Abstract An aquarium frame serving to hold aquarium panes and consisting of profiled parts of angular cross section, which meet in miter joints at the corners and are interconnected by angle pieces inserted in grooves provided in the profiled parts. The legs of each profiled part are provided with grooves open towards the pane and capable of accommodating a projecting strip of soft plastics material, the glass pane resting against the latter. The ends of the profiled parts are provided with flanges which form an angular cavity over the apex of the structure. In each corner three profiled parts are interconnected by one single angle piece with three arms, the arms being adapted to the respective angular cavities of the profiled parts and inserted therein. The flanges of the profiled parts are pressed against bearing surfaces in recesses of the angle piece, in such a way that the profiled parts are pressed together at the corner, with prestressing in respect of the miter joint.
Inventors
👤 Josef Voss
Bibliographic Details
Application Number—
JurisdictionUS
Data Sourcegoogle_patents
Last Synchronized2026-11-07 20:04
CPC Classifications
A; A01; A01K; A01K63/00; A01K63/003
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim
183 words
An aquarium frame for securing aquarium panes in assembled aquarium forming relation, said frame comprising profiled parts of angular cross section, which meet in miter joints at the corners of the aquarium and are interconnected by angle pieces inserted in grooves provided in the ends of the profiled parts, said frame including the following features: a. both legs of each profiled part being provided with grooves open towards the glass pane and accommodating a projecting strip of soft plastic material against which the glass pane rests; b. the ends of the profiled parts being provided with flanges which form an angular cavity across the apex of the structure; c. in each corner three profiled parts being interconnected by one single angle piece with three arms, the arms having recesses with bearing surfaces therein and being disposed in the respective angular cavities of the profiled parts, and d. the flanges of the profiled parts being pressed against said bearing surfaces in recesses of the angle piece, whereby the profiled parts are pressed together at the corner, with prestressing in respect of the miter joint.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
183 words
An aquarium frame for securing aquarium panes in assembled aquarium forming relation, said frame comprising profiled parts of angular cross section, which meet in miter joints at the corners of the aquarium and are interconnected by angle pieces inserted in grooves provided in the ends of the profiled parts, said frame including the following features: a. both legs of each profiled part being provided with grooves open towards the glass pane and accommodating a projecting strip of soft plastic material against which the glass pane rests; b. the ends of the profiled parts being provided with flanges which form an angular cavity across the apex of the structure; c. in each corner three profiled parts being interconnected by one single angle piece with three arms, the arms having recesses with bearing surfaces therein and being disposed in the respective angular cavities of the profiled parts, and d. the flanges of the profiled parts being pressed against said bearing surfaces in recesses of the angle piece, whereby the profiled parts are pressed together at the corner, with prestressing in respect of the miter joint.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
19 words
An aquarium frame in accordance with claim 1, wherein the bearing surfaces are oblique and provided with rounded parts.