US 12,422,145 B2
Appliance corner cap
Richard W. Cowan, Louisville, KY (US); and Felix Conde Zelocuatecatl, Louisville, KY (US)
Assigned to MIDEA GROUP CO., LTD., Guangdong (CN)
Filed by Midea Group Co., Ltd., Foshan (CN)
Filed on Jun. 17, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/350,498.
Prior Publication US 2022/0404027 A1, Dec. 22, 2022
Int. Cl. F24C 15/02 (2006.01); E05D 15/00 (2006.01)
CPC F24C 15/02 (2013.01) [E05D 15/00 (2013.01)] 23 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A door formed from sheet panels, comprising:
a door frame having a first face opposite a second face, and at least one perimeter edge adjoining said first face to said second face around the perimeter, said at least one perimeter edge having at least one flange turning from said first face toward said second face to form a top edge and a side edge, wherein said side edge includes a first flange and a second flange perpendicular to said first flange, and said top edge includes a third flange, wherein both said third flange of said top edge and said first flange of said side edge define a top surface of said door frame and said second flange of said side edge defines a side surface of said door frame, and wherein said second flange of said side edge defining said side surface is perpendicular to both said first flange of said side edge and said third flange of said top edge defining said top surface, a corner gap formed within said top surface by said third flange of said top edge and said first flange of said side edge being at a corner of said door frame; and
a corner cap having a first surface and a second surface, said second surface having one or more extensions projecting downwardly therefrom for securing said corner cap on said top surface of said door frame by abutting said second surface of said corner cap to both said third flange and said first flange defining said top surface of said door frame to cover said corner gap.