Interlocking Corner Joint

Abstract

A method of constructing an interlocking corner joint by combining fixed or variable sized interlocking fingers from at least two sides, full or partial feed though dowel pegs or other geometrically shaped pegs, finishing nails, pins or screws and glue or epoxy at the interface of the interlocking fingers and pegs and pins. The resulting interlocking corner joint is much stronger than a standard dovetail joint or box finger joint due to the increased surface area created by the holes, pegs and pins. Due to the interlocking fingers, holes, pegs and pins, the interlocking corner joint will not pull apart in any one dimension x,y,z in the event that the glue joint fails.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . A method comprising: 
 a corner joint of with at least one interlocking finger from at least two separate pieces;    at least one hole cut through the top or bottom corner of the joint and cut through at least one of the interlocking fingers from at least two pieces;    at least one peg placed into each hole cut through the top or bottom corner of the joint with the peg extending through at least one of the interlocking fingers from at least two pieces;    a glue or epoxy resin formed at the interface of the interlocking fingers, holes and pegs.    
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1  wherein said corner joint is a box finger joint, a blind box finger joint, a dovetail joint, a blind dove tail joint, a tongue and groove joint, a lap joint; and the method of  claim 1  wherein the said corner joint is any variable sized and shaped interlocking finger joint.  
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the said hole is a round hole, a square hole, a rectangular hole, any geometrically shaped hole; and the method of  claim 1  wherein the said hole is any geometric shaped hole which may be tapered or stepped.  
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the said hole may be cut completely through the top and bottom of the said corner joint and said interlocking fingers; and the method of  claim 1  wherein the said hole may be cut partially through the top or bottom of the said corner joint and at least one said interlocking finger from at least two said pieces.  
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1  wherein a first said hole may be cut partially through the said corner joint from the top and through at least one said interlocking finger from at least two said pieces; and the method of  claim 1  wherein a second said hole may be cut partially through from the bottom of the said corner joint and through at least one said interlocking finger from at least two said pieces.  
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the said peg is a screw, a nail, a staple, an epoxy resin that partially fills the said hole, an epoxy resin that fully fills the said hole, a round dowel peg that matches the diameter of the said hole, a rectangular peg that matches the dimensions of the perimeter of the said hole, is any geometrically shaped peg that matches the dimensions of the said hole; and the method of  claim 1  wherein the said peg may be any geometrically shaped peg that may be tapered or stepped and that matches the dimensions of the said hole.  
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1  where the said pieces with said interlocking fingers form an “L” shaped said corner joint, a “Y” shaped said corner joint, a “T shaped said corner joint, an “X” shaped said corner joint; and the method of  claim 1  wherein the said pieces combine to form any multiple side, geometric shaped, said corner joint wherein the angle between any two adjacent said pieces of the said corner joint may vary from 0 to 180 degrees or from 0 to −180 degrees.  
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the order in which the said interlocking fingers are formed, at least one said hole for at least one said peg are formed, as well as the order of the said glue or said epoxy resin application at the interface of the said interlocking fingers, interface of at least one said hole, interface of at least one said peg and the clamping in a clamping device of the said corner joint may be varied.  
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 1  wherein at least one screw, nail, staple, at least one any geometrically cut hole and at least one matching shaped pin may be driven into at least one said interlocking finger and partially through or completely through at least one said peg and into at least one opposing side said piece at any angle from 0 to 180 degrees or from 0 to −180 degrees.  
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the said corner joint may be composed of but not limited to stone, stone composite, metal, molded or formed metal, plastic, glass, wood, glue, epoxy resin, fiber glass, polymer resin, plexiglass or any formed, welded, shaped, and cut material.  
     
     
         11 . A method comprising: 
 a corner joint with at least one interlocking finger from at least two separate pieces;    at least one hole cut through the top or bottom corner of the joint and cut through at least one interlocking finger from at least two pieces;    at least one peg placed into each hole cut through the top or bottom corner of the joint with the peg extending through at least one interlocking finger from at least two pieces;    at least one pin driven through at least one interlocking finger of the corner joint and partially through or completely through at least one peg and into at least one opposing side piece;    a glue or epoxy resin formed at the interface of the interlocking fingers, holes, pegs and pins.    
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 11  wherein said corner joint is a box finger joint, a blind box finger joint, a dovetail joint, a blind dove tail joint, a tongue and groove joint, a lap joint; and the method of  claim 11  wherein the said corner joint is any variable sized and shaped interlocking finger joint.  
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 11  wherein the said hole is a round hole, a square hole, a rectangular hole, any geometrically shaped hole; and the method of  claim 11  wherein the said hole is any geometric shaped hole which may be tapered or stepped.  
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 11  wherein the said hole may be cut completely through the top and bottom of the said corner joint and said interlocking fingers; and the method of  claim 11  wherein the said hole may be cut partially through the top or bottom of the said corner joint and at least one said interlocking finger from at least two said pieces.  
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 11  wherein a first said hole may be cut partially through the said corner joint from the top and through at least one said interlocking finger from at least two said pieces; and the method of  claim 11  wherein a second said hole may be cut partially through from the bottom of the said corner joint and through at least one said interlocking finger from at least two said pieces.  
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 11  wherein the said peg is a screw, a nail, a staple, an epoxy resin that partially fills the said hole, an epoxy resin that fully fills the said hole, a round dowel peg that matches the diameter of the said hole, a rectangular peg that matches the dimensions of the perimeter of the said hole, is any geometrically shaped peg that matches the dimensions of the said hole; and the method of  claim 11  wherein the said peg may be any geometrically shaped peg that may be tapered or stepped and that matches the dimensions of the said hole.  
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 11  wherein the said pin may be a screw, a nail, a staple, any geometrically shaped peg after the same shaped hole is cut through any individual said interlocking finger and partially through or completely through the said peg and into at least one opposing side said piece at any angle from 0 to 180 degrees or from 0 to −180 degrees.  
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 11  wherein the said pieces with said interlocking fingers form an “L” shaped said corner joint, a “Y” shaped said corner joint, a “T shaped said corner joint, an “X” shaped said corner joint; and the method of  claim 11  wherein the said pieces combine to form any multiple side, geometric shaped, said corner joint wherein the angle between any two adjacent said pieces of the said corner joint may vary from 0 to 180 degrees or from 0 to −180 degrees.  
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 11  wherein the order in which the said interlocking fingers are formed, the order of at least one said hole for at least one said peg, at least one hole for at least one said pin, as well as the order of the said glue or said epoxy resin application at the interface of the said interlocking fingers, interface of at least one said hole, interface of at least one said peg and interface of at least one said pin and the clamping in a clamping device of the said corner joint may be varied.  
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 11  wherein the said corner joint may be composed of but not limited to stone, stone composite, metal, molded or formed metal, plastic, glass, wood, glue, epoxy resin, fiber glass, polymer resin, plexiglass or any formed, welded, shaped and cut material.