MODULAR STRUCTURAL SURFACE ASSEMBLY
First Claim
1. A modular surface assembly comprising:
- a panel including a support surface, a double-wall skirt extending around the perimeter of the support surface and defining a narrow gap between the two walls of the skirt, collinear first holes extending through the skirt at a first location along the skirt, collinear second holes extending through the skirt at a second location along the skirt spaced from the first location;
a first connector for extending through said first holes and into said gap for connecting said panel to an adjacent similar panel at said first location, and a second connector for extending through said second holes and into said gap for connecting said panel to the adjacent similar panel at said second location.
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Abstract
A modular surface assembly includes a plurality of panels, each panel having a planar top surface, a double-wall skirt extending around the perimeter of the planar surface and defining a narrow gap between the two walls of the skirt. Collinear first holes extend through the skirt at a first location along the skirt and collinear second holes extend through the skirt at a second location along the skirt spaced from the first location. A first connector extends through the first holes and into the gap of one panel for connecting the one panel to an adjacent similar panel at the first location, and a second connector extends through the second holes and into the gap of the one panel for connecting that panel to the adjacent panel at the second location. Various connector designs are also disclosed.
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31 Claims
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1. A modular surface assembly comprising:
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a panel including a support surface, a double-wall skirt extending around the perimeter of the support surface and defining a narrow gap between the two walls of the skirt, collinear first holes extending through the skirt at a first location along the skirt, collinear second holes extending through the skirt at a second location along the skirt spaced from the first location;
a first connector for extending through said first holes and into said gap for connecting said panel to an adjacent similar panel at said first location, and a second connector for extending through said second holes and into said gap for connecting said panel to the adjacent similar panel at said second location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A panel for a modular surface assembly comprising:
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a support surface;
a double-wall skirt extending around the perimeter of the top wall and defining a narrow gap between the two walls of the skirt;
collinear first holes extending through the skirt at a first location along the skirt, and collinear second holes extending through the skirt at a second location along the skirt spaced from the first location. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 26, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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25. A connector for a modular surface assembly composed of a plurality of panels, a said connector including:
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a bracket having a bottom wall and a pair of coplanar tabs extending up from the bottom wall at spaced apart locations along the bottom wall;
means defining a hole extending through each tab, and a locking pin extending through the hole in each tab.
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27. A connector for a modular surface assembly composed of panels each panel having a double-wall peripheral skirt, said connector comprising a double-ended pin composed of coaxial, mirror-image pin sections having first ends connected together and second ends, each pin section being longer than the total thickness of the double-wall skirt of each panel.
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