US 12,345,284 B2
Pet bed component
Andrew Nasarczyk, Braeside (AU); and Jeffrey Richard Turnbull, Denver, CO (US)
Assigned to GALE PACIFIC LIMITED, Braeside (AU)
Filed by GALE PACIFIC LIMITED, Braeside (AU)
Filed on Dec. 15, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/082,278.
Claims priority of application No. 2021904261 (AU), filed on Dec. 24, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0204060 A1, Jun. 29, 2023
Int. Cl. F16B 12/44 (2006.01); A01K 1/035 (2006.01)
CPC F16B 12/44 (2013.01) [A01K 1/035 (2013.01); F16B 2012/446 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A component connector comprising:
a connector body having a first end for receiving a portion of a first component and a second end for receiving a portion of a second component; and
a locking member moveable relative to the connector body between a locked position and an unlocked position,
wherein, in the locked position, the locking member engages with the connector body and restricts movement of the portion of the first component relative to the connector body, and
wherein, in the unlocked position, the locking member at least partially disengages with the connector body, thereby allowing relative movement between the connector body and the portion of the first component,
wherein the connector body defines a first opening at the first end that is open in a first direction,
wherein the connector body comprises a second opening that is open in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction,
wherein, in the unlocked position, the second opening allows the portion of the first component to pass therethrough into an internal space of the connector body, and
wherein, in the locked position, the locking member moves to a position that covers the third opening such that the portion of the first component within the connector body is restricted from moving along the second direction.