Connector
AssigneeSerbert Industries (Proprietary) Limited
InventorHeinrich-Albert Alberts
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Abstract
A variable connector for interconnecting lengths of tubing to form frameworks. The connector consists of a central body member having a number of attachment points formed thereon and a series of separate connector members which are adapted to be releasably secured to desired attachment points on the body member by means of screws or the like. Any one of a number of possible connector configurations may therefore be obtained merely be securing the required number of connector members to the required attachment points on the body member.
Claims1
A connector for interconnecting lengths of square tubing to form frameworks comprising, in combination, a three-dimensional central body member having a plurality of facets in each of which is formed a threaded bore, and a plurality of separate connectors adapted to be releasably secured by said bores to selected facets on the body member to provide any one of a number of possible configurations, the connector members in turn being adapted to be releasably connected to the lengths of square tubing, characterized in that:
- (a) each connector member is a hollow tube, of square cross section throughout its length and closed at one end by a wall;
- (b) a central hole is formed in the end wall of each connector member to accept a screw by means of which the connector member may be secured to the central body;
- (c) each connector member is adapted to accommodate the head of the screw within it;
- (d) a recess is formed in each facet adjacent its threaded bore and radially spaced therefrom;
- (e) the external face of the end wall of each connector member is formed with a complementary protuberance adapted to engage one of the recesses on the central body to prevent rotation of the connector member when secured to the central body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.