Claims
- 1. A connector for abutting and interconnecting two sheets of wood or pressboard comprising:
- a horizontal channel member having a front side and a back side;
- a vertical channel member connected at a first end to the horizontal channel member and having a front side and a back side and having a lengthwise hole formed in a second end for receiving a screw; and
- a backplate connected to the back side of the vertical channel member and the backside of the horizontal channel member.
- 2. A connector according to claim 1 wherein the vertical channel member is connected at a midpoint of the horizontal channel member such that the vertical channel member and the horizontal channel member form a T-shaped protrusion.
- 3. A connector according to claim 1 wherein the vertical channel member has a rectangular cross section taken lengthwise and a square cross section taken widthwise.
- 4. A connector according to claim 1 wherein the horizontal channel member has semicircular lobes formed at first and second ends.
- 5. A connector according to claim 1 wherein the backplate has a cavity formed therein which extends into the horizontal channel member and a portion of the vertical channel member to remove excess material.
- 6. A connector according to claim 5 wherein the cavity has sloped sidewalls to facilitate removal of the connector from a mold in which the connector is formed.
- 7. A connector according to claim 1 wherein the backplate is rectangular and circumscribes the horizontal and vertical channel member.
- 8. A connector according to claim 1 wherein the vertical channel member, the horizontal channel member, and the backplate are formed of plastic.
- 9. A connector according to claim 1 wherein the vertical channel member has a width, as measured perpendicular to the lengthwise hole, equal to a thickness of the sheet.
Parent Case Info
This application is a continuation-in-part of copending U.S. design patent application Ser. No. 29/003,926, filed Jan. 21, 1993 now U.S. Pat. No. Des. 345,580 issued Mar. 29, 1994.
US Referenced Citations (4)
Non-Patent Literature Citations (1)
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Jul. 1992 Catalog, pp. 3; 12; Hafele GmbH & Co., Nagold. |
Continuation in Parts (1)
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3926 |
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