Connection assembly for an architectural structure
A connection for a subarchitectural workspace includes a first structure with a first end and a second end opposite the first end and a second structure with a first end and a second end opposite the first end. The connection assembly further includes a first bracket with a first fine adjustment surface mounted to the first structure, a second bracket with a second fine adjustment surface that engages the first fine adjustment surface, and a clamping mechanism that applies a clamping force to the first and second fine adjustment surfaces to pull the first and second structures together.
1. A connection for a subarchitectural workspace comprising:
a first structure with a first end and a second end opposite the first end, the first structure defining an axis extending centrally between the first and second ends;
a second structure with a first end and a second end opposite the first end;
a bracket with a fine adjustment surface supported by either the first or second structure, the fine adjustment surface being at a non-zero fine adjustment angle with respect to the axis; and
a clamping mechanism that applies a clamping force to the fine adjustment surface to pull the first and second structures together in a direction parallel to the axis.
2. The connection of claim 1 , wherein the bracket is a first bracket and the connection further includes a second bracket, and wherein the fine adjustment surface is a first fine adjustment surface and the second bracket includes a second fine adjustment surface that engages the first fine adjustment surface.
3. The connection of claim 2 , wherein the first bracket includes a slot and the second bracket includes an aperture.
4. The connection of claim 3 , wherein the clamping mechanism includes a fastener positioned within the slot of the first bracket and the aperture of the second bracket and a nut threaded onto the fastener.
5. The connection of claim 1 , wherein the fine adjustment surface is a first fine adjustment surface and the clamping mechanism includes a second fine adjustment surface that engages the first fine adjustment surface.
6. The connection of claim 5 , wherein the clamping mechanism is a conical nut.
7. The connection of claim 6 , wherein the clamping mechanism further includes a centering nut.
8. The connection of claim 1 , wherein the first structure is a vertical member and the second structure is a horizontal member.
9. The connection of claim 1 , wherein the first structure is a first horizontal member and the second structure is a second horizontal member.
10. A connection for a subarchitectural workspace comprising:
a first structure with a first end and a second end opposite the first end, the first structure defining an axis extending centrally between the first and second ends;
a second structure with a first end and a second end opposite the first end;
a bracket supported by either the first or second structure, the bracket including a first fine adjustment surface; and
a clamping mechanism including a second fine adjustment surface, the second fine adjustment surface being at a non-zero fine adjustment angle with respect to the axis, the second fine adjustment surface applies a clamping force to the first fine adjustment surface to pull the first and second structures together in a direction parallel to the axis.
11. The connection of claim 10 , wherein the bracket is a first bracket and the connection assembly further includes a second bracket that includes the second fine adjustment surface.
12. The connection of claim 11 , wherein the clamping mechanism includes a fastener and a nut threaded onto the fastener.
13. The connection of claim 11 , wherein the first bracket includes at least one slot adjacent the first fine adjustment surface and the second bracket includes at least one aperture.
14. The connection of claim 13 , wherein the clamping mechanism includes a fastener positioned within the slot of the first bracket and the aperture of the second bracket and a nut threaded onto the fastener.
15. The connection of claim 11 , wherein the second bracket is a fine adjustment bracket.
16. The connection of claim 10 , wherein the clamping mechanism is a conical nut.
17. The connection of claim 10 , wherein the first structure is a vertical member and the second structure is a horizontal member.
18. The connection of claim 10 , wherein the first structure is a first horizontal member and the second structure is a second horizontal member.
19. A connection assembly for coupling a first structure to a second structure comprising:
a threaded stud supported by either the first or second structure, the threaded stud defining a fastener axis;
a first bracket supported by either the first or second structure, the first bracket including a first fine adjustment surface; and
a threaded nut with a second fine adjustment surface, the threaded nut coupled to the threaded stud in a direction parallel to the fastener axis so that the second fine adjustment surface engages the first fine adjustment surface and applies a clamping force to the first and second fine adjustment surface to urge the first and second structures together in a direction perpendicular to the fastener axis.