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Attachment plates which are constructed to slidably interlock with various items including containers, housings, walls, fixtures and other entities in which the sliding interlocking connection includes male and female dovetailed, longitudinally wedge shaped structures with the attachment plates bein

Attachment plates which are constructed to slidably interlock with various items including containers, housings, walls, fixtures and other entities in which the sliding interlocking connection includes male and female dovetailed, longitudinally wedge shaped structures with the attachment plates being capable of connecting various items, articles, containers and the like with the attachment plate including a support structure to enable the connected items to be carried or effectively supported, handled and the like with the wedge shaped configuration of the dovetailed connection providing a positive and secure interconnection between the attachment plate and the item connected thereto. The items or articles, such as containers or the like, are constructed with the wedge shaped tapered dovetailed connection facilities on surface portions thereof to enable a plurality of the items to be connected to each other or connected to the attachment plate.

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A slidably interlocking attachment plate and item connected thereto comprising a strip-like panel having converging side edges extending from one end toward the other end to form a wedge shaped plate with the side edges being inclined from one surface toward the other to form a wedge shaped male dov

A slidably interlocking attachment plate and item connected thereto comprising a strip-like panel having converging side edges extending from one end toward the other end to form a wedge shaped plate with the side edges being inclined from one surface toward the other to form a wedge shaped male dovetailed connecting member, said item including a recess in a surface thereof with the side edges of the recess converging from one end toward the other end to form a wedge shaped recess and the side edges of the recess being inclined from an outer surface to an inner surface and oriented in diverging relation to form a female, wedge shaped dovetailed connecting member for receiving the plate therein for connecting the plate and item by longitudinal relative sliding movement of the plate and item with the male dovetailed member telescoped into the female dovetailed member, means including a transverse surface on the plate and in the recess which engage to provide a positive limit to movement of the plate into the recess and end means on the narrow end of said plate extending axially outwardly of the item and panel to provide access to the plate to enable manipulation of the plate and item.