Enhanced field of view for fenestration units
AssigneePella Corporation
InventorsTodd A. Bernhagen, Paul D. Schroder, Evan R. Vande Haar
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Abstract
A fenestration unit comprising a frame having a center, a sash coupled to the frame, an interior pane coupled to the sash, a spacer coupled to the interior pane, an exterior pane coupled to the sash and the spacer, the exterior pane including an inward-facing surface, and a peripheral shield disposed on the inward-facing surface of the exterior pane such that, when viewed at direct angle, the peripheral shield hides the spacer, the sash, and at least part of the frame.
Claims19
(canceled)
A fenestration unit configured to be installed in a structure having an interior side and an exterior side, the fenestration unit comprising:
- a frame having a center and a lower portion;
- a sash coupled to the frame, the sash including a lower portion having a top surface;
- an interior pane;
- an exterior pane, the interior and exterior panes being supported by the sash;
- a spacer positioned between the exterior pane and the interior pane, the spacer having a lower portion with a center-facing surface;
- and
- a cladding coupled to the exterior pane, the cladding having a lower portion with an upper surface that is located on substantially the same level as or more outward than the center-facing surface of the spacer.
A fenestration unit comprising:
- a frame;
- a sash coupled to the frame;
- an exterior pane coupled to the sash;
- an interior pane coupled to the sash;
- a spacer positioned between the exterior pane and the interior pane, the spacer having a lower portion with an upward-facing surface;
- and
- a cladding coupled to the exterior pane, the cladding having a lower portion with an upper surface that is positioned at, or more outwardly than the upward-facing surface of the spacer.
A fenestration unit comprising:
- a frame having a perimeter defining a center;
- a sash coupled to the frame;
- an exterior pane coupled to the sash;
- an interior pane coupled to the sash;
- a spacer positioned between the exterior pane and the interior pane, the spacer having a lower portion and an upward-facing surface;
- and
- a member positioned exterior to the exterior pane and coupled to the exterior pane, the member having an upper surface that is positioned at, or more outwardly from the center of the frame than the upward-facing surface of the spacer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.