Frame assembly for reflective cabinet door
A frame assembly for a reflective cabinet door includes at least two vertical strips, two transverse strips and one supporting strip. In particular, a frame is co-extruded by rigid and soft plastic. The vertical strip and transverse strip both have an embedding area having cushion bars arranged to two sides of an inlet of a gap. The supporting strip is transversely fixed between two vertical strips by screws to provide support to the frame. A transparent or reflective plate is embedded into the gaps of the vertical and transverse strips, and the cushion bars will provide cushion and protection against vibration and slippage. The frame can be slid along upper and lower guides in a cabinet through sliding components arranged to four corners of the frame. In addition, the frame can be applied to a door plate or a partition plate of a cabinet.
1. A frame assembly for a reflective cabinet door comprising:
two vertical strips of rigid plastic; with each vertical strip having an inner lateral side, an outer lateral side spaced from the inner lateral side, and a front side extending between the inner and outer lateral sides, with the inner and outer lateral sides and the front side defining an embedding area; with the embedding area having an inlet formed in the inner lateral side spaced from the front side, cushion bars arranged to first and second inner sides of the inlet; with the cushion bars formed integral to the vertical strip by co-extrusion, and with the cushion bars made by a plastic softer than the rigid plastic; with a concave portion formed in the front side intermediate the inner and outer lateral sides, with the concave surface having an outer surface outwardly of the embedding area for being pushed, with a rear surface spaced from and parallel to the outer surface of the concave portion protruding into the embedding area; with the outer lateral side of the vertical strip having a curve edge providing support to the concave portion;
two transverse strips of rigid plastic; with each transverse strip having an embedding area; with the embedding area of each transverse strip having an inlet, with cushion bars arranged to two inner sides of the inlet of each transverse strip; with the cushion bars of each transverse strip formed integral to the transverse strip by co-extrusion, and with the cushion bars of each transverse strip made by a plastic softer than the rigid plastic of each transverse strip;
at least one supporting strip extruded by plastic; and
a transparent or reflective plate having a reflective surface;
wherein a rectangular frame is formed by the two vertical strips, the two transverse strips and the at least one supporting strip transversely fixed between the two vertical strips by screws; with the reflective plate embedded into the inlets of the two vertical strips and the two transverse strips; with smaller widths between the inner sides of the inlets than a thickness of the reflective plate to hold the reflective plate stably; with the rear surface of the concave portion pushing against a surface of the reflective plate, with the cushion bars holding the reflective plate and providing cushion and protection against vibration and slippage.
2. The frame assembly for a reflective cabinet door as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a cushion belt is arranged to a lateral side of the at least one supporting strip; wherein the cushion belt is formed integral to the supporting strip by co-extrusion, and wherein the cushion belt is made by a softer plastic than the at least one supporting strip; with the cushion belt pushing against the reflective plate to hold the reflective plate stably.
3. The frame assembly for a reflective cabinet door as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the rectangular frame formed by the two vertical strips, the two transverse strips and the at least one supporting strip has a sliding component on each four corners thereof; and wherein an upper guide and a lower guide engaging the sliding components are arranged to a top and a bottom of a cabinet, with the reflective plate and the rectangular frame slidable along the upper and lower guides in the cabinet.
4. The frame assembly for a reflective cabinet door as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the second inner side of the inlet of each vertical strip is located intermediate the first inner side of the inlet and the front side of each vertical strip; wherein the first inner side of the inlet of each vertical strip is located intermediate the second inner side of the inlet and a maximum extent of the rear surface of the concave portion protruding into the embedding area.
5. The frame assembly for a reflective cabinet door as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the inner sides and the cushion bars of each vertical and transverse strip are parallel.
6. The frame assembly for a reflective cabinet door as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the inner lateral side between the second inner side of the inlet and the front side of each vertical strip is C-shaped.