Structural components
AssigneeL.B. (Plastics) Limited
InventorTerence Hardy
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Abstract
A connecting member for use in interconnecting elongated structural components having openings in their ends, the connecting member including projecting spigot members for engagement in the openings and a cover portion adapted to extend over portions of the outer surfaces of the interconnected components to conceal the joint between them. In one particular arrangement the connecting member comprises a corner piece for interconnecting hollow extruded plastics components to form a tray construction.
Claims7
A connecting member for use in interconnecting elongated structural components having openings in their ends, the connecting member including projecting spigot members adapted for engagement in said openings, retaining means for retaining the connecting member in engagement with the components, and a cover portion adapted to extend over portions of the outer surfaces of the interconnected components to conceal the joint between them, said retaining means comprising projecting detents provided on the inner surface of said cover portion and engageable in complementary apertures in the structural components, the cover portion and/or the outer surfaces of the components being flexible to enable engagement of the detents in the associated apertures.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.