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US 2016/0258458 A1Published application
Kraft dovetail and slot assembly
OwnerMatthew E. Gerstleinventor
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Abstract
A dovetail and slot assembly made from panels comprising layered corrugated Kraft. The applications are multiple, ranging from items of furniture such as chairs, tables, benches, shelves, items for loading products, display units, and packagings. The assembly systems are also designed to be set up in such a way that it is practical and easy for the user without needing to use tools. It enables and facilitates the transport of the structures prior to assembly in parts arranged in a compact manner, occupying a relatively small space.
Claims7
A dovetail and slot assembly for two substantially planar members, the assembly comprising:
- a first member and a second member that each comprise at least two glued layers selected from corrugated Kraft layers and honeycomb Kraft layers;
- the first member has a first contacting edge, and a first planar surface, the first contacting edge and first planar surface forming a substantially right-angled corner, and the second member has a second contacting edge and a substantially rectangular dovetail cantilevered from the second contacting edge;
- the first planar surface having a slot to accept a dovetail, the slot optionally having a rounded entrance;
- the dovetail having a rectangular block and a fin, wherein the rectangular block is wider than the fin and the block is attached to the first member by the fin;
- wherein the fin comprises at least one continuous corrugated Kraft layer that also makes up at least a portion of the first member, and wherein the block comprises a center portion comprising a continuous corrugated Kraft layer that extends through the fin and into the first member, and the block comprises at least two more layers of corrugated Kraft than the corrugated Kraft in the fin;
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- a means for interlocking the first and second members, the means for interlocking comprising a frictionally engaged dovetail and slot connection formed by slidibly inserting the block of the dovetail into the slot of the first member forming a substantially tight connection, and wherein the first and second members are substantially perpendicular to each other.
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