Framing Bracket And Method Of Cladding Building Walls
OwnerStephen M. Roeggeinventor
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Abstract
A system, device and method of framing an opening, such as a window, in a clad façade 12 structure to align the window units 22 to be positioned adjustably so that the exterior sight lines align the windows without custom fabrication of the clad façade. This allows irregular variations in the original building structure to be eliminated by a perfectly aligned façade. A frame 20 has wide flanges 40 to allow the defined inner box frame area 34 to be positioned and then the frame can be shimmed to that position. Sections of frame 20 are joined by an angled member 54 with flat portion which are received in slots 56 in frame sections at their edges.
Claims9
A frame for adapting building openings to a fixed size and position on a cladding wall, comprising:
- a. right, left, upper and lower boundary frame elements having inner and outer facing surfaces, oriented generally orthogonally to the cladding wall, each element having a top, bottom and side edges, said side edged being joinable to form an inner box wall of inner facing surfaces;
- b. offset from said top edge of each frame element a predetermined distance, a flange member extending generally orthogonally from said outer facing surface;
- thereby defining an box frame;
- said outer faces further including a channel extending at least partway from said edges;
- an L-shaped joiner element having a pair of planar elements, said planar element sized to be received within said channels, so that when joined, said box frame is formed and maintained by the connection of boundary frame elements together by the joiner element in the channels.
A frame for positioning building openings intended to receive a window on a building wall, to a desired position on the wall position, comprising a frame of:
- a. right, left, upper and lower boundary frame elements having inner and outer facing surfaces, oriented generally orthogonally to the intended opening, each element having a top, bottom and side edges, said side edged being joinable to form an inner box wall of inner facing surfaces;
- b. a flange member extending generally orthogonally from said outer facing surface;
- thereby defining an box frame, said flange member configured to extend from said opening to said frame, thereby making the frame positionable within said opening;
- said outer faces further including a pair of opposing channels extending at least partway from said edges;
- an L-shaped joiner element having a pair of planar elements orthogonal to each other, said planar element sized to be slideably received within said channels, so that when joined, said box frame is formed and maintained by the connection of boundary frame elements together by the joiner element in the channels.
A method of adjustably framing a building opening, such as for a door or window in a cladding wall designed to cover an original building wall, the original building wall having at least one opening;
- comprising the steps of:
- a. on cladding wall, constructing a cladding wall opening frame having an opening equal to or larger than the size of the building wall opening;
- b. constructing a box frame having a plurality of panels having planar surfaces and top, bottom and side edges wherein the side edges are joined to form a box defining an inner box equal to or larger than opening on the original building wall;
- the frame constructed to further include a plurality of flanges extending orthogonal from the planar surfaces and extending outwardly away from the inner box;
- c. loosely installing the frame over the original building elements;
- d. installing the cladding wall over the original building wall with the cladding openings receiving a portion of the frame;
- e. adjusting the position of the frame center on the original building opening;
- f. permanently affixing the box frame to the cladding wall system;
- thereby creating an opening for a window or door which is aligned according the cladding wall by virtue of the flanges.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.