Patent ID: 6942418

Claim:
A device for connecting two adjoining sheets ( 1 , 2 ), comprising two work sheets ( 1 , 2 ) having top surfaces ( 4 ) which lie in a common plane and having edge faces which contact each other, one of the sheets ( 1 ) being provided with a first fitting part ( 7 ) having a recess ( 9 ) that is disposed adjacent to a lateral slot ( 11 ) for accommodating a screw ( 17 ) extending from the other sheet ( 2 ), the outer diameter of the screw ( 17 ) being smaller than the width of the slot ( 11 ), and the screw ( 17 ) having a head ( 18 ) that is arranged in the recess ( 9 ) and supported by a limiting wall ( 10 ) of the recess ( 9 ) that is larger than the width of the slot ( 11 ), the recess ( 9 ) being provided in the first fitting part ( 7 ) and being stationary in relation to the one sheet ( 1 ) and open toward one side of the one sheet ( 1 ), and in that a second fitting part ( 12 ), provided with a threaded hole into which the screw ( 17 ) is inserted, is fastened in the other sheet ( 2 ).