Lineal corner block
First Claim
1. A corner block, comprising:
- first and second mounting flange portions for attaching the corner block to a surface;
first and second channel portions, each attached to a respective mounting flange portion, each of the first and second channel portions being shaped to engage a respective one of a first and a second frame portions; and
a cover portion attached to both of the first and second channel portions, the cover portion having first and second overlap portions which overlap the first and second frame portions, respectively, when the first and second channel portions engage the first and second frame portions, wherein the first and second channel portions are inclined relative to a first outer edge and a second outer edge, respectively, of the cover portion.
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Abstract
A frame for a door or window includes a plurality of frame portions, which may be lineals, and a plurality of corner blocks. For a door frame, three frame portions and two corner blocks are used. For a window frame, four frame portions and four corner portions are used. Each corner block comprises first and second mounting flange portions for attaching the corner block to a surface, such as an exterior wall of a building. First and second channel portions are each attached to a respective mounting flange portion. Each of the first and second channel portions is shaped to engage a respective one of a first and a second frame portions. A cover portion is attached to both of the first and second channel portions. The cover portion has first and second overlap portions which overlap the first and second frame portions, respectively, when the first and second channel portions engage the first and second frame portions. An ornamental "rosette" may be attached to the cover portion of the corner block.
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Citations
25 Claims
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1. A corner block, comprising:
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first and second mounting flange portions for attaching the corner block to a surface; first and second channel portions, each attached to a respective mounting flange portion, each of the first and second channel portions being shaped to engage a respective one of a first and a second frame portions; and a cover portion attached to both of the first and second channel portions, the cover portion having first and second overlap portions which overlap the first and second frame portions, respectively, when the first and second channel portions engage the first and second frame portions, wherein the first and second channel portions are inclined relative to a first outer edge and a second outer edge, respectively, of the cover portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A corner block, comprising:
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first and second mounting flange portions for attaching the corner block to a surface; first and second channel portions, each attached to a respective mounting flange portion, each of the first and second channel portions being shaped to engage a respective one of a first and a second frame portions; and a cover portion attached to both of the first and second channel portions, the cover portion having first and second overlap portions which overlap the first and second frame portions, respectively, when the first and second channel portions engage the first and second frame portions, said cover portion including means for fastening an ornament to the corner block. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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9. A frame assembly comprising:
at least three frame portions and at least two corner blocks alternately arranged to form a frame, wherein each of the corner blocks comprises; (a) first and second mounting flange portions for attaching the corner block to a surface; (b) first and second channel portions, each attached to a respective mounting flange portion, each of the first and second channel portions being shaped to engage a respective one of a first and a second one of the frame portions, the first and second channel portions being inclined relative to the first and second ones of the frame portions; and (c) a cover portion attached to both of the first and second channel portions, the cover portion having first and second overlap portions which overlap the first and second ones of the frame portions, respectively. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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19. A corner block, comprising:
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a mounting flange having first and second mounting flange portions for attaching the corner block to a surface; first and second U-shaped channel portions, each attached to a respective mounting flange portion, each of the first and second channel portions being shaped to engage a respective one of a first and a second frame portions; a cover portion attached to both of the first and second channel portions, the cover portion having first and second overlap portions which overlap the first and second frame portions, respectively, when the first and second channel portions engage the first and second frame portions, so that the ends of the first and second frame portions are hidden; and first and second slots between the cover and the first and second channel portions, respectively, wherein an interior U-shaped concavity is formed between the cover portion and each channel portion, the concavity shaped to receive an edge of one of the frame portions. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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21. A method for forming a frame assembly, comprising the steps of:
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(a) providing at least three frame portions, each frame portion having a channel portion, (b) providing at least two corner blocks, each corner block having first and second channel portions, a cover, and first and second slots between the cover and the first and second channel portions, respectively; (c) alternately arranging the frame portions and corner blocks around an opening in a wall, to form a frame; (d) inserting an end of the channel portion of each frame portion into one of the first and second channel portions of the corner block nearest to that frame portion, with an end of each frame member inside a slot of the corner block nearest to that frame portion. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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Specification