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US 12,532,974 B2Granted
Display case with mountable panels
AssigneeGaylord Bros., Inc.
InventorsRobert C. Kneeskern, Amanda L. Rose, Joy A. Manna, Luke E. Cody, Ile Louie Kocevski, Mark Pike, James P. Burke, Ethan George Laverack, John Richard Laverack, Kurt Raymond Weseman
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Abstract
A display case can include panels, and frame members (e.g., corner extrusions) that secure the panels. In some examples, the frame members can magnetically secure the panels together in an assembled configuration of the display case. In some examples, the frame members can cooperate to provide improved mounting and demounting processes.
Claims17
A display case comprising:
- a first panel having a first edge profile;
- a second panel having a second edge profile;
- a first edge piece having a first recess that receives the first edge profile to secure the first edge piece to the first panel;
- a second edge piece having a second recess that receives the second edge profile to secure the second edge piece to the second panel;
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- a first fastener and a second fastener that threadedly secure the first edge piece to the second edge piece;
- the first edge piece including a first magnetic component;
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- the second edge piece including a second magnetic component;
- wherein the first and second fasteners extend transversely through a first attachment channel of the first edge piece that receives the first magnetic component and transversely through a second attachment channel of the second edge piece that receives the second magnetic component;
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- wherein, the first magnetic component is aligned with the second magnetic component to magnetically secure the first and second panels together at a panel joint of the display case.
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A display case comprising:
- a first panel that defines a first viewing area of the display case;
- a second panel that defines a second viewing area of the display case;
- a top extrusion that defines an upper channel;
- a base extrusion including a first protruding flange;
- a base cover that engages a second protruding flange of the base extrusion to secure the first panel on the first protruding flange;
- a first magnetic assembly that supports a first magnetic component at first edge of the first panel, the first magnetic component including one or more of a first magnet or a first ferrous component;
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- a second magnetic assembly that supports a second magnetic component at a second edge of the second panel, the magnetic component including one or more of a second magnet or a second ferrous component;
- the first and second magnetic assemblies being magnetically secured together by the first and second magnetic components to secure the first and second panels together at a corner joint of the display case;
- an upper edge of the first panel being received into the upper channel, and the lower region of the first panel being seated on the first protruding flange of the base extrusion;
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- the base cover being hingedly engaged with the base extrusion to be pivotably movable into engagement with the second protruding flange.
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A process for a display case, the process comprising, to assemble the display case:
- aligning a first panel with a second panel by inserting a top portion of the first panel into an upper cavity of an upper frame member of the display case, the first panel defining a first viewing area of the display case and the second panel defining a second viewing area of the display case;
- seating a bottom portion of the first panel on a shelf of a base frame member of the display case;
- magnetically securing a first magnetic assembly at a first edge of the first panel to a second magnetic assembly at a second edge of the second panel to secure the first and second panels together at a corner joint of the display case, the first magnetic assembly supporting a first magnetic component that includes one or more of a first magnet or a first ferrous component and the second magnetic assembly supporting a second magnetic component that includes one or more of a second magnet or a second ferrous component to magnetically engage the first magnetic component;
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- hinging a base cover into engagement with the base frame member to secure the first panel on the shelf.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.