Fenestration lift and method
AssigneePower Lift Door Consultants, Inc.
InventorRick Peterson
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Abstract
A fenestration unit as provided includes a door hinged to a frame by a hinge assembly, where the frame is secured to a structure such as a machine shed or other building. The door includes a plurality of door members connected by a plurality of door connectors, a plurality of door brackets each secured to one of the door members and connecting to a plurality of cross-members, and a weather sealing system. The door and the frame are each optionally shipped together in an unassembled state from a manufacturing and/or shipping location and are thereafter assembled at an installation site, which helps to provide a more compact and less expensive shipping package.
Claims16
A shipping package enclosing assembly components supplied separately from a plurality of cross-members, the plurality of cross-members being used in conjunction with the assembly components to construct a fenestration unit, and the shipping package comprising:
- a door header;
- a first stile, a second stile, and a third stile;
- a bottom rail;
- a plurality of door connectors each configured to connect the door header and the bottom rail to the first, second and third stiles;
- a plurality of door brackets configured to connect the first, second, and third stiles to a plurality of cross-members;
- a hinge assembly;
- a weather sealing system including a lower weather stripping, an upper gasket, and first and second edge gaskets;
- a packaging system;
- and
- instructions for assembling the components of the shipping package with the plurality of cross-members.
A method of assembly of a fenestration unit, the method comprising:
- receiving assembly components in a shipping package, the assembly components including a door header, a first stile, a second stile, a third stile, a bottom rail, a plurality of door connectors, a plurality of door brackets, a hinge assembly, a weather sealing system, and packaging material, the assembly components being maintained in the packaging material such that the shipping package has a volume or weight that is less than the fenestration unit once assembled;
- providing a plurality of cross-members separately from the received packaging system;
- and
- assembling the fenestration unit using the assembly components and the plurality of cross-members.
A method for providing an unassembled fenestration unit to an installer, the method comprising:
- providing door members enclosed in packaging material, the door members including a door header, a first stile, a second stile, a third stile, a bottom rail, a plurality of door connectors, a plurality of door brackets, a hinge assembly, and a weather sealing system;
- and
- providing instructions for assembling the fenestration unit using the packaged door members and a plurality of cross-members not provided in the packaging material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.