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A connector system for interconnecting members used in forming various types of framing structures is disclosed. The connector is insertable in the hollow portion of the first member and when actuated, interconnects the two members together. One of the members has a slotted wall portion provided wit

A connector system for interconnecting members used in forming various types of framing structures is disclosed. The connector is insertable in the hollow portion of the first member and when actuated, interconnects the two members together. One of the members has a slotted wall portion provided with opposing ledges. The connector, as secured in the second member, engages the ledges when actuated to snugly secure one member to the other. The connector is actuated by a cam inserted through an opening in the wall of the second member, such that when turned to a second position, engages the wall to force the connector further inwardly of the second member to draw together and snugly secure the two members. This type of connector is particularly useful in interconnecting frame members used in forming office partition walls, display panels and the like. The connector is releasable to allow dismantling and reuse of the connectors and the structural members thereby providing portability of the system.

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A connector system for interconnecting first and second members, said first member having a slotted wall portion provided with opposing ledges which define a slot opening, said second member having an open interior with an open end for connection to said first member along said slotted wall, said se

A connector system for interconnecting first and second members, said first member having a slotted wall portion provided with opposing ledges which define a slot opening, said second member having an open interior with an open end for connection to said first member along said slotted wall, said second member has opposing walls with openings therein, said second member end having abutment means for abutting said ledges of said first member, a connector having a pair of spaced-apart arms interconnected at their first ends by a base and having at each extremity of the arms means for engaging a corresponding ledge of said first member with said arms extending through said slotted wall and the remainder of said connector positioned within said hollow second member, a cam extending through said openings and between said arms adjacent said connector base, said cam engaging an operative edge portion of said wall openings, said cam being configured whereby said cam in a first position as it engages said operative edge portion of said openings locates said pair of engaging means for loosely engaging said corresponding ledges of said first member and said cam when rotated to a second position as it engages said operative edge portion of said wall openings draws said ledges against said abutment means of said second member by forcing said connector base away from said operative edge portion of said openings with said engaging means engaged with said ledges, a predetermined distance of said operative edge portion being determined by the spatial relationship of said connector base to said connector engaging means and to said cam in said second position, means for stabilizing said cam in said second position to secure snugly thereby the interconnection of said first and second members, said cam having an elongate body portion which is oblong in cross-section and having major and minor axes, said cam as it extends between said connector arms projects through said openings which are automatically aligned by being positioned said predetermined distance from said second member end, said oblong cross-section of said cam providing said first position with said minor axis extending in the same direction as the longitudinal axis of said second member and providing said second position with said major axis extending in the same direction as the longitudinal axis of said second member.