Mounting assembly for automated window actuation mechanism and method
OwnerRobert Louer, Jr.inventor
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Abstract
An assembly to allow the installation and removal of automated window actuation mechanisms from a window casing fixture.
Claims16
An assembly comprising a body having a major axis extending from a body top to a body base, said body comprising a motor coupled to a carriage element, said carriage element comprising a lift arm member located on one side of said body, said lift arm member coupled to a mounting bracket assembly, said mounting bracket assembly comprising one or more rail members and a window engaging bracket, said window engaging bracket comprising a top wall element, a bottom wall element, one or more fasteners coupled to said top wall element or said bottom wall element, said body further comprising a mounting base located adjacent said lift arm member, said mounting base comprising one or more elongate rail channels and an elongate land surface located proximate said rail channels, said one or more elongate rail channels and elongate land surface extending generally parallel to said major axis, and comprising a tension arm having one or more elongate rail arm channels engaging said one or more rail channels and a clamp element joined to said tension arm and said mounting base, said clamp element comprising a push rod and a cam post engaging said mounting base, said clamp element comprising a first position wherein said push rod engages said tension arm and a second position wherein said push rod is disengaged from said tension arm, wherein said clamp element first position affixes the position of said tension arm relative to said mounting base.
An assembly comprising:
- a body having a major axis extending from a body top to a body base a body slot aperture on one side of said body and extending from said body base to said body top, said body comprising a motor coupled to a carriage element said carriage element comprising a lift arm member located in said body slot aperture, said lift arm member coupled to a mounting bracket assembly, said mounting bracket assembly comprising one or more rail members and a window engaging bracket, said window engaging bracket comprising a top wall element, a bottom wall element, one or more fasteners coupled to said top wall element or said bottom wall element, said one or more fasteners comprising an engagement pad located between said top wall element and said bottom wall element, said body further comprising a mounting base located adjacent said lift arm member, said mounting base comprising one or more elongate rail channels and an elongate land surface located proximate said rail channels, said one or more elongate rail channels and elongate land surface extending generally parallel to said major axis, and comprising a tension arm having one or more elongate rail arm channels engaging said one or more rail channels and a clamp element joined to tension arm and said mounting base, said clamp element comprising a push rod and a cam post engaging said mounting base, said clamp element comprising a first position wherein said push rod engages said tension arm and a second position wherein said push rod is disengaged from said tension arm, wherein said clamp element first position affixes the position of said tension arm relative to said mounting base.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.