Aquarium

Claim 1

A container comprising: a plurality of glass side panels arranged in a hexagonal shape, said glass panels fastened together at the edges with a mitered joint using an adhesive applied to the adjacent surfaces of said panel edges; a bottom hexagonal panel positioned adjacent the bottom edges of said side panels with the bottom edges of said side panels resting on the top peripheral edge surface of said bottom panel and with the areas of contact having an adhesive applied thereto; a plurality of bottom molding members fastened to the bottom panel and side panels at the joint therebetween, said bottom molding members having an angle shape with one leg thereof adhered to the bottom panel by an adhesive and with the other leg thereof adhered to a side panel by an adhesive; and a single piece top molding strip fastened to the top edges of said side panels, said top molding strip being in the form of a single length of channel shaped material having a plurality of spaced notches in the sides thereof so that said top molding member can be folded into a hexagonal shape for installation on the top of the container, when so folded said notches will be closed to provide a molding having a continuous smooth surface on all sides of the molding member, said top molding member being held firmly in place on the container by an adhesive.

Claim 4

The method of fabricating a hexagonal glass container comprising the steps of: a. fabricating a hexagonal side panel subassembly of six glass panels by beveling the edges of said six panels and then fastening the panels to each other by the use of a suitable adhesive applied to the surfaces of the beveled edges; b. installing a hexagonal shaped bottom panel to the side panel subassembly by first adhering a plurality of angle shaped bottom molding members to the edges of said bottom panel by the use of a suitable adhesive and then attaching the side panel subassembly to the bottom panel and bottom molding member subassembly by positioning one subassembly on the other with the bottom edges of said side panel subassembly in contact with the top peripheral surface of said bottom panel member and with the bottom side end portions of said side panel subassembly in contact with the inside surface of the upstanding legs of said bottom molding members, said parts being fastened together by the application of an adhesive to the areas of contact; and c. installing a top molding member to the top edges of the side panel subassembly, said top molding member being in the form of a single length of channel shaped flexible material having a plurality of spaced notches in one side thereof so that the molding member can be folded into a hexagonal shape and then installed on the top edges of the side panel subassembly, said molding being held firmly in place on the side panel subassembly by an adhesive applied to the contacting surfaces of the parts.

Claim 5

The method of fabricating a hexagonal glass container comprising the steps of: a. fabricating a hexagonal side panel subassembly of six glass panels by beveling the edges of said six panels and then fastening the panels to each other by the use of a suitable adhesive applied to the surfaces of the beveled edges; b. installing a hexagonal shaped bottom panel to the side panel subassembly by first adhering a plurality of angle shaped bottom molding members to the edges of said bottom panel by the use of a suitable adhesive and then attaching the side panel subassembly to the bottom panel and bottom molding member subassembly by positioning one subassembly on the other with the bottom edges of said side panel subassembly in contact with the top peripheral surface of said bottom panel member and with the bottom side end portions of said side panel subassembly in contact with the inside surface of the upstanding legs of said bottom molding members, said parts being fastened together by the application of an adhesive to the areas of contact; and c. installing a top molding member to the top edges of the side panel subassembly, said top molding member being in the form of a single length of channel shaped flexible material having a plurality of spaced notches in one side thereof so that the molding member can be folded into a hexagonal shape and then installed on the top edges of the side panel subassembly, said molding being held firmly in place on the side panel subassembly by an adhesive applied to the contacting surfaces of the parts.