Cornerlock having a self configurable first body member

A frame assembly for disposing within an opening of a structure, said frame assembly comprising:

• a first frame member and a second frame member each having a plurality of walls extending between a first end and a second end which is spaced from said first end, with said plurality of walls of each of said first and second frame members defining an interior void;
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• a cornerlock extending into said interior void of each of said first and second frame members to couple together said first and second frame members, said cornerlock comprising:
• a first body member configured to mate with said interior void of said first frame member and a second body member configured to mate with said interior void of said second frame member, with each body member having a proximal end and a distal end spaced from said proximal end with said first and second body members rigidly fixed to one another at said proximal ends;
• wherein said first body member has a leg extending from said proximal end to said distal end with said leg resistant to deflection, and said first body member also has an arm spaced from said leg and extending from said proximal end to said distal end, with said arm deflectable about said proximal end, and with said arm immediately deflecting upon engagement with said first frame member to engage said leg with one of said plurality of walls and bias said arm into engagement with another one of said plurality of walls of said first frame member within said interior void of said first frame member such that said first body member self-configures to said first frame member;
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• wherein each of said leg and said arm have an engagement surface, with said engagement surfaces facing away from one another for engaging opposing walls within the interior void of the first frame member.

A cornerlock for use with a frame assembly, with the frame assembly including a first frame member and a second frame member each having a plurality of walls extending between a first end and a second end which is spaced from the first end, with the plurality of walls of each of the first and second frame members defining an interior void, and with said cornerlock configured to extend into the interior void of each of the first and second frame members, said cornerlock comprising:

• a first body member configured to mate with the interior void of the first frame member;
• a second body member configured to mate with the interior void of the second frame member, with each body member having a proximal end and a distal end spaced from said proximal end with said first and second body members rigidly fixed to one another at said proximal ends;
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• a center wall at said proximal end of each of said first and second body members and extending transverse to said leg;
• wherein said first body member has a leg extending from said proximal end to said distal end with said leg resistant to deflection, and said first body member also has an arm spaced from said leg and extending from said proximal end to said distal end, with said arm deflectable about said proximal end, and with said arm configured to immediately deflect upon engagement with the first frame member for engaging said leg with one of the plurality of walls and biasing said arm into engagement with another one of the plurality of walls of the first frame member within the interior void of the first frame member such that said first body member self-configures to the first frame member;
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• wherein each of said first and second body members independently extend along an axis between said proximal and distal ends, and said center wall defines a first wall surface facing said distal end of said first body member and a second wall surface substantially parallel with said first wall surface and facing said distal end of said second body member, with each of said first and second wall surfaces are oriented at an angle to their respective axis between 40 and 50 degrees, and with said center wall configured to abut at least one of the first and second ends of each of the first and second frame member such that the first and second form an angle equivalent to said angles of said first and second wall surfaces.