Joints and connections – Including frangible component
Patent
1996-02-15
1997-12-09
Dorner, Kenneth J.
Joints and connections
Including frangible component
403393, 4034051, 411 41, 411174, 411553, F16B 3704
Patent
active
056952961
ABSTRACT:
A connector for plates, including a connector body having a base plate bent at its intermediate portion to form plate insert recesses and, and pin insert holes formed through the base plate; a pin member having a shaft portion and a head portion formed at one end of the shaft portion, the shaft portion having elastically deformable locking lugs, the other end portion of the shaft portion being inserted in at least one of the pin insert holes; and breakable connecting portions integrally formed between the other end portion of the shaft portion and the inner circumferential surface of the at least one pin insert hole, for connecting the pin member and the connector body. With this structure, the plates can be reliably connected and fixed together by the connector with a simple operation.
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Chop Andrea
Dorner Kenneth J.
Nifco Inc.
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