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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 1979
Filed:
Feb. 23, 1978
Applicant:
Inventor:
Gurdip S Bains, Bonneauville, PA (US);
Assignee:
Westinghouse Electric Corp., Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E04B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
52285 ; 403231 ; 403363 ; 403374 ;
Abstract
A joint between first and second adjacent panel members, including first and second cooperatively bent members on the adjoining edges of the first and second panel members, respectively. The bent members are coupled to define an open ended, vertically extending cavity, having a substantially rectangular configuration in horizontal section. An expandable locking device is inserted into the cavity, which device applies pressure to opposite corners of the cavity substantially along the entire length thereof, to provide and maintain a tight joint between the panel members.