Patent ID: 11871843
Assignee: CORNING RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC A  H  F  G | IPC A  F

Claim 0:
1. A corner bracket comprising:
a structural portion comprising at least one first material;
a sealing portion at least partially covering the structural portion and 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 retainer configured to receive an end of a first frame member, the first retainer at least partially comprising the at least one first material and defining a first longitudinal axis;
a second retainer coupled to the first retainer and defining a second longitudinal axis substantially perpendicular to the first longitudinal axis of the first retainer, the second retainer configured to receive an end of a second frame member such that the first frame member and the second frame member are substantially perpendicular with respect to one another when respectively received by the first retainer and the second retainer, and the second retainer at least partially comprising the at least one first material;
a first exterior surface at least partially defined by the first retainer and at least partially comprising the at least one second material, the first exterior surface comprising a first door panel interface configured to provide a seal between the first exterior surface and an interior surface of a first door panel in a closed position; and
a second exterior surface at least partially defined by the second retainer and at least partially comprising the at least one second material, the second exterior surface comprising a second door panel interface configured to provide a seal between the second exterior surface and an interior surface of a second door panel in a closed position, the first door panel interface and the second door panel interface substantially perpendicular with respect to one another;
wherein the first retainer comprises a first frame member interface configured to be coupled to the first frame member, and wherein the second retainer comprises a second frame member interface configured to be coupled to the second frame member; and
wherein the first frame member interface comprises a first aperture configured to receive a first fastener for coupling the first frame member to the first frame member interface, and wherein the sealing portion at least partially surrounds the first aperture and is configured to provide a first fastener seal between the first aperture and the first frame member.