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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 25, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 26, 2016
Curtis G. Lilly, Ii, Fishersville, VA (US);
Steven Hicks, Waynesboro, VA (US);
Angela Smiley, Goshen, VA (US);
Curtis G. Lilly, II, Fishersville, VA (US);
Steven Hicks, Waynesboro, VA (US);
Angela Smiley, Goshen, VA (US);
HDT Expeditionary Systems, Inc., Solon, OH (US);
Abstract
A connector for interlocking structures includes a first Y-shaped connector affixed to a portion of a first structure, a second Y-shaped connector affixed to a portion of a second structure. A loop-type engaging element is mounted on one of: (i) the inner faces of both the first and second arms of each of the first and second Y-shaped connectors; (ii) the outer faces of both the first and second arms of each of the first and second Y-shaped connectors. A hook-type engaging element mounted on the other of: (i) the inner faces of both the first and second arms of each of the first and second Y-shaped connectors; (ii) the outer faces of both the first and second arms of each of the first and second Y-shaped connectors. Each of the first and second Y-shaped connectors is selectively configurable to either a male configuration or a female configuration.