Patent ID: 6327830
Filing Date: 2001-12-11
Classification: A47B,E04B,Y10T

Abstract:
A structural member with aligning means for a mating part comprising, a rigid body of hard material, a hole formed in said body for receiving a mating part formed of a material softer than the material of said body, said hole having a generally rectangular cross-section including two long sides and two short sides, said hole having a longitudinal axis, said hole having only one rib on each of said long sides and only one rib on one of said short sides, the other of said short sides being free of a rib, each of said ribs projecting into said hole and extending generally parallel with said axis, thereby defining three ribs within the hole for engaging a mating part received in said hole to provide a three-point contact with a mating part, each of said ribs being disposed substantially at the midpoint of the associated side of the hole, and an opening formed in said body in communication with said hole for receiving fastening means for fastening said body to a mating part received in said hole.