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US 5,683,197 AGranted
Connector device
AssigneeFlexLink Systems AB
InventorKarl Anders Gunnar Pihl
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AssigneeFlexLink Systems AB
InventorKarl Anders Gunnar Pihl
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A connector device for interconnecting frame-work profiles provided with internal hollow channels and at least one T-shaped longitudinal slot in end-to-end and end-to-sideface relations includes a generally parallelepiped shaped connector having a through bore which receives one element in the form of a screw that is adapted to be firmly attached to a first framework profile in end-to-end relation thereto and a second element in the form of a T-connector member for effecting connection with a second framework profile. The T-connector member has a thin element that is adapted to pass through the T-shaped longitudinal slot of the second framework profile in a first position of the T-connector member, and to be broader than the slot in a second position of the T-connector member so that the T-connector member is trapped in a cavity in the interior of the second framework profile behind the slot. The T-connector member is provided with a tapering bore that is engaged by a set screw which threadably engages a bore in the parallelepiped shaped connector for moving the T-connector member from the first position to the second position.
In combination, an connector device interconnecting first and second framework profiles provided with internal hollow channels and at least one T-shaped longitudinal slot in end-to-end and end-to-sideface relations, comprising a connector having one longitudinally oriented opening which receives an element that is firmly attached to the first framework profile positioning the connector in end-to-end relation to the first framework profile, said connector having another opening for receiving a T-connector member provided with a thin element that passes through the T-connector shaped longitudinal slot in the second framework profile in a first position of the T-connector member and that is broader than the T-shaped longitudinal slot in the second framework profile in a second position of the T-connector member so that the thin element is trapped in the T-shaped slot of the second framework profile, said T-connector member having means for moving said T-connector member from said first position to said second position through operation of an actuating member which is operable from exterior of said connector.
In combination, a connector device interconnecting a first framework profile having an opening and a second framework profile provided with at least one longitudinal opening along one side wall that opens into a cavity, comprising:
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