US 5,473,853 A · Corner assembly and frame comprising such assembly

Abstract

Corner members and frame members forming an assembly is provided, for holding a screen or the like, in which the corner members have arms disposed to be connected to frame members, preferably by being telescopically received therein, for facilitating retaining the frame assembly, which is a removable assembly, inside a fixed frame of a window. Upper corner members of a moveable frame have a U-shaped attachment means formed by an upwardly projecting flange and tab forming U-shaped channels. The top of the frame having the U-shaped attachment means is inserted at an angle into a downwardly projecting lip means on a fixed frame such that the U-shaped attachment means loosely embraces the lip means. The moveable frame is rotated until the U-shaped attachment means fully embraces the lip means, the moveable frame is flush with fixed frame, and the moveable frame is locked into position against the fixed frame with retaining mechanisms on the remaining two corners of the moveable frame.

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Dependent claims

A frame assembly for a screen or the like, comprising a plurality of frame members and four corner members;

said four corner members including two adjacent attachment corner members each having a corner junction;
each said corner junction comprising a first and a second connector arm, an upper surface, and a side surface;
said first and second connector arms being disposed at approximately 90.degree. relative to each other and each being received in telescopic relation with a corresponding frame member;
said upper surface being disposed opposite and generally perpendicular to said first connector arm;
said side surface being disposed opposite and generally perpendicular to said second connector arm;
said upper surface having an integral, generally upwardly opening U-shaped attachment means, generally parallel to said second connector arm, for embraceable attachment to, and receipt therein of a downwardly extending lip means disposed in a fixed window frame.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Corner assembly and frame comprising such assembly

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