Snap-lock grid system
AssigneeCreative Millwork of Ohio, Inc.
InventorBrian Estock
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Abstract
A muntin assembly for an associated window glass. The muntin assembly includes a first muntin bar that defines a first pocket and includes a first cleat. The muntin assembly also includes a second muntin bar that defines a second pocket and includes a second cleat. The muntin assembly also includes a clip disposed in the first pocket and the second pocket so as to hook the first muntin bar and the second muntin bar together in an overlapping arrangement. Further, the clip momentarily deforms to accept receipt of the first cleat and the second cleat.
Claims20
A muntin assembly for an associated window glass, the muntin assembly comprising:
- a first muntin bar defining a first pocket, wherein the first muntin bar includes a first cleat;
- a second muntin bar defining a second pocket, wherein the second muntin bar includes a second cleat, and wherein the first muntin bar is received in the second muntin bar and the second muntin bar is received in the first muntin bar;
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- a clip disposed in the first pocket and the second pocket so as to hook the first muntin bar and the second muntin bar together in an overlapping arrangement, wherein the clip momentarily deforms to accept receipt of the first cleat and the second cleat.
A muntin assembly for an associated window glass, the muntin assembly comprising:
- a first muntin bar defining a first pocket, wherein the first muntin bar includes a first cleat;
- a second muntin bar defining a second pocket, wherein the second muntin bar includes a second cleat;
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- a clip disposed in the first pocket and the second pocket so as to hook the first muntin bar and the second muntin bar together in an overlapping arrangement, wherein the clip momentarily deforms to accept receipt of the first cleat and the second cleat, wherein the clip includes a base with a first side from which a first hook and a second hook extend and a second side from which a third hook and a fourth hook extend, the first side of the base and the second side of the base facing in opposite directions from one another, and wherein the first hook and the second hook of the clip cooperate to grip the first cleat of the first muntin bar, and the third hook and the fourth hook of the clip cooperate to grip the second cleat of the second muntin bar.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.