Muntin Clip
AssigneeNewell Operating Company
InventorsMichael A. Tyler, Steven E. Schultz, Robert Bennett
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Abstract
A muntin clip has a bar support adapted to be connected to a muntin bar end and a base member adapted to be connected to a spacer frame. The bar support has a plurality of flexible support members attached thereto, which are adapted to contact the opposed interior walls of the muntin bar end and deform in response to such contact. The base member has latching structure adapted to be connected to the spacer frame. The base member further has an abutment member adapted to be engaged by an ejector pin to facilitate removal of the muntin clip from a mold.
Claims56
A muntin clip adapted to be connected to a muntin bar end and a spacer frame, the assembly comprising:
- a base having a plurality of latching members adapted to be connected to the spacer frame;
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- a bar support extending from the base member and adapted to be connected to the muntin bar end, the bar support having a trunk, a first group of flexible members extending outwardly from the trunk, and a second group of flexible members attached to the trunk and extending in a direction substantially parallel to the trunk.
A muntin clip assembly adapted to be connected to a spacer frame and a hollow muntin bar end, the muntin bar end having a first pair of opposed interior walls and a second pair of opposed interior walls, the assembly comprising:
- a base having a having a first latching member spaced from a second latching member, each latching member having a flexible finger defining a pair of latching locations wherein the latching members are adapted to engage the spacer frame at each of the latching locations;
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- a bar support extending from the base member and adapted to be inserted into the muntin bar end, the bar support having a trunk, a first group of flexible members adapted to contact the first pair of opposed interior walls of the muntin bar end when the bar support is inserted into the muntin bar end, and a second group of flexible members adapted to contact the second pair of opposed interior walls of the muntin bar end when the bar support is inserted into the muntin bar end.
A muntin clip assembly adapted to be connected to a spacer frame and a hollow muntin bar end, the muntin bar end having a first pair of opposed interior walls and a second pair of opposed interior walls, the assembly comprising:
- a base having a having a first latching member spaced from a second latching member, each latching member having a flexible finger defining a pair of latching locations wherein the latching members are adapted to engage the spacer frame at each of the latching locations;
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- a bar support adapted to be inserted into the muntin bar end, the bar support comprising:
- a trunk extending from the base and having a first end attached to the base, a second end distal from the base, and a central hub between the first and second ends,
- a first pair of flexible fingers extending outwardly from opposed sides of the trunk proximate the second end, and a second pair of flexible fingers extending outwardly from opposed sides of the trunk proximate the central hub, wherein the first pair of flexible fingers and the second pair of flexible fingers are adapted to contact the first pair of opposed interior walls of the muntin bar end when the bar support is inserted into the muntin bar end and to flex inwardly in response to such contact, and
- a first flexible arm attached to the first side of the trunk and a second flexible arm attached to the second side of the trunk, the first and second flexible arms extending in a direction substantially parallel to the trunk and toward the first end, and a third flexible arm attached to the first side of the trunk and a fourth flexible arm attached to the second side of the trunk, the third and fourth flexible arms extending in a direction substantially parallel to the trunk and toward the second end, wherein each of the first, second, third, and fourth flexible fingers is adapted to contact one of the second pair of opposed interior walls of the muntin bar end when the bar support is inserted into the muntin bar end and to flex inwardly in response to such contact.
A muntin clip adapted to be connected to a muntin bar end and a spacer frame, the assembly comprising:
- a base having a mounting structure adapted to be connected to the spacer frame, the base member further having an abutment member adapted to be engaged by an ejector pin to facilitate removal of the muntin clip from a mold;
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- a bar support extending from the base member and adapted to be connected to the muntin bar end.
A muntin clip adapted to be connected to a muntin bar end and a spacer frame, the assembly comprising:
- a base having a mounting structure adapted to be connected to the spacer frame, the base member further having an abutment member adapted to be engaged by an ejector pin to facilitate removal of the muntin clip from a mold;
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- a bar support extending from the base and adapted to be connected to the muntin bar end, the bar support having a trunk, a first group of flexible members extending outwardly from the trunk, and a second group of flexible members attached to the trunk and extending in a direction substantially parallel to the trunk.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.