Means for attaching a panel to an upright
AssigneeThe Mead Corporation
InventorsWilliam S. Spamer, Robert C. Barker
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Abstract
Means for attaching a panel to an upright comprising a pair of uprights, multiple apertures formed in the uprights, a panel disposed between or on each of the uprights, bracket assemblies joined respectively to the side edges of the panel, the bracket assemblies comprising a pair of bracket elements having notches formed respectively therein, and the notches of each assembly being disposed in the associated aperture and in an interlocking relationship with the associated upright.
Claims9
Means for attaching a panel to an upright comprising an upright, at least one aperture formed in said upright, a panel disposed adjacent said upright, a first bracket element joined to one side edge of said panel, a second bracket element joined to said first bracket element remote from said panel and disposed at an acute angle to said first bracket element, a pair of notches formed respectively in said bracket elements, and said notches being disposed in said aperture and in an interlocking relationship with said upright.
A method of attaching a panel to an upright comprising the steps of folding a pair of interconnected bracket elements one of which is joined to the side edge of a panel through an obtuse angle, inserting said bracket elements into an aperture formed in an upright, and allowing said bracket elements to expand through an acute angle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.