Patent ID: 8403587

Claim:
A connecting system, comprising: a glass substrate including at least one cavity having curved and retaining walls, the cavity extending longitudinally along a surface portion located on an edge of the glass substrate; a shoe including at least one appendage having opposing first and second sides, the at least one appendage projecting from at least one face of the shoe, the at least one face extending outwardly from each of the first and second sides of the at least one appendage such that the at least one face is wider than a width of the at least one appendage, and the at least one appendage having a profile that complements a profile of the cavity on the edge of the glass substrate, wherein collaboration between the shoe and the cavity ensures that the connecting system is automatically locked into the cavity, wherein the cavity is delimited by a curved and retaining region of concave profile, a concave face thereof facing inward, and wherein the at least one appendage is elastically flexible inwards such that the at least one appendage can fit into the cavity of the glass substrate by force in a direction that is transverse to the longitudinal extension of the cavity.