Patent ID: 7896573

Claim:
A connector assembly for connecting to a first elongated member, comprising: a first generally U-shaped base piece, said base piece comprising a planar base plate having a pair of aligned end walls each extending out substantially normally in the same direction from a respective end of said base plate with a remaining connecting portion of said base plate extending between said end walls; a cutout in each end wall extending out from said remaining connecting portion, said cutouts substantially aligned with each other, said remaining connecting portion of said base plate formed with a slot extending across said base plate between and aligned with said cutouts in said end walls and of at least substantially the same width as said cutouts in said end walls to form a clearance space defined by said aligned cutouts and slot for receiving a first elongated member; a first cover piece comprising a planar cover plate having a pair of aligned end walls each extending out substantially normally in the same direction from an attached respective end of said cover plate with a remaining connecting portion of said cover plate extending between said cover piece end walls; a cutout in each cover piece plate end wall extending from a respective end of said remaining connecting portion of said cover plate, said cover plate cutouts substantially aligned with each other, said remaining connecting portion of said cover plate formed with a slot extending between and aligned with said cover plate cutouts and of at least substantially the same width as said cover plate cutouts to form a cover piece clearance space defined by said aligned cutouts and slot of said cover plate for receiving the first elongated member; said cover piece attached to said U-shaped base piece with said connecting portion of each of said U-shaped base piece base plate and cover piece base plate overlying each other with said respective pairs of end walls of each piece aligned and extending away from each other in opposite directions, and with said respective end wall cutouts substantially aligned together with said slots of said base piece and cover piece together adapted to receive the first elongated member extending therethrough which may thereby be clamped to said connector assembly between said cover piece and said first U-shaped base piece; and a second U-shaped base piece comprising a planar base plate having a pair of aligned end walls each extending out substantially normally in the same direction from a respective end of said second base piece base plate, said second U-shaped base piece attached to said first U-shaped base piece such that said second U-shaped base piece base plate extends in a plane parallel to said first U-shaped base piece plate and wherein respective axes longitudinally extending between said respective pairs of aligned end walls of said first and second U-shaped base pieces are rotated 90° relative to each other such that each respective pair of end walls is fit between the pair of end walls of the other U-shaped base piece.