Sliding, pivoting window
AssigneeAir Master Corporation
InventorSilvio F. Yanessa
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Abstract
A structural panel, such as a window or door sash which is mounted for horizontal sliding movement between a pair of tracks forming its frame and which is pivotable about a vertical axis extending through a pair of apertures in the tracks. The sash is supported for movement along the tracks by respective carriers located adjacent each corner of the sash. The sash includes releasable locking means located within one stile and a pair of pivot assemblies located in the other stile. Each pivot assembly includes a rod which is extendable vertically through an aligned carrier and into the aperture in the associated track. The carrier into which the rods extend includes a rotatable mount to enable the sash to be pivoted out of the frame when the releasable locking means is released.
Claims15
A panel adapted to slide horizontally along a first track and to pivot about a vertical axis located at a predertimined location in said track, said panel comprising a sash including a stile and a bottom rail, carrier means connected to said bottom rail and disposed within said track to enable said sash to slide therealong, releasable retaining means holding said sash within said track and pivot means mounted on said sash, said carrier means comprising a roller assembly having a body portion, a roller mounted within said body portion and adapted to rotate about a horizontal axis to roll along said track and a rotatable insert mounted on said body portion and rotatable about a vertical axis, said insert including a passageway, said pivot means comprising at least a first reciprocable member having a free end extending vertically, said member being mounted on said sash and arranged to be moved vertically from a retracted position to an extended position wherein said free end extends out of said sash, through said passageway in the insert of said carrier means and into an opening in said track at said predetermined location to provide a vertical axis about which said panel can be pivoted when said retaining means is released.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.