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US 10,876,348 B2Granted
Sash retention system
AssigneeMilgard Manufacturing Incorporated
InventorTroy Kunkel
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Abstract
A fenestration assembly comprises a frame having a first jamb and a second jamb parallel to and spaced from the first jamb; a movable sash movably mounted to the frame; a fixed sash fixedly attached to the frame; a plurality of clips coupling the fixed sash to the frame; and an adhesive connector securing an outer face of the fixed sash to the frame.
Claims9
A method of assembling a fenestration comprising:
- providing a frame having a first jamb and a second jamb spaced from and parallel to the first jamb;
- securing a first clip to the first jamb and a second clip to the second jamb;
- providing a first sash having a first stile and a second stile spaced from and parallel to the first stile;
- securing a first side of a first double-sided adhesive to the first stile and securing a first side of a first double-sided adhesive to the second stile of the first sash;
- positioning the first sash between the first jamb and the second jamb of the frame wherein the first clip and the second clip provide a biasing force to center the first sash between the first jamb and the second jamb, wherein the first clip and the second clip are secured to the first jamb and the second jamb prior to positioning the first sash between the first jamb and the second jamb;
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- securing the first sash to the frame with a second side of each of the first and second double-sided adhesive.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.