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US 4,066,370 AGranted
Assembling piece
OwnerPaul Van Driesscheinventor
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Abstract
An assembling piece which is easy to manufacture, each piece comprising two intersecting vertical walls, said walls being disposed at right angles to the each other and joined by a common horizontal wall. The exterior surfaces of said vertical walls comprise a protruding flange for cooperation with a horizontal element.
Claims8
An assembling piece for forming a corner joint for a modular furntiure structure, said piece comprising:
- two right angle, intersecting vertical walls of cruciform configuration,
- a horizontal wall integral with said vertical walls and extending on both sides of said intersection and at right angles thereto,
- said vertical walls including first means for mechanically interfitting said piece with the ends of horizontal frame elements coupled to respective vertical walls and extending parallel thereto and at right angles to each other,
- said intersecting vertical walls and said horizontal wall defining a corner cavity on one side of said cruciform for receiving the upper end of a vertical frame element, and
- at least one of said walls at said cavity carrying a second means for mechanically interlocking the piece with the end of said vertical frame element for locking said frame element to said piece,
- and wherein said horizontal wall constitutes a rigid mechanical reinforcement for said piece,
- and wherein that portion of the wall which extends on the opposite side of said cruciform forms an integral support for horizontal shelving or the like.
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