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OT-2026-000003188

Joint forming devices

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Warehousing & Storage Systems › Racking and Shelving
Inventors
GRIESER JERRY D, MUNDAY STEVEN R, NELSON RICHARD A, VALLANCE WILLIAM E T
Assignee
TITUS INT PLC
Original source
US-5906453-A, the United States Patent and Trademark Office, 25 May 1999
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An elongate fastening element for a device for use in forming a joint between two members having at least one engaging surface cooperably engageable with a respective arcuate camming surface of a rotatable tightening element. In use, the fastening element is fitted to one of the joint members and the tightening element is fitted to the other joint member. Rotation of the tightening element about its axis of rotation causes axial movement of the fastening element towards that axis of rotation to cause a joint formed between the two members by means of the device to tighten. The or each engaging surface is provided on a leading end portion of the fastening element and has a profile configured such that engagement with the respective camming surface is at least a line contact occurring over substantially the entire length of the engaging surface.

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Abstract

An elongate fastening element for a device for use in forming a joint between two members having at least one engaging surface cooperably engageable with a respective arcuate camming surface of a rotatable tightening element. In use, the fastening element is fitted to one of the joint members and the tightening element is fitted to the other joint member. Rotation of the tightening element about its axis of rotation causes axial movement of the fastening element towards that axis of rotation to cause a joint formed between the two members by means of the device to tighten. The or each engaging surface is provided on a leading end portion of the fastening element and has a profile configured such that engagement with the respective camming surface is at least a line contact occurring over substantially the entire length of the engaging surface.

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OpenTechnical Publication OT-2026-000003188, “Joint forming devices,” published September 15, 2026 at 19:46:16 UTC, https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000003188.

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