Picture frame corner connector
First Claim
1. For use with conventional picture frame channels being assembled to form a picture frame, a picture frame corner connector having means engagingly to retain two frame channels in tight abutment at an angle to one another, said means engagingly retaining the two frame channels comprising:
- means defining groove means for engaging each of the two frame channels;
said groove means defining leg means;
said leg means further defining a triangle;
said triangle having first and second legs;
said first and second legs having common proximal ends, separated distal ends, and defining an angle between said first and second legs;
two resiliently biased locking members;
each one of said biased members being disposed upon one of said first and second legs;
each one of said biased members further being resiliently biased to frictionally engage one of the two frame channels, thereby to lock the two frame channels in place within said corner connector solely by friction;
a third leg spanning said first and second leg distal ends; and
an opening extending through said corner connector being defined by said first, second and third legs, whereby said biased locking members are accessible so as to be moved to release the two frame channels.
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Abstract
A corner connector for securing two picture frame channel members abutted in solid, right angle relation. Each of two legs of the corner connector is disposed at right angle to one another, and has grooves to engage the end of one frame channel member. Each leg supports one or more resiliently biased projections bearing against a frame channel member inserted therein. The projections are angled so as to be pushed aside by a channel member being inserted into the corner connector, but to bind against the channel member when the channel member is withdrawn. The projections are accessible through an orifice in the rear of the corner connector. The connector is generally triangular, a third side of the triangle being formed by a panel spanning the right angle defined between the two legs. The edge of the third side has a sawtooth configuration to enable adjustable mounting of the corner connector on a nail or the like, to thereby hang the picture frame assembly on a wall when two upper corners of the assembled picture frame are so suspended.
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7 Claims
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1. For use with conventional picture frame channels being assembled to form a picture frame, a picture frame corner connector having means engagingly to retain two frame channels in tight abutment at an angle to one another, said means engagingly retaining the two frame channels comprising:
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means defining groove means for engaging each of the two frame channels; said groove means defining leg means; said leg means further defining a triangle; said triangle having first and second legs; said first and second legs having common proximal ends, separated distal ends, and defining an angle between said first and second legs; two resiliently biased locking members; each one of said biased members being disposed upon one of said first and second legs; each one of said biased members further being resiliently biased to frictionally engage one of the two frame channels, thereby to lock the two frame channels in place within said corner connector solely by friction; a third leg spanning said first and second leg distal ends; and an opening extending through said corner connector being defined by said first, second and third legs, whereby said biased locking members are accessible so as to be moved to release the two frame channels. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A picture frame assembly including:
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at least two corner connectors; a plurality of picture frame channels; each one of said corner connectors having means engagingly to retain two of said frame channels in tight abutment at an angle to one another; said means engagingly retaining said frame channels comprising; means defining grooves for engaging each of said frame channels; said groove means defining leg means; said leg means further defining a triangle; said triangle having first and second legs; said first and second legs having common proximal ends, separated distal ends, and defining an angle between said first and second legs; two resiliently biased locking members; each one of said biased members being disposed upon one of said first and second legs of said triangle; each one of said biased members further being resiliently biased to frictionally engage one of said frame channels, thereby to lock said frame channels in place within said corner connector solely by friction; a third leg spanning said first and second leg distal ends; an opening extending through said corner connector being defined by said first, second and third legs, whereby said biased locking members are accessible so as to be moved to release said frame channels and; said plurality of picture frame channels being secured in said picture frame assembly by said corner connectors, whereby said picture frame assembly is supported on and is adjustably leveled on essentially rodlike mountings projecting from a vertical environmental surface.
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