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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 2019
Filed:
Jan. 16, 2013
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Christopher A. J. Iannello, Rolling Meadows, IL (US);
Martin J. Nilsen, Hampshire, IL (US);
Craig E. Ernst, Jr., Marlboro, NY (US);
Michael B. Grimm, Evanston, IL (US);
Illinois Tool Works, Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Abstract
A locking connector assembly is configured to securely connect a first component to a second component. The locking connector assembly may include a female connector having first and second female ends and a longitudinal passage defined therebetween, and a male connector having first and second male ends. Either of the first or second male ends may be configured to mate with the female connector at either the first or second female ends in order to securely connect the male connector to the female connector.