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US 2003/0163969 A1Published application
Movable window frames having retaining latches
AssigneeSilverline Building Products Corp.
InventorArthur Silverman
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Abstract
A frame assembly for a window opening includes an elongated frame member made of roll-formed stock material having top and bottom edges, and a first wall extending between the top and bottom edges. The frame assembly includes a latch positioned adjacent the first wall and between the top and bottom edges of the frame member. The latch is slidable between extended and retracted positions.
Claims43
A frame assembly for a window opening comprising:
- an elongated frame member made of roll-formed stock material having top and bottom edges, and a first wall extending between said top and bottom edges;
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- a latch positioned adjacent said first wall and between said top and bottom edges of said frame member, wherein said latch is slidable between extended and retracted positions.
A window frame assembly comprising:
- a top frame member, a bottom frame member, and first and second side frame members extending between said top and bottom frame members;
- each said frame member being connected to an adjacent frame member by a corner assembly;
- at least one of said top and bottom frame members being made of roll-formed stock material, said at least one roll-formed frame member having top and bottom edges extending between first and second ends thereof and a first wall extending between said top and bottom edges;
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- a latch positioned between said top and bottom edges of said roll-formed frame member, said latch being slidable between extended and retracted positions.
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A frame assembly comprising:
- a strip of stock material roll-formed into a frame member having spaced first and second walls extending between first and second ends thereof, said first wall of said frame member having a hole extending therethrough, said hole being located adjacent one of said ends of said frame member;
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- a slidable latch positioned between said first and second walls and accessible through said hole in said first wall, wherein said latch is slidable between extended and retracted positions.
A frame assembly for a window opening comprising:
- a frame member made of roll-formed stock material, said frame member having a first end, a second end, first and second walls extending between said first and second ends, a first hole formed in said first wall adjacent said first end of said frame member and a second hole formed in said first wall adjacent said second end of said frame member;
- a corner assembly coupled with one of said ends of said frame member, said corner assembly having first and second connector arms that extend in directions substantially perpendicular to one another, said corner assembly including a first slot in alignment with said first connector arm, and a second slot in alignment with said second connector arm;
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- a latch accessible through said first hole of said frame member when said first connector arm is connected with said first end of said frame member, said latch being accessible through said second hole of said frame member when said second connector arm is connected with said second end of said frame member.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.