A connector assembly for connecting articles to one another including a male connector insertable into a substantially U shaped receiving channel defined by a respective female connector, the female connector being adapted to be located in a receiving recess formed, in use, in one of at least two articles to be connected together, the receiving recess including a pair of diverging side walls and a narrowed neck region, the neck region defining an opening of the receiving recess, at least one pair of opposing inwardly facing shoulders being defined in the side walls of the receiving recess, outer sides of the female connector including cooperating projections adapted to engage the opposing shoulders of the receiving recess when the female connector is inserted into the receiving recess to retain the female connector in the receiving recess.