Patent ID: 6969211

Claim:
A tubular connector system for multi-tubular structure, the system comprising: a connector body having a plurality of radially spaced connecting slots, each connecting slot having an open end within a top face of the connector body and an open ended aperture through a side surface of the connector body; a first open fastener shaft centrally located within the connector body; a plurality of radially spaced deflectable legs about the first open fastener shaft connected to the connector body; a wedge member sized and shaped to fit among the plurality of radially spaced deflectable legs, the wedge member having a second open fastener shaft positioned within the wedge member to be axially aligned with the first open fastener shaft of the connector body; a connector cap sized and shaped to cover the connecting slots and open ended apertures of the connecting slots, the connector cap having a fastener aperture positioned to be axially aligned with the first open fastener shaft of the connector body; an elongated fastener sized and shaped to fit through the fastener aperture of the connector cap, first open fastener shaft of the connector body, and second open fastener shaft of the wedge member, the elongated fastener providing means for tensioning the wedge member against the plurality of deflectable legs; and a plurality of tubular connector ends having a front face shaped to fit flushly adjacent to the connector body and connecting tabs extending from the face of each of the connector ends sized and shaped for sliding insertion through the open end of the connecting slots, the tubular connector ends having a connector portion sized and shaped to fit within an open end of a tubular member.