Panel connector system
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Feb 15, 2005
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Dec 18, 2002
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A panel connector system is provided and includes a plurality of panels and panel connectors. Each panel includes panel sidewall extensions, lips extending from the sidewall extensions, and cross-walls. The sidewall extensions, lips, and cross-walls define outwardly opening edge channels. The panel connectors include a base and a member extending generally transversely from the base. The base includes a base plate and a contact element. The arm portion includes a generally longitudinal slot, a ledge or protruding portion and a spring portion. A male seating surface extends from the ledge and a female seating surface is present on the spring portion. The clip base plate is fastened to the panel cross-wall and one of the lips is disposed in the clip slot when the clip is attached within the edge channel. Two panels are reversibly connected by raising one of the panels and vertically aligning and lowering one of the edges of the raised panel with one of the edges of the other panel, thereby slidably and vertically mating the fastened connectors. When the connectors are mated, the biasing elements are slidingly resiliently biased toward the connector ledges, the male seating surfaces is disposed on the female seating surface, and adjacent lips of joined panels are disposed in the connector slot.
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Inventor Name | Address | # of filed Patents | Total Citations |
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Cota, Timothy | Minneapolis, MN | 4 | 193 |
Funk, William | Eagan, MN | 3 | 184 |
Gimpel, Dixon | Minneapolis, MN | 18 | 301 |
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