Connection element

A connection element for connecting at least two mounting rails (1, 2, 30, 33, 38), comprising:

• a base member (4, 20, 28, 34) having at least one connection opening (6) for releasably connecting the base member (4, 20, 28, 34) with one of the at least two mounting rails (1, 2, 30, 33, 38);
• at least one attachment member (5, 25, 31, 32, 37) having at least one connecting opening (6, 39) for releasably connecting the attachment member (5, 25, 31, 32, 37) with another of the at least two mounting rails (1, 2, 30, 33, 38);
• at least two connection elements (29) extendable through the at least one connecting opening of the base member and the at least one connecting opening of the attachment member for connecting the base and attachment members, respectively, to each of the at least two mounting rails, and connection means (7, 35, 36) for releasably connecting the attachment member (5, 25, 31, 32, 37) with the base member (4, 20, 28, 34) in a plurality of arbitrary selected positions of the attachment member relative to the base member,
• wherein the connection means (7, 35, 36) comprises a plurality of openings (8) formed in one of the base and attachment members, a plurality of pegs (9) provided on another of the base and attachment members and engaging in the openings (8), and thread means (10) for fixedly connecting the base and attachment members together, and
• wherein the plurality of openings (8) is formed in the base member (4, 20, 28, 34) and consists of at least four openings symmetrically arranged about a bore (11) formed in the base member for receiving an element of the thread means (10), and the plurality of pegs (9) is provided on the attachment member (5, 31, 32, 37) and consists of at least four pegs (9) symmetrically arranged about a bore (12) formed in the attachment member for receiving the element of the thread means (10).