Indented female blow-molded connector and male connector and method

A connector for use with an indented female connector, the connector comprising:

• a hollow object having a male side,
• a first wall and a second wall that are opposed to one another joined with and extending from the male side,
• a first angled wall and a second angled wall each joined with an extending from the male side and each joined with and extending between the first wall and the second wall,
• a first contact wall joined with and extending from the first angled wall and a second contact wall joined with and extending from the second angled wall,
• a curved wall joined with an extending between the first contact wall and the second contact wall and the curved wall joined with the first wall and the second wall, and
• such that the connector is hollow and is releasably received in the indented female connector of a support member wherein the support member has a first wall having (i) a top surface and (ii) a thickness, the first wall surrounding an opening,
• b) the indented female connector has at least one inner wall extending substantially perpendicular to the first wall and bordering the opening,
• c) the inner wall has at least one rib,
• d) the indented female connector has a bottom wall joined to the inner wall and wherein a distance from the rib to the top surface is greater than the thickness of the first wall and (i) the first wall, (ii) the at least one inner wall, (iii) the at least one rib, (iv) the bottom wall and (v) the support member are one piece;
• and
• (e) wherein the first support member is hollow such that the indented female connector extends completely within the first support member.

A structure comprising:

• a hollow first support member having a first wall having (i) a top surface and (ii) a thickness, the first support member having an indented female connector, the first wall surrounding an opening, the indented female connector having at least one inner wall extending substantially perpendicular to the first wall and bordering the opening, the inner wall having at least one rib, and a bottom wall joined to the inner wall and wherein a distance from the rib to the top surface is greater than the thickness of the first wall and wherein the first support member and the indented female connector are one piece,
• a hollow second support member each having a male connector side and an opposed based side with a male connector that extends from each of the male connector sides, and the male connector having a first wall and a second wall that are oppose to one another, joined with and extending from the male side, a first angled wall and a second angled wall each joined with and extending from the male side and each joined with an extending between the first wall and the second wall, a first contact wall joined with and extending from the first angled wall and a second contact wall joined with and extending from the second angled wall, a curved wall joined with and extending between the first contact wall and the second contact wall and the curved wall joined with the first wall and the second wall, and wherein the male connector is adapted to be releasably received in the indented female connector to join the hollow first and second support member, and
• a first beam having opposed beam sides with grooves that are aligned with one another on opposed sides of the beam and wherein the second support member have openings with guides that extend into the openings and the first beam is slidingly received in the openings in the second support member such that the guides are received in the grooves of the first beam and held therein by a friction fit and the guides and the first beam for providing structural stability and wherein the indented female connector extends completely within the first support member.

A table comprising:

• a horizontal support member having a connector receiving side,
• the connector receiving side including at least one indented female connector having i) a first wall having a) a top surface and b) a thickness, the first wall surrounding an opening, ii) at least one inner wall extending substantially perpendicular to the first wall and bordering the opening, iii) the inner wall having at least one rib, iv) and a bottom wall joined to the inner wall and (a) wherein a distance from the rib to the top surface is greater than the thickness of the first wall (b) and wherein the horizontal support member and (i) the first wall, (ii) the at least one inner wall, (iii) the at least one rib, (iv) the bottom wall are one piece,
• one piece vertical supports each having a male connector side having at least one male connector extending from the male connector side and having openings and a first beam slidingly received in the openings, and
• wherein the at least one male connector is capable of being releasable received in the at least one indented female connector such that the at least one rib is undamaged, and
• wherein the horizontal support member is hollow such that the indented female connector extends completely within the horizontal support member.