Window assembly
AssigneeSierra Pacific Industries
InventorScott D. Albrecht
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Abstract
Window assemblies and methods for their construction are disclosed. In one aspect, the disclosed window assemblies include wooden side jambs connected to a non-wooden sill assembly via intermediately positioned end caps. In some examples, each end cap includes a main body and a step defined within the main body for supporting an end of the sill assembly, wherein the step extends at an oblique angle to a length of the side jamb associated with the end cap. The provision of an angled or obliquely oriented shelf eliminates the need to mill a similarly shaped structure within the wooden side jambs.
Claims15
A window assembly comprising:
- a) a pair of side jambs extending between first and second ends;
- b) a sill assembly extending between the pair of side jambs proximate the first ends;
- c) a head jamb extending between the pair of side jambs proximate the second ends;
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- d) a pair of oppositely facing end caps operably connecting the pair of side jambs to the sill assembly, wherein each of the pair of end caps includes:
- i) a main body defining an interior planar side surface facing an end of the sill assembly and defining a planar step surface;
- ii) wherein the planar step surface supports a bottom surface of the sill assembly, wherein the planar step surface extends orthogonally from the interior planar side surface and extends at an oblique angle to a length of the side jamb associated with the end cap such that a top surface of the sill assembly is sloped downwardly towards a front edge of the sill assembly.
A joint structure of a window assembly, the joint structure comprising:
- a) a side jamb;
- b) a sill assembly arranged in an orthogonal relationship with the side jamb;
- c) an end cap joining the side jamb to the sill assembly, wherein the end cap includes:
- i) a main body defining an interior planar side surface facing an end of the sill assembly and defining a planar step surface;
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- ii) wherein the planar step surface supports a bottom surface of the sill assembly, wherein the planar step surface extends orthogonally from the interior planar side surface and extends at an oblique angle to a length of the side jamb associated with the end cap such that a top surface of the sill assembly is sloped downwardly towards a front edge of the sill assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.