Window Trim System and Method
AssigneeAndersen Corporation
InventorSteven G. PETERSON
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Abstract
A window trim system and method comprises a trim hoop sized to be slid over an outer face of a window frame to the exterior edge of the frame. A stop member formed around the exterior edge abuts and aligns the trim hoop. A friction member may or may not be installed around the inside of the trim hoop to help hold the trim hoop initially in place. Sealant is then applied around the junction of the trim hoop and window frame on the inside of the trim hoop to fix the trim hoop to the window frame and create a seal against air and water infiltration. The resulting window frame and trim assembly is particularly suited for use in an overfit replacement window installation, but may be used in virtually any window installation.
Claims27
A window trim system comprising:
- a window frame having an external peripheral face, a first edge, and a second edge;
- a stop feature extending around the first edge of the window frame and projecting proud of the external peripheral face;
- a trim hoop sized to be slid onto the window frame from the second edge thereof and to abut the stop feature at the first edge of the window frame to position and align the trim hoop;
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- a material for securing the trim hoop in place on the window frame when the trim hoop is positioned and aligned against the stop feature.
A method of making a window frame with trim extending around one edge of the window frame, the method comprising the steps of:
- (a) forming the window frame with a stop member projecting outwardly around one edge of the window frame.
- (b) joining a plurality of elongated trim members together at their ends to form a trim hoop.
- (c) sliding the trim hoop onto the window frame from the other edge of the window frame until the frame hoop engages the stop member;
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- (d) securing the trim hoop to the window frame.
A fenestration unit comprising a frame having a peripheral flange projecting outwardly from one edge thereof, a trim hoop surrounding the frame and abutting the peripheral flange, and a material at the junction of the frame and the trim hoop securing the frame and the trim hoop together.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.