Patent ID: 6446414
Filing Date: 2002-09-10
Classification: B65D,E04B,Y10T

Abstract:
A panel connector assembly comprising:a first and a second panel member each having a longitudinal slot providing a first width; a connector including an elongate body having a first longitudinal channel for receiving respective lateral edges of the first and the second panel member and maintaining the edges in an aligned relationship; the channel being defined by spaced apart first and second sidewalls, at least one of the sidewalls having an inward extending outer edge portion which at least partially encloses an outer side of the channel; wherein, the outer edge portion of the at least one of the sidewalls is substantially U-shaped and includes spaced apart flanges having remote edges and defining therebetween an opening facing toward the opposite sidewall of the body channel; wherein the remote edges of the spaced apart flanges are positioned within the longitudinal slot of the first and second panel members with the opening of the U-shaped outer edge portion facing into the slot.