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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 07, 2024
Filed:
Dec. 03, 2020
Applicant:
Université Laval, Québec, CA;
Inventors:
Assignee:
UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL, Quebec, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16B 21/06 (2006.01); E04B 1/48 (2006.01); F16B 21/16 (2006.01); F16B 37/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E04B 1/48 (2013.01); F16B 21/16 (2013.01); F16B 37/0857 (2013.01);
Abstract
A snap joint for securing construction modules together on a modular construction site, the snap joint comprising a male member mounted on a first construction module and a female member mounted on a second construction module. The female member housing locking members, a tumbler and biasing members biasing the locking members against the tumbler. The male member having shaft engageable within the female member, through a base stop of the tumbler, along a trigger path in a manner to push the tumbler out of interference with the locking members, thereby freeing the locking members to transversally engage with the shaft.