Joints
OwnerJeffrey Waltoninventor
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Abstract
A jointing member for supporting one or more sheets of material comprises a hollow cylindrical member divided longitudinally into several separate compartments each having an external wall formed with a slot. The walls are flexible and the edges of the slot grip and support the edge of the sheet of material once inserted into the slot.
Claims10
A jointing member of hollow cylindrical form having at least one internal compartment extending lengthwise of the member part of the surface of the member forming an outer wall of the internal compartment, said outer wall being slit longitudinally of the member to divide the wall into two lips whose edges are in contact, the lips being of a resilient material and thereby deformable to allow entry into the compartment of the edge of a sheet of material which is then retained in position by said resilient lips.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.