Patent ID: 8162559

Claim:
A connector for connecting a first panel to a second panel with the first panel having one edge thereof fixed relative to a surface of the second panel and the two panels extending transversely to each other such that the first panel extends away from the second panel at generally right angles, the connector comprising: an anchor unit for operative cooperation with an aperture through the first panel inwardly of said one edge thereof; and a nut that is captive relative to the anchor unit for operatively receiving a fastener passing through the second panel for urging the anchor unit towards the second panel to thereby connect the first and second panels together, wherein: the anchor unit comprises a first component and a second component each of which has a generally planar base having an operatively outer surface with a shape selected from a shallow domed configuration and a flat configuration that can be recessed into the surface of the first panel so as to be flush with it, an inner surface from which one or more attachment lugs extend, and a peripheral edge, the peripheral shape of each of the two components includes a flat abutment edge oriented in a plane at generally right angles to the planar base for engaging the surface of the second panel in the assembled position, the attachment lugs are configured to overlap in the assembled condition of the anchor unit with the lugs having holes therethrough for receiving the fastener to retain, in the operative condition, the anchor unit in the assembled condition of the connector by cooperation with the nut or the fastener, or both, and to locate the connector in a plane of the first panel, and an outer periphery of each lug is shaped for operative cooperation with the aperture through the first panel to locate the connector in the plane of the first panel.