Corner connector
AssigneeAnchor Industries, Inc.
InventorsJohn J. Daus, Jr., Henry E. James, Thomas L. Reinhart
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Abstract
A tent frame assembly characterized by a two-part corner member or casting secured together by an independent nut and bolt arrangement, where the nut is dimensioned so as to permit ready grasping and tightening during the assembly procedure. The invention further includes a pre-positioned rotatable sleeve forming part of a corner brace assembly to expedite installation and to achieve a stabilized frame.
Claims1
A two-part corner member defined as an outer member and an inner member, said outer member and said inner member each arranged to include four corresponding and converging arm sections which fit together to encircle and receive tubular frame members, two of said arm sections being at a right angle to each other and in the same horizontal plane, another of said arm sections being vertically disposed, and the other of said arm sections angling upwardly and inwardly with respect to said two of said arm sections, and independent bolt and nut fastening means extending through said outer member and said inner member at the area of convergence of said arm sections selectively securing said outer member and said inner member in an assembled relationship.
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