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US 10,774,581 B2Granted
Fenestration assembly
AssigneeMilgard Manufacturing Incorporated
InventorVictor Massey
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Abstract
A fenestration assembly includes a frame assembly, and a sash assembly. The frame assembly includes at least one each unitary frame member formed from a first sheet of material. The sash assembly including at least one unitary member being formed from a second single sheet of material.
Claims4
A process for forming a fenestration assembly comprising;
- providing a first sheet material;
- cutting the first sheet material to form a first unitary frame member;
- providing a second sheet material;
- cutting the second sheet material to form a second unitary frame member;
- providing a third sheet of material;
- cutting the third sheet material to form a first unitary sash member;
- providing a fourth sheet of material;
- cutting the fourth sheet material to form a second unitary sash member;
- routing the first unitary frame member with at least one feature;
- routing the first unitary sash member with at least one feature;
- operatively connecting the first unitary frame member to the second unitary frame member to form a frame assembly;
- operatively connecting the first unitary sash member to the second unitary sash member to form a sash assembly;
- wherein the first sheet material has a width and height at least 10 times greater than a thickness of the sheet material and, wherein the first sheet material is formed from one of a phenolic material and a medium density overlay panel.
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A process for forming a fenestration assembly comprising;
- providing a first sheet material;
- cutting the first sheet material to form a first unitary frame member;
- providing a second sheet material;
- cutting the second sheet material to form a second unitary frame member;
- providing a third sheet of material;
- cutting the third sheet material to form a first unitary sash member;
- providing a fourth sheet of material;
- cutting the fourth sheet material to form a second unitary sash member;
- routing the first unitary frame member with at least one feature;
- routing the first unitary sash member with at least one feature;
- operatively connecting the first unitary frame member to the second unitary frame member to form a frame assembly;
- operatively connecting the first unitary sash member to the second unitary sash member to form a sash assembly, wherein routing the first unitary sash member with at least one feature includes forming a weep path extending between a first periphery of the first unitary sash member and a second periphery of the first unitary sash member forming a path between an opening on the first periphery and the second periphery.
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A process for forming a fenestration assembly comprising;
- providing a first sheet material;
- cutting the first sheet material to form a first unitary frame member;
- providing a second sheet material;
- cutting the second sheet material to form a second unitary frame member;
- providing a third sheet of material;
- cutting the third sheet material to form a first unitary sash member;
- providing a fourth sheet of material;
- cutting the fourth sheet material to form a second unitary sash member;
- routing the first unitary frame member with at least one feature;
- routing the first unitary sash member with at least one feature;
- operatively connecting the first unitary frame member to the second unitary frame member to form a frame assembly;
- operatively connecting the first unitary sash member to the second unitary sash member to form a sash assembly, further including forming a third frame member from material left over from cutting at least one of the first unitary frame member and second unitary frame member.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.