotonically, in at least one dimension, in a direction of protrusion, thereby imparting a taper to the tapered protrusion in the at least one dimension;
• a female connector comprising:
• a connector body for attachment to another building component;
• and
• a receptacle defined within the connector body of the female connector, the receptacle for receiving the tapered protrusion of the male connector upon mating of the male connector with the female connector,
• wherein the taper of the tapered protrusion is for facilitating centering of the male connector with respect to the female connector in the at least one dimension through sliding engagement between the tapered protrusion and at least part of the receptacle during the mating of the male connector with the female connector,
• wherein the male connector further comprises a male receptor and the female connector further comprises a corresponding female receptor, the male receptor and the female receptor being situated for alignment with one another upon mating of the male connector with the female connector, the male receptor and the female receptor being configured to receive a fastener for interconnecting the male connector with the female connector, and
• wherein the receptacle of the female connector comprises a wall, wherein the female receptor is located in the wall of the receptacle, and wherein the connector body of the female connector further comprises an access hole for accessing the female receptor from the exterior side of the wall of the receptacle.

A pair of building components for use in building construction, the pair of building components comprising:

• a first building component comprising an integrally formed male connector, the male connector having a tapered protrusion, the tapered protrusion protruding from the first building component, the tapered protrusion having a cross-sectional extent that decreases monotonically, in at least one dimension, in a direction of protrusion, thereby imparting a taper to the tapered protrusion in the at least one dimension;
• a second building component comprising an integrally formed female connector having a receptacle for receiving the tapered protrusion of the male connector upon mating of the male connector with the female connector,
• wherein the taper of the tapered protrusion is for facilitating centering of the male connector with respect to the female connector in the at least one dimension through sliding engagement between the tapered protrusion and at least part of the receptacle during the mating of the male connector with the female connector, and
• wherein the tapered protrusion comprises a wall, wherein the male connector further comprises a male receptor, wherein the male receptor is located in the wall of the tapered protrusion, and wherein the first building component further comprises an access hole for accessing the male receptor from the interior side of the wall.