Push-fit connecting joint

Details Push-fit connecting joint Push-fit connecting joint

1994-11-15

1997-01-14

Knight, Anthony

Joints and connections

Rigid angle

403231, 403170, 403267, 296205, 296193, 296197, 296 30, F16B 718, B62D 2702

Patent

active

055932452

ABSTRACT:
Push-fit connecting joints comprising a node and at least one hollow section, where the node contains attachment parts and the attachment parts feature openings to accommodate connecting elements, and the hollow section features at least one hollow chamber and at least one opening for the connecting element. The openings in the hollow section are oversized with respect to the corresponding openings in the attachment part and the region of the opening on the outside of the hollow section is covered over by a cover sheet. The cover sheet features for each connecting element an opening having the dimensions of the opening in the attachment part, and an adhesive is provide between the cover sheet and the hollow section. The push-fit connecting joints may be employed in the construction of Space-frame parts.

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