Stackable molded articles, and related assemblies and methods
AssigneeMasonite Corporation
InventorsTimothy D. Gouge, Robert C. Allen, Allen R. Hill
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Abstract
Molded articles are provided. An exemplary molded article includes an inner panel portion, a main body portion, and a contoured portion extending between and interconnecting the inner panel portion and the main body portion so as to surround the inner panel portion and be surrounded by the main body portion. The contoured portion includes contoured corner segments and contoured elongated segments extending between respective pairs of the contoured corner segments. The contoured corner segments have a first maximum thickness. The contoured elongated segments have a second maximum thickness that is greater than the first maximum thickness. Related methods, assemblies, and apparatus are also provided.
Claims18
A molded article, comprising:
- an inner panel portion having an exterior surface establishing a plurality of inner panel corners;
- a main body portion;
- and
- a contoured portion extending between and interconnecting the inner panel portion and the main body portion so as to surround the inner panel portion and be surrounded by the main body portion, the contoured portion comprising contoured corner segments and contoured elongated segments extending between respective pairs of the contoured corner segments lengthwise, the contoured corner segments being adjacent to the inner panel corners of the inner panel portion and having a first maximum thickness, the contoured elongated segments having a second maximum thickness that is less than the first maximum thickness,
- the contoured corner segments comprise two legs perpendicular to one another,
- the contoured elongated segments extend linearly lengthwise between the respective pairs of the contoured corner segments.
A molded article, comprising:
- an inner panel portion;
- a main body portion;
- and
- a contoured portion extending between and interconnecting the inner panel portion and the main body portion so as to surround the inner panel portion and be surrounded by the main body portion, the contoured portion comprising an outer angular region extending widthwise at a first oblique angle from the main body portion, an inner angular region extending widthwise at a second oblique angle from the inner panel portion, and a vertex region interconnecting the outer angular region and the inner angular region,
- wherein the outer angular region comprises contoured corner segments and contoured elongated segments extending between respective pairs of the contoured corner segments, the contoured corner segments having a first maximum thickness, the contoured elongated segments having a second maximum thickness that is less than the first maximum thickness,
- wherein the contoured corner segments comprise two legs perpendicular to one another, and
- wherein the contoured elongated segments extend linearly lengthwise between the contoured corner segments.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.