Device for joining panels edge-to-edge

Claim 1

A device for joining panels, said device comprising: a first section; a second section mounted to said first section, said first and second section mounted together to define recesses between said first and second section for receiving the edges of said panels to be joined; said first and second section each having at least two wall portions; a first connection member interposed said at least two wall portions of the first section, said first connection member having two diverging resilient limbs, each of said two limbs further being provided with a plurality of serrations; a second connection member interposed said at least two wall portions of the second section, said second connection member having two substantially rigid limbs fixed relative to each other defining a recess therebetween, each of said two limbs being provided with a plurality of serrations; and said two diverging resilient limbs of said first connection member further being adapted to be inserted into said recess defined by said two substantially rigid limbs of the second connection member and being sufficiently flexible toward each other yet rigid with their associated wall portions such that upon insertion of the two diverging resilient limbs of the first connection member into the recess defined by said two substantially rigid limbs of the second connection member; said resilient limbs are deflected toward each other and the associated wall portions of said first section are, as a result, deflected toward the other wall portions, the first and section sections are also pressed toward each other and the plurality of serrations on the two diverging resilient limbs engage the plurality of serrations on the two substantially rigid limbs to secure said first connection member to said second connection member whereby the associated first and second section wall portions are pushed into clamping contact with the respective surfaces of the panels to be joined.

Claim 2

A device for joining panels, said device comprising: a first section; a second section mounted to said first section, said first and second section mounted together to define recesses between said first and second section for receiving the edges of said panels to be joined; said first and second section each having at least two wall portions; a first connection member interposed said at least two wall portions of the first section, said first connection member having two diverging resilient limbs, each of said two limbs further being provided with a plurality of serrations; a second connection member interposed said at least two wall portions of the second section, said second connection member having two substantially rigid limbs fixed relative to each other defining a recess therebetween, each of said two limbs being provided with a plurality of serrations; and said two diverging resilient limbs of said first connection member further being adapted to be inserted into said recess defined by said two substantially rigid limbs of the second connection member and being sufficiently flexible toward each other yet rigid with their associated wall portions such that upon insertion of the two diverging resilient limbs of the first connection member into the recess defined by said two substantially rigid limbs of the second connection member; said resilient limbs are deflected toward each other and the associated wall portions of said first section are, as a result, deflected toward the other wall portions, the first and section sections are also pressed toward each other and the plurality of serrations on the two diverging resilient limbs engage the plurality of serrations on the two substantially rigid limbs to secure said first connection member to said second connection member whereby the associated first and second section wall portions are pushed into clamping contact with the respective surfaces of the panels to be joined.