Frame assembly
AssigneeJames Hardie Technology Limited
InventorsCordell R. Burton, Thomas Evan Harris
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Abstract
Systems and methods for providing a universal window frame assembly. A window frame assembly can include a plurality of frame members, wherein at least one of the frame members comprises a first profile frame member and at least one of the other frame members comprises a second profile frame member. The at least one first profile frame member and the at least one second profile frame member seat together to form the frame assembly. Head and side jamb members of a window frame can have a common first profile, and a sill jamb member can have a second profile. The frame members can be connected with corner keys configured to engage one or more openings in the first and second profiles. The sill jamb member can provide a sill slope angle.
Claims20
A universal window frame assembly comprising:
- a head jamb comprising a first lineal member having a first cross-sectional profile, wherein the first cross-sectional profile includes a first opening, a second opening, and a fin groove configured to securably receive a nailing fin;
- a sill jamb comprising a second lineal member having a second cross-sectional profile, wherein the second cross-sectional profile includes:
- a planar sill member configured to form an upper surface of the sill jamb, the planar sill member having an exterior end and an interior end defining a frame depth between approximately 3 inches and 3.5 inches;
- at least one opening disposed below the planar sill member;
- a flange extending upward from the planar sill member at a position spaced between the exterior end and the interior end, wherein the flange and the sill member intersect at a sill angle;
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- a fin groove configured to securably receive a nailing fin;
- a plurality of side jambs comprising a third lineal member and a fourth lineal member, the third and fourth lineal members each having the first cross-sectional profile;
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- a plurality of corner keys, each corner key comprising a first arm configured to seat within one of the first opening or the second opening of the first cross-sectional profile, and a second arm orthogonal to the first arm, the corner keys including:
- at least one sill corner key in which the second arm is configured to seat within the at least one opening of the second cross-sectional profile to orthogonally couple the sill jamb to one of the two side jambs;
- at least one first head corner key having the first and second arms each configured to seat within the first opening of the first cross-sectional profile to orthogonally couple the head jamb to one of the two side jambs;
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- at least one second head corner key having the first and second arms each configured to seat within the second opening of the first cross-sectional profile to orthogonally couple the head jamb to one of the two side jambs.
A window frame assembly system comprising:
- a head jamb having a first length defined by a first end and a second end, the head jamb comprising a first cross-sectional profile;
- a plurality of side jambs, each side jamb having a second length defined by a top end and a bottom end, each side jamb comprising the first cross-sectional profile;
- a sill jamb having a first end and a second end defining a length equal to the first length, the sill jamb comprising a second cross-sectional profile;
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- a plurality of corner keys, each corner key comprising a first arm and a second arm orthogonal to the first arm, the first arm being sized and shaped to fit within an opening of the first profile.
A window frame assembly comprising:
- a head jamb having a first end and a second end;
- a plurality of side jambs, each side jamb having a top end and a bottom end, each top end coupled to the first end or the second end of the head jamb;
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- a sill jamb having a first end and a second end, each of the first end and the second end of the sill jamb being coupled to the bottom end of one of the plurality of side jambs;
- wherein each of the head jamb and the side jambs comprises an elongate member having a first cross-sectional profile;
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- wherein the sill jamb comprises an elongate member having a second profile different from the first profile.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.