Patent ID: 9554645
Date: 2017-01-31
CPC Classifications: A47B,F16B

Claim:
1. A bracket for use in a modular construction system, wherein plates are mechanically connected in a releasable manner to form a structure, wherein the plates comprise at least one hole in a part thereof, wherein the hole is configured for being coupled to the bracket, wherein the bracket comprises: at least two foot portions for being coupled to respective plates, wherein each foot portion comprises a gripper element for being inserted into the hole of the plate and a linking member connecting the at least two foot portions and establishing a predefined fixed distance and a predefined fixed relative orientation between said foot portions, wherein the gripper element is configured for enlarging a diameter in at least one direction in a plane parallel to the plate to obtain a friction coupling between the bracket and the plate or between the bracket and a further bracket provided from another side of the respective plate, when activated in operational use, and for reducing the diameter of the gripper element in a first direction of the plane parallel to the plate to release the bracket from the plate, when deactivated in operational use; wherein each foot portion comprises a protrusion element extending substantially in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction within the plane parallel to the plate, wherein the protrusion element comprises a recess having inner walls for receiving a respective gripper element of a respective similar foot portion of a further bracket.