Window, shutter or door with adjustable mounting frame
AssigneeUniline Australia Limited
InventorsOleksander Babych, Marc Gomes-Luis, Allan Neale Box
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Abstract
A window, shutter or door assembly including a window, shutter or door including a rigid surround frame with a number of peripheral sides and an adjustable mounting frame including at least one frame member relative to each peripheral side of the rigid surround frame of the window, shutter or door and movable relative thereto to abut part of a periphery of an opening into which the window, shutter or door assembly is to be fitted to adjust the size of the adjustable mounting frame in one or more dimensions to fit the opening.
Claims21
An adjustable mounting frame for mounting a window, door or shutter into an opening, the window, door or shutter including a rigid surround frame with a number of peripheral sides, the adjustable mounting frame comprising:
- at least one frame member relative to each peripheral side of the rigid surround frame of the window, door or shutter and movable relative thereto to abut part of a periphery of the opening to adjust the size of the adjustable mounting frame in one or more dimensions;
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- an adjustment mechanism for movement of the adjustable mounting frame members relative to the rigid surround frame;
- wherein a cover member or assembly is provided between adjacent frame members of the adjustable mounting frame in order to cover any gaps created between the frame members caused by the expansion of the adjustable mounting frame, and the cover member or assembly is configured to allow the adjacent frame members to slide relative thereto;
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- wherein the adjustment mechanism includes a threaded rod and a pair of internally threaded tubular portions, one tubular portion provided in the rigid surround frame member and a corresponding tubular portion is provided in the adjustable mounting frame member, the tubular portions being coaxial in order for the threaded rod to engage both.
A window, door or shutter assembly including a window, door or shutter including a rigid surround frame with a number of peripheral sides and an adjustable mounting frame comprising:
- at least one frame member relative to each peripheral side of the rigid surround frame of the window, door or shutter and movable relative thereto to abut part of a periphery of an opening into which the window, door or shutter assembly is to be fitted to adjust the size of the adjustable mounting frame in one or more dimensions to fit the opening;
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- an adjustment mechanism for movement of the adjustable mounting frame members relative to the rigid surround frame;
- wherein a cover member or assembly is provided between adjacent frame members of the adjustable mounting frame in order to cover any gaps created between the frame members caused by the expansion of the adjustable mounting frame, and the cover member or assembly is configured to allow the adjacent frame members to slide relative thereto;
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- wherein the adjustment mechanism includes a threaded rod and a pair of internally threaded tubular portions, one tubular portion provided in the rigid surround frame member and a corresponding tubular portion is provided in the adjustable mounting frame member, the tubular portions being coaxial in order for the threaded rod to engage both.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.