US 11,866,990 B2
Corner bracket
Andrew Greening, Hyde (GB); and Antony Barnes, Hyde (GB)
Assigned to LOUVER-LITE LIMITED, Cheshire (GB)
Appl. No. 17/292,892
Filed by Louver-Lite Limited, Hyde (GB)
PCT Filed Nov. 11, 2019, PCT No. PCT/EP2019/080906
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date May 11, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/099343, PCT Pub. Date May 22, 2020.
Claims priority of application No. 1818419 (GB), filed on Nov. 12, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2021/0404244 A1, Dec. 30, 2021
Int. Cl. E06B 3/96 (2006.01); E06B 3/968 (2006.01); E06B 3/976 (2006.01); E06B 9/264 (2006.01); E06B 9/266 (2006.01); E06B 9/42 (2006.01)
CPC E06B 3/9685 (2013.01) [E06B 3/9765 (2013.01); E06B 9/264 (2013.01); E06B 9/266 (2013.01); E06B 9/42 (2013.01)] 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A corner bracket for a window blind frame, the corner bracket including a central body portion and extending from the central body portion a first connector and a second connector, wherein the second connector is angled relative to the first connector; each of the first and second connectors include a locating arm, a friction plate and a stop surface; wherein each of the friction plates defines a pair of opposed surfaces and each of the opposed surfaces of each of the friction plates carries thereon a respective outwardly projecting deformable rib; and wherein each of the locating arms further includes a first outwardly projecting deformable rib carried by a first surface of the respective locating arm and a second outwardly projecting deformable rib carried by a second surface of the respective locating arm; and wherein each of the friction plates is spaced from the respective locating arm to define a gap between the friction plate and the respective locating arm.