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US 12,385,317 B2Granted
Glazed panel installation system and method
AssigneeChampion Trust LLC
InventorChristopher Allen Gorman
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Abstract
A fenestration opening is provided with opposing receptors on opposite sides of the fenestration opening. Each of the receptors is configured to capture and opposing end of a glazed panel with a capture feature or features on each receptor that hold the respective end of the glazed panel from moving laterally, in or out of the fenestration opening. The glazed panel is installed by angling the glazed panel with respect to the fenestration opening and inserting one end of the glazed panel into engagement with one of the receptors, then moving the opposite end of the glazed panel so that the panel is aligned between the receptors, and then moving the panel so that the opposite end of the receptor is captured by the opposite receptor.
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A system for installing a glazed panel in a fenestration opening, comprising:
- a first receptor fixedly mounted on a first side of the fenestration opening and which spans a width of the first side of the fenestration opening, the first receptor being configured to receive a first end of the glazed panel and having a first base and a first capture feature that extends from the first base, a first capture distance being defined between a distal end of the first capture feature, that is furthest from the first base, and the first base;
- a second receptor fixedly mounted on a second side of the fenestration opening opposite the first side of the fenestration opening and which spans a width of the second side of the fenestration opening, the second receptor being configured to receive a second end of the glazed panel and having a second base and a second capture feature that extends from the second base, a second capture distance being defined between a distal end of the second capture feature, that is furthest from the second base, and the second base;
- wherein the first capture distance is greater than the second capture distance, and wherein the first receptor and the second receptor are oriented to hold the glazed panel in a vertical orientation and wherein the first receptor and the second receptor are configured to hold the glazed window panel fixed in place upon the glazed panel being installed in the first and second receptors;
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- wherein the first capture feature comprises a first wall on first side of the first base and a second wall on a second side of the first base, and wherein a distance between the first side and the second side is selected to hold a first end of a glazed panel between the first side and the second side.
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A fixed window system, comprising:
- a first receptor fixedly mounted on a first side of the fenestration opening and which spans a width of the first side of the fenestration opening, the first receptor having a first base and a first capture feature that extends from the first base, a first capture distance being defined between a distal end of the first capture feature, that is furthest from the first base, and the first base;
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- a second receptor fixedly mounted on a second side of the fenestration opening opposite the first side of the fenestration opening and which spans a width of the second side of the fenestration opening, the second receptor having a second base and a second capture feature that extends from the second base, a second capture distance being defined between a distal end of the second capture feature, that is furthest from the second base, and the second base;
- a glazed panel having a frame installed between the first receptor and the second receptor such that a first end of the frame is captured by the capture feature of the first receptor, a second end of the frame that is opposite the first end is captured by the capture feature of the second receptor, and wherein the frame is fixed in place in the first and second receptors;
- wherein the first capture distance is greater than the second capture distance, and wherein the first receptor and the second receptor are oriented to hold the glazed panel in a vertical orientation;
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- wherein the first capture feature comprises a first wall on first side of the first base and a second wall on a second side of the first base, and wherein a distance between the first side and the second side is selected to hold the first end of the glazed panel between the first side and the second side.
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A system for installing a glazed panel in a fenestration opening, comprising:
- a first receptor fixedly mounted on a first side of the fenestration opening and which spans a width of the first side of the fenestration opening, the first receptor being configured to receive a first end of the glazed panel and having a first base and a first capture feature that extends from the first base, a first capture distance being defined between a distal end of the first capture feature, that is furthest from the first base, and the first base;
- a second receptor fixedly mounted on a second side of the fenestration opening opposite the first side of the fenestration opening and which spans a width of the second side of the fenestration opening, the second receptor being configured to receive a second end of the glazed panel and having a second base and a second capture feature that extends from the second base, a second capture distance being defined between a distal end of the second capture feature, that is furthest from the second base, and the second base;
- wherein the first capture distance is greater than the second capture distance, and wherein the first receptor and the second receptor are oriented to hold the glazed panel in a vertical orientation and wherein the first receptor and the second receptor are configured to hold the glazed window panel fixed in place upon the glazed panel being installed in the first and second receptors;
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- wherein the second capture feature comprises a first wall on first side of the second base and a second wall on a second side of the second base, and wherein a distance between the first side and the second side is selected to hold a second end of a glazed panel between the first side and the second side.
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