Sliding and pivot fenestration unit
AssigneePella Corporation
InventorsTodd A. Bernhagen, Nathan R. Erickson, Paul D. Schroder
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Abstract
A fenestration unit is disclosed. In various examples, the fenestration unit includes a plurality of panels, including first and second panels. In some examples, one or more of the plurality of panels is configured to slide relative to a frame of the fenestration unit to provide an opening in the fenestration unit. In various examples, each of the first and second panels are also configured to be pivoted relative to the frame such that the first and second panels can be hinged or otherwise pivoted open to increase the size of the opening in the fenestration unit.
Claims13
A fenestration unit comprising:
- a frame including a sill, a head opposite the sill, a first jamb, and a second jamb opposite the first jamb;
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- a first panel supported by the frame, the first panel including:
- a first rider engaged to the first panel and to the sill, the first rider being actuatable such that a portion of the first panel is disengageable from the sill;
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- a second rider engaged to the first panel and to the sill;
- wherein the first panel is operable to be translated laterally along the sill between the first and second jambs without pivoting relative to the frame, and wherein the first panel is operable to be pivoted relative to the frame while the second rider is engaged to the sill;
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- a turntable rotatably engaged to the sill of the frame and configured to rotate relative to the sill as the first panel is pivoted relative to the frame, wherein the turntable is part of a pivot assembly, the pivot assembly further comprising a hub having a hub channel configured to accommodate the second rider, the hub being fixed relative to the sill such that the turntable is operable to rotate relative to the hub and the hub channel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.