Frame end cap package

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11518598-B2
Application number	US-202016847089-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 13, 2020
Priority date	Nov 9, 2016
Publication date	Dec 6, 2022
Grant date	Dec 6, 2022

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.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A packaged frame assembly comprising:
a decorative frame with a pair of corners on either side of a lateral portion; and
at least two frame packages, each installed upon one of the pair of corners of the decorative frame, each of the at least two frame packages comprising:
a front panel with a region for resting upon a lateral portion of a frame,
a back panel extending from a first side of the front panel,
at least two back panel tabs extending from the back panel, and
a bottom panel extending from a second side of the front panel and with at least two back panel tabs slots,

wherein the front panel, the back panel, and the bottom panel of each of the at least two frame packages are arranged with one another to fold about the lateral portion of the frame and for the bottom panel to extend through a frame opening to orient the at least two back panel tabs to be received within the at least two back panel tab slots to secure the back panel to the bottom panel with the lateral portion of the frame disposed therebetween;
wherein the front panel of each of the at least two frame packages includes a first side panel and a second side panel each extending from opposing sides of the front panel and each with a side panel slot, wherein the back panel of each of the at least two frame packages further includes a first side panel tab and a second side panel tab, and wherein the first side panel tab and the second side panel tab are each sized for insertion within one of the side panel slots to secure the back panel to the first side panel and the second side panel;
wherein the back panel of each of the at least two frame packages, has a rectangular shape having an area greater than an area of the bottom panel to define a cavity therebetween; and
wherein each of the back panel, the bottom panel, the first side panel, and the second side panel of each of the at least two frame packages, includes a side portion extending from the front panel sized according to a dimension of the frame such that the back panel and the bottom panel rest upon the frame when the back panel is secured to the bottom panel.

2. The packaged frame package assembly of claim 1 , wherein the front panel, the back panel, and the bottom panel are further arranged with one another to fold about the lateral portion of the frame such that the front panel and the back panel cover two corners of the frame on either side of the lateral portion.

3. The packaged frame assembly of claim 1 , wherein the at least two back panel tabs are sized for insertion within the at least two back panel tab slots to secure the back panel to the bottom panel without an additional fastener.

4. The packaged frame assembly of claim 1 wherein the cavity defines a storage area to house mount components of the frame.

Assignees

• Liberty Hardware Mfg Corp

Inventors

• Martin Ryan
• Forrest Earl David

Classifications

• B65D5/5071

  each capping element being formed by assembling two or more blanks · CPC title

• B65D81/057 Primary

  Protectors contacting four surfaces of the packaged article, e.g. four-sided corner protectors · CPC title

• B65D81/058

  Protectors contacting five surfaces of the packaged article, e.g. five-sided end protectors · CPC title

• B65D5/5052

  and provided with slits or recesses in which at least a part of the contents are located (B65D5/504 takes precedence) · CPC title