Modular enclosure and an assembly for constructing a modular enclosure

An assembly for constructing one or more modular frames, the assembly comprising:

• a plurality of corner sections, each of the corner sections having a plurality of slots that are sized and shaped to receive corners of respective wall sections;
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• a plurality of joint sections that are configured to be positioned with respect to the corner sections, the plurality of joint sections including first and second joint sections, each of the first and second joint sections comprising:
• a length extending between two joint ends;
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• open-sided channels extending along the length and opening to an exterior, the open-sided channels extending through each of the joint ends;
• wherein one of the slots of at least one of the corner sections is configured to align with one of the open-sided channels of the first joint section and one of the open-sided channels of the second joint section, the one of the slots of the at least one corner section and the one of the open-sided channels of the first joint section being sized and shaped and being positionable to receive one of said respective wall sections, the one of the slots of the at least one corner section and the one of the open-sided channels of the second joint section being sized and shaped and being positionable to receive the one of said respective wall sections, wherein the one of the slots of the at least one corner section does not receive the first joint section or the second joint section in a pluggable engagement;
• wherein the one of said respective wall sections engages the at least one corner section, the first joint section, and the second joint section through respective interference fits in the one of the slots and the open-sided channels, and wherein the assembly is devoid of connecting structure extending between the at least one of the corner sections and either of the first and second joint sections, such that only the one of said respective wall sections connects the at least one of the corner sections to the first and second joint sections by extending between the corner section and the first and second joint sections.

A modular enclosure comprising:

• a plurality of structural elements coupled to one another to at least partially define a cavity, the structural elements forming a plurality of sub-assemblies in which each sub-assembly includes:
• first and second wall sections;
• a corner section having a slot, wherein the corner section includes a first side face and a second side face that face in different directions, the slot extending through each of the first and second side faces such that a first slot opening to the slot is located on the first side face and a second slot opening to the slot is located on the second side face;
• first and second joint sections, each of the first and second joint sections having a length extending between two joint ends, each of the first and second joint sections having an open-sided channel that extends along the length, each of the first and second joint sections having a channel opening to the open-sided channel at one of the joint ends;
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• wherein the first side face opposes and abuts one of the joint ends of the first joint section and the second side face opposes and abuts one of the joint ends of the second joint section, the channel opening of the first joint section being aligned with the first slot opening of the first side face and the channel opening of the second joint section being aligned with the second slot opening of the second side face, wherein the first wall section is received by the slot and each of the open-sided channels, and wherein the first wall section forms respective interference fits with the corner section, the first joint section, and the second joint section in the slot and the open-sided channels, wherein the modular enclosure is devoid of connecting structure extending between the corner section and either of the first and second joint sections, such that only the first wall section connects the corner section to the first and second joint sections by extending between the corner section and the first and second joint sections;
• at least one of the sub-assemblies further comprising:
• a hinge element that is rotatably coupled to the second joint section about a hinge axis, the hinge element having an open-sided channel configured to receive and engage the second wall section, the hinge element and the second wall section being rotatable about the hinge axis to close and open access to the cavity.