Patent ID: 6109329
Filing Date: 2000-08-29
Classification: A47B,A47F,A47G,E04C,E04H,G09F

Abstract:
A panel assembly comprising:a first panel connected to a second panel, said first and second panels each havinga body made of corrugated board, said body having a front face and a back face, said corrugated board defining a plurality of parallel flutes disposed between said front face and said back face, anda plurality of fingers and notches alternately defined in said body to define a connecting side, said fingers and said notches being aligned along an axis that is coaxial with at least one of said flutes; andat least one pin for securing said first and second panels together;wherein said first panel is connected to said second panel with said fingers and said notches interfitting with each other, and wherein said flutes define at least one through channel between said interfitted fingers and notches, and wherein said at least one pin extends at least partly through said at least one through channel to secure together at least some of said interfitted fingers and notches.