Window construction with integrated sill and casing and method of making same
AssigneeMerrimack Valley Wood Products, Inc.
InventorJames V. Derderian
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Abstract
An improved plastic, e.g., vinyl, window construction includes an exterior casing rigidly mounted to a window frame and which may advantageously be preattached to the window frame, allowing the window construction to be installed as a single unit. The exterior casing may include an exterior sill and may be constructed to provide the appearance of a traditional wooden window. In another aspect, a window construction with an integrated interior casing is also provided. In yet a further aspect, a method for manufacturing a plastic window construction with integrated exterior casing is provided.
Claims38
A window construction for mounting in an opening in a wall of a structure, comprising:
- a window frame for being received in said opening in the wall;
- an integrated exterior casing fastened to said frame;
- said exterior casing having a mounting face on an inwardly facing surface thereof, said face for engaging and rigid mounting against an aligned, outwardly facing surface of the window frame.
A window construction for mounting in an opening in a wall of a structure, comprising:
- a rectangular window frame for being received in said opening in the wall, said window frame having upper and lower horizontally extending frame members and first and second vertically extending frame members, said window frame adapted to carry one or more window sashes;
- an integrated exterior casing comprising a first exterior casing member fastened to the upper horizontally extending frame member and second and third integrated casing members fastened to the first and second vertically extending frame members, respectively;
- an integrated exterior sill attached to the lower horizontally extending frame member;
- said integrated exterior casing and said integrated exterior sill circumscribing said window frame;
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- each of said first, second, and third exterior casing members and said exterior sill member having a mounting face on an inwardly facing surface thereof, said face for engaging and rigid mounting against an aligned, outwardly facing surface of the window frame.
A method for manufacturing a window construction for installing within an opening formed in a wall of a structure, comprising:
- forming a window frame for being received in said opening in the wall;
- forming an integrated exterior casing;
- prior to installing the window construction in the opening in said structure, attaching said integrated exterior casing to the window frame.
A method for manufacturing a window construction for installing within an opening formed in a wall of a structure, comprising:
- forming a rectangular window frame for being received in said opening in the wall, said window frame having upper and lower horizontally extending frame members and first and second vertically extending frame members, said window frame adapted to carry one or more window sashes;
- forming an integrated exterior casing comprising a first exterior casing member fastened to the upper horizontally extending frame member and second and third integrated casing members fastened to the first and second vertically extending frame members, respectively;
- forming an integrated exterior sill attached to the lower horizontally extending frame member;
- prior to installing the window unit in the opening in said structure, attaching said integrated exterior casing and said integrated exterior sill to the window frame, the exterior casing and exterior sill combining to circumscribe said window frame.
A window construction for mounting in an opening in wall of a structure, comprising:
- a rectangular window frame for being received in said opening in the wall, said window frame having upper and lower horizontally extending frame members and first and second vertically extending frame members, said window frame adapted to carry one or more window sashes;
- an integrated exterior casing comprising a first exterior casing member fastened to the upper horizontally extending frame member and second and third integrated casing members fastened to the first and second vertically extending frame members, respectively;
- an integrated exterior sill attached to the lower horizontally extending frame member;
- said integrated exterior casing and said integrated exterior sill circumscribing said window frame;
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- each of said first, second, and third exterior casing members having an exterior-most exterior facing surface which is substantially flush with an adjacent, exterior facing surface of said window frame.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.