Patent Abstract:
A connector for a piece of glass has a main post and a secondary post securely connected to the main post. The main post is adapted to be connected a top hinge and a bottom hinge of a glass door, a revolving door, a casement or a paravent. The secondary post is able to secure the piece of glass.

Full Description:
FIELD OF THE INVENTION 
     The present invention relates to a connector, and more particularly to a connector for glass. With the connector, glass is combined to be a revolving door, a paravent or a casement. 
     BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     Glass is largely used in doors or screens and all these applications of glass required special designed connectors. Each of these connectors is designed to have only one special application, that is, a specially designed connector applies only to a specific function. There is no room of substitution of these connectors. Therefore, users will have to prepare a lot of different connectors for different applications. Furthermore, these connectors are complex in structure and difficult in mounting. As a consequence, the cost for these connectors is high. 
     To overcome the shortcomings, the present invention intends to provide an improved glass connector to mitigate or obviate the aforementioned problems. 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     The primary objective of the invention is to provide a connector for glass. The connector is simple in structure and easy to be implemented. 
     In order to accomplish the foregoing objective, the connector of the present invention has a main post and a secondary post securely connected to the main post. The main post is adapted to be connected a top hinge and a bottom hinge of a glass door, a revolving door, a casement or a paravent. 
     Other objects, advantages and novel features of the invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. 
    
    
     BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
     FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the connector of the present invention; 
     FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the connector in FIG. 1; 
     FIG. 3 is a schematic view of the connector, wherein the connector is implemented to secure a glass door; 
     FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing that two connectors are mounted to secure a glass door; 
     FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of another embodiment of the connector of the present invention; 
     FIG. 6 is a schematic view of the connector in FIG. 5, wherein the connector is used to secure a glass door with two layers of glasses; 
     FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view of still another embodiment of the connector of the present invention; 
     FIG. 8 is a schematic view of the connector in FIG. 7, wherein the connector is used to secure a paravent; 
     FIG. 9 is an exploded perspective view of the main post; and 
     FIG. 10 is a schematic view of the connector in FIG. 9, wherein the connector is used to adapt to a different type of hinge of a glass door. 
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION 
     With reference to FIGS. 1,  2  and  3 , the connector  1  in accordance with the present invention has a main post  11  and a secondary post  12 . 
     The main post  11  has a bottom hole  111  defined in one end of the main post  11  to adapt to a hinge  32  of a glass sheet  2 . A side hole  112  is defined in a periphery of the main post  11 . A top hole  114  is defined in another end of the main post  11  to threadingly receive therein a bolt  113 . 
     The secondary post  12  has a connecting end  120  with a plan face  121  formed on a periphery of the secondary post  12  and at least one (two are shown in this preferred embodiment) securing unit  122  secured to the periphery of the secondary post  12 . Each securing unit  122  includes a first connector  1221 , a second connector  1222  and a securing bolt  1223 . The securing bolt  1223  extends through the second and first connector  1221 , 1222  so as to threadingly engage with a threaded hole  1220  in the periphery of the secondary post  12 . 
     When the connector in FIG. 1 is implemented to secure glass sheet (as shown in FIG.  3 ), two main posts  11  are used to respectively engage with a top hinge  31  and a bottom hinge  32  of the glass sheet  2  by inserting the top and bottom hinges  32  of the glass sheet  2  into the bottom holes  111 . The connecting end  120  is inserted into the side hole  112  and the bolt  113  is threadingly inserted into the top hole  114  to engage with the plan face  121  so as to secure the secondary post  12  in the main post  11 . Then the first connector  1221  of the at least one securing unit  122  is first attach to the periphery of the secondary post  12  and the glass sheet  2  attach to the first connector  1221  with holes  21  in the glass sheet  2  aligned with holes (not numbered) in the first connector  1221 . Thereafter, the securing bolt  1223  extends through the second connector  1222 , the holes  21 , the first connector  1221  and into the threaded hole  1220  to thereby secure the glass sheet  2  with the connector  1  of the present invention. 
     With reference to FIG. 4, when the glass sheet is a glass door  3 , with the connector  1  of the present invention, the glass door is able to securely and smoothly pivot about the top and bottom hinges  31 , 32 . 
     With reference to FIGS. 5 and 6, a second preferred embodiment of the present invention is shown. The connector as shown has two pairs of securing units  122  on the secondary post  12 . The two pairs of securing units  122  are correspondingly formed on the secondary post  12 . That is, each securing unit  122  has another securing unit  122  close by and still another securing unit  122  on the opposite side of the secondary post  12 . With the arrangement of the connector  2  of the present invention, two glass sheets  2  are able to be simultaneously secured by the connector  2  so that the user is able to work on the two-layer glass door  3  to increase attractions. 
     With reference to FIGS. 7 and 8, the connector of the present invention has two secondary posts  12  each having at least one (two are shown in this embodiment) securing unit  122 . Each at least one securing unit  122  on one secondary post  12  may be formed on the same side as another on the other secondary post  12  so that the connector  1  is able to function as a joint to secure two glass sheets  2 . 
     With reference to FIGS. 9 and 10, still another preferred embodiment of the present invention is shown. The connector of this embodiment has an auxiliary seat  13  with a flange  131 , a truncated conical bottom  132  securely formed on a side of the flange  131  and a channel  1311  defined to communicate with the bottom hole  111  of the main post  11 . The truncated conical bottom  132  is able to be received in the bottom hole  111  and secured in the bottom hole  111  by a bolt  14  extending through the periphery of the main post  11 . Due to the conical shape of the truncated conical bottom  132 , the bolt  14  is able to securely retain the auxiliary seat  13  in the bottom hole  111 . After the auxiliary seat  13  is secured in the bottom hole  111  in the main post  11 , the shape of the channel  1311  is able to be designed to any shape to adapt to the top or bottom hinge  31 , 32 , as shown in FIGS. 9A and 9B, wherein the shape of the channel  1311  may be a round or a square one. Again, an extension  133  may be formed on top of the flange  131  to cope with a nut like cap  4  so as to be received in the bottom hinge  32  of the glass sheet  2 . 
     Even though numerous characteristics and advantages of the present invention have been set forth in the foregoing description, together with details of the structure and function of the invention, the disclosure is illustrative only, and changes may be made in detail, especially in matters of shape, size, and arrangement of parts within the principles of the invention to the full extent indicated by the broad general meaning of the terms in which the appended claims are expressed.

Technology Classification (CPC): 8