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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 05, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 26, 2010
Jeff V. Sawyers, Rice Lake, WI (US);
Ron J. Pich, Cameron, WI (US);
Jeff V. Sawyers, Rice Lake, WI (US);
Ron J. Pich, Cameron, WI (US);
Quanex Building Products Corporation, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A frame assembly supports an article. The frame assembly comprises a frame member having a plurality of walls extending between a first end and a second end. The walls define an interior of the frame member. The frame assembly also comprises at least one foldable cornerlock. The foldable cornerlock has first and second body portions movable relative to each other. A method of manufacturing the frame assembly comprises the steps of forming at least one notch in the frame member spaced from the ends of the frame member, inserting the foldable cornerlock into the notch, and bending the frame member about the notch of the frame member.