Patent ID: 7455472
Filing Date: 2008-11-25
Classification: F16B,H05K,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A coupling element for connecting a sidewall of one module to an opposite sidewall of another module, comprising: a connecting element constructed with opposite dovetailed end sections for respective insertion and clamping in an opening in the sidewall of one module and an opening in the sidewall of the other module, said connecting element having four sidewalls extending between the dovetailed end sections, two of the sidewalls being perpendicular to the other two sidewalls; a first guide tab extending from a first one of the sidewalls of the connecting element; a second guide tab extending from a second one of the sidewalls of the connecting element in opposition to the first sidewalls; a locking element extending from a third one of the sidewalls of the connecting element; and a stop element extending from a fourth one of the sidewalls of the connecting element in opposition to the third sidewall, wherein the guide tabs have an end face that is beveled.