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A fastener clip and joint structure incorporating same especially adapted for use with thin or narrow furniture parts, panels, or the like to reduce splitting or fracture of the parts when joined and/or stressed. The clip is formed from a one-piece metal plate, preferably of annealed spring steel fo

A fastener clip and joint structure incorporating same especially adapted for use with thin or narrow furniture parts, panels, or the like to reduce splitting or fracture of the parts when joined and/or stressed. The clip is formed from a one-piece metal plate, preferably of annealed spring steel for flexibility, having a raised, central, slotted portion and a pair of end flanges for securing the clip to one joint member. One end flange extends outwardly away from the central portion while the other extends under the central portion. A stud on an opposite joint member is slid along an inclined slot in the central portion to draw the joint members together. In one embodiment, an enlarged opening in the slot allows access through the slot to the end flange beneath the slot for fastening the flange to the joint member.

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A clip for use in a joint structure comprising: a one-piece metal plate having first and second end flanges for mounting said clip in a joint structure, a central portion generally in a plane spaced from the general plane of either of said end flanges and joined to said first end flange at one end t

A clip for use in a joint structure comprising: a one-piece metal plate having first and second end flanges for mounting said clip in a joint structure, a central portion generally in a plane spaced from the general plane of either of said end flanges and joined to said first end flange at one end thereof through a first wall member and to said second end flange at the other end thereof through a second wall member, said first and second wall members defining a gap disposed below said central portion, said first end flange extending outwardly of said first wall member away from said gap, said second end flange extending inwardly from said second wall member so as to extend into said gap and having securing means for securing said second end flange to a support surface, said securing means being located within said gap on said second end flange; a slot formed in said central portion, said slot having a closed end and an open end allowing access for a stud, said closed end being at a point intermediate the ends of said central portion; wedging surfaces at opposite sides of said slot, said wedging surfaces being inclined downwardly from a point near said open end toward said closed end; and whereby a stud having a head larger than said slot and positioned within said slot will be drawn downwardly toward the planes of said end flanges as said stud is moved relative to said clip in a direction from said open end to said closed end.