Decorative grill joint

Claim 1

In a joint for connecting angular abutting members of a decorative grill wherein the grill bars are provided with small, axially aligned bores, the combination of A. a pair of elongated grill bars each having a joined end and a free end, 1. the said bars abutting at the said joined ends thereof in angular relation, 2. each said axially aligned bore extending through the joined end, a. each bore being fabricated with a cross sectional dimension of approximately one-sixteenth of an inch, b. the said bores communicating at the joined ends thereof to form an end positioned recess, the recess being accessible from outside of the joint; and B. a pin, said pin being bent intermediate its length to form an apex and a pair of bore insertable legs angularly extending from the apex, 1. said pin being half round in cross-sectional configuration, 2. said pin having a cross-sectional diameter less than the dimension of each bore, 3. each said bore insertable leg being bent only once intermediate its length to form a bore restrictive bend, 4. the said apex of the pin being positioned within the recess and being exposed from outside of the joint, 5. each said bore insertable leg inserting within the bore of an abutting grill bar to secure the grill bars in angular relation, a. each said bore restrictive bend binding against a portion of the periphery of its associated bore to restrict relative movement between the pin and the grill bars, 6. said pin being fabricated of steel and having a natural spring bias, a. the spring bias of the pin material acting at the said bore restricing bends to develop sufficient frictional forces, between the pin and the bar construction which defines the bores to prevent the joint from being easily pulled apart.