Patent ID: 6125607
Filing Date: 2000-10-03
Classification: B27M,F16B

Abstract:
A wood member comprising first and second longitudinally eatending opposed members made of wood and secured together and defining a longitudinal direction, each of said first and second members having spaced sides and a surface extending between said sides, each of said surfaces of said opposed members including:(a) a first portion contoured to define a contract surface which extents in more than one plane, said first portions defining a space therebetween for receiving an adhesive for securing said first and second members together; and(b) opposed engagement members configured to lockingly engage when said opposed members are brought into engagement directly from a position in which said surfaces are at least partially facing one another without substantial deformation of said engagement members and to secure said first and second members together in all directions transverse to the longitudinal direction as said adhesive dries.