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US 4,293,993 AGranted
Tool for removing casement window from building
OwnerJames A. Bakerinventor
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Abstract
A tool for removing casement windows comprises a first bar bearing on the interior side of the main frame, a second bar bearing on the exterior vertical surfaces of the building, and apparatus connecting the two bars for controllably pulling the window toward the exterior of the building to free it from a retaining frame embedded in the wall of the building.
Claims4
A tool for removing a casement window from the wall of a building, said casement window comprising a first frame containing the glass of said casement window, said first frame being contained in said wall by a second frame embedded in said wall, said tool comprising:
- a first bar for bearing on the exterior vertical portion of the wall and on the vertical portion of the sill of the window adjacent to a selected corner of the window;
- a second bar for bearing on interior portions of said first frame of said selected corner of said casement window, said second bar being shorter than said first bar, and said second bar having bevelled ends for bearing on vertical and horizontal portions of said first frame adjacent to said selected corner of said window;
- a threaded rod connecting said first and second bars for controllably applying a force to pull said first and second bars together to move the corner of said first frame corresponding to said selected corner of said casement window past said embedded second frame towards the exterior of said building;
- said first and second bars and said threaded rod comprising means for advancing said threaded rod within a selected one of said first and second bars upon rotation of said threaded rod, and for preventing the advancement while allowing the rotation of the threaded rod within the other of said first and second bars upon said rotation of said threaded rod, and for allowing at least one of said bars to rotate in a direction towards said threaded rod during said removal of said casement window;
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- no-mar means mounted at each said end of said second bar for protecting the interior portions of said wall and sill adjacent to said selected corner of said casement window while said tool operates to move said second frame through said first frame.
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