Patent ID: 6546660
Filing Date: 2003-04-15
Classification: A47G,E06B,Y10T

Abstract:
A structural joint, comprising:a frame member having a floor and a top bearing surface defining a channel therebetween; a base member slidably residing in the channel; the base member having a stepped surface; the stepped surface of the base member having a plurality of first contact surfaces which are substantially parallel to the floor; a wedge member having a stepped surface substantially complementary to the stepped surface of the base member; the stepped surface of the wedge member having a plurality of second contact surfaces which are substantially parallel to the floor; the wedge member residing between the stepped surface of the base member and the top bearing surface of the frame; whereby sliding of the wedge member toward the stepped surface of the base member, with at least one of the first contact surfaces in communication with at least one of the second contact surfaces, internally clamps the base member to the frame.