Extruded corner molding set
AssigneeShower Enclosures America, Inc.
InventorMichael Guidos
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Abstract
A set of extruded interlocking moldings joins together panels of framed glass and/or framed glass doors. A first molding has a channel along an edge of one face and a groove in the opposite face. A second molding has a tongue extending along an edge of one face and a flange along an edge of the opposite face. The channel of the first molding is configured to receive and hold the tongue of the second molding to secure the moldings together as the panels are aligned. The flange of the first molding snaps into the groove of the second molding when the moldings are rotated to a predetermined angle with respect to each other.
Claims13
A set of extruded moldings comprising:
- a first molding having opposing first and second faces, a channel along an edge of the first face and a groove in the second face;
- a second molding having opposing first and second faces, a tongue extending along an edge of the first face and a flange along an edge of the second face;
- wherein the channel of the first molding is configured to receive and hold the tongue of the second molding and wherein the flange of the second molding snaps into the groove of the first molding when, with the tongue engaged in the channel, the first and second moldings are rotated to a predetermined angle with respect to each other.
A set of extruded moldings comprising:
- first and second moldings having respective cooperating inside and outside engagement features;
- wherein the outside engagement feature of the first molding is configured to receive and hold the outside engagement feature of the second molding when the first and second moldings are oriented at a first predetermined angle with respect to each other and wherein the inside engagement feature of the second molding positively engages the inside engagement feature of the first molding when the first and second moldings are rotated to a second predetermined angle with respect to each other.
A set of panels for a shower enclosure comprising:
- a first panel having a first molding along an edge thereof, the first molding having opposing first and second faces, a channel along an edge of the first face and a groove in the second face;
- a second panel having a second molding along an edge thereof, the second molding having opposing first and second faces, a tongue extending along an edge of the first face and a flange along an edge of the second face;
- wherein the channel of the first molding is configured to receive and hold the tongue of the second molding when the first and second panels are oriented at a first predetermined angle with respect to each other and wherein the flange of the second molding snaps into the groove of the first molding when, with the tongue engaged in the channel, the first and second panels are rotated to a second predetermined angle with respect to each other.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.