US 12,404,890 B2
Elongated member connector
Steven Mueller, Clearwater, FL (US)
Assigned to System Enterprises, LLC, Clearwater, FL (US)
Filed by Steven Mueller, Clearwater, FL (US)
Filed on May 5, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/312,628.
Prior Publication US 2024/0369088 A1, Nov. 7, 2024
Int. Cl. F16B 7/04 (2006.01)
CPC F16B 7/048 (2013.01) [F16B 7/044 (2013.01)] 7 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A connector for joining elongated members, the connector comprising:
a connector body;
the connector body having a first passage with open opposite ends for receipt of a first elongated member, the first passage configured such that the connector body is slidable along a length of the first elongated member;
the connector body having a second passage with an open end for receipt of an end of a second elongated member;
a lock having a stop surface and a shaft terminating at a free end, the shaft having a threaded section and a non-threaded stub section at the free end, the threaded section of the shaft being threadedly received by a threaded bore of the connector body such that the non-threaded stub section is extended into the first passage by rotating the shaft in a first direction and retraced from the first passage by rotating the shaft in a direction opposite of the first direction; and
wherein the threaded section of the shaft is prevented from extending into the first passage by the stop surface abutting against the connector body.