Abstract: A threaded joint member for connecting two sections of a decorative pole assembly, of knock-down type furniture or the like has a sleeve with an outer thread adapted to be received in an inner thread at the end of one section of the assembly. The sleeve is secured to another section of the assembly so that a limited pivotal movement of the sleeve can be effected on applying an extreme force in the same direction as that in which the two sections have to be turned relative to each other to establish a strong abutment connection between same. The invention thus provides for a simple alignment of the surfaces of the two adjacent sections by partly turning one with respect to the other, without decreasing the strength of the connection.