Classifications

• • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
  • E04—BUILDING
  • E04D—ROOF COVERINGS; SKY-LIGHTS; GUTTERS; ROOF-WORKING TOOLS
  • E04D3/00—Roof covering by making use of flat or curved slabs or stiff sheets
  • E04D3/02—Roof covering by making use of flat or curved slabs or stiff sheets of plane slabs, slates, or sheets, or in which the cross-section is unimportant
  • E04D3/06—Roof covering by making use of flat or curved slabs or stiff sheets of plane slabs, slates, or sheets, or in which the cross-section is unimportant of glass or other translucent material; Fixing means therefor
  • E04D3/14—Roof covering by making use of flat or curved slabs or stiff sheets of plane slabs, slates, or sheets, or in which the cross-section is unimportant of glass or other translucent material; Fixing means therefor with glazing bars of other material, e.g. of glass
• • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
  • E04—BUILDING
  • E04D—ROOF COVERINGS; SKY-LIGHTS; GUTTERS; ROOF-WORKING TOOLS
  • E04D3/00—Roof covering by making use of flat or curved slabs or stiff sheets
  • E04D3/36—Connecting; Fastening
  • E04D3/366—Connecting; Fastening by closing the space between the slabs or sheets by gutters, bulges, or bridging elements, e.g. strips
• • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
  • E04—BUILDING
  • E04B—GENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS
  • E04B1/00—Constructions in general; Structures which are not restricted either to walls, e.g. partitions, or floors or ceilings or roofs
  • E04B1/38—Connections for building structures in general
  • E04B1/61—Connections for building structures in general of slab-shaped building elements with each other
  • E04B1/6108—Connections for building structures in general of slab-shaped building elements with each other the frontal surfaces of the slabs connected together
  • E04B1/6112—Connections for building structures in general of slab-shaped building elements with each other the frontal surfaces of the slabs connected together by clamping, e.g. friction, means on lateral surfaces
• • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
  • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
  • F16B—DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS OR MACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS, CLIPS OR WEDGES; JOINTS OR JOINTING
  • F16B5/00—Joining sheets or plates, e.g. panels, to one another or to strips or bars parallel to them
  • F16B5/0004—Joining sheets, plates or panels in abutting relationship
  • F16B5/0056—Joining sheets, plates or panels in abutting relationship by moving the sheets, plates or panels or the interlocking key perpendicular to the main plane
  • F16B5/0068—Joining sheets, plates or panels in abutting relationship by moving the sheets, plates or panels or the interlocking key perpendicular to the main plane and using I-shaped clamps with flanges moving towards each other

Definitions

• the present invention relates to paneling for use in construction. More particularly, the present invention relates to a connector for connecting two panels.
• Multilayer panels of plastic material may be incorporated into structures to separate an interior space from an exterior space.
• incorporation of plastic panels in a roof may enable natural lighting of the interior space.
• a typical multilayer plastic panel may be constructed of polycarbonate (PC).
• PC polycarbonate
• a side of the panel that is designed to be exposed to direct sunlight may be covered with a coating that reflects ultraviolet radiation.
• a roof that incorporates multilayer plastic panels is typically made up of a number of panels that are joined at their edges.
• the joints between the panels provide the required mechanical strength to keep the roof intact under typical mechanical stresses, such as exposure to wind or thermal expansion and contraction.
• the joint may be resistant to flow or seepage of fluids through the joint.
• the joint may be required to prevent passage of rain or air through the joint and into the interior space.
• Metal profiles may be used to hold panels together near their adjoining edges.
• one section of the profile (base) may include wings that are designed to fit over one side (interior) of the edges.
• Another section (cap) may include wings that fit over the other (exterior) side.
• Plastic profiles may also be used to hold panels together.
• a plastic profile may be made of a single extruded strip of a plastic such as polycarbonate.
• Each side of the profile includes a pair of wings. The space between the ends of the wings is typically slightly less than the thickness of the panels. When inserting an edge of a panel into the space, the wings, being somewhat flexible, are forced apart. The resilience of the wings then applies a force that grips each panel edge, holding the panels together.
• a plastic profile may also include a base section and a cap section.
• the two sections may be bolted together, as in the case of a metal profile.
• the two section of the plastic profile may be designed to snap together.
• one section may be provided with a tongue that is designed to fit into channel of the opposite section. When pressed together, the walls of the channel hold the tongue in the channel.
• plastic profiles of themselves do not form a waterproof or weatherproof seal.
• a plastic that has the necessary mechanical properties (e.g. stiffness) for holding the panels together typically does not have the necessary flexibility for forming a seal capable of preventing water leakage.
• a panel connector including at least one pair of wings made from polycarbonate material for holding a panel between the wings of the pair, a distal end of at least one wing of the pair of wings being coupled coextrudedly to a flexible end made from thermoplastic elastomer.
• the wings of each pair of wings are substantially parallel to one another.
• the pair of wings includes two pairs of wings, the two pairs of wings extending in opposite directions to one another.
• the panel connector includes two attachable sections, each section including one wing of the pair of wings.
• each of the two attachable sections includes a structure for interlocking with a corresponding structure on the other.
• the structure on each of the two attachable sections includes a hook-like projection.
• the structure on one of the two attachable sections includes a toothed projection, and the structure on the other of the two attachable sections includes a toothed channel.
• At least one wing of the pair of wings curves inward toward the other wing of the pair.
• one wing of the pair of wings is flat.
• thermoplastic elastomer includes a styrene-ethylene-butylene-styrene compound or thermoplastic polyurethane.
• a method for producing a panel connector including coextruding a profile including at least one wing of a panel connector that comprises at least one pair of wings for holding a panel between the wings of the pair, the wing being made of a polymeric material and having a flexible end made from thermoplastic elastomer coupled to a distal end of the wing.
• thermoplastic elastomer includes a styrene-ethylene-butylene-styrene compound Or thermoplastic polyurethane.
• the method includes attaching a second profile to the coextruded profile such that a wing of the second profile and the wing form the pair of wings.
• FIG. 1 shows a structure with panels that incorporates panel holders, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
• FIG. 2 shows two panels being connected by a two -panel connector, in accordance with some embodiments of the present invention.
• FIG. 3 shows a transverse cross section through a two-panel connector with two curved sections, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
• Fig. 4 shows a transverse cross section through a two-panel connector with one curved section and one flat section, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
• FIG. 5 shows a transverse cross section of a single-piece two-panel connector, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
• Fig. 6 shows a transverse cross section of a panel end connector, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
• a panel connector in accordance with embodiments of the present invention, includes an elongated profile structure from which pairs of wings, each wing made of a polymeric material (e.g. polycarbonate), extend laterally outward. Each pair of wings is configured such that a panel may be held between the pair (e.g. arranged approximately parallel to one another).
• a distal end of some or all of the wings includes an incorporated (e.g. coextruded) flexible end of a thermoplastic elastomer.
• the thermoplastic elastomer of the flexible end may include a material such as styrene- ethylene-butylene-styrene (SEBS) compounds (e.g. as available from Kraiburg TPE), or thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU).
• SEBS styrene- ethylene-butylene-styrene
• TPU thermoplastic polyurethane
• the flexible end is designed to form a seal between the wing and a panel held by that wing.
• the term "incorporated" is herein used to refer to a flexible end that is an inherent part of the panel connector (e.g. as formed by a together with the wing in a single manufacturing process, e.g. a coextrusion process).
• a part such as a flexible end that that is produced separately from the remainder of the wing, and that is afterwards attached to the wing using mechanical means or gluing is not considered to be incorporated into the wing.
• a two-panel connector typically includes two elongated sections or profiles.
• one section may be a bottom section of the connector and the other section may be a top section.
• Each of the two sections is each provided with one or more (typically at two) proj cting structures.
• the shapes of the projecting structures of the two sections are coordinated so as to interlock.
• the long axes of a pair of sections e.g. an upper and a lower section
• the projecting structures of the two sections are arranged opposite one another. Pressing together the projecting structures of the two sections may then cause the projecting structures to interlock.
• each section may include projecting structures in the form of hook-like or ratchet-like (or wedge-like) projections.
• the other section then includes similar structures so shaped and situated so as to interlock with the proj ecting structures of the first section.
• a projecting structure e.g. incorporated into the interlocking structure or a separate projecting structure of one or both of the sections of the two -panel connector may serve as a stop or guide for relative positioning of a panel with the section of the two-panel connector.
• a wing projects outwardly from each section.
• the wings of the two sections of the two-panel connector are arranged in pairs that extend outward in opposite directions to one another.
• the wings are so constructed such that when an end of a panel is placed between the opposing wings of the two sections, interlocking the sections causes the panel to be held between the wings.
• each wing on one or both of the sections may curve inward toward the opposing wing on the other section.
• each wing is flexible. When a panel is held between the wings, the flexible end of the wing may form a seal between each wing and the panel. The seal may inhibit or prevent seepage of water or air between the wing and the panel.
• a two-panel connector in accordance with some embodiments of the present invention may be used to connect two panels.
• edges of two panels may be aligned with one of the connector sections (e.g. a bottom section).
• one panel may be placed so as to abut one guide of a projecting structure on one side of the midline of that section.
• a second panel may be placed so as to abut a similar (typically, symmetrically placed) guiding structure on the opposite side of the midline.
• the opposite section (e.g. a top section) of the two-panel connector may then be aligned with the first.
• each interlocking projecting structure on each of the two sections extends toward its counterpart on the other.
• the projecting structures of the two sections may then be pressed together, causing the two sections to interlock.
• each panel is held between opposing wings on the two sections. For example, a wing that curves inward is straightened somewhat when the sections are pressed together. The restoring force of the curved wing then causes the wing to press against the panel, with the opposing wing providing a counterforce.
• each section of the two-panel connector may be produced by coextrusion process.
• a material that provides mechanical stiffness is coextruded together with a flexible material.
• the coextrusion process may thus create a wing of the section that has sufficient mechanical stiffness to firmly hold an end of a panel.
• the coextruded wing also has a flexible end that can provide an effective seal between the wing and the panel.
• polycarbonate may be extruded with a thermoplastic elastomer.
• a two- panel connector in accordance with some embodiments of the present invention may be extruded as a single elongated piece.
• the single elongated piece includes a central beam from which four wings extend laterally.
• the wings are arranged such that a pair of wings extends outward from each side (e.g. a top and bottom side) of the central beam.
• a distal end of each of the wings includes a built-in flexible tip.
• the flexible tips may be manufactured together with the two-panel connector by a coextrusion process.
• the two opposing wings that extend to one side of the central beam are forced apart. For example, a force may be applied to a curved wing so as to straighten somewhat. A space between the wings may thus be opened sufficiently to enable insertion of an end of a panel. The panel may be inserted until the end of the panel abuts a guide, such as the central beam. Releasing the force on the wing then allows the opposing wings to hold the end of the panel. Similarly, an end of another panel may be inserted and held by the wings on the opposite side of the central beam. The flexible tips of the wings forms a seal between the wing and the panel held by that wing.
• a panel end connector in accordance with some embodiments of the present invention, may be provided with two wings that extend outward from a midline of the connector in a single direction.
• such an end connector may be used to hold two or more panels together at the ends of the panels that are perpendicular (or at an oblique angle to) the edge at which two panels abut one another.
• Such an end connector may also serve to cover an end of the panel.
• the end connector may provide reinforcement or additional protection for to an end of the panel.
• Such an end connector may also close open ends of any internal spaces (e.g. longitudinal channels) of the panel. Closing the end of the panel may prevent entry of dirt or moisture, thus preserving esthetic and insulating properties of the panel.
• an end connector may also be used to cover the end of a single panel.
• FIG. 1 shows a structure with panels that incorporates panel holders, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
• Structure 10 e.g. a roof supported by pillars
• panels 12 are made up of panels 12, in this case arranged in a two-dimensional slightly sloping horizontal arrangement.
• panels 12 may be extruded panels with a multi-walled structure, typically including top and bottom walls, and internal structure (e.g. walls that are perpendicular the top and bottom walls).
• Panels 12 are supported by (e.g. horizontal or sloping) beams 16.
• Panels 12 may be constructed of a transparent, translucent, or colored material, such as a polycarbonate.
• each pair of panels 12 is connected by a two- panel connector 14.
• Two-panel connector 14 may be understood as representing any of the two -panel connectors described below, in accordance with some embodiments to the present invention.
• End connector 50 may connect and cover ends of panels 12.
• end connector 50 may cover openings in the ends of channels that are internal to a panel 12 (e.g. longitudinal spaces between internal vertical walls of panel 12).
• Fig. 2 shows two panels being connected by a two-panel connector, in accordance with some embodiments of the present invention.
• Two-panel connector 14 may be understood as representing any of the two-panel connectors described below.
• Two-panel connector 14 includes central structure 17.
• Central structure 17 may represent an interlocking structure of a two-panel connector with two sections, or a central beam of a single piece two-panel connector.
• Two-panel connector 14 includes wings 18. Each pair of opposing wings 18 closes over an end of a panel 12. A distal end of some or all of wings 18 incorporates a flexible end 20. Flexible end 20 forms a seal between a wing 18 and a panel 12. In the case that only some of wings 18 incorporate an incorporated flexible end 20, typically the wings 18 that incorporate incorporated flexible ends 20 are those wings that are designed to face environmental factors that are to be sealed out. For example, on a roof, those wings 18 that are designed to hold an upper surface of a panel 12 are typically provided with an incorporated flexible end 20. In this example, incorporated flexible end 20 may seal the roof against such environmental factors as precipitation and air at extreme ambient temperatures.
• Fig. 3 shows a transverse cross section through a two-panel connector with two curve sections, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
• Two-panel connector 15 includes curved upper section 30 and curved lower section 32.
• the use of the terms "upper” and “lower” herein is selected for convenience only, as describing the sections when installed, e.g. as shown in Fig. 3, as part of a roof that is supported by beams from below.
• the relative positions of the sections may not be actually be placed such that an "upper" section or component is situated above a “lower” section or component.
• Curved upper section 30 includes wings 19 that extend laterally outward from central region 25.
• the distal end of each wing 19 includes an incorporated flexible end 20.
• curved upper section 30, including central region 25, wings 19, and incorporated flexible ends 20, may have been produced by a coextrusion process.
• wings 19 and flexible ends 20 may have been produced by a coextrusion process, with wings 19 later attached to central region 25.
• central region 25 and wings 19 may be constructed of an extrudable material that provides mechanical stiffness (plus satisfying any other requirements, such as a requirement for durability or for a particular appearance).
• a typical material includes, for example, a polycarbonate material.
• Incorporated flexible ends 20, on the other hand, may be constructed out of an extrudable material that provides elasticity and resilience.
• Such a material may include a thermoplastic elastomer or rubber material.
• Wings 22 of curved lower section 32 of the embodiment shown in Fig. 3 are not provided with flexible ends.
• curved lower section 32 is installed in a structure such that curved lower section 32 faces a space that is protected from the elements (e.g. an interior or partially enclosed space of a structure).
• Curved upper section 30 may be attached to curved lower section 32.
• Curved upper section 30 includes outward-facing hook-like projections 24.
• Curved lower section 32 includes inward-facing hook-like projections 26.
• the spacing between outward-facing hook-like projections 24 is slightly smaller than the spacing between inward-facing hooklike projections 26. The difference in spacing is sufficient to enable insertion (with application of force) of outward-facing hook-like projections 24 between inward-facing hook-like projections 26.
• outward-facing hook-like projections 24 may bend slightly outward (away from one another), outward-facing hook-like projections 24 may bend slightly inward, or both may bend slightly.
• outward-facing hook-like projections 24 are inserted between inward-facing hook-like projections 26, the stiffness of the projections causes inward-facing hook-like projections 26 and outward- facing hook-like projections 24 to interlock.
• inward-facing hook-like projections 26 and outward-facing hook-like projections 24 interlock, separation of curved upper section 30 from, curved lower section 32 is inhibited or prevented.
• two-panel connector 15 may be used in a structure to connected two panels 12, for example, as part of a roof that is supported by beams 16.
• curved lower section 32 may be anchored to a beam 16, e.g. using a screw 28.
• Two panels 12 e.g. multi-walled polycarbonate sheets
• a proximal end 12a of each panel 12 may be placed so as to abut inward-facing hook-like projections 26.
• each inward-facing hook-like projection 26 may serve as an placement guide for a panel 12.
• Curved upper section 30 may be aligned with curved lower section 32. Typically, outward-facing hook-like projections 24 of curved upper section 30 are aligned with inward-facing hook-like projections 26 of curved lower section 32. Once curved upper section 30 is aligned with curved lower section 32, curved upper section 30 may be lowered onto curved lower section 32 and onto panels 12.
• Central region 25 of curved upper section 30 may then be pressed toward curved lower section 32, as indicated by arrow 27. Pressing in the direction of arrow 27 may cause outward-facing hook-like projections 24 to interlock with inward-facing hook-like projections 26.
• curved upper section 30 and curved lower section 32 are attached together, sandwiching panels 12 between wings 19 of curved upper section 30 and wings 22 of curved lower section 32.
• An incorporated flexible end 20 of a wing 19 of curved upper section 30 is pressed against a panel 12.
• the curved shape of curved upper section 30 may press incorporated flexible end 20 against panel 12, with the curved shape of curved lower section 32 providing a counterforce.
• each panel 12 is held between a wing 19 of curved upper section 30 and a wing 22 of curved lower section 32.
• curved upper section 30 of two-panel connector 1 is installed so as to face an exterior of a structure, or a side exposed to the elements (e.g. the top surface of a roof).
• a seal may be formed.
• the formed seal may inhibit or prevent leakage of such undesirable environmental factors such as precipitation or undesirable components of the ambient atmosphere (e.g. pollutants or air at extreme temperature) from entering the structure.
• a two-panel connector having two sections may have an alternative configuration.
• one section may be curved while the other is flat.
• Fig. 4 shows a transverse cross section through a two-panel connector with one curved section and one flat section, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
• Alternative two-panel connector 34 includes curved upper section 36 and flat lower section 38.
• Curved upper section 36 includes incorporated flexible ends 40.
• curved upper section 36 and incorporated flexible ends 40 may be produced by a coextrusion process.
• the coextrusion process may include coextrusion of a polycarbonate (to form the bulk of curved upper section 36) with a thermoplastic elastomer (to form incorporated flexible ends 40).
• Curved upper section 36 may be attached to flat base section 38 in order to hold two panels 12.
• Curved upper section is provided with toothed channels 44, each having ratchet-like teeth or ridges.
• Flat base section 38 is provided with toothed projections 42.
• Each toothed projection 42 has ratchet-like teeth that are oriented in the opposite direction to those on the corresponding toothed channel 44..
• alternative two-panel connector 34 may be used to connect two panels 12 of a structure.
• flat base section 38 may be anchored to a beam or other part of a structure, e.g. using a screw 28.
• Two panels 12 may be placed atop flat base section 38.
• a proximal end 12a of each panel 12 may be placed so as to abut a toothed projection 42.
• each toothed projections 42 may serve as a placement guide for a panel 12.
• Curved upper section 36 may be aligned with flat base section 38. Toothed channels 44 of curved upper section 36 are aligned with toothed projections 42 of flat base section 38. Once curved upper section 36 is aligned with flat base section 38, curved upper section 36 may be lowered onto flat base section 38 and onto panels 12. As curved upper section 36 is lowered onto flat base section 38, toothed projections 42 are inserted into toothed channels 44. The teeth of toothed channels 44 engage the teeth of toothed projections 42, thus locking curved upper section 36 to flat base section 38. Curved upper section 36 may be lowered until panels 12 are firmly sandwiched and held between curved upper section 36 and flat base section 38.
• Each incorporated flexible end 40 of curved upper section 36 is pressed against a panel 12. By pressing incorporated flexible end 40 of curved upper section 36 against panel 12, a seal may be formed.
• a two-panel connector may be constructed (e.g. extruded) as a single section.
• Fig. 5 shows a transverse cross section of a single-piece two-panel connector, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
• Single-piece two-panel connector 46 is constructed with a central beam 48 (here shown as a single space surrounded by four walls).
• Upper wings 54 and lower wings 56 extend laterally from central beam 48. Although upper wings 54 and lower wings 56 are shown as curved, one set of wings (typically the lower wings) may be flat.
• upper wings 54 and lower wings 56 incorporate incorporated flexible ends 40.
• single-piece two-panel connector 46 with incorporated flexible ends 40 may be produced by coextrusion of a (e.g. polycarbonate) material for construction of central beam 48, upper wings 54, and lower wings 56, together with a (e.g. thermoplastic elastomer) material for construction of incorporated flexible ends 40.
• a (e.g. polycarbonate) material for construction of central beam 48, upper wings 54, and lower wings 56 together with a (e.g. thermoplastic elastomer) material for construction of incorporated flexible ends 40.
• only one set of wings typically upper wings 54 may incorporate incorporated flexible ends 40.
• a panel may be inserted into a space 58 between an upper wing 54 and a lower wing 56.
• upper wing 54, lower wing 56, or both may be bent in order to widen space 58.
• space 58 is widened, a panel may be inserted into space 58.
• upper wing 54 and lower wing 56 may be released such that they close onto the panel.
• Incorporated flexible end 40 may then form a seal between upper wing 54 or lower wing 56 on the one hand, and the panel on the other.
• One or more (e.g. outward facing) surfaces of single-piece two-panel connector 46 may be provided with a coating 49. Coating 49 may protect single-piece two-panel connector 46 against such environmental factors as ultraviolet radiation.
• a connector in accordance with embodiments of the present invention may be in the form of a panel end connector.
• Fig. 6 shows a transverse cross section of a panel end connector, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
• Panel end connector 50 includes an upper wing 51 and a lower wing 53, connected by side cap 52.
• Upper wing 51 and lower wing 53 incorporate incorporated flexible ends 40.
• panel end connector 50 with incorporated flexible ends 40 may be produced by coextrusion of a (e.g. polycarbonate) material for construction of upper wing 51, lower wing 53, and side cap 52, together with a (e.g. thermoplastic elastomer) material for construction of incorporated flexible ends 40.
• a (e.g. polycarbonate) material for construction of upper wing 51, lower wing 53, and side cap 52
• a (e.g. thermoplastic elastomer) material for construction of incorporated flexible ends 40.
• only wing typically upper wing 51
• An end of one or more panels may be inserted into a space 58 between upper wing 51 and lower wing 53.
• upper wing 51, lower wing 53, or both may be bent in order to widen space 58.
• space 58 is widened, a panel may be inserted into space 58.
• upper wing 51 and lower wing 53 may be released such that they close onto the panel.
• Incorporated flexible end 40 may then form a seal between upper wing 54 or lower wing 56 on the one hand, and the panel on the other.
• side cap 52 may cover or protect the inserted end.
• side cap 52 may close an opening to an internal space of the inserted panel against entry of dirt, precipitation, or other undesirable materials.
• One or more (e.g. outward facing) surfaces of panel end connector 50 may be provided with a coating 49.
• Coating 49 may protect panel end connector 50 against such environmental factors as ultraviolet radiation.
• a panel connector in accordance with embodiments of the present invention may be designed to connect three or more panels that are to be connected along a linear area where all of the panels meet.
• a panel connector for connecting three panels may include a triangular central beam (e.g. with a cross section in the form of an equilateral triangle). Pairs of wings may then extend outward from each side of the beam (e.g. each pair with a 120° angular separation from each adjacent pair). One or both wings of each pair may incorporate a flexible end.
• a panel connector is provided that incorporates a flexible end in at least some of its wings, thus providing a seal between the wing and a panel being held between a pair of wings.
• a method for producing a panel connector includes coextrusion of a profile of polymeric material (e.g. polycarbonate) that includes a wing with a flexible distal end (e.g. of a coextruded thermoplastic elastomer that includes a material such as SEBS or TPU).
• the coextrusion process may include producing a panel connector in a single piece, or producing a section of a panel connector that may be attached to another section to form a panel connector.

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