Corner piece and cabinet frame
OwnerMichael Alan Martininventor
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Abstract
A corner piece is configured for rigidly joining together a pair of beams to form a frame. A main body includes a pair of pegs diverging outwardly therefrom for being inserted in corresponding sockets in respective ends of the beams. The body includes a crotch laterally separating the pegs at an inside corner for engaging the beams. The crotch permits inside welding to the corner piece. And, in a preferred embodiment, a corner bezel extends from the body to define an outside corner, and a corner seat is disposed in the body for receiving a gasket.
Claims25
A cabinet corner piece for rigidly joining a pair of beams and cross tie to form a frame comprising:
- a body having three pegs including a pair of pegs and a third peg diverging outwardly therefrom for being inserted in corresponding sockets in respective ends of said beams and cross tie;
- and
- a crotch disposed in said body and laterally separating said pair of pegs at an inside corner for welding said beams at said crotch, and said crotch extends obliquely between said pair of pegs for engaging said beams with an exposed land therebetween for welding said beams thereto.
A frame comprising:
- a plurality of beams and cross ties each having sockets at opposite ends thereof;
- a plurality of corner pieces joining respective pairs of said beams to define a rectangular opening;
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- each of said corner pieces including:
- a body having three pegs including a pair of pegs and a third peg diverging outwardly therefrom for being inserted in corresponding sockets in respective ends of said beams and cross ties;
- and
- a crotch disposed in said body and laterally separating said pair of pegs at an inside corner for welding said beams at said crotch, and said crotch extends obliquely between said pair of pegs for engaging said beams with an exposed land therebetween for welding said beams thereto.
A cabinet corner piece for rigidly joining a pair of beams and a cross tie to form a frame comprising:
- a body having three pegs including a pair of pegs and a third peg diverging outwardly therefrom for being inserted in corresponding sockets in respective ends of said beams and cross tie;
- a corner bezel integrally joined to said body, and extending in three orthogonal directions toward each of said three pegs to define a three dimensional outside corner;
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- three corner seats recessed in said body and bridging respective pairs of said pegs at a root of said bezel for receiving respective gaskets, and each of said corner seats faces outwardly along a corresponding orthogonal direction for adjoining corresponding recessed seats in said beams and cross tie.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.