CONNECTOR PIECE FOR CONNECTING MULTIPLE LEGS

摘要

A leg connector for securing legs that support a load includes a core and at least three coupling portions extending away from the core and arranged equidistantly around the core. Each coupling portion includes fins that bend inwardly when the coupling portion is inserted into an exposed end of a corresponding one of the legs. Each of the coupling portions includes a hole that receives a fastener to secure the respective coupling portion with a corresponding one of the legs.

主权项

1. A leg connector for rigidly coupling a plurality of table legs together, thereby forming a leg subassembly for coupling with a table top, thereby forming a table assembly, the leg connector comprising:
a core portion; and a plurality of coupling portions extending from the core portion, each of the plurality of coupling portions including:
a plurality of generally vertical spaced apart fins, each of the vertical fins being coupled to the core portion and extending away therefrom, each of an outer pair of the vertical fins being at least partially tapered in two dimensions such that a thickness and a height of each of the outer pair of vertical fins decrease along a length of the outer pair of vertical fins in a direction away from the core portion;a plurality of generally horizontal fins, each of the horizontal fins being positioned between two of the vertical fins and coupled thereto; anda fastener receiving element positioned between an inner pair of the vertical fins and having a throughbore for receiving a fastener therein to aid in coupling one of the plurality of table legs to the leg connector.