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US 11,542,703 B2Granted
Corner assembly
AssigneemfPHD, LLC
InventorThomas Crenshaw
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Abstract
A monolithic corner encapsulates one or more panels while maintaining structural integrity and maintain hygienic properties. The corner may securely receive one or more panels and provide flexibility to easily adjust the one or more panels. The corner may simplify installation and an ability to adjust connected panels without compromising safety, installation time, and sterility.
Claims20
A corner assembly for a wall system configured to be installed as part of a hygienic hospital environment, the corner assembly comprising:
- a first leg intersecting a second leg at a back corner face, the first leg having a first length and a first end, the second leg having a second length and a second end, and the first leg and the second leg each formed of a hygienic material resistant to bacteria;
- a third leg intersecting a fourth leg at a front corner face, the third leg having a third length and a third end, the fourth leg having a fourth length and a fourth end, a first difference between the first end of the first leg and the third end of the third leg is approximately 0.75 inches, a second difference between the second end of the second leg and the fourth end of the fourth leg is approximately 0.75 inches, and the third leg and the fourth leg each formed of the hygienic material;
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- a plurality of openings arranged and sized to receive a plurality of panels, the plurality of openings comprising:
- a first opening defined between a first planar surface of the first leg and a third planar surface of the third leg that faces the first planar surface, the first opening is arranged and sized to receive a first panel of the plurality of panels, and
- a second opening defined between a second planar surface of the second leg and a fourth planar surface of the fourth leg that faces the second planar surface, the second opening is arranged and sized to receive a second panel of the plurality of panels.
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A corner and panel system for a wall system configured to be installed as part of a hygienic hospital environment, the corner and panel system comprising:
- a corner assembly comprising:
- a first leg intersecting a second leg at a back corner face, the first leg having a first length and the second leg having a second length,
- a third leg intersecting a fourth leg at a front corner face, the third leg having a third length and the fourth leg having a fourth length, the first length is shorter or longer than the third length, and the second length is shorter or longer than the fourth length, and
- a plurality of openings arranged and sized to receive a plurality of panels, the plurality of openings comprising:
- a first opening defined by the first leg and the third leg, the first opening is arranged and sized to receive a first panel of the plurality of panels, and the first panel is adjustable when received in the first opening, and
- a second opening defined by the second leg and the fourth leg, the second opening is arranged and sized to receive a second panel of the plurality of panels, and the second panel is adjustable when received in the first opening.
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A corner assembly configured to be installed as part of a hygienic hospital environment, the corner assembly comprising:
- a first leg intersecting perpendicularly a second leg at a back corner face to form a first right-angle interface at the back corner face, and the first leg and the second leg each formed of a hygienic material resistant to bacteria;
- a third leg intersecting perpendicularly a fourth leg at a front corner face to form a second right-angle interface at the front corner face, and the third leg and the fourth leg each formed of the hygienic material;
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- a plurality of openings arranged and sized to receive a plurality of panels, the plurality of openings comprising:
- a first opening defined between a first planar surface of the first leg and a third planar surface of the third leg that faces the first planar surface, the first opening is arranged and sized to receive a first panel of the plurality of panels, and the first panel is adjustable when received in the first opening, and
- a second opening defined between a second planar surface of the second leg and a fourth planar surface of the fourth leg that faces the second planar surface, the second opening is arranged and sized to receive a second panel of the plurality of panels, and the second panel is adjustable when received in the second opening.
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