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US 2014/0174021 A1Published application
Screen corner attachment
AssigneeMilgard Manufacturing Incorporated
InventorVictor Massey
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Abstract
A screen frame includes at least two lineal members and a corner brace securing the two lineal members together. A turn piece latch is rotatably secured in an aperture in the corner brace. The turn piece latch includes a latch portion releasbly securing the screen frame to a window structure.
Claims20
A screen frame including:
- at least two lineal members;
- a corner brace securing the two lineal members together;
- a turn piece latch rotatably secured in an aperture of the corner brace;
- and
- wherein the turn piece latch includes a latch portion releasbly securing the screen frame to a window structure.
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A window screen assembly comprising:
- a screen frame including at least a first lineal member and a second lineal member;
- a brace having a center portion and a first extension extending from the center portion and a second extension extending from the center in a non lineal direction from the first extension, the first extension being located within a cavity at a terminal end of the first lineal member and the second extension being located within a cavity at a terminal end of the second lineal member, the center portion being located intermediate the first lineal member and the second lineal member;
- a latch assembly being rotatbly located within an aperture in the center portion of the brace, the latch assembly including:
- a
- a latch having a spring biased contact point to operatively configured to engage a portion of a window frame.
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A method for attaching and removing a screen frame from a window frame comprising:
- providing a screen frame having at least a first lineal and a second lineal secured together with a corner brace having a center portion extending outside of and between the first and second lineals,
- providing a latch in an aperture in the center portion with a a turn-piece latch;
- placing the screen frame within an opening of a window frame
- rotating the latch within the corner brace to an engaged position to secure the window frame;
- rotating the latch within the corner brace to a disengaged position to releast the latch from the window frame;
- removing the window screen from the window frame.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.