Systems and methods for improving window safety
AssigneeLansing Housing Products, Inc.
InventorsKevin Martin, Brian Houlihan
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Abstract
A system for improved window fall prevention provides removable attachment of a window screen frame to a window frame. Systems according to the disclosure provide removable attachment of a window screen frame to an anchor positioned in the window frame by means of a plurality of cables. The cables attach to the screen frame or rest against an exterior portion of the screen frame at an exterior end, are threaded through the screen frame, and include on an interior end, opposite the exterior end, a releasable attachment to the window frame anchor. The releasable attachment may be between a loop of cable formed at the interior end and the window frame anchor, where the window frame anchor may be a T-screw.
Claims17
A safety cable system for improving fall prevention through an opening of a window, the safety cable system comprising:
- at least four anchors for a window frame;
- first instructions for installing each of the at least four anchors in the window frame;
- at least four safety cables, each safety cable comprising an exterior end configured to secure to an attachment point of a safety screen frame and an interior end configured to releasably attach to an anchor installed in a window frame, wherein each releasable attachment is designed to be released without the use of any tools;
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- second instructions for securing the exterior end of at least one of the at least four safety cables to an attachment point of a safety screen frame and releasably attaching the interior end of the at least one safety cable to the anchor installed in a window frame,
- wherein the length of the at least four safety cables allows a maximum gap between the safety screen frame and the window opening that is less than four inches when the at least four anchors are installed in accordance with the first instructions, the at least four safety cables are secured and attached in accordance with the second instructions, and the safety screen frame is pushed away from the window opening.
A safety cable system for use with a safety screen frame having a hole with a hole diameter, the safety cable system comprising:
- an anchor comprising an anchor head and a threaded shaft configured to be installed in a window frame, wherein the anchor is a T-shaped screw and the anchor head includes a long axis perpendicular to a vertical axis of the window frame;
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- a safety cable comprising:
- a cable having a cable diameter less than the hole diameter;
- an exterior end of the cable comprising a flat shouldered stud or a ball shank and having an exterior end diameter;
- the exterior end diameter being greater than the hole diameter;
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- an interior end of the cable comprising a loop and having an interior end diameter less than the hole diameter, the loop configured to be placed over the anchor head.
A safety cable system for improving fall prevention through an opening of a window, the safety cable system comprising:
- at least four anchors for a window frame;
- a safety screen sized to fit the window frame and comprising a screen frame with a plurality of attachment points;
- at least four safety cables, each safety cable comprising an exterior end configured to secure to one of the attachment points and an interior end configured to releasably attach to one of the anchors when the anchor is installed in the window frame;
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- wherein the length of the at least four safety cables allows a maximum gap between the screen frame and the window opening that is less than four inches when the four anchors are installed in the window frame, the at least four safety cables are secured and attached to the anchors and attachment points, and the screen frame is pushed away from the window opening.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.