ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- United States Patent no. 12,774,714, issued on Oct. 27, was assigned to Knapp Holding GmbH (Euratsfeld, Austria).
"Connector for two components" was invented by Friedrich Knapp (Bad Kreuzen, Austria).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Connector for two components, in particular wood components, comprising a plate which is connectable to the first of the two components with a top side and a bottom side, an opening which extends through the plate from the top side to the bottom side and at least two spring tongues distributed around the periphery of the opening, which each project radially into the opening and project out of the plate plane at an acute angle on the top si...