US 12,251,018 B2
Sealing corner bracket and cabinet including corner bracket
William Julius McPhil Giraud, Azle, TX (US); Brian Duane Kingsbury, Watauga, TX (US); and Robert Tomasz Klak, Zdunska Wola (PL)
Assigned to Corning Research & Development Corporation, Corning, NY (US)
Filed by CORNING RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, Corning, NY (US)
Filed on Dec. 21, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/392,729.
Application 18/392,729 is a continuation of application No. 17/030,908, filed on Sep. 24, 2020, granted, now 11,857,074, issued on Jan. 2, 2024.
Application 17/030,908 is a continuation of application No. PCT/US2019/024908, filed on Mar. 29, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/652,708, filed on Apr. 4, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2024/0115044 A1, Apr. 11, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A47B 96/06 (2006.01); A47B 47/00 (2006.01); F16B 12/44 (2006.01)
CPC A47B 96/06 (2013.01) [A47B 47/0008 (2013.01); F16B 12/44 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A corner bracket comprising:
a structural portion comprising at least one first material;
a sealing portion comprising at least one second material,
wherein the at least one first material is relatively more rigid than the at least one second material, and the at least one second material is relatively more elastic than the at least one first material;
a first receiver defining a first longitudinal axis and configured to receive an end of a first frame member, the first receiver comprising:
a first retainer portion configured to be coupled to the end of the first frame member; and
a first sealing interface configured to provide a substantially fluid-resistant seal between a portion of the end of the first frame member and the first receiver;
a second receiver defining a second longitudinal axis transverse to the first longitudinal axis of the first receiver and configured to receive an end of a second frame member, the second receiver comprising:
a second retainer portion configured to be coupled to the end of the second frame member; and
a second sealing interface configured to provide a substantially fluid-resistant seal between a portion of the end of the second frame member and the second receiver,
wherein the structural portion comprises the first retainer portion and the second retainer portion, and
wherein the sealing portion comprises the first sealing interface and the second sealing interface;
wherein the structural portion comprises a plurality of apertures in which a portion of the at least one second material is received, providing engagement between the structural portion and the sealing portion.