Patent ID: 6173547
Filing Date: 2001-01-16
Classification: E04B,Y10T

Abstract:
An edge connector for dome structure panel connection of panels of unpredictably varying effective panel thicknesses comprising in profile a central portion, a first pair of unequal length upper and lower flanges extending from one side of the central portion and a second pair of unequal length upper and lower flanges extending from the other side of the central portion, each pair of flanges being spaced apart, devoid of obstructions to swinging engagement of a panel therebetween and substantially parallel, the length of the upper flange being less than the distance between the spaced apart pair of flanges, the upper flange being shorter than the lower flange and the upper flange being adapted to function as a fulcrum for swinging a panel of unpredictably varying effective panel thickness into full engagement with the edge connector, andattachment means applied to at least one of the flanges.