Frames including retaining members for retaining screens
OwnerJoseph A. Altieri, JR.inventor
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Abstract
A window frame comprising an upper frame member, a lower frame member opposite the upper frame member, a first side member extending between the upper frame member and the lower frame member, a second side member opposite the first side member and extending between the upper frame member and the lower frame member. One or more retaining members provided within an upper portion of at least one of the first side member or the second side member. The one or more retaining members are configured to apply a compressive force to a window screen sufficient to retain the window screen in a vertically displaced position in the window frame.
Claims20
A window system comprising:
- a window frame comprising:
- an upper frame member;
- a lower frame member opposite the upper frame member;
- a first side member extending between the upper frame member and the lower frame member;
- and
- a second side member opposite the first side member and extending between the upper frame member and the lower frame member;
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- one or more retaining members provided within an upper portion of at least one of the first side member and the second side member, wherein the one or more retaining members are configured to apply a compressive force to a window screen sufficient to retain the window screen in a vertically displaced position in the window frame.
A window frame comprising:
- an upper frame member;
- a lower frame member opposite the upper frame member;
- a first side member extending between the upper frame member and the lower frame member, the first side member defining a first receiving groove for receiving a window screen, the first side member comprising a first receiving groove base, the first receiving groove base defining a first plurality of apertures;
- a second side member opposite the first side member and extending between the upper frame member and the lower frame member the second side member defining a second receiving groove for receiving the window screen, the second side member comprising a second receiving groove base, the second receiving groove base defining a second plurality of apertures;
- a plurality of retaining members for retaining the window screen in a vertically displaced position, each of the plurality of retaining members comprising:
- a resilient arcuate body having a first end and a second end;
- a first finger extending radially inward at the first end of the resilient arcuate body, wherein the first finger extends into a respective aperture in the first receiving groove base or the second receiving groove base;
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- a second finger extending radially inward at the second end of the resilient arcuate body, wherein the second finger extends into a respective second aperture in the first receiving groove base or the second receiving groove base, wherein the plurality of retaining members are installed under tension, and wherein the plurality of retaining members are adapted to engage opposite sides of the window screen to apply a retaining force to the window screen when the window screen is seated in the first receiving groove and the second receiving groove against the plurality of retaining members.
A method of screen retention, the method comprising:
- providing a window frame including an upper frame member, a lower frame member, a first side member, and a second side member, the first and second side members each defining a receiving groove;
- seating a screen within the receiving grooves of the window frame;
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- applying a compressive force to the screen via one or more retaining members disposed within an upper portion of at least one of the first side member or the second side member, wherein the compressive force retains the screen in a vertically displaced position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.