Shoring system: a connector for a shorting system
AssigneeSGB Holdings Limited
InventorDemetrios G. Papadopoulos
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Abstract
A connector for a shoring system comprises a housing adapted to be mounted on a frame which is to be connected to legs which define the plurality of axially extending channels. The housing slidable receives a bolt. The bolt has a head shaped and dimensioned so that in one orientation axial movement of the bolt may introduce the head through the slot into the channel, and in an alternate orientation the bolt may not be withdrawn from the channel by axial movement. The bolt is associated with means adapted to rotate the bolt and to move the bolt axially relative to the housing.
Claims5
A connector for a shoring system, the connector comprising:
- a housing adapted to be mounted on a frame or the like to be connected to a plurality of axially extending channels, the housing slidably receiving a bolt having a head shaped and dimensioned so that in one orientation, axial movement of the bolt may introduce the head through a slot into the channel defined by the leg, and in an alternate orientation the bolt may not be withdrawn from the channel by axial movement, the bolt being associated with means adapted to rotate the bolt and to move the bolt axially relative to the housing;
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- a plate, the plate defining a slot engaging part of the bolt, the plate being movable transversely relative to the housing, such transverse movement causing axial movement of the bolt, the plate, in at least one position, also being capable of undergoing a rotary motion about the axis of the bore receiving the bolt.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.