Clip and frame assembly and components thereof

Abstract

The invention is directed to a clip and frame assembly for a louvre window, including a frame with a frame channel and a clip rotatably coupled to the frame, the clip having at least one chamber on its back surface adapted to direct water along a flow path to an aperture into the frame channel. The invention extends to a pairing of adjacent clips wherein one or more chambers in an upper clip direct water into a chamber in a lower clip which is, in turn, directed into the frame channel. Preferably, the clip includes four chambers on the back surface with each chamber in fluid connection with at least one other chamber either in the same clip or in an adjacent clip. The invention extends to a chamber being formed in a recess adapted to receive an edge of a louvre plate wherein water in this chamber is also directed into the frame channel through an aligned aperture. Further embodiments of the invention may include one or more chambers which discharge water outwardly of the clip. The invention extends to a frame and louvre arrangement and a louvre window assembly. The invention further extends to a method of directing water flow in a clip and frame assembly. The assembly may include an operating handle with biassing means to increase contact between adjacent plates.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.