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Connector for coupling adjacent members

Through the cooperation of the flexible main body, protrusions, and adjacent parts, the problem in the prior art that it is difficult to control the relative angular movement of the tubular components of the infant support structure without tools is solved, and the effects of convenient assembly and stable positioning are achieved.

Inactive Publication Date: 2011-07-20
MATTEL INC
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However, the movement of such connectors relative to the support member cannot be controlled or limited

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[0026] In one embodiment, the invention relates to a connector for coupling a first member and an adjacent second member. The terms "first" and "second" are used herein to refer to two different objects or structures and are not intended to be limiting in any way. The connector may be used to selectively lock movement of the first member relative to the second member.

[0027] Connectors according to the invention can be used with a variety of support structures. The term "support structure" is used to refer to any frame or support configured to provide support for an object. The support structure may comprise a plurality of supports or support members that are formed separately but are coupled together by the user to form a frame. One type of support structure is an infant support structure. The term "infant support structure" may be used to refer to any frame or support that may be used to support an infant, either in a fixed manner or in a moving manner. Some exemplary ...

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Abstract

The present invention discloses a connector for selectively coupling a first member and a second member that are configured to move relative to each other. Each of the first member and the second member includes an opening. A connector that includes a flexible body that has a projection may be inserted within one of the members. The projection is configured to extend through the openings of the members to couple the first member to the second member. The connector also includes a mechanism that selectively couples the connector relative to the first member.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to a connector for joining together structural members. In particular, the present invention relates to a connector that can be used to couple and secure adjacent tubular structural members. Background technique [0002] Many support structures, such as infant support structures, use tubes as structural elements, and these support structures are often packaged with some or all of the tubes separated in order to reduce the size of the package. For example, infant support structures such as swings, playpens, strollers, and trampolines often have a frame that includes multiple tubes or tubular members that are coupled together by the end user to assemble the frame. Typically, two tubes are coupled together end-to-end (along a common longitudinal axis). A common technique for joining two tubes end-to-end is to swage the end of one of the tubes (in order to reduce its diameter), and insert the swaged end into the end of the o...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): A47D13/10A63G9/00F16B7/10F16L37/12
CPCB25G3/18Y10T403/32483Y10T403/7018
Owner MATTEL INC