Patent ID: 9297169
Filing Date: 2016-03-29
CPC Classification: E04F,F16B,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A self-locking paneling system comprising: a panel comprising an internal structure defining a void therein, and a pin and a resilient member are positioned within the void, the pin comprising a head, a shaft and a retaining protrusion with the head and the retaining protrusion positioned at opposite ends of the shaft, the resilient member constantly pushing between a retaining surface of the internal structure and the retaining protrusion to resiliently maintain the pin in a retracted position within the void, the retaining protrusion and the retaining surface retaining the resilient member; an other structure separate from the panel and configured to connect and disconnect with the panel, the other structure comprising a receptacle; a magnet positioned on at least one of the receptacle and the pin, the receptacle and the pin magnetically attracted to each other; wherein, the panel and the other structure are connected by positioning the panel and the other structure together, and the pin is configured to automatically move from the retracted position to an extended position outside the void to engage the receptacle using an attractive magnetic force produced by the magnet, the attractive magnetic force greater than a pushing force produced by the resilient member between the retaining surface and the retaining protrusion; and wherein, the panel and the other structure are disconnected by positioning the panel and the other structure away from each other, and the pin is configured to automatically move from the extended position back to the retracted position using the pushing force produced by the resilient member between the retaining surface and the retaining protrusion.