公开(公告)号：US06357194B1

公开(公告)日：2002-03-19

申请号：US09267946

申请日：1999-03-11

Applicant: Archie Valejo Jones, Jr.

Inventor： Archie Valejo Jones, Jr.

IPC: E04B208

CPC classification number: F16B12/125 ,  A47B2230/0096 ,  E04F2201/0107 ,  E04F2201/022 ,  E04F2201/035 ,  E04F2201/0505 ,  E04F2201/0511 ,  E04F2201/09 ,  F16B2200/30 ,  Y10T403/7024

Abstract: The tapered dovetail joint is a method of joining two boards, or other rigid materials such as particleboard, wafer board, etc., by a unique type of modified dovetail joint. The modification to the classic dovetail joint includes tapering the dovetail pins as well as the dovetail tails with the same angle of taper in the same direction. The mating of this tapered dovetail joint will be greatly facilitated due to these corresponding tapers. The tapered nature of this joint minimizes difficulties in assembly due to the wedging action that takes place as the two boards are brought into union to create the joint. This wedging action allows the joint to be assembled even when there is moderate damage to the tails or pins including swelling—due to moisture, from the time of manufacture to time of assembly, impact damage, as well as minor manufacturing tolerance deficiencies in cutting of the pins and tails.

Abstract translation: 锥形燕尾接头是通过独特类型的改进的燕尾接头连接两个板或其它刚性材料如刨花板，晶片板等的方法。 对经典燕尾接头的修改包括在相同方向上以相同的锥度角锥形燕尾针以及燕尾尾。 由于这些相应的锥度，这种锥形燕尾接头的配合将会大大的方便。 该接头的锥形特性使得由于当两个板相互结合以产生接头时发生的楔入动作而使装配困难最小化。 这种楔入动作允许接头组装，即使在尾部或针脚受到适度损坏时，包括由于湿气引起的膨胀，从制造时间到组装时间，冲击损坏以及切割中的小的制造公差缺陷 针脚和尾巴。