Metal frame assembly for windows or doors
AssigneeSwiss Aluminium Ltd.
InventorKarl Sperr
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Abstract
A metal frame assembly for windows or doors, comprising at least two sections that are joined together via an insulating strip, wherein the insulating strip is provided with a channel to accommodate a seal.
Claims9
An insulated metal frame assembly for windows and doors comprising at least two opposed metal sections which are joined together by an insulating strip provided with a strut and with a channel to receive a seal, said channel being formed by a pair of clamping strips projecting out from said strut of said insulating strip to form an undercut groove and said seal being provided with a hammer-head-shaped projection having a groove which receives the pair of clamping strips such that the hammer-head-shaped projection of said seal is received in said undercut groove, wherein each of said at least two opposed metal sections is provided with a pair of spaced apart wedge-shaped strips defining substantially U-shaped undercut grooves in each of said sections and said strut is provided with heads on its ends which are adapted to engage the wedge-shaped strips on said at least two opposed metal sections.
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