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US 11,111,717 B1Granted
Fenestration system with shimming seal
AssigneeWWS Acquisition, LLC
InventorsRichard Mazur, Cameron Miles Wyatt, Jacob Blackburn, Kraig Hoekstra, James J. Lee
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Abstract
Example aspects of a fenestration system and a method for insulating a fenestration system are disclosed. The fenestration system can comprise a frame comprising a first frame side, the first frame side comprising an interior wall, the interior wall defining a sealing slot; and a seal comprising a connector portion engaging the sealing slot and an extension portion extending from the connector portion.
Claims17
A fenestration system comprising:
- a frame comprising a frame side, the frame side comprising an interior wall, the interior wall defining a sealing slot, the frame further defining an inner cavity;
- a seal comprising a connector portion engaging the sealing slot and an extension portion extending from the connector portion;
- a rigid stiffener received in the inner cavity and abutting a back wall of the sealing slot, the rigid stiffener reinforcing the frame;
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- a first bracket and a second bracket, the sealing slot oriented between the first bracket and the second bracket, wherein the first bracket is a glazing bead attached to the frame side by an engagement mechanism and the second bracket is monolithically formed with the frame side.
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A fenestration system comprising:
- a frame defining a sealing slot;
- a pane assembly assembled with the frame, the pane assembly defining an outer pane, an inner pane, and a spacer extending between the outer pane and the inner pane, the sealing slot laterally aligned with the spacer;
- a gap defined between the frame and the spacer;
- a seal engaging the sealing slot, the seal extending across the gap and directly abutting the spacer;
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- a first bracket and a second bracket, the gap extending between the first bracket and the second bracket.
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A fenestration system comprising:
- a frame comprising a frame side, the frame side comprising an interior wall, the interior wall defining a sealing slot, the frame further defining an inner cavity;
- a seal comprising a connector portion engaging the sealing slot and an extension portion extending from the connector portion;
- a rigid stiffener received in the inner cavity and abutting a back wall of the sealing slot, the rigid stiffener reinforcing the frame;
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- a fastener engaging each of the seal, the interior wall, and the stiffener to secure the seal and the stiffener to the interior wall.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.