Manufacture and method for forming structures and the structures resulting therefrom
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
F16B-007/00
F16B-005/06
출원번호
US-0270017
(2014-05-05)
등록번호
US-9086083
(2015-07-21)
발명자
/ 주소
Hooper, William J.
Barbulescu, Ion-Horatiu
Ling, William
출원인 / 주소
Alcoa Inc.
대리인 / 주소
Greenberg Traurig, LLP
인용정보
피인용 횟수 :
3인용 특허 :
14
초록▼
A clip for assembling corners of hollow members such as the rails and stiles of an extruded aluminum door. The clip has an L shape and may feature a double L shape. A portion inserts into the hollow of a first member and is attached thereto. Another portion extends into the other hollow member for a
A clip for assembling corners of hollow members such as the rails and stiles of an extruded aluminum door. The clip has an L shape and may feature a double L shape. A portion inserts into the hollow of a first member and is attached thereto. Another portion extends into the other hollow member for attachment thereto to form a sturdy joint without welding. Pairs of clips may be used at each corner.
대표청구항▼
1. A structure, comprising: a first member having an interior hollow and a slot aperture in a side thereof extending through the first member into the interior hollow;a second member having an interior hollow and an open end, the open end communicating with the interior hollow thereof;a clip for att
1. A structure, comprising: a first member having an interior hollow and a slot aperture in a side thereof extending through the first member into the interior hollow;a second member having an interior hollow and an open end, the open end communicating with the interior hollow thereof;a clip for attaching the first member to the second member, the clip having a first leg, a second leg and a third leg, the first leg having a lower portion and an upper portion, the lower portion and the upper portion being substantially parallel and laterally spaced by an offset extending therebetween, the first leg and second leg being attached at a first angle distal to the offset, the second leg extending away from the first leg in a first direction and the third leg being attached to the first leg and extending in a direction with a component parallel to the first direction, the third leg being longitudinally spaced from the second leg, the upper portion of the first leg being inserted into the slot aperture in the first member and rotated into a position with the offset extending through the slot aperture, the upper portion extending within the interior hollow, while the lower portion remains outside the interior hollow and contacts an exterior surface of the side, the clip contacting the first member within the interior hollow and simultaneously contacting the first member exterior to the hollow and being fastened to the first member, the second leg and the third leg inserting into the open end of the second member and being fastened to the second member. 2. A structure, comprising: a first member having an interior hollow and a slot in a side thereof extending through the first member into the interior hollow;a second member having an interior hollow and an open end, the open end communicating with the interior hollow thereof;a clip for attaching the first member to the second member, the clip having a first leg, a second leg, a third leg and a fourth leg, the first leg having a lower portion and an upper portion, the lower portion and the upper portion being substantially parallel and laterally spaced by an offset extending therebetween, the first leg and second leg being attached at a first angle distal to the offset, the second leg extending away from the first leg in a first direction and the third leg being attached to the first leg and extending in a direction with a component parallel to the first direction, the third leg being longitudinally spaced from the second leg, the upper portion of the first leg capable of being inserted into the slot in the first member and the clip capable of being rotated into a position with the clip contacting the first member within the interior hollow, the clip capable of contacting the first member exterior to the hollow and being fastened to the first member, the second leg and the third leg capable of inserting into the open end of the second member and being fastened to the second member, the fourth leg connecting the third leg to the upper portion of the first leg distal to the offset, the fourth leg extending substantially parallel to the upper portion on a side of the first leg from which the second leg and third leg extend. 3. The structure of claim 2, wherein the first and second legs form a first L shape and the third and fourth legs form a second L shape, the first L shape being longitudinally offset from the second L shape by a distance approximating a height of the lower portion and laterally offset by a distance approximating a thickness of the first member proximate the slot. 4. The structure of claim 3, wherein the clip has fastener apertures formed therein and the first member and the second member, each have a fastener aperture therein, the plurality of fastener apertures of the clip and the fastener apertures in the first member and second member capable of being aligned in an assembly orientation, and further including a plurality of fasteners inserted through the fastener apertures of the clip and the first and second members that fasten the first and second members to the clip. 5. The structure of claim 4, wherein a surface of the fourth leg distal to the upper portion contacts the interior of the first member and a surface of the lower portion distal to the third leg contacts an exterior surface of the first member when fastened thereto by the fasteners. 6. The structure of claim 3, wherein the first, second, third and fourth legs are each formed from a continuous metal strip. 7. The structure of claim 3, wherein the slot in the first member is a first slot and wherein the first member has at least one additional slot and further including a wing extending from the lower portion substantially perpendicular thereto, the wing inserting into the additional slot, when the upper portion is inserted into the first slot and the clip is rotated into position to be fastened to the first member. 8. The structure of claim 7, wherein the first member has a second additional slot and further including a second wing extending from the lower portion, the second wing capable of being received in the second additional slot when the upper portion is inserted into the first slot and the clip is rotated into position to be fastened to the first member. 9. The structure of claim 3, wherein the second member is tubular having a generally rectangular cross-sectional shape with pairs of opposed walls, the second leg capable of being fastened to a first wall of a pair of opposed walls and the third leg capable of being attached to a second of the pair of opposed walls. 10. The structure of claim 3, wherein the first and second members are tubular extrusions of aluminum alloy. 11. The structure of claim 10, wherein the structure is a door. 12. The structure of claim 10, wherein the clip has a plurality of fastener apertures formed therein and the first member and the second member each have a fastener aperture therein, the plurality of fastener apertures of the clip and the fastener apertures in the first member and second member capable of being aligned in an assembly orientation, and further including a plurality of blind fasteners inserted through the fastener apertures of the clip and the first and second members that fasten the first and second members to the clip. 13. The structure of claim 12, wherein the plurality of blind fasteners are rivets. 14. A structure, comprising: a first member having an interior hollow and a slot in a side thereof communicating with the interior hollow;a second member having an interior hollow and an open end, the open end communicating with the interior hollow thereof;a clip for attaching the first member to the second member, the clip having a first leg, asecond leg, a third leg and a fourth leg, the first leg and second leg being conjoined at a first angle forming a first conjunction and the third leg being attached to the first leg at an end thereof distal to the second leg on a side of the first leg from which the second leg extends forming a second conjunction, the third leg extending along the first leg proximate and substantially parallel to a surface thereof distal to the second leg and in a direction toward the first conjunction, the fourth leg extending from a third conjunction with the third leg distal to the second conjunction, the fourth leg extending parallel to the second leg along aportion of the length of the second leg proximate the first conjunction, the first leg and the third leg capable of being inserted into the slot in the first member and the clip capable of being rotated into a position with the third leg contacting the first member within the interior hollow, and being fastened to the first member, the second leg capable of inserting into the open end of the second member and being fastened to the second member. 15. The structure of claim 14, wherein the first, second, third and fourth legs are each formed from a continuous metal strip. 16. The structure of claim 15, wherein a combined thickness of the first leg and the third leg approximates a height of the slot in the first member. 17. The structure of claim 14, wherein the first and second members are tubular extrusions of aluminum alloy. 18. The structure of claim 17, wherein the structure is a door. 19. The structure of claim 18, wherein the clip has a plurality of fastener apertures formed therein and the first member and the second member each have a fastener aperture therein, the plurality of fastener apertures of the clip and the fastener apertures in the first member and second member capable of being aligned in an assembly orientation, and further including a plurality of blind fasteners inserted through the fastener apertures of the clip and the first and second members that fasten the first and second members to the clip. 20. The structure of claim 19, wherein the plurality of blind fasteners are rivets.
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이 특허에 인용된 특허 (14)
Klein Mathew M. (27908 Longhill Dr. Rancho Palos Verdes CA 90274), Assembly of clip and door frame members.
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