US 11,952,834 B2
Bracket
Alexander Francis Ford, Auckland (NZ); and Stacey Colleen Kenny, Auckland (NZ)
Assigned to CAVITY SLIDERS LIMITED, Auckland (NZ)
Appl. No. 17/631,683
Filed by CAVITY SLIDERS LIMITED, Auckland (NZ)
PCT Filed Jul. 31, 2019, PCT No. PCT/IB2019/056525
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jan. 31, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/019284, PCT Pub. Date Feb. 4, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0275679 A1, Sep. 1, 2022
Int. Cl. E06B 3/96 (2006.01); E06B 1/12 (2006.01); E06B 3/46 (2006.01); E06B 3/964 (2006.01)
CPC E06B 3/9642 (2013.01) [E06B 1/12 (2013.01); E06B 3/4654 (2013.01); E06B 3/9644 (2013.01)] 22 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A bracket for connecting a first extruded member having spaced and generally parallel extrusion fins to a second member, the bracket comprising:
a base plate,
a longitudinal wedge element extending from the base plate in an extending direction configured to be inserted in between the extrusion fins, the longitudinal wedge element having a wedge length and wedge width,
an extrusion fin receiving channel adjacent the wedge element to receive a first extrusion fin of the first extruded member,
one or more fastener receiving apertures through the base plate to receive a fastener to rigidly couple the bracket to the first extruded member, and
a deformation cavity adjacent the fastener receiving aperture configured to receive a deformed extrusion portion of the first extrusion fin, and
wherein the fastener receiving aperture comprises a diameter greater than the wedge width configured to receive a fastener with the greater diameter
wherein the fastener receiving aperture is located on the base plate such that the deformed extrusion portion is forced into the deformation cavity and at least partially out of the extrusion fin receiving channel to form a rigid connection in a deformed condition when a fastener is located in the fastener receiving aperture.