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US 12,163,372 B2Granted
Enhanced field of view for fenestration units
AssigneePella Corporation
InventorsTodd A. Bernhagen, Paul D. Schroder, Evan R. Vande Haar
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Abstract
A fenestration unit comprising a frame having a center, a sash coupled to the frame, an interior pane coupled to the sash, a spacer coupled to the interior pane, an exterior pane coupled to the sash and the spacer, the exterior pane including an inward-facing surface, and a peripheral shield disposed on the inward-facing surface of the exterior pane such that, when viewed at direct angle, the peripheral shield hides the spacer, the sash, and at least part of the frame.
Claims20
A fenestration unit configured to be installed in a structure having an interior side and an exterior side, the fenestration unit comprising:
- a frame having a center, a lower portion, an interior-facing side, and an exterior-facing side;
- a sash coupled to the frame, the sash including a top surface and a lower surface;
- an interior pane;
- an exterior pane, the interior and exterior panes coupled to the sash wherein the lower surface of the sash extends from the interior-facing side of the frame to the exterior-facing side of the frame;
- a peripheral shield coupled to a portion of the interior pane;
- a spacer positioned between the exterior pane and the interior pane, the spacer having a lower portion with a center-facing surface;
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- a cladding coupled to the exterior pane, the cladding having an upper surface that is located on substantially the same level as or more outward than the center-facing surface of the spacer, wherein a distance between the upper surface of the cladding and the lower portion of the frame is less than a distance between the top surface of the sash and the lower portion of the frame,
- wherein the interior pane includes a top end and a bottom end, wherein the peripheral shield substantially extends from the top surface of the sash to the bottom end of the interior pane.
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A fenestration unit comprising:
- a frame having an interior-facing side and an exterior-facing side;
- a sash coupled to the frame, the sash including a top surface and a lower surface having a portion extending from the interior-facing side to the exterior-facing side;
- an exterior pane coupled to the sash;
- an interior pane coupled to the sash;
- a peripheral shield coupled to a portion of the interior pane;
- a spacer positioned between the exterior pane and the interior pane, the spacer having an upward-facing surface;
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- a cladding coupled to the exterior pane, the cladding having an upper surface that is positioned at, or more outwardly than the upward-facing surface of the spacer,
- wherein a vision line is defined along the upper surface of the cladding and the top surface of the sash, wherein the upper surface of the cladding is at a lower position than the top surface of the sash,
- wherein the interior pane includes a top end and a bottom end, wherein the peripheral shield substantially extends from the top surface of the sash to the bottom end of the interior pane.
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A fenestration unit comprising:
- a frame having a perimeter defining a center, an interior-facing side, and an exterior-facing side;
- a sash coupled to the frame, the sash including a top surface and a lower surface having a portion extending from the interior-facing side to the exterior-facing side;
- an exterior pane coupled to the sash;
- an interior pane coupled to the sash;
- a peripheral shield coupled to a portion of the interior pane;
- a spacer positioned between the exterior pane and the interior pane, the spacer having a lower portion and an upward-facing surface;
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- a member positioned exterior to the exterior pane and coupled to the exterior pane, the member having an upper surface that is positioned at, or more outwardly from the center of the frame than the upward-facing surface of the spacer, wherein a distance between the upper surface of the member and a lower perimeter of the frame is less than a distance between the top surface of the sash and a lower perimeter of the frame,
- wherein the interior pane includes a top end and a bottom end, wherein the peripheral shield substantially extends from the top surface of the sash to the bottom end of the interior pane.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.