Patent ID: 8915390

Claim:
A joint for use in manufacturing a shipping crate comprising: a base, at least a portion of which lies in a base plane; a first wall portion extending perpendicular to said base and defining a first channel: which is open from above and longitudinally extends in a first axial direction which lies in a plane parallel to said base plane; which has an inner, closed end and an outer, open end; which has a width, perpendicular to said axial direction, along a length of said channel between said inner and outer ends which is greater than the width at said inner and outer ends; and which has a first width associated with the inner end, a second width associated with the outer end and, a third width along a length of said channel between said inner and outer ends; and wherein said second channel extends in a second axial direction which lies in a plane parallel to said base plane, is perpendicular to said first axial direction, and intersects said first axially direction; and wherein said channels are oriented such that said open ends are located away from the point where the first and second axial directions intersect.