Patent ID: 8398058
Filing Date: 2013-03-19
Classification: E04B,E04F

Abstract:
1. A connector assembly for creating a butt joint between a rail member and a fixed substantially vertical surface comprising: a. a bracket configured to be mounted to a rail member and having a width; b. an annular ring having a concave interior surface, a convex exterior surface, a front face, and a rear face, the front face having an interior diameter; c. a bendable tab having a width narrower than the width of the bracket, extending from the front face of the annular ring and attached to the bracket; d. a curved nut having a convex front surface that mates with the concave interior surface of the annular ring and a central bore extending through the curved nut, the curved nut being positioned within the annular ring so that the curved nut may freely rotate and pivot within the annular ring; and e. a cap having a concave interior surface that defines a chamber that mates with the convex exterior surface of the annular ring, and a front surface having an aperture communicating with the chamber and having a smaller interior diameter than the interior diameter of the front face of the annular ring, the cap being positioned over the annular ring such that the cap may freely rotate and pivot on the annular ring, the aperture being aligned with the central bore of the curved nut.