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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 21, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 20, 2014
Szuba Consulting, Inc., Dearborn, MI (US);
Value Extraction Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Joseph Szuba, Dearborn, MI (US);
SZUBA CONSULTING, INC., Dearborn, MI (US);
VALUE EXTRACTION LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A method of forming a joint for interconnecting adjacent elements comprises providing a first element defining at least one aperture extending from a first edge to a second edge through a thickness of the first element. The method further comprises mating a second element to the first element with the second element overlaying the at least one aperture of the first element at the second edge thereof such that the second element extends through the at least one aperture perpendicular to the first element with an excess portion of the second element extending beyond the first edge of the first element. Finally, the method comprises compressing the excess portion of the second element such that the second element is continuous across the at least one aperture and adjacent the first and second edges of the first element, thereby interlocking the first and second elements and forming the joint.