Connecting bracket and a frame assembly for constructing an aquarium

A frame assembly comprising:

• a) at least three connecting brackets each having a base with a first edge aligned at an angle to a second edge, a first member extending upward from said first edge and a second member extending upward from said second edge, said first and second members being integrally formed with said base and with each other, and each of said first and second members having a bottom, a top, a pair of sides and an end wall, a first tongue projecting outward from said end wall of said first member and being integrally formed therewith, said first tongue having a bottom wall, a top wall and a pair of sidewalls substantially coincident with said bottom, top and pair of sides of said first member, and said first tongue capable of engaging a frame member, and a second tongue projecting outward from said end wall of said second member and being integrally formed therewith, said second tongue having a bottom wall, a top wall and a pair of sidewalls substantially coincident with said bottom, top and pair of sides of said second member, and said second tongue capable of engaging another frame member;
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• b) at least three frame members each having a top wall joined by a sidewall to a bottom wall, and each having a first wall joined to said top wall and a second wall joined to said bottom wall, said first and second walls being spaced apart from said sidewall and aligned parallel thereto, said first wall extending toward said bottom wall and said second wall extending toward said top wall, and said first and second walls cooperating with said sidewall to form a pair of channels sized to receive one of said first and second tongues of one of said connecting brackets.

An aquarium comprising:

• a) a bottom wall, a top wall and at least three side ails joining said bottom wall to said top wall;
• b) first and second frame assemblies, said first frame assembly positioned adjacent to said top wall and said second frame assembly positioned adjacent to said bottom wall, each of said frame assemblies having at least three connecting brackets, each connecting bracket having a base with a first edge aligned at an angle to a second edge, a first member extending upward from said first edge and a second member extending upward from said second edge, said first and second members being integrally formed with said base and with each other, and each of said first and second members having a bottom, a top, a pair of sides and an end wall, a first tongue projecting outward from said end wall of said first member and being integrally formed therewith, said first tongue having a bottom wall, a top wall and a pair of sidewalls substantially coincident with said bottom, top and pair of sides of said first member, and said first tongue capable of engaging a first frame member, and a second tongue projecting outward from said end wall of said second member and being integrally formed therewith, said second tongue having a bottom wall, a top wall and a pair of sidewalls substantially coincident with said bottom, top and pair of sides of said second member, and said second tongue capable of engaging a second frame member, and at least three frame members each having a top wall;
• a sidewall and a bottom wall all joined together, and a first wall and a second wall spaced apart from said sidewall and aligned parallel thereto, said first wall joined to said top wall and extending toward said bottom wall and said second wall joined to said bottom wall and extending toward said top wall, and said first and second walls cooperating with said sidewall to form a pair of channels sized to receive one of said first and second tongues of one of said connecting brackets.