# US 9,038,340 B2 · Device for enhancing a corner structure > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 9,038,340 B2 - Document ID: US9038340B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 14/149,582 - Filed: 2014-01-07 - Published: 2014-07-10 - Granted: 2015-05-26 - Earliest claimed: 2013-01-08 - Assignees: Connie M. Dayton - Applicants: Connie M. Dayton - Inventors: Connie M. Dayton - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US9038340B2 ## CPC - E06B 1/04: Frames for doors, windows, or the like to be fixed in openings ({of curvilinear outline E06B1/006; } special adaptations for fixing in base frames E06B1/02; features relating solely to the mounting of glass panes or other sheets E06B3/00) - B44C 5/00: Processes for producing special ornamental bodies - E04F 19/02: Borders; Finishing strips, e.g. beadings; Light coves (for protecting edges of plaster E04F13/06) - Y10T 428/24174: including sheet or component perpendicular to plane of web or sheet - Y10T 428/24777: Edge feature - E06B: FIXED OR MOVABLE CLOSURES FOR OPENINGS IN BUILDINGS, VEHICLES, FENCES OR LIKE ENCLOSURES IN GENERAL, e.g. DOORS, WINDOWS, BLINDS, GATES (shades or blinds for greenhouses A01G9/22; curtains A47H; lids for car boots or bonnets B62D25/10; skylights E04B7/18; sunshades, awnings E04F10/00) - B44C: PRODUCING DECORATIVE EFFECTS (processes for applying liquids or other fluent materials to surfaces, in general B05D; shaping of plastics or substances in a plastic state B29C; printing processes to produce transfer pictures B41M3/12; thermographic duplication or marking methods B41M5/00); MOSAICS; TARSIA WORK (imitation of mosaic or tarsia work patterns B44F11/04); PAPERHANGING {(labels G09F; multi-step processes for making paper labels or tags B31D1/02)} - E04F: FINISHING WORK ON BUILDINGS, e.g. STAIRS, FLOORS (windows, doors E06B) - Y10T: TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION ## Abstract In an embodiment, an interchangeable corner hanger to ornament framing protruding corner structures is provided. The interchangeable corner hanger includes a horizontal portion and a vertical portion. The horizontal portion is designed to rest on an exposed edge of a corner structure, and the vertical portion is designed to hang over the corner of the corner structure and rest against a wall upon which the trim is attached. The vertical portion has a length sufficient to stabilize the corner hanger without the use of other adhesives or attachments. In an embodiment, the vertical portion is configured to allow one or more interlocking elements to be suspended from the vertical portion. For example, the vertical portion may include an interlocking pattern configured to accept a complimentary interlocking pattern on an interlocking element. Further interlocking elements may be attached to the interlocking element. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An apparatus for a corner structure, the corner structure having a horizontal surface and a vertical surface, the apparatus comprising: a horizontal portion having a first flat surface, a second flat surface, and a contact surface interposed between the first flat surface and the second flat surface, the contact surface having one or more contact points for resting on and supported by the horizontal surface of the corner structure; a vertical portion connected to the horizontal portion, the vertical portion being rigid and extending from and lower than the horizontal portion, the vertical portion having one or more contact points for bearing on the vertical surface of the corner structure; and a first interlocking pattern connected to the vertical portion, the first interlocking pattern configured to accept a complimentary interlocking pattern, the first interlocking pattern configured to suspend the complimentary interlocking pattern, the complimentary interlocking pattern being a separate and detachable piece, the first interlocking pattern comprising a first projection and a second projection spaced therefrom, a first distance between the first projection and the second projection at a first location being less than a second distance between the first projection and the second projection at a second location, the second location being closer to the contact surface than the first location; the portions and interlocking pattern each having dimensions and a weight such that when the one or more contact points of the portion bears against the respective surface of the corner structure the dimensions and weight of the portions and interlocking pattern maintains the bearing of the one or more contact points against at least one of the surfaces of the corner structure without fasteners. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising an interlocking element having a second interlocking pattern, the second interlocking pattern comprising the complimentary to the first interlocking pattern. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the corner structure is a 90-degree corner. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the apparatus has a center of gravity lower than the contact surface of the horizontal portion. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the apparatus has a center of gravity lower than two inches above the one or more contact points of the horizontal portion. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the corner structure is a door trim. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the corner structure is a window trim. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the corner structure is a light plate. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the apparatus has one or more contact points for bearing on a supporting wall. ### Claim 10 A method of forming an apparatus for a corner structure, the corner structure having a horizontal surface and a vertical surface, the method comprising: forming a horizontal shape having one or more contact points on an exterior boundary arranged in a linear line for resting upon and supported by the horizontal surface of the corner structure; and forming a vertical shape extending from the horizontal shape, the vertical shape extending from and lower than the one or more contact points, the vertical shape having one or more contact points for bearing on the vertical surface of the corner structure, a distal end of the vertical shape including a first interlocking pattern, the first interlocking pattern configured to accept a complimentary interlocking pattern, the first interlocking pattern configured to suspend the complimentary interlocking pattern, the complimentary interlocking pattern being a separate and detachable piece, the first interlocking pattern comprising a first projection, a second projection, and an opening between the first projection and the second projection, the opening having a first width and a second width greater than the first width, the first width being closer to the distal end of the vertical shape than the second width; the shapes and interlocking pattern each having dimensions and a weight such that when the one or more contact points of the shape bears against the respective surface of the corner structure the dimensions and the weight of the shapes and interlocking pattern maintains the bearing of the one or more contact points against at least one of the surfaces of the corner structure without fasteners. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10, wherein the structure is a 90-degree corner. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10, wherein the apparatus has a center of gravity lower than the one or more contact points of the horizontal shape. ### Claim 13 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10, wherein the apparatus has a center of gravity lower than two inches above the one or more contact points of the horizontal shape. ### Claim 14 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10, wherein the structure is a door trim. ### Claim 15 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10, wherein the structure is a window trim. ### Claim 16 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10, wherein the structure is a light plate.