Patent ID: 9410568
Filing Date: 2016-08-09
CPC Classification: E04F,F16B

Claim Text:
1. An apparatus for creating a butt joint between two members comprising: a housing adapted to be received within a first of the two members, said housing having a base, a bore extending through the base, and a pair of wall sections extending from the base and defining a first slot and a recess; a wedge adapted to be received within the recess of the housing and moved between a first unlocked position and a second locked position, said wedge having a second slot; a driving member extending through the bore of the housing and adapted to move the wedge between the first unlocked position and the second locked position and then retain the wedge in the second locked position; and a connecting member adapted to extend from a second of the two members, said connecting member comprising an elongate shaft and a head at one end of the shaft, the head adapted to be held by the wedge when the wedge is in the second locked position; wherein the bore and recess of the housing are substantially aligned with the elongate shaft of the connecting member between the head thereof and the second member, and wherein actuating the driving member moves the driving member towards the connecting member.