Patent ID: 8337112

Claim:
A joint between two penetrable elongated members in a position with an end surface of a first member abutting against an end surface of a second member comprising: a first sleeve anchored within a first blind hole extending in from said first member end surface by penetrating engagement with surrounding portions of said first member defining said first hole; a second sleeve separate from said first sleeve fixedly secured in a second blind hole extending in from said second member end surface by penetrating engagement with surrounding portions of said second member defining said second hole, said sleeves overlapping with one sleeve having an end portion protruding from an associated member and slidably received within an inside diameter of the other sleeve with said surfaces of said members in said abutting position against each other; said first and second sleeves secured in their respective associated blind holes by penetrating spike features on said sleeves penetrating radially into said respective portions of said penetrable members defining said first and second blind holes; an internally threaded receptacle fixedly secured to an inmost end of each of said first and second sleeves; and a threaded rod extending through both of said sleeves and having opposite ends threaded into a respective one of said internally threaded receptacle fixed to an inner end of said first and second sleeves respectively, said rod rotated to an extent so that said end surfaces are drawn together and held in tight abutment with each other.