A connection system for constructing accommodation units, assembled furniture, and complex shelving, storage and display configurations for interior design plans and exhibitions, the connection system comprising:
- a laterally extending first frame member (4) having a first frame member resting end;
- a first connector (1) having an upper and a lower half separable to receive the first frame member resting end, the first connector having a longitudinal axis and a connection screw (3) extending through said upper and lower half along the longitudinal axis, the connection screw having an upper end extending from the upper half of the first connector and a lower end extending from the lower half of the first connector;
- a first support (2) positioned below the connector, the first support having an upper end with a threaded bushing sized to receive in threaded engagement the lower end of the connection screw of the first connector;
- a second support (2) positioned above the connector, the second support having a lower end with a threaded bushing sized to receive in threaded engagement the upper end of the connection screw of the first connector;
- wherein:
- (a1) a lower end of the upper half of the first connector has a downwardly and outwardly opening notch (7) with a downwardly opening bore (8) in an upper end of the notch, and a longitudinal groove (9) in an outer surface of the upper half of the first connector, the longitudinal groove extending upwardly from the upper end of the notch;
- (a2) an upper end of the lower half of the first connector has an upwardly and outwardly opening notch (7) with an upwardly opening bore (8) in a lower end of the notch, and a longitudinal groove (9) in an outer surface of the lower half of the first connector, the longitudinal groove extending downwardly from the lower end of the notch;
- (a3) a locking element (12) having an upwardly projecting portion and a downwardly projecting portion is provided on the first frame member resting end;
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- (a4) the notch, bore and longitudinal groove of the upper half of the first connector and the notch, bore and longitudinal groove of the lower half of the first connector are longitudinally aligned and dimensioned to closely receive the first frame member resting end such that the upwardly projecting portion of the locking element is received in the downwardly opening bore, and the downwardly projecting portion of the locking element is received in the upwardly opening bore;
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- (b) wherein tightening the connection screw in the respective threaded bushing of the upper end of the first support and the threaded bushing of the lower end of the second support clamps the first frame member resting end between the upper and lower half of the first connector;
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- (c) wherein at least one of the first and second supports is a functional support (16) having a length and having a longitudinal slot (17) vertically halving the functional support over at least a portion of the length of the functional support, and a coupler (18) connecting opposite walls of the longitudinal slot, the longitudinal slot dimensioned to receive a supporting portion of a console, the supporting portion of the console adapted to be supported on the coupler.