Adapter for telescopic beams

A crossbeam assembly, comprising:

• a straight telescopic beam comprising a plurality of inner pin holes;
• a curved telescopic beam comprising a plurality of outer pin holes;
• and
• an adapter, comprising:
• an inverted u-shaped body comprising a horizontal side and a pair of vertical sides forming a channel configured to mate and align with the straight telescopic beam at an interior side of the inverted u-shaped body and to mate and align with the curved telescopic beam at an exterior side of the inverted u-shaped body;
• a plurality of inner snap pins, wherein at least one of the plurality of inner snap pins is arranged on an interior face of each of the pair of vertical sides of the inverted u-shaped body, wherein each of the plurality of inner snap pins is configured to engage with one of the plurality of inner pin holes such that the inverted u-shaped body is secured to the straight telescopic beam;
• and
• a plurality of outer snap pins, wherein at least one of the plurality of outer snap pins is arranged on an exterior face of each of the pair of vertical sides of the inverted u-shaped body, wherein each of the plurality of outer snap pins is configured to engage with one of the plurality of outer pin holes such that the inverted u-shaped body is secured to the curved telescopic beam.

A method for manufacturing a crossbeam assembly, comprising:

• mating and aligning a straight telescopic beam with an interior side of a channel of an inverted u-shaped body of an adapter, wherein the straight telescopic beam comprises a plurality of inner pin holes;
• engaging at least one of a plurality of inner snap pins of the inverted u-shaped body with at least one of the plurality of inner pin holes, wherein at least one of the plurality of inner snap pins are arranged on an interior face of each of a pair of vertical sides of the inverted u-shaped body such that the inverted u-shaped body is secured to the straight telescopic beam;
• mating and aligning an exterior side of the inverted u-shaped body of the adapter with a curved telescopic beam, wherein the curved telescopic beam comprises a plurality of outer pin holes;
• and
• engaging at least one of a plurality of outer snap pins of the inverted u-shaped body with at least one of the plurality of outer pin holes, wherein at least one of the plurality of outer snap pins are arranged on an exterior face of each of the pair of vertical sides of the inverted u-shaped body such that the inverted u-shaped body is secured to the curved telescopic beam.