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US 10,654,638 B2Granted
Frame end cap package
AssigneeLiberty Hardware Mfg. Corp.
InventorsRyan Martin, Earl David Forrest
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Abstract
A frame package including a back panel, an inside panel tab, a front panel, and an inside panel is provided. The inside panel tab extends from the back panel. The front panel extends from the back panel and defines a region to rest upon a corner portion of a frame. The inside panel extends from the front panel and includes an inside panel tab slot. The back panel, the front panel, and the inside panel are arranged with one another to fold about the corner portion of the frame and for the inside panel to extend through a frame opening such that the corner portion of the frame is covered by at least one of the back panel and the front panel. The inside panel tab is received within the inside panel tab slot to secure the back panel to the inside panel without an additional fastener.
Claims18
A frame package comprising:
- a back panel;
- an inside panel tab extending from the back panel;
- a front panel extending from the back panel and defining a region to rest upon a corner portion of a frame;
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- an inside panel extending from the front panel with an inside panel tab slot,
- wherein the back panel, the front panel, and the inside panel are arranged with one another to fold about the corner portion of the frame and for the inside panel to extend through a frame opening such that the corner portion of the frame is covered by at least one of the back panel and the front panel, and wherein the inside panel tab is received within the inside panel tab slot to secure the back panel to the inside panel without an additional fastener and with the corner portion of the frame disposed therebetween;
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- wherein the back panel further comprises a first side portion to rest upon the frame, the first side portion oriented between the back panel and the front panel with a fold between the first side portion and the back panel to fold the back panel to a back surface of the frame, and with a fold between the first side portion and the front panel to fold the front panel to a front surface of the frame.
5 more elements
A packaged frame assembly comprising:
- a decorative frame with a plurality of corners;
- a plurality of frame packages each installed upon one of the plurality of corners of the decorative frame, each of the plurality of frame packages comprising:
- a back panel,
- an inside panel tab extending from the back panel,
- a front panel extending from the back panel and defining a region upon a corner portion of a frame, and
- an inside panel extending from the front panel with an inside panel tab slot;
- wherein the back panel, the front panel, and the inside panel are folded about the corner portion of the frame and the inside panel extends through a frame opening such that the corner portion of the frame is covered by at least one of the back panel and the front panel, and wherein the inside panel tab is received within the inside panel tab slot to secure the back panel to the inside panel without an additional fastener and with the corner portion of the frame disposed therebetween;
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- wherein each of the back panels further comprises a first side portion that rests upon the frame, the first side portion oriented between the back panel and the front panel with a fold between the first side portion and the back panel to fold the back panel to a back surface of the frame, and with a fold between the first side portion and the front panel to fold the front panel to a front surface of the frame.
6 more elements
A frame package comprising:
- a back panel;
- an inside panel tab extending from the back panel;
- a front panel extending from the back panel and defining a region to rest upon a corner portion of a frame;
- an inside panel extending from the front panel with an inside panel tab slot;
- wherein the back panel, the front panel, and the inside panel are arranged with one another to fold about the corner portion of the frame and for the inside panel to extend through a frame opening such that the corner portion of the frame is covered by at least one of the back panel and the front panel, and wherein the inside panel tab is received within the inside panel tab slot to secure the back panel to the inside panel without an additional fastener and with the corner portion of the frame disposed therebetween;
- a rollover flap extending from the front panel with a flap slot sized to receive a side panel tab of the back panel to secure the back panel to the rollover flap with the corner portion of the frame disposed therebetween;
- wherein the rollover flap comprises a first portion foldably extending from a side flap portion at a flap seam, and wherein the side flap portion is shaped for concealment under the back panel when secured to the inside panel;
- wherein the back panel further comprises a first side portion to rest upon the frame, the first side portion oriented between the back panel and the front panel with a fold between the first side portion and the back panel to fold the back panel to a back surface of the frame, and with a fold between the first side portion and the front panel to fold the front panel to a front surface of the frame;
- wherein the back panel further comprises a triangular shaped portion;
- wherein the front panel further comprises a triangular shaped portion;
- wherein the inside panel is connected with the front panel with a fold to extend through the frame opening and to engage the back panel and to receive the inside panel tab in the inside panel tab slot;
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- wherein the inside panel further comprises a plurality of flaps with folds to define a cavity to store hardware within the frame opening.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.