Self-aligning connector
AssigneeWaterfall Industries, Inc. d/b/a Discovery World Furniture, Inc.
InventorsAnthony C. Lupo, Luiz H. Miranda
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Abstract
A self-aligning connector configured to connect a first connectable part to a second connectable part. The connector comprises a body member, a fastening member, and an alignment member. The body member has an inner surface configured to face the underlying first connectable part. The fastening member that extends from a first surface portion of the body member. The fastening member includes a fastening aperture that extends through the fastening member and is configured to receive a fastening anchor. The alignment member extends from a second surface portion of the body member and is spaced from the fastening member along a surface of the body member.
Claims20
A connector comprising:
- a body member having an inner surface configured to face an underlying connectable part, the inner surface having a first surface portion and a second surface portion, wherein the first surface portion extends from a first end of the body member to the second surface portion, and wherein the second surface portion extends from the first surface portion to a second end of the body member that is spaced from the first end of the body member;
- a fastening member that extends from the first surface portion, wherein the fastening member includes a fastening aperture that extends through the fastening member and is configured to receive a fastening anchor;
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- an alignment member extending from the second surface portion and spaced from the fastening member along the surface of the body member.
A connector system comprising:
- a connectable part having a part surface that defines a first receiving aperture and a second receiving aperture spaced from the first receiving aperture, the first and second receiving apertures extending at least partially through the connectable part;
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- a connector comprising,
- a connector body having an inner surface configured to face the part surface of the connectable part, the inner surface having a first surface portion and a second surface portion adjacent to the first surface portion,
- a fastening member that extends from the first surface portion, wherein the fastening member includes a fastening aperture that extends through the fastening member and is configured to receive a fastening anchor, the fastening member being positionable within the first receiving aperture of the connectable part, and
- an alignment member extending from the second surface portion and spaced from the fastening member along the surface of the connector body, the alignment member being positionable within the second receiving aperture of the connectable part.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.