Patents Assigned to Woodrite, Inc.
  • Patent number: 4439971
    Abstract: A concealed connector for detachably coupling two panels together comprises a keeper entirely recessed within an edge of one panel and a rotatable latch outwardly projecting from a surface of the other panel. The latch includes a cam portion in the form of a partial thread which is inserted within the keeper recess for engagement with a flanged lip on the keeper. A stylus key is passed through a narrow access slot in communication with the recess and is selectively received within circumferentially spaced holes in the latch periphery. Turning of the latch in one direction by the key draws the abutting edges of the panels together in locked disposition while turning the latch in the other direction effects release.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 1982
    Date of Patent: April 3, 1984
    Assignee: Woodrite, Inc.
    Inventor: John S. Rutherford