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Granted Patent B2
US 10,654,638 · App. 15/652,415 · Granted May 19, 2020

Frame end cap package

Inventors: Ryan Martin (Kernersville, NC); Earl David Forrest (Asheboro, NC)
Assignee: LIBERTY HARDWARE MFG. CORP.
B65D81/057
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,654,638
App. No.
15/652,415
Granted
May 19, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A frame package including a back panel, an inside panel tab, a front panel, and an inside panel is provided. The inside panel tab extends from the back panel. The front panel extends from the back panel and defines a region to rest upon a corner portion of a frame. The inside panel extends from the front panel and includes an inside panel tab slot. The back panel, the front panel, and the inside panel are arranged with one another to fold about the corner portion of the frame and for the inside panel to extend through a frame opening such that the corner portion of the frame is covered by at least one of the back panel and the front panel. The inside panel tab is received within the inside panel tab slot to secure the back panel to the inside panel without an additional fastener.

Claims (53)

1. A frame package comprising:

a back panel;

an inside panel tab extending from the back panel;

a front panel extending from the back panel and defining a region to rest upon a corner portion of a frame; and

an inside panel extending from the front panel with an inside panel tab slot,

wherein the back panel, the front panel, and the inside panel are arranged with one another to fold about the corner portion of the frame and for the inside panel to extend through a frame opening such that the corner portion of the frame is covered by at least one of the back panel and the front panel, and wherein the inside panel tab is received within the inside panel tab slot to secure the back panel to the inside panel without an additional fastener and with the corner portion of the frame disposed therebetween; and

wherein the back panel further comprises a first side portion to rest upon the frame, the first side portion oriented between the back panel and the front panel with a fold between the first side portion and the back panel to fold the back panel to a back surface of the frame, and with a fold between the first side portion and the front panel to fold the front panel to a front surface of the frame.

2. The frame package of claim 1 further comprising a rollover flap extending from the front panel with a flap slot sized to receive a side panel tab of the back panel to secure the back panel to the rollover flap with the corner portion of the frame disposed therebetween.

3. The frame package of claim 2 , wherein the rollover flap comprises a first portion foldably extending from a side flap portion at a flap seam, and wherein the side flap portion is shaped for concealment under the back panel when secured to the inside panel.

4. The frame package of claim 1 , wherein the back panel further comprises a triangle-shaped portion foldably extending from the first side portion at a back panel seam, and wherein the inside panel tab is shaped for insertion within the inside panel tab slot to further secure the frame package to the frame without an additional fastener.

5. The frame package of claim 1 , wherein the inside panel includes a first flap and a second flap extending from the inside panel in an orientation perpendicular to one another, and wherein each of the first flap and the second flap are sized to fold over to reinforce a portion of the frame package located adjacent an inner corner of the frame opening.

6. The frame package of claim 1 , wherein the back panel and the front panel each define a triangle shape.

7. A packaged frame assembly comprising:

a decorative frame with a plurality of corners; and

a plurality of frame packages according to claim 1 , each installed upon one of the plurality of corners of the decorative frame.

8. The frame package of claim 2 further comprising the side panel tab extending from the back panel to be received in the flap slot of the rollover flap.

9. The frame package of claim 1 wherein the back panel further comprises a triangular shaped portion;

wherein the front panel further comprises a triangular shaped portion; and

wherein the inside panel is connected with the front panel with a fold to extend through the frame opening and to engage the back panel and to receive the inside panel tab in the inside panel tab slot.

10. The frame package of claim 9 wherein the inside panel further comprises a plurality of flaps with folds to define a cavity to store hardware within the frame opening.

11. A packaged frame assembly comprising:

a decorative frame with a plurality of corners;

a plurality of frame packages each installed upon one of the plurality of corners of the decorative frame, each of the plurality of frame packages comprising:

a back panel,

an inside panel tab extending from the back panel,

a front panel extending from the back panel and defining a region upon a corner portion of a frame, and

an inside panel extending from the front panel with an inside panel tab slot;

wherein the back panel, the front panel, and the inside panel are folded about the corner portion of the frame and the inside panel extends through a frame opening such that the corner portion of the frame is covered by at least one of the back panel and the front panel, and wherein the inside panel tab is received within the inside panel tab slot to secure the back panel to the inside panel without an additional fastener and with the corner portion of the frame disposed therebetween; and

wherein each of the back panels further comprises a first side portion that rests upon the frame, the first side portion oriented between the back panel and the front panel with a fold between the first side portion and the back panel to fold the back panel to a back surface of the frame, and with a fold between the first side portion and the front panel to fold the front panel to a front surface of the frame.

12. The packaged frame assembly of claim 11 wherein each of the plurality of frame packages further comprises:

a rollover flap extending from the front panel with a flap slot sized to receive a side panel tab of the back panel securing the back panel to the rollover flap with the corner portion of the frame disposed therebetween;

wherein the rollover flap comprises a first portion foldably extending from a side flap portion at a flap seam, and wherein the side flap portion is shaped for concealment under the back panel when secured to the inside panel; and

the side panel tab extending from the back panel to be received in the flap slot of the rollover flap.

13. The packaged frame assembly of claim 11 , wherein the back panel of each of the plurality of frame packages further comprises a triangle-shaped portion foldably extends from a side portion at a back panel seam, and wherein the inside panel tab is inserted within the inside panel tab slot further securing the frame package to the frame without an additional fastener.

14. The packaged frame assembly of claim 11 , wherein the inside panel of each of the plurality of frame packages includes a first flap and a second flap extending from the inside panel in an orientation perpendicular to one another, and wherein each of the first flap and the second flap are sized and folded over to reinforce a portion of the corresponding frame package located adjacent an inner corner of the frame opening.

15. The packaged frame assembly of claim 11 , wherein the back panel of each of the plurality of frame packages and the front panel of each of the plurality of frame packages each define a triangle shape.

16. The packaged frame assembly of claim 11 wherein the back panel of each of the plurality of frame packages further comprises a triangular shaped portion;

wherein the front panel of each of the plurality of frame packages further comprises a triangular shaped portion; and

wherein the inside panel of each of the plurality of frame packages is connected with the front panel with a fold that extends through the frame opening and engages the back panel and receives the inside panel tab in the inside panel tab slot.

17. The packaged frame assembly of claim 16 wherein the inside panel of each of the plurality of frame packages further comprises a plurality of flaps with folds to define a cavity to store hardware within the frame opening.

18. A frame package comprising:

a back panel;

an inside panel tab extending from the back panel;

a front panel extending from the back panel and defining a region to rest upon a corner portion of a frame;

an inside panel extending from the front panel with an inside panel tab slot;

wherein the back panel, the front panel, and the inside panel are arranged with one another to fold about the corner portion of the frame and for the inside panel to extend through a frame opening such that the corner portion of the frame is covered by at least one of the back panel and the front panel, and wherein the inside panel tab is received within the inside panel tab slot to secure the back panel to the inside panel without an additional fastener and with the corner portion of the frame disposed therebetween;

a rollover flap extending from the front panel with a flap slot sized to receive a side panel tab of the back panel to secure the back panel to the rollover flap with the corner portion of the frame disposed therebetween;

wherein the rollover flap comprises a first portion foldably extending from a side flap portion at a flap seam, and wherein the side flap portion is shaped for concealment under the back panel when secured to the inside panel;

wherein the back panel further comprises a first side portion to rest upon the frame, the first side portion oriented between the back panel and the front panel with a fold between the first side portion and the back panel to fold the back panel to a back surface of the frame, and with a fold between the first side portion and the front panel to fold the front panel to a front surface of the frame;

wherein the back panel further comprises a triangular shaped portion;

wherein the front panel further comprises a triangular shaped portion;

wherein the inside panel is connected with the front panel with a fold to extend through the frame opening and to engage the back panel and to receive the inside panel tab in the inside panel tab slot; and

wherein the inside panel further comprises a plurality of flaps with folds to define a cavity to store hardware within the frame opening.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 7, 2017
From: MARTIN, RYAN; FORREST, EARL DAVID
To: LIBERTY HARDWARE MFG. CORP.
Reel/Frame 043459/0957 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 18, 2017
From: MARTIN, RYAN
To: LIBERTY HARDWARE MFG. CORP.
Reel/Frame 043029/0943 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62419587 · Nov 9, 2016
Related Publication 20180127185A1 · May 10, 2018
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