Latch insert and spacers for slider window assembly
AssigneeTaylor Made Group, LLC
InventorsMark Preuss, Andrew Knepper
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Abstract
A trim assembly securable in a window frame includes a track on which a sliding window is supportable, a latch insert including a plurality of latch openings, and a latch mechanism securable to the sliding window adjacent the latch insert. The latch mechanism is displaceable between an extended position and a retracted position and includes a lever connected with a latch tab. In the extended position, the latch tab is positioned in a selected one of the latch openings. The latch mechanism is biased toward the extended position. The spacing of the latch openings provides for essentially infinite open/close positions.
Claims16
A window assembly comprising:
- a trim member securable in a window frame, the trim member including a track;
- a latch insert connected to the trim member and including a plurality of latch openings;
- a sliding window coupled with the trim member and mounted for slidable displacement on the track;
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- a latch mechanism secured to the sliding window adjacent the latch insert, the latch mechanism being displaceable between an extended position and a retracted position and including a lever connected with a latch tab, wherein in the extended position, the latch tab is positioned in a selected one of the latch openings, and wherein the latch mechanism is biased toward the extended position.
A trim assembly securable in a window frame, the trim assembly comprising:
- a track on which a sliding window is supportable;
- a latch insert including a plurality of latch openings;
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- a latch mechanism securable to the sliding window adjacent the latch insert, the latch mechanism being displaceable between an extended position and a retracted position and including a lever connected with a latch tab, wherein in the extended position, the latch tab is positioned in a selected one of the latch openings, and wherein the latch mechanism is biased toward the extended position.
A window assembly comprising:
- a trim member securable in a window frame, the trim member including a track and a plurality of latch insert openings along a length thereof;
- a plurality of latch inserts connected end to end in the latch insert openings and including a plurality of latch openings, wherein each of the latch inserts comprises a connecting member on an underside thereof that is disposed in a respective one of the latch insert openings, wherein the connecting member comprises an integral connector tab and at least one integral spring latch, the latch inserts being connected to respective ones of the latch insert openings in a snap fit via the integral spring latch;
- a sliding window coupled with the trim member and mounted for slidable displacement on the track;
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- a latch mechanism secured to the sliding window adjacent the latch inserts, the latch mechanism being displaceable between an extended position and a retracted position and including a lever connected with a latch tab, wherein in the extended position, the latch tab is positioned in a selected one of the latch openings, and wherein the latch mechanism is biased toward the extended position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.