Panel Connector and Method
AssigneeCoobra Designs, LLC
InventorCharles T. COOK
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Abstract
A connector and connection arrangement for a joining at least two panels in a display panel system has a resilient connector with a first key and a second key joined thereto by a bridge engaging a primary and secondary aperture in at least two adjacently positioned panels. The connector is configured so that inserting the first key into the primary aperture and rotated the connector to bring the second key toward the secondary aperture engages both keys into the respective apertures to fixedly join the two panels. The bridge provides a handle to allow a user to move the joined panels as well as facilitating removal of the connector during disassembly of the display panel system.
Claims23
A connector for a modular display panel system comprising:
- a first key;
- and
- a second key joined to the first key by a bridge;
- wherein the first key further comprises an alignment structure configured to align the connector in a primary aperture in a panel when engaged therein, and the second key further comprises an engagement structure configured to releasably engage a secondary aperture in the panel and retain the alignment structure engaged in the primary aperture.
A connection arrangement for a connecting at least two panels in a display panel system comprising:
- a first panel and a second panel, each having a plurality of uniformly sized apertures including at least a primary aperture and a secondary aperture, each aperture including a first end and a parallel and oppositely disposed second end spaced apart by a key length;
- a connector having a first key and a second key joined thereto by a bridge, the connector being formed from a resilient material;
- wherein the first key further comprises an alignment structure configured to simultaneously align the connector in the primary apertures of first and second panels when engaged therein, and the second key further comprises an engagement structure configured to simultaneously engage the secondary apertures in the first and second panels and retain the alignment structure simultaneously engaged with the first and second ends of the first apertures and releasably fix the first panel in relation to the second panel.
A method for joining panels in a display panel system comprising the steps of:
- providing a first panel having a primary aperture and a spaced apart secondary aperture;
- providing a second panel having a primary aperture and a spaced
- apart secondary aperture;
- providing a connector having a first key and a second key;
- positioning the first panel and the second panel to align respective primary and secondary apertures;
- inserting the first key into the primary apertures of the first and second panels;
- and
- rotating the connector to move the second key into engagement with the second apertures to fully engage the first key in the primary apertures of the first and second panels thereby securing the first panel to the second panel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.