Window meeting rail
AssigneeAluminum Company of America
InventorsMichael T. Chaney, Philip G. Morton
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Abstract
A window meeting rail for single hung windows made from hollow plastic parts. The meeting rail comprises an elongated body, a clip inserted into an opening in the body and fastener means for joining the clip to a window jamb. The clip defines a bore and has wings spaced radially outward from the bore and extending generally parallel thereto. A preferred meeting rail has a hollow body and also includes a metal cross rail inserted into the hollow body for added strength and rigidity. Tightening a screw inserted into the bore spreads the wings outward so that hooks on end portions of the clip wings are wedged into slots formed in lateral walls of the cross rail.
Claims22
A meeting rail for use in a window having a frame comprising a pair of jambs and a head, a sill and a meeting rail each joined to said jambs, said meeting rail comprising:
- (a) an elongated body defining a longitudinally extending opening;
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- (b) a clip for joining said meeting rail to said frame, said clip comprising:
- (i) a principal portion sized for insertion into said opening;
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- (ii) attachment means for attaching said clip to a jamb in a window frame;
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- (c) a cross rail sized for insertion into said opening and defining an aperture having an interior wall, said principal portion of the clip being sized for insertion into said aperture.
A window including a frame for supporting a light transmitting window pane, said frame comprising a head, a sill spaced from said head, a pair of elongated jambs connecting said head and said sill, and a meeting rail extending between said jambs intermediate said head and said sill, said meeting rail comprising:
- (a) a hollow body defining a longitudinally extending through opening;
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- (b) a clip for joining said hollow body to said frame, said clip comprising:
- (i) a principal portion inserted in said through opening and defining a bore for receiving a screw, said principal portion including at least two wings spaced radially outward of said bore and extending generally parallel thereto;
- (ii) a screw inserted in said bore, whereby tightening said screw in said bore spreads said wings radially outwardly from said principal portion;
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- (iii) attachment means for attaching said clip to a jamb in said frame.
A meeting rail for use in a window having a frame comprising a pair of jambs and a head, a sill and a meeting rail each joined to said jambs, said meeting rail comprising:
- (a) an elongated body defining a longitudinally extending opening;
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- (b) a clip for joining said meeting rail to said frame, said clip comprising:
- (i) a principal portion sized for insertion into said opening;
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- (ii) attachment means for attaching said clip to a jamb in a window frame and comprising an upper leg extending upwardly from said principal protion and a lower leg extending downwardly from said principal portion, said upper leg and said lower leg each defining a hole for receiving a fastener suitable for joining said clip to an end wall of a channel in a window jamb.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.