Methods and systems of interior window framing
AssigneeOutlook Window Products, L.L.C.
InventorsKendall Prince, Jack Prince, Matt Stott
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Abstract
An interior window framing system comprising a standardized frame having predetermined dimensions proportionate to a standard window.
Claims34
An apparatus for framing a window, said window having a window opening, a window surface, a window jamb, and an adjacent wall, said apparatus comprising:
- a decorative molding having a decorative strip portion for framing said window opening, and a window jamb support portion extending substantially perpendicularly from said decorative strip portion for retaining said decorative molding adjacent said window jamb.
A decorative surround assembly for a window having a window opening, a window surface, a window jamb, and an adjacent wall, said assembly comprising:
- a decorative molding secured to said adjacent wall proximate said window opening;
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- a window jamb plate adjacent said window jamb and coupled to said decorative molding.
An apparatus for casing a window having a window opening, a window surface, a window jamb, and an adjacent wall, said apparatus comprising:
- a decorative frame having an inner perimeter corresponding to an outer perimeter of said window opening, said decorative frame secured against said adjacent wall to frame said window opening;
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- a window jamb frame positioned adjacent said window jamb, said window jamb frame having a distal edge and a proximate edge, wherein said distal edge lies adjacent said window surface and said proximate edge engages said decorative frame.
A window framing system comprising:
- a wall portion for supporting a window in a building;
- a window opening within said wall portion;
- a window mounted within said window opening;
- a decorative frame having an inner perimeter corresponding to an outer perimeter of said window opening, said decorative frame secured against said wall portion to frame said window opening;
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- a window jamb frame having a proximate edge and a distal edge, wherein said proximate edge is perpendicularly engaged with said decorative frame and wherein a distal edge of said window jamb frame lies adjacent the surface of said window.
A method for framing a window in a building, said window comprising a window opening, a window surface, a window jamb, and a supporting wall portion, said method comprising:
- positioning a window jamb member adjacent said window jamb;
- engaging a decorative molding with said window jamb member such that said decorative molding lies adjacent said supporting wall portion to frame said window opening;
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- securing said decorative molding against said supporting wall portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.