公开(公告)号：US5722477A

公开(公告)日：1998-03-03

申请号：US638775

申请日：1996-04-29

申请人： Michael A. Richter ,  Michael F. Mullins ,  Ron L. Reeves ,  Dale Emge ,  Robert Tanner

发明人： Michael A. Richter ,  Michael F. Mullins ,  Ron L. Reeves ,  Dale Emge ,  Robert Tanner

IPC分类号： A47G5/00 ,  E04B1/58 ,  E04B2/74 ,  F16B7/04

CPC分类号： E04B2/7431 ,  A47G5/00 ,  E04B1/585 ,  F16B7/04 ,  E04B2001/5856 ,  E04B2001/5868 ,  Y10T403/32418 ,  Y10T403/342 ,  Y10T403/4602

摘要： A connector assembly for connecting and locking tubular elements in preselected angular relationships. The connector assembly includes a pair of clevis having tube engaging elements at one end and three clevis rings at the other. The clevis rings of each clevis are interengaged and define a bore. The bore has a plurality of grooves therein. Locking elements, including a locking pin and a locking plug are inserted in the bore. The locking pin and locking plug each have a pair of opposed raised ribs and a pair of opposed resilient locking arms that engage the grooves in the bore. Detents on the ends of the resilient arms engage a space between the interengaged clevis rings to secure the locking elements in place. The tubular elements can be interconnected in a system of frames to suspend function and decorative panels.

公开(公告)号：US5878802A

公开(公告)日：1999-03-09

申请号：US953679

申请日：1997-10-17

申请人： Michael A. Richter ,  Michael F. Mullins ,  Ron L. Reeves ,  Dale Emge ,  Robert Tanner

发明人： Michael A. Richter ,  Michael F. Mullins ,  Ron L. Reeves ,  Dale Emge ,  Robert Tanner

IPC分类号： A47G5/00 ,  E04B1/58 ,  E04B2/74 ,  F16B7/04

CPC分类号： E04B2/7431 ,  A47G5/00 ,  E04B1/585 ,  F16B7/04 ,  E04B2001/5856 ,  E04B2001/5868 ,  Y10T403/32418 ,  Y10T403/342 ,  Y10T403/4602

摘要： A connector assembly for connecting and locking tubular elements in preselected angular relationships. The connector assembly includes a pair of clevis having tube engaging elements at one end and three clevis rings at the other. The clevis rings of each clevis are interengaged and define a bore. The bore has a plurality of grooves therein. Locking elements, including a locking pin and a locking plug are inserted in the bore. The locking pin and locking plug each have a pair of opposed raised ribs and a pair of opposed resilient locking arms that engage the grooves in the bore. Detents on the ends of the resilient arms engage a space between the interengaged clevis rings to secure the locking elements in place. The tubular elements can be interconnected in a system of frames to suspend function and decorative panels.

摘要翻译： 用于以预选角度关系连接和锁定管状元件的连接器组件。 连接器组件包括一对U形夹，其在一端具有管接合元件，在另一端具有三个U形夹环。 每个U形夹的U形圈环相互接合并限定一个孔。 孔中有多个槽。 包括锁定销和锁定塞的锁定元件插入孔中。 锁定销和锁定塞各自具有一对相对的凸起肋和一对相对的弹性锁定臂，其与孔中的凹槽接合。 弹性臂的端部上的卡扣与相互啮合的U形圈环之间的空间相接合，以将锁定元件固定到位。 管状元件可以在框架系统中互连以悬挂功能和装饰板。