Patent ID: 6668514
Filing Date: 2003-12-30
Classification: A47F,E04B,E04H,Y10T

Abstract:
An apparatus connecting adjacent panels comprises:a first panel and a second panel, each panel having a connectable edge adapted for connection to a connectable edge of the other panel; at least one first panel interface disposed on the first panel and at least one second panel interface disposed on the second panel, each panel interface positioned on a surface of the respective panel near the respective connectable edge; first and second interlocking elements disposed on the respective connectable edges of the first and second panels, the interlocking elements being interlocked with one another; and at least one connector having a base and first and second engaging parts projecting from the base, wherein the connector is mounted to the first and second panels such that the base traverses the connectable edges with the first engaging part engaged with the at least one first panel interface and with the second engaging part engaged with the at least one second panel interface when the connector is installed.