Patent ID: 7048346
Filing Date: 2006-05-23
Classification: A47B,F16B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A snap together attachment system comprising: a plurality of panels each with a front side and a back side and at least one edge, said front side defining a plane each front side having alternating catches with elongated, deformable slot walls having a length and latches with elongated, projecting enlarged heads having a length substantially similar as the length of the slot walls, each catch being substantially rigid and having adequate memory and elasticity to deform and snap back, wherein a pair of said catches and latches extend at a fixed angle relative to each other and outwardly along said at least one edge, said pair of said catches and latches also extend at an angle relative to said plane, and one of said catches is configured to snap into engagement with at least one latch of an adjacent panel, the latch and catch combination being firmly mated with each other, through which a structure can be constructed from, panels attached to other panels by snapping the enlarged head of one panel into a catch of another panel by displacing the deformable slot walls of the catch.