Panel clamp apparatus and system
OwnerMicah Blackinventor
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Abstract
A mechanical clamp system for joining two or more panels or other structural elements together at different angles for the purpose of constructing furniture, product displays, art, play equipment, and other desirable structural elements. The clamp system is comprised of a top member and bottom member, the top member and bottom member being held together by a nut and bolt assembly, and the clamp system having transverse mounting elements capable of affixing the clamp system to a wall or other rigid surface with screws or other attachment mechanisms. First and second end portions of each of the top and bottom members are oriented such that the structural elements are rigidly held at a fixed angle with respect to one another.
Claims5
A bracket assembly for removably clamping structures to one another, the bracket assembly comprising:
- a top member having a top center portion and first and second top end portions on either side of said top center portion, said top center portion including a first transverse channel element having at least two parallel sides for slidably receiving a plurality of different sized nut elements, second and third transverse channels on opposite sides of the first transverse channel for affixing the bracket assembly to a surface, said first and second top end portions forming an angle with respect to at least one surface of said top center portion;
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- a bottom member having a bottom center portion and first and second bottom end portions, said bottom center portion including a hole element for receiving a screw, and said first and second bottom end portions forming an angle with respect to at least one surface of said bottom center portion corresponding to the angle formed by the first and second top end portions, wherein the first and second top end portions and first and second bottom member end portions are operatively coupled to first and second structures in a clamping fashion upon tightening of the screw in one of the nut elements, and release the first and second structures upon loosening of the screw in the nut.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.