Structural panel connector for space dividing system
First Claim
1. A panel connector for interconnecting and supporting panels along their side edges to form a space division, said panel connector comprising a structural connecting post having a supporting bottom end and a securing top end, said connecting post having two pairs of opposed parallel side walls, a first pair of said side walls having panel attachment means in at least one side wall thereof and said other pair having a plurality of connecting means in at least one of its opposed side walls, a clamp bracket securable in a top corner of at least one panel to be secured to said connecting post, a clamp associated with said bracket and positioned over a portion of said clamp bracket disposed over a top wall of said panel, said clamp having fastening means to rigidly connect said panel attachment means to said clamp bracket to lock said panel with said panel attachment means of said connecting post, said clamp having a pivoting lever to permit said fastening means to be located in engagement with said attachment means of said connecting post and into arresting means of said clamp bracket to urge a side edge of said panel firmly against a side wall of said first pair of side walls of said connecting post, and hooking means secured to a connecting vertical edge of said panel for engagement with said panel attachment means of said connecting post and spaced from said top corner of said panel.
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Abstract
A panel connector for interconnecting and supporting panels along their side edges to form space divisions. The panel connector comprises a structural connecting post having a supporting bottom end and a securing top end. The connecting post has opposed parallel side walls with a first pair of side walls having hook receiving apertures spaced in groups along the connecting post. A clamp bracket is secured in the top corner of at least one panel to be secured to the connecting post. A clamp is associated with the bracket and has a hooking element which engages with the apertures in the top end of the connecting post and with hook cavities in the clamp bracket to rigidly connect the panel to the connecting post. The side edge of the panel is also provided with a hooking clamp spaced from the top end to engage with further hook receiving apertures provided along the connecting post.
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- 1. A panel connector for interconnecting and supporting panels along their side edges to form a space division, said panel connector comprising a structural connecting post having a supporting bottom end and a securing top end, said connecting post having two pairs of opposed parallel side walls, a first pair of said side walls having panel attachment means in at least one side wall thereof and said other pair having a plurality of connecting means in at least one of its opposed side walls, a clamp bracket securable in a top corner of at least one panel to be secured to said connecting post, a clamp associated with said bracket and positioned over a portion of said clamp bracket disposed over a top wall of said panel, said clamp having fastening means to rigidly connect said panel attachment means to said clamp bracket to lock said panel with said panel attachment means of said connecting post, said clamp having a pivoting lever to permit said fastening means to be located in engagement with said attachment means of said connecting post and into arresting means of said clamp bracket to urge a side edge of said panel firmly against a side wall of said first pair of side walls of said connecting post, and hooking means secured to a connecting vertical edge of said panel for engagement with said panel attachment means of said connecting post and spaced from said top corner of said panel.
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