US 5,491,936 AGranted

Plastic window assembly

AssigneeMid-America Building Products Corporation

InventorsRichard Logan, Charles E. Schiedegger, Michael C. Clark, Aundrea Nurenberg, Jeffery E. Schiedegger

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Abstract

An octagonal plastic window assembly is provided for mounting to an exterior surface of the building wall or doer. The window includes two spaced window panes, one of which is glass and the other plastic. An exterior trim ring is provided to circumscribe the window to give a finished appearance to the exterior of the window. An octagonal liner assembly is provided comprising a plurality of interconnected liner panels connected together by a snap fit and received within a rough opening in a building wall or door. An interior trim ring is provided for attachment to the liner assembly to give a finished appearance to the interior side of the building wall or door. The plastic window assembly can be installed without the use of fasteners.

Claims16

Dependent claims

An octagonal window assembly adapted to be mounted in an opening in a wall or door of a building having an exterior surface and an interior surface comprising

a window comprising a plastic frame and spaced window panels,
said window being adapted to be mounted on the exterior side of the wall,
an annular liner comprising a plurality of interconnected panels defining an annular array having opposed ends, one end being adapted to extend from the interior surface through the opening into engagement with the window and the opposite end being adapted to be positioned adjacent the interior surface of the wall,
a plastic exterior annular trim ring on the window, and a plastic interior annular trim ring mounted on the opposite end of the liner,
each said panel including indicia delineating a line along which the panel should be cut to accommodate wall openings having different thicknesses,
said indicia including markings indicating ranges of wall thickness for each line.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 08/229,544Filed 19 Apr 1994 · continuation in part
Priority: 26 Oct 1993
Granted: 20 Feb 1996
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification3 codes

E06B 1/006
Border constructions of openings in walls, floors, or ceilings; Frames to be rigidly mounted in such openings: of curvilinear outline
E06B 1/30
Frames of plastics: composed of several parts with respect to the cross-section of the frame itself
E06B
Fixed or movable closures for openings in buildings, vehicles, fences or like