Patent ID: 6848230

Claim:
A connection arrangement for securing first and second members together, comprising: a connector member separate from the first and second members, wherein the connector member and the first member include first engagement structure for preventing lateral movement between the connector member and the first member, and wherein the connector member and the second member include second engagement structure for engaging the connector member with the second member adjacent an end defined by the second member, wherein the second engagement structure prevents lateral movement between the connector member and the second member; an opening in the first member; a receiver defined by the second member, wherein the receiver includes a passage defined at least in part by expandable wall structure, and wherein the connector member includes an engagement surface adjacent the expandable wall structure; a fastener including a head and a shank, wherein the shank of the fastener extends through the opening in the first member into engagement within the passage defined by the receiver, wherein the head of the fastener is sized and configured so as to engage the first member adjacent the opening such that the head of the fastener does not pass through the opening, wherein the fastener is configured to fix the axial position of the connector member relative to the first member, and wherein engagement of the fastener shank within the receiver passage expands the expandable wall structure of the receiver outwardly to establish frictional engagement of the expandable wall structure of the receiver with the engagement surface of the connector member so as to prevent axial movement of the connector member relative to the second member, and thereby to fix the position of the second member relative to the first member.