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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 14, 1976
Filed:
Jul. 28, 1975
R Montgomery Welch, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Modular Systems, Inc., Fruitport, MI (US);
Abstract
The specification discloses a joint structure for securing panel members tightly together wherein the joining apparatus is concealed from view after assembly and the panel members are prevented from skewing with respect to one another during assembly. The structure includes a clip on one panel, the clip having a raised section with a slot engaging the head of a stud mounted in a recessed area of another panel. The recess walls guide the protruding clip for engagement with the stud to prevent skew. In one arrangement, the clip includes openings to either end of the slot therein to allow use in combination with a second clip such that the stud will pass completely through the one clip before coming to rest in the other clip.