| 摘要 |
<p>A new form of interlocking connector for connecting building panels to both the floor and roof or ceiling of a building in which the connector has two wall sections, one on either side of the connector, provided with outwardly extending deflectable retainers for engaging with the lip or rim of an open C-shaped channel member forming the edge of the building panel. Usually, the connector is in an at-rest configuration but when the open C-shaped member is received over the connector during construction of the building, the side walls are squeezed together by the lips or rim of the open C-channel to adopt a compressed configuration until the rim of the C-shaped member passes the edge of the retainers whereupon the retainers, free of constraint, resume their at-rest configuration to engage the inside walls of the open C-shaped member to securely connect the building panel to the floor or ceiling. The connector reduces the complexity and time to construct a building, as well as allowing less skilled and experienced tradesmen to be able to assemble the buildings without the use of specialised tools.</p> |
