Awning window assembly having a double hung appearance
OwnerGary Gardner, Kenneth Marcoulier +4inventors
InventorsGary Gardner, Kenneth Marcoulier, Kevin A. Campbell, Bradley James Wirth, Louis Levison, Bryan Newpher
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Abstract
A window assembly having a first sash and a second sash mounted to a window frame, the first and second sashes arranged along different vertical planes within the window frame to resemble the appearance of a double hung window. The window assembly further includes a hinge mechanism coupled to the window frame, the hinge mechanism operable to guide the first and second sashes away from the window frame to accommodate an outwardly swinging motion of the sashes in a similar fashion as a conventional awning window.
Claims13
1-12. (canceled)
A window assembly comprising:
- a window frame including a first elongate jamb and a parallel second elongate jamb, the window frame further including a sill extending horizontally between the jambs along a lower portion thereof, and a header extending horizontally between the jambs along an upper portion thereof;
- a first sash mounted between the jambs, the first sash including an upper portion positioned proximal the header of the window frame, the first sash positioned along a first vertical plane within the window frame;
- a second sash mounted between the jambs, the second sash including a lower portion positioned proximal the sill of the window frame, the second sash positioned generally underneath the first sash and along a second vertical plane within the window frame, the second vertical plane being offset from the first vertical plane of the first sash;
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- a rail, wherein the first and second sashes are each coupled to the rail, and wherein the first and second sashes are jointly movable outwardly in a swinging motion relative to the window frame from a closed configuration to an open configuration.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.