Window having hinged corner arrangement
AssigneeAlpina Manufacturing LLC
InventorDarius A. Povilaitis
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Abstract
A structural assembly for a frame includes a first rail, a second rail, a third rail, a fourth rail, a first pivotable bracket member coupling the first and second rails, and a second pivotable bracket member coupling the third and fourth rails. The first rail includes a first end, a second end, and a first groove extending a distance between the first end and the second end thereof. The second rail includes a first end, a second end, and a second groove extending a distance between the first end and the second end thereof. The third rail includes a first end, a second end, and a third groove extending a distance between the first end and the second end thereof. The fourth rail includes a first end, a second end, and a fourth groove extending a distance between the first end and the second end thereof.
Claims23
A structural assembly for a frame of a window, the structural assembly comprising:
- a first rail having a first end, a second end, and a first groove defined within a surface of the first rail and extending a distance between the first end and the second end thereof;
- a second rail having a first end, a second end, and a second groove defined within a surface of the second rail and extending a distance between the first end and the second end, the first end of the second rail abutting the second end of the first rail;
- a first platform disposed on the first rail and a second platform disposed on the second rail;
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- a pivotable bracket member pivotably coupling the first rail with the second rail relative to one another, the pivotable bracket member being secured to the first platform and the second platform via a plurality of fasteners,
- wherein each of the first groove and the second groove receives the first platform and the second platform, respectively, such that each of the plurality of fasteners extends through an upper surface of the pivotable bracket member through the respective first and second platforms, and into a portion of the first groove and a portion of the second groove, respectively.
A frame for a window, the frame comprising:
- a first rail having a first end, a second end, and a first groove defined within a surface of the first rail and extending a distance between the first end and the second end thereof;
- a second rail having a first end, a second end, and a second groove defined within a surface of the second rail and extending a distance between the first end and the second end, the first end of the second rail abutting the second end of the first rail;
- a third rail having a first end, a second end, and a third groove extending a distance between the first end and the second end thereof, the third rail adapted to abut the second rail;
- a fourth rail having a first end, a second end, and a fourth groove extending a distance between the first end and the second end;
- a first pivotable bracket member pivotably coupling the first and second rails relative to one another, the first pivotable bracket member being disposed on a first platform and a second platform, wherein the first platform is secured to the first groove of the first rail and the second platform is secured to the second groove of the second rail via respective fasteners passing through the first pivotable bracket, the first and second platforms, and into a portion of the first groove and second groove of the first and second rails, respectively;
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- a second pivotable bracket member adapted to couple the third and fourth rails, the second pivotable bracket member being disposed on a third platform and a fourth platform, wherein the third platform is secured to the third rail and the second platform is secured to the third and fourth rail rails via respective fasteners passing through the second pivotable bracket member, the third and fourth platforms, and into a portion of the third and fourth rails, respectively.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.