Flood barrier window system
AssigneeFenex, LLC
InventorStephane Theriault
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Abstract
According to one example, a window system includes a window and further includes a frame that can be coupled to an opening in a structure. The frame includes one or more window seats and one or more moveable window stops. The one or more window seats can surround all or a portion of a periphery of the window. The one or more moveable window stops can be moved and coupled to different positions along a depth of the one or more window seats. The window includes a first window portion, a second window portion, and an interlayer positioned in-between the first window portion and the second window portion. The interlayer extends out of the periphery of the window.
Claims20
A window system, comprising:
- a frame configured to be coupled to an opening in a structure, the frame comprising one or more window seats and one or more moveable window stops, wherein the one or more window seats are configured to surround all or a portion of a periphery of a window, wherein the one or more moveable window stops are configured to be moved and coupled to different positions along a depth of the one or more window seats;
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- the window, wherein the window comprises a first window portion, a second window portion, and an interlayer positioned in-between the first window portion and the second window portion, wherein the interlayer extends out of the periphery of the window.
A method, comprising:
- positioning one or more window seats of a frame along all or a portion of a periphery of a window, wherein the window comprises a first window portion, a second window portion, and an interlayer positioned in-between the first window portion and the second window portion, wherein the interlayer extends out of the periphery of the window;
- coupling one or more moveable window stops of the frame to the one or more window seats at a position along a depth of the one or more window seats, wherein the position along the depth is based on a thickness of the window;
- inserting the frame and the window into an opening in a structure;
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- coupling the frame to the opening in the structure.
A window system, comprising:
- a frame configured to be coupled to an opening in a structure, the frame comprising one or more window seats, wherein an exterior-facing surface of each of the one or more window seats is configured to be coupled to an interior-facing surface of a window;
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- the window, wherein the window comprises a first window portion, a second window portion, and an interlayer positioned in-between the first window portion and the second window portion, wherein the interlayer extends out of the periphery of the window and wraps around at least a portion of the periphery of the second window portion.
A method, comprising:
- inserting one or more window seats of a frame into an opening in a structure;
- coupling the frame to the opening in the structure;
- and
- coupling an interior-facing surface of a window to an exterior-facing surface of each of the one or more window seats, wherein the window comprises a first window portion, a second window portion, and an interlayer positioned in-between the first window portion and the second window portion, wherein the interlayer extends out of the periphery of the window and wraps around at least a portion of the periphery of the second window portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.