Window setting block
AssigneePGT Innovations, Inc.
InventorsKenneth John Vander Bent, Jr., Michael Dietmar Nau, Hong Chen
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Abstract
A window frame assembly includes a frame; a setting block including a block body secured to the frame; and a block lip extending outwards from the block body; a glazing bead secured to the frame and the setting block, a bead rib of the glazing bead positioned between the block lip and the frame, the glazing bead and the frame defining a glazing channel; and a lite defining a first edge, the first edge of the lite inserted into the glazing channel.
Claims20
A window frame assembly comprising:
- a frame;
- a setting block comprising:
- a block body secured to the frame;
- and
- a block lip extending outwards from the block body;
- a glazing bead secured to the frame and the setting block, a bead rib of the glazing bead positioned between the block lip and the frame, the glazing bead and the frame defining a glazing channel;
- and
- a lite defining a first edge, the first edge of the lite inserted into the glazing channel;
- and
- wherein the block lip is positioned between the first edge of the lite and the bead rib of the glazing bead.
A method for assembling a window frame assembly, the method comprising:
- securing a setting block of the window frame assembly to a frame of the window frame assembly;
- and
- securing a glazing bead of the window frame assembly to the setting block and to the frame;
- and
- wherein securing the setting block of the window frame assembly to the frame of the window frame assembly comprises:
- engaging a frame toe rib of the frame with a block toe rib of the setting block;
- and
- engaging a frame heel rib of the frame with a block heel rib of the setting block.
A window frame assembly comprising:
- a frame;
- and
- a setting block, the setting block configured to engage the frame;
- and
- wherein:
- the frame comprises a frame toe rib and a frame heel rib;
- the setting block defines a setting block groove;
- the frame toe rib and the frame heel rib engage the setting block groove;
- and
- the setting block is secured to the frame.
A window frame assembly comprising:
- a frame;
- a setting block comprising:
- a block body secured to the frame;
- and
- a block lip extending outwards from the block body;
- a glazing bead secured to the frame and the setting block, a bead rib of the glazing bead positioned between the block lip and the frame, the glazing bead and the frame defining a glazing channel;
- and
- a lite defining a first edge, the first edge of the lite inserted into the glazing channel;
- and
- wherein:
- the block lip defines a setting block barb;
- the bead rib defines a bead barb;
- and
- the bead barb engages the setting block barb;
- the glazing bead defines a bead groove opposite from the bead barb;
- the bead groove receives a bead clip defined by the frame;
- and
- engagement between the bead groove and the bead clip secures the glazing bead to the setting block and the frame.
A method for assembling a window frame assembly, the method comprising:
- securing a setting block of the window frame assembly to a frame of the window frame assembly;
- and
- securing a glazing bead of the window frame assembly to the setting block and to the frame;
- and
- wherein securing the glazing bead of the window frame assembly to the setting block and to the frame comprises:
- inserting a bead rib of the glazing bead into a gap defined between the setting block and the frame;
- and
- engaging a bead clip of the frame with a bead groove of the glazing bead.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.