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Apparatus for Releasably Connecting Panels Together
Apparatus or a kit of parts are disclosed for releasably connecting panels together, the apparatus comprising an upper part, a lower part and a connection member. The upper part has an upper surface and two side walls arranged substantially in parallel with one another and each substantially perpendicularly from the upper surface, and wherein the upper surface has a substantially circular aperture formed within it, and a substantially cylindrical wall extends downwards from the circular aperture substantially parallel to the two side walls, and wherein at least one stop is arranged within the cylindrical wall, the stop having an abutment surface for engagement with an abutment surface of a connection member. The lower part comprises a connection member engagement surface having an opening adapted to allow a lower end of the connection member to pass through the opening when the connection member is in a particular rotational orientation and to engage with the lower end of the connection member when the connection member is in another particular rotational orientation. The connection member comprises a substantially cylindrical shaft having a main shaft portion, an upper end and a lower end, and wherein the upper end is of larger diameter than the main shaft portion, and wherein the lower end is of the same diameter as the main shaft and comprises at least one wing portion, the wing portion extending radially from the lower end of the shaft and having an abutment surface for engagement with an abutment surface of a stop of the upper part, and wherein the connection member comprises a helical spring wound around the shaft, the spring being held in place by the upper end of the connection member and the or each wing portion.
Apparatus for Releasably Connecting Panels Together
Apparatus or a kit of parts are disclosed for releasably connecting panels together, the apparatus comprising an upper part, a lower part and a connection member. The upper part has an upper surface and two side walls arranged substantially in parallel with one another and each substantially perpendicularly from the upper surface, and wherein the upper surface has a substantially circular aperture formed within it, and a substantially cylindrical wall extends downwards from the circular aperture substantially parallel to the two side walls, and wherein at least one stop is arranged within the cylindrical wall, the stop having an abutment surface for engagement with an abutment surface of a connection member. The lower part comprises a connection member engagement surface having an opening adapted to allow a lower end of the connection member to pass through the opening when the connection member is in a particular rotational orientation and to engage with the lower end of the connection member when the connection member is in another particular rotational orientation. The connection member comprises a substantially cylindrical shaft having a main shaft portion, an upper end and a lower end, and wherein the upper end is of larger diameter than the main shaft portion, and wherein the lower end is of the same diameter as the main shaft and comprises at least one wing portion, the wing portion extending radially from the lower end of the shaft and having an abutment surface for engagement with an abutment surface of a stop of the upper part, and wherein the connection member comprises a helical spring wound around the shaft, the spring being held in place by the upper end of the connection member and the or each wing portion.
Apparatus for Releasably Connecting Panels Together
ARDERN FERGUS JONATHAN (author)
2025-01-23
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC:
E01C
Bau von Straßen, Sportplätzen oder dgl., Decken dafür
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CONSTRUCTION OF, OR SURFACES FOR, ROADS, SPORTS GROUNDS, OR THE LIKE
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