Press-fit window insert
AssigneeR Value, Inc.
InventorsTimothy James Hartford, Mark Pratt, Samuel Pardue
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Abstract
A press-fit window insert configured to provide secondary protection to an existing window, having a carrier, a fin, and a fastening clip. The carrier includes a substantially rigid framework having channels within the framework configured to securely accept one or more attachments. The fin extends from the carrier and includes a substantially flexible blade extending from a base portion of the fin. The base portion of the fin is configured to interlock the fin to the carrier. The fastening clip includes a substantially rigid brim extending from a base portion of the fastening clip. The base portion of the fastening clip is configured to interlock the fastening clip to the carrier.
Claims24
A press-fit window insert configured to provide secondary protection to an existing window, the window insert comprising:
- a carrier comprising a substantially rigid framework having a first channel and a second channel within the framework, the first channel and the second channel each being configured to securely accept one or more attachments;
- a fin extending from the carrier, the fin comprising a substantially flexible blade extending from a base portion of the fin, the base portion of the fin being configured to interlock the fin to the carrier, the base portion of the fin including an asymmetrical arrowhead tip configured to extend into the first channel through a slot in the carrier to interlock the fin to the carrier, the asymmetrical arrowhead tip comprising a first barb and a second barb, the first barb being larger than the smaller barb;
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- a fastening clip, the fastening clip comprising a substantially rigid brim extending from a base portion of the fastening clip, the base portion of the fastening clip being configured to interlock the fastening clip to the carrier.
A press-fit window insert configured to provide secondary protection to an existing window, the window insert comprising:
- a carrier comprising a substantially rigid framework having a first channel and a second channel within the framework, the first channel and the second channel each being configured to securely accept one or more attachments;
- a fin extending from the carrier, the fin comprising a substantially flexible blade extending from a base portion of the fin, the base portion of the fin being configured to interlock the fin to the carrier;
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- a fastening clip, the fastening clip comprising a substantially rigid brim extending from a base portion of the fastening clip, the base portion of the fastening clip being configured to interlock the fastening clip to the carrier;
- a corner flap configured to overlay a gap between a first fin and an adjacent second fin at a corner of the window insert, the corner flap further configured to overlap a portion of the first fin and a portion of the second fin at the corner of the window insert;
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- a corner snap configured to secure the corner flap to the carrier by pinching the corner flap between the corner snap and the carrier.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.