Patent ID: 6106181
Filing Date: 2000-08-22
Classification: E05D,E05Y,F16C,F16M,G06F,Y10T

Abstract:
In a connecting arrangement for attaching a control apparatus having a front panel with a control panel having an upper panel the improvement wherein:the front panel of the control apparatus has an upper and a lower edge;the connecting arrangement includes at least one angle piece;the angle piece has a first leg part and a second leg part;the first leg part and the second leg part are joined together around a shaft aligned parallel to the lower edge of the control apparatus in such a manner as to allow the leg parts to be adjusted and fixed in any one of a number of angular settings around the shaft;each of the leg parts has a first, free end and a second end;the free end of the first leg part is connected to the front panel of the control apparatus;the free end of the second leg part is connected to the upper panel of the control panel;the front panel of the control apparatus and the upper panel of the control panel are each surrounded by a contoured frame;the free ends of the first and second leg parts are adapted to fit snugly with the contour of the frames;the frames each have at least four frame members and four corner connectors;the corner connectors each have at least one screw receptacle; andfastening screws are secured in the screw receptacles in the corner connectors.