Pultruded fiberglass framing sections
OwnerStanley Rokickiinventor
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Abstract
A closure assembly is provided assembled from framing sections being fiberglass pultrusions having thin walls, sufficiently thin so as to require reinforcing of the pultrusion proximate the ends and at predetermined positions to allow for (i)joining adjacent pultrusions together and (ii) assembling hardware to the pultrusion, (iii) mounting the pultrusions when assembled in an opening.
Claims61
A closure assembly having framing sections and assembled at predetermined points with fastening means and having hardware fastened to the closure assembly at predetermined points with fastening means, said closure assembly comprising a thin walled fiberglass pultrusion having a predetermined cross section including three surfaces and having two ends and providing the framing sections for forming the closure assembly and including discrete reinforcing means fastened and positioned at discrete locations at the ends of the pultrusions or where hardware is fastened with the pultrusion, each reinforcing means having complementary pultrusion butting and engaging portions disposed therewith which engage with complementary reinforcing means butting and engaging portions of the pultrusion to allow for the joining by said fastening means of;
- the framing section in the closure assembly, the hardware associated with the assembly to the assembly, and adjacent pultrusions to one another while reinforcing the framing sections in use from cracking or breaking proximate at least three surfaces of said cross section of said pultrusion in at least three planes as the fastening means are fastened to the discrete reinforcing means distributing any fastening stresses tending to locally crack or break the pultrusion adjacent the point of fastening to the reinforcing means and to a substantially greater cross sectional area than the immediate surrounding surface of the pultrusion proximate the point of fastening, wherein the pultrusion is of a thickness of substantially in the range of between twenty five and ninety thousandths of an inch.
A framing section for doors and windows assembled by fastening means and comprising a thin walled fiberglass pultrusion having a predetermined cross section including three surfaces and two ends, the pultrusion having formed therewith at least one complementary butting and engaging portion, in use said pultrusion of the framing section having disposed proximate at least one end thereof first reinforcing means having complementary butting and engaging portions disposed therewith compatible in shape with the at least one complementary butting and engaging portion of the pultrusion and for fastening of the pultrusion with like pultrusions in forming a framing section while reinforcing the framing section in use from cracking or breaking proximate at least three surfaces of said cross section of said pultrusion in at least three planes as fastening means are fastened to the first reinforcing means, the first reinforcing means distributing any fastening stresses, tending to locally crack or break the pultrusion adjacent a point of fastening, to the reinforcing means and to a substantially greater cross sectional area than the immediate surrounding surface of the pultrusion proximate the point of fastening, wherein the wall thickness of the pultrusion is substantially in the range of twenty five to ninety thousandths of an inch.
A closure assembly assembled by fastening means and comprising a first peripheral frame defining an opening within which a closure member is supported, each frame including first and second framing portions, at least one of the first and second framing portions includes at least one framing portion being at least one thin wall fiberglass pultrusion having a predetermined cross section including three surfaces and having at least one complementary butting and engaging portion formed therewith, the wall of the pultrusion being of a predetermined thickness substantially in the range of 10 to 90 thousandths of an inch, each fiberglass pultrusion being fastened to the adjacent pultrusion by first reinforcing means having complementary pultrusion butting and engaging portions disposed therewith compatible in shape with the pultrusion and the at least one complementary butting and engaging portion thereof, said first reinforcing means for reinforcing the framing section in use from cracking or breaking proximate at least three surfaces of said cross section of said pultrusion in at least three planes as fastening means are fastened to the first reinforcing means, the first reinforcing means distributing any fastening stresses tending to locally crack or break the pultrusion adjacent a point of fastening to the first reinforcing means and to a substantially greater cross sectional area than the immediate surrounding surface of the pultrusion proximate the point of fastening the closure member having fastened thereto hardware means, the hardware means being mounted with pultrusions at predetermined locations by providing second reinforcing means to reinforce the fiberglass pultrusion proximate each predetermined location and for mounting the hardware means thereat, while reinforcing the framing section in use from cracking or breaking proximate at least three surfaces of said cross section of said pultrusion in at least three planes as fastening means are fastened to the second reinforcing means, the second reinforcing means distributing any fastening stresses tending to locally crack or break the pultrusion adjacent a point of fastening to the second reinforcing means and to a substantially greater cross sectional area than the immediate surrounding surface of the pultrusion proximate the point of fastening.
A closure assembly comprising a first peripheral frame defining an opening within which a moveable closure member is supported, the peripheral frame including first and second framing portions, at least one of the first and second framing portions includes at least one framing portion being at least one thin wall fiberglass pultrusion having at least one detail portion formed therewith, the wall of the pultrusion being of a predetermined thickness, each fiberglass pultrusion being affixed to the adjacent framing portion by first reinforcing means, the closure assembly having affixed thereto hardware means, the hardware means being mounted with pultrusions at predetermined locations by providing second reinforcing means to reinforce the fiberglass pultrusion proximate each predetermined location when mounting the hardware means wherein the framing portion further comprises in use second reinforcing means having a base and at least one appendage extending upwardly away from the base, the appendage being flanges disposed with the base to brace the second reinforcing means in the at least one portion, thus rigidifying the portion.
A closure assembly comprising thin walled fiberglass pultrusions having a predetermined cross section including three surfaces, said pultrusions being of sufficient thickness in use to crack or break if not reinforced and therefore requiring reinforcement proximate the cross section thereof, the pultrusions being reinforced by reinforcement means in three dimensions proximate the cross section adjacent the edge of the pultrusions when the pultrusions are joined to adjacent pultrusions, wherein said reinforcement is provided proximate at least three surfaces of the cross section of the pultrusions and thereby reinforcing the pultrusions in at least three planes.
A closure assembly comprising thin walled fiberglass pultrusions having a predetermined cross section including three surfaces, said pultrusions being of sufficient thickness to require reinforcement of the pultrusions in three dimensions proximate the three surfaces of the cross section of the pultrusions adjacent the edge of the pultrusions when the pultrusions are joined to adjacent pultrusions, the pultrusions having complementary portions provided with said predetermined cross section and being of sufficient thickness in use to crack or break if not reinforced proximate the edge thereof and therefore requiring reinforcement proximate at least three surfaces of the cross section thereof, each pultrusion being reinforced by reinforcement means including complementary portions adapted to engage the complementary portions of the pultrusions proximate said at least three surfaces of said cross section of said pultrusion, when the pultrusions are joined to adjacent pultrusion, mounted within an opening for the closure assembly or when hardware is mounted to the pultrusions, the complementary portions of the reinforcement means being compatible in shape with the cross section of the pultrusion and the complementary portions thereof to provide the necessary reinforcing of the closure assembly, wherein reinforcement is provided proximate at least three surfaces of the cross section of the pultrusions reinforcing the pultrusions in at least three planes.
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