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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 27, 2010
Filed:
May. 23, 2005
Paul D. Lalonde, Highland Park, IL (US);
James J. Lehane, McHenry, IL (US);
Daniel J. Coyne, Lodi, CA (US);
Paul D. LaLonde, Highland Park, IL (US);
James J. Lehane, McHenry, IL (US);
Daniel J. Coyne, Lodi, CA (US);
USG Interiors, Inc., Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A main tee with separate clips affixed on its ends for splicing the tee with identical tees in end-to-end butt joints. The tee and clip form a pocket for receiving the projecting end of an opposing clip with a uniform low insertion force. The clip is self-aligning with the pocket and when interconnected the clips precisely align the coupled tees both vertically and horizontally. The clips, formed of relatively strong material, have mutually engageable locking surfaces that ensure a strong joint.