Patent ID: 6669400
Filing Date: 2003-12-30
Classification: F16B,Y10T

Abstract:
A system for telescopically connecting two tubes with a fastening assembly, each tube having a first hole opposed to a smaller second hole, said first holes and said second holes being aligned with each other, said fastening assembly including a fastening device, said fastening device including a shaft having a head at one end, said shaft being threaded at least at the other end, and an enlarged sleeve positioned between said head and said threaded other end of said shaft, said sleeve being smaller than said first holes and larger than said second holes such that said sleeve can pass through said first holes and said threaded other end of said shaft can pass through said second holes, and a nut received on said threaded other end of said shaft such that upon tightening of said nut on said threaded other end of said shaft, said sleeve engages one of said tubes to force said one of said tubes against the other said tube.