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US 12,152,432 B2Granted
Support bracket for window installation and methods of use
AssigneePella Corporation
InventorJaron E. Vos
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Abstract
Various aspects of the present disclosure are directed toward apparatuses, systems, and methods for installing a closure assembly into a framed opening having sheathing arranged around the framed opening. The apparatuses, systems, and methods may include use of at least one support bracket along the framed opening and the sheathing.
Claims7
A system comprising:
- a rough opening in a structure;
- a sheathing around a perimeter of the rough opening;
- and
- a support bracket having,
- a substantially planar portion having a first end and a second end,
- at least one projection configured to penetrate the sheathing, the projection tapering away from the substantially planar portion toward a distal end of the at least one projection, and
- at least one support portion extending inwardly from a perimeter of the substantially planar portion along a lower surface of the substantially planar portion configured to penetrate the sheathing, the at least one support portion being offset from the first and second ends of the substantially planar portion, and the support bracket being configured to support a closure assembly on the sheathing during installation of the closure assembly into the rough opening.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.