Extruded frame system for glazing
AssigneeWindow Film Depot, Inc.
InventorsJeffrey Franson, Mark Meshulam
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Abstract
A frame system for securing a glazing unit to a window portal includes an elongated primary mount extrusion, an elongated mount stop extrusion, an elongated first gasket, an elongated second gasket and a structural sealant. The primary mount extrusion is secured to the window portal. A mount stop extrusion engages the primary mount extrusion with a pair of ratcheting members. The first gasket and the second gasket define a passage therebetween and the passage has a width so that the glazing unit fits therein. A structural sealant is disposed so as to affix the glazing unit to an inner upper surface of the primary mount extrusion.
Claims23
A frame system for securing a glazing unit to a window portal attachment surface, comprising:
- (a) an elongated primary mount extrusion having a vertical wall with a top leg extending therefrom and a bottom leg extending therefrom, the top leg having a first end that defines a first gasket engagement channel, the bottom leg having a second end that defines a first one-way ratcheting engagement member, the primary mount extrusion configured to be secured to the window portal attachment surface;
- (b) an elongated mount stop extrusion having a top end that defines a second gasket engagement channel spaced apart from and parallel to the first gasket engagement channel, the mount stop extrusion having a bottom end that defines a second one-way ratcheting engagement member that is complementary to the first one-way ratcheting engagement member so that the mount stop extrusion is affixed to the primary mount extrusion when the second one-way ratcheting engagement member is engaged with the first one-way ratcheting engagement member;
- (c) an elongated first gasket that is configured to be engaged with the first gasket engagement channel and an elongated second gasket that is configured to be engaged with the second gasket engagement channel, the first gasket and the second gasket defining a passage therebetween once engaged, the passage having a width so that the glazing unit fits therein;
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- (d) a structural sealant that is configured to be disposed so as to affix the glazing unit to an inner upper surface of the primary mount extrusion.
A window system, comprising:
- (a) a glazing unit;
- (b) an elongated primary mount extrusion having a vertical wall with a top leg extending therefrom and a bottom leg extending therefrom, the top leg having a first end that defines a first gasket engagement channel, the bottom leg having a second end that defines a first one-way ratcheting engagement member, the primary mount extrusion secured to a window portal attachment surface;
- (c) an elongated mount stop extrusion having a top end that defines a second gasket engagement channel spaced apart from and parallel to the first gasket engagement channel, the mount stop extrusion having a bottom end that defines a second one-way ratcheting engagement member that is complementary to the first one-way ratcheting engagement member so that the mount stop extrusion is affixed to the primary mount extrusion when the second one-way ratcheting engagement member is engaged with the first one-way ratcheting engagement member;
- (d) an elongated first gasket that is engaged with the first gasket engagement channel and an elongated second gasket that is engaged with the second gasket engagement channel, the first gasket and the second gasket defining a passage therebetween once engaged, the passage having a width so that the glazing unit fits therein;
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- (e) a structural sealant that is disposed so as to affix the glazing unit to an inner upper surface of the primary mount extrusion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.