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US 11,578,528 B2Granted
Sill systems for sliding fenestration units
OwnerHoward C. Anderson, III, Andy Breuer +4inventors
InventorsHoward C. Anderson, III, Andy Breuer, Andrew Morse, Joseph A. Ritzert, Paul D. Schroder, Jaden P. Vos
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Abstract
Various aspects of the disclosure relate to modular sill systems for sliding panel doors and windows, collectively “sliding fenestration units.” In various examples, modular sill systems include multiple separate and distinct base components that provide tracks on which one or more panels are able to slide.
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A modular sill system for multiple sliding panels, the system comprising:
- a base member having a first end and a second end;
- a first sill frame element affixed to the base member including a first horizontal portion coupled to the base member and a track spaced from the first horizonal portion and configured to receive a panel and to support the panel for sliding motion;
- a second sill frame element, distinct from first sill frame element, affixed to the base member, the second sill frame element including a second horizontal portion coupled to the base member and a track spaced from the second horizontal portion and configured to receive a panel and to support the panel for sliding motion;
- a support member extending from the base member and arranged between the first sill frame element and the second sill frame element;
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- at least one cover component coupled to the first sill frame element and the second sill frame element that is configured to conceal a space between the first sill frame element and the second sill frame element.
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A fenestration unit including a modular sill system for multiple sliding panels, the fenestration unit comprising:
- a first sliding panel and a second sliding panel;
- a base member having a first end and a second end, an interior edge and an exterior edge, and a top surface that is substantially planar from the interior edge to the exterior edge of the base member;
- a first sill frame element including a first portion affixed to the base member between the interior edge and the exterior edge and a track spaced from the first portion upon which the first sliding panel slides;
- a second sill frame element, distinct from first sill frame element, including a second portion affixed to the base member between the interior edge and the exterior edge and a track spaced from the second portion upon which the second sliding panel slides;
- a cover component releasably coupled to the first sill frame element and the second sill frame element to cover a space between the first sill frame element, the second sill frame element and the base member, and
- a support member disposed with the space and extending from the base member.
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A method of manufacturing a modular sill system for multiple sliding panels, the method comprising:
- affixing a first portion of a first sill frame element to a base member between an interior edge and an exterior edge of the base member, wherein the first sill frame element includes a track spaced from the first portion and configured to receive a panel and to support the panel for sliding motion;
- affixing a second portion of a second sill frame element, distinct from first sill frame element, to the base member between the interior edge and the exterior edge of the base member, wherein the second sill frame element includes a track spaced from the second portion and configured to receive a panel and to support the panel for sliding motion;
- arranging a support member, distinct from the first sill frame element, in contact with the base member and between the first sill frame element and the second sill frame element;
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- coupling a cover component to the first sill frame element and the second sill frame element.
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A modular sill system for multiple sliding panels, the system comprising:
- a base member having a first end and a second end;
- a first sill frame element affixed to the base member;
- a second sill frame element, distinct from first sill frame element, affixed to the base member;
- a support member extending from the base member and arranged between the first sill frame element and the second sill frame element;
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- at least one cover component coupled to the first sill frame element and the second sill frame element that is configured to conceal a space between the first sill frame element and the second sill frame element,
- wherein the first sill frame element forms a first track configured to receive a first panel and the second sill frame element forms a second track configured to receive a second panel.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.