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US 10,871,024 B2Granted
Frame system
OwnerBaron Carletoninventor
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Abstract
A window and door frame system comprising members that fit together to enable a wide variety of window and door frame configurations and sizes to be constructed. The system comprises interlocking components that can be arranged in a variety of spacing combinations to enable building of frames in different configurations with a small set of components.
Claims11
A frame system for windows or doors comprising:
- a glazing base member;
- a first glazing stop member;
- a glazing cap member, wherein said glazing base member, said first glazing stop member and glazing cap member comprise interlocking interface features for enabling assembly together in variable spacing arrangement to provide a desired configuration for a frame for a window or door;
- and
- a second glazing stop member, said second glazing stop member comprising interlocking interface features for enabling assembly together with said glazing base member and said glazing cap member,
- wherein said interlocking interface features comprise base hook members defined on said glazing base member that interact with corresponding glazing stop hook members defined on said glazing stop members to fix said glazing base member and said first and second glazing stop members to one another, and
- wherein said interlocking interface features further comprise glazing cap hook members that have plural hook portions that interact with corresponding glazing base hook members to secure said glazing cap and said glazing base in position relative to one another.
4 more elements
A frame system for windows or doors comprising:
- a glazing base member;
- a first glazing stop member;
- and
- a glazing cap member, wherein said glazing base member, said first glazing stop member and glazing cap member comprise interlocking interface features for enabling assembly together in variable spacing arrangement to provide a desired configuration for a frame for a window or door,
- wherein said interlocking interface features comprise plural spaced hook members defined on a face of said glazing base member and on a face of said glazing cap member.
2 more elements
A frame system for receiving and supporting a window comprising:
- a glazing base member;
- a first glazing stop member;
- a first glazing member received in said first glazing stop member;
- a second glazing stop member;
- a second glazing member received in said second glazing stop member;
- a glazing cap member;
- and
- a glazing cap filler member, said glazing cap filler member engaging with said glazing cap member,
- wherein said glazing base member and said glazing cap member comprise plural spaced hook members and said first and second glazing stop members comprising interlocking hook members for selectively engaging with ones of said plural spaced hook members on said glazing base member and said glazing cap members for defining a spaced window receiving position between said first and second glazing members to provide a desired configuration for a window receiving frame.
6 more elements
A method for providing a frame system for windows or doors comprising:
- providing a glazing base member;
- providing a first glazing stop member;
- providing a glazing cap member, wherein said glazing base member, said first glazing stop member and said glazing cap member comprise interlocking interface features for enabling assembly together in variable spacing arrangement to provide a desired configuration for a frame for a window or door;
- and
- providing a second glazing stop member, said second glazing stop member comprising interlocking interface features for enabling assembly together with said glazing base member and said glazing cap member,
- wherein said interlocking interface features comprise base hook members defined on said glazing base member that interact with corresponding glazing stop hook members defined on said glazing stop members to fix said glazing base member and said first and second glazing stop members to one another, and
- wherein said interlocking interface features further comprise glazing cap hook members that have a plural hook portions that interact with corresponding glazing base hook members to secure said glazing cap and said glazing base in position relative to one another.
4 more elements
A method for providing a frame system for windows or doors comprising:
- providing a glazing base member;
- providing a first glazing stop member;
- and
- providing a glazing cap member, wherein said glazing base member, said first glazing stop member and said glazing cap member comprise interlocking interface features for enabling assembly together in variable spacing arrangement to provide a desired configuration for a frame for a window or door,
- wherein said interlocking interface features comprise plural spaced hook members defined on a face of said glazing base member and on a face of said glazing cap member.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.