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A splice system having two rails to be connected end to end and splice member having a center part and a pair of end parts sized for insertion in open ends of the two rails. The rails to be connected end to end having first and second opposing walls and a hole in the first wall. The end parts of the

A splice system having two rails to be connected end to end and splice member having a center part and a pair of end parts sized for insertion in open ends of the two rails. The rails to be connected end to end having first and second opposing walls and a hole in the first wall. The end parts of the splice members having threaded openings adapted to register with holes in the rails. The splice member is connected to the rails with bolts, the arrangement being such that, when the bolts are tightened, heads of the bolts outside the rails are drawn toward first walls of respective rails and end parts of the splice member inside the rails are pulled away from second walls of the rails and tight against the first walls of respective rails thereby to splice the rails together.

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A splice system comprising two tubular rails to be connected end to end, each rail having first and second opposing walls, an open end, and a hole in the first wall of the rail generally adjacent its open end, a splice member having a center part and a pair of end parts sized for insertion in respec

A splice system comprising two tubular rails to be connected end to end, each rail having first and second opposing walls, an open end, and a hole in the first wall of the rail generally adjacent its open end, a splice member having a center part and a pair of end parts sized for insertion in respective open ends of the two rails to be connected, the end parts of the splice member having threaded openings adapted to register with the holes in the rails when the end parts are inserted in the rails, and a pair of bolts having heads larger than the holes in the rails and threaded shanks sized for passage through the holes into threaded engagement with the threaded openings in respective end parts of the splice member, the arrangement being such that, when the bolts are tightened, the heads of the bolts outside the rails are drawn toward said first walls of respective rails and the end parts of the splice member inside the rails are pulled away from said second walls of the rails and tightened against said first walls of respective rails thereby splicing the rails together, said center part of the splice member having an opening for receiving a support rod along an axis generally parallel to the axes of the threaded openings in the end parts of the splice member, and wherein the center part of the splice member is sized for abutting against the ends of the rails when the end parts of the splice member are inserted in the rails so that the ends of the rails are held spaced apart by the center part and the opening in the center part is exposed for receiving the support rod.