Patent ID: 8641312

Claim:
A connector assembly connecting a first truss to a second truss, said connector assembly comprising: a rotating member comprising a connector, a base portion having a first maximum outside dimension and a neck portion connecting said base portion and said connector, said neck portion having a second maximum outside dimension that is less than said first maximum outside dimension; at least two sleeve assembly members that fit together to form an inside sleeve retaining said rotating member, said inside sleeve defining a first recess receiving said base portion that has a minimum dimension that is greater than said first maximum outside dimension, and a second recess receiving said neck portion having a minimum dimension that is greater than said second maximum outside dimension, and said inside sleeve having an outside dimension, and each of said at least two sleeve assembly members comprising a collar portion said two sleeve members comprising said collar portion fitting together to form a collar at an end of said sleeve proximate said neck portion, said collar having an outside dimension that is greater than said outside dimension of said outside sleeve; and an outside sleeve receiving said inside sleeve, said outside sleeve having an outside dimension, and an inside dimension that is the same as said outside dimension of said inside sleeve, and wherein one of said first and second trusses receives said outside sleeve of said connector assembly.