Patent ID: 6438918
Filing Date: 2002-08-27
Classification: B28B,E04B,E04G

Abstract:
A connection system, comprising:a. a side panel having an interior surface; b. at least one web member, each web member at least partially disposed within the side panel so that a portion of that web member extends through and out of the interior surface of the side panel, wherein an attachment point is formed from a portion of the web member extending from the interior surface; c. a stanchion having an end of a size to engage the attachment point, wherein the stanchion is movable between a separated position, in which the end of the stanchion is spaced apart from the attachment point, and an attached position, in which the end of the stanchion is engaged to the attachment point; and d. means for detachably locking the stanchion into the attached position so that, while only contacting the stanchion, an applying force needed to move the stanchion from the separated to the attached position is less than a removing force needed to move the stanchion from the attached to the separated position, wherein the web member and the stanchion are formed of plastic selected from the group comprising polypropylene, polyethylene, or acrylonitrile butadiene styrene.