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US 11,795,750 B2Granted
Dual function snubber
AssigneeMilgard Manufacturing Incorporated
InventorTroy Kunkel
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Abstract
A snubber includes an engagement portion with a free end configured to be removably engaged within a groove in a frame. The engagement portion includes a first engagement member and a second engagement member at least partially separated from the first engagement member. The second engagement member deflecting less than the first engagement member when a negative pressure is applied to the sash.
Claims20
An apparatus comprising:
- a snubber having a first portion configured to be operatively connected to a fenestration assembly including a sash and a frame;
- the snubber including an engagement portion having a free end configured to be removably engaged within a groove in the fenestration assembly;
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- the engagement portion including a first engagement member and a second engagement member at least partially separated from the first engagement member, the second engagement member deflecting less than the first engagement member when a negative pressure is applied to the sash, wherein the first portion, the first engagement portion and the second engagement portion are a single component.
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A fenestration assembly comprising:
- a frame having a first jamb and a second jamb;
- a sash having a first stile and a second stile spaced from and parallel to the first stile;
- a snubber operatively connected to the second stile, the snubber including an engagement portion having a free end configured to be removably positioned within a cavity in the second jamb;
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- the engagement portion including a first engagement member and a second engagement member, the second engagement member deflecting less than the first engagement member when a negative pressure is applied to the sash, wherein the first portion, the first engagement portion and the second engagement portion are a single component.
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A method of securing a casement window comprising:
- providing a casement window having a sash with a first stile and a second stile spaced from and parallel to the first stile within a frame having a first jamb and a second jamb spaced from and parallel to the first jamb;
- connecting a snubber to the second stile, the snubber including an engagement portion having a free end configured to be removably positioned within a cavity in the second jamb;
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- removably engaging the engagement portion having a first engagement member and a second engagement member into a cavity in the second jamb wherein the second engagement member deflecting less than the first engagement member when a negative pressure is applied to the sash, wherein the first portion, the first engagement portion and the second engagement portion are a single component.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.