Patent ID: 6230385
Filing Date: 2001-05-15
Classification: E04F,Y10T

Abstract:
A method of joining a work piece in a dovetailed joint, comprising;affixing a divider track to a surface, wherein said divider track has a base support and a pair of spaced apart flanges extending at a right angle from a front surface of the base support,positioning a wedge shaped spline between and abutting a terminal upper portion of the spaced apart flanges,positioning a fan shaped mortise, located on a back surface of the work piece, over the wedge shaped spline, with the terminal wedge shape spline located between and abutting the upper portion of the spaced apart flanges, andapplying pressure on a front surface of the work piece for seating the work piece on the divider track, thereby forcing the wedge shaped spline between the flanges and spreading the flanges, the spread apart flanges engaging side walls of the fan shaped mortise for joining the work piece in the dovetailed joint with the divider track.