Window assembly
AssigneeAlpa Lumber Inc.
InventorGabriel Petta
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Abstract
A snap fitted dual frame window assembly provides for convenient installation of a window in a basement foundation of a residential home. An outer frame is used as a form or spacer for the window during pouring of a concrete foundation wall and has a sloping recessed wall to accommodate an inner vinyl frame. Vinyl frame clips are attached to the inside of the outer frame to secure the inner vinyl frame. The inner vinyl frame includes a channel section which can be forced over the frame clips and then is held, in a snap fit, by the frame clips. One arm of a hinged window sash is mounted on the inner frame and the other is mounted on a window frame. The inner frame can be easily removed from the outer frame and re-installed in different orientations.
Claims26
A window assembly for a wall defining an interior space and an exterior space, comprising:
- (a) an outer frame made out of concrete having an exterior surface, an inner surface defining a first opening, an interior surface and an outer surface, said inner surface having a continuous guiding wall;
- (b) an inner frame sized to fit within said first opening, said inner frame defining a second opening;
- (c) a window frame for holding a window pane, said window frame sized to fit in said second opening of said inner frame;
- said window frame being secured to said inner frame;
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- (d) releasable engagement means on at least one of said outer frame and said inner frame for releasably engaging said inner frame within said first opening of said outer frame.
A window assembly for a wall defining an interior space and an exterior space, comprising:
- (a) an outer frame having an exterior surface, an inner surface defining a first opening, an interior surface and an outer surface;
- (b) an inner frame sized to fit within said first opening, said inner frame defining a second opening;
- (c) a window frame for holding a window pane, said window frame sized to fit in said second opening of said inner frame;
- said window frame being secured to said inner frame;
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- (d) releasable engagement means on at least one of said outer frame and said inner frame for releasably engaging said inner frame within said first opening of said outer frame, said engagement means comprising a clip located on one of said inner surface and said inner frame and an abutment surface on the other of said inner frame and said inner surface, said inner frame being secured within said first opening when said clip is engaged with said abutment surface, said clip comprising a first connector section for connecting said clip to one of said inner surface and said inner frame, said first connector section having a rear abutment at one end proximal to said interior surface and a dovetail at the opposing end.
A window assembly for a wall, comprising:
- (a) an outer frame having an exterior surface, an inner surface defining a first opening, an interior surface and an outer surface;
- (b) an inner frame sized to fit within said first opening, said inner frame defining a second opening;
- (c) a window frame for holding a window pane, said window frame sized to fit in said second opening of said inner frame, said window frame being hinged to said inner frame to allow said window frame to rotate with respect to said inner frame;
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- (d) releasable engagement means on at least one of said outer frame and said inner frame for releasably engaging said inner frame within said first opening of said outer frame.
A window assembly for a wall defining an interior space and an exterior space, comprising:
- (a) an outer frame having an exterior surface, an inner surface defining a first opening, an interior surface and an outer surface;
- (b) an inner frame sized to fit within said first opening, said inner frame defining a second opening;
- (c) a window frame for holding a window pane, said window frame sized to fit in said second opening of said inner frame;
- said window frame being secured to said inner frame;
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- (d) releasable engagement means on at least one of said outer frame and said inner frame for releasably engaging said inner frame within said first opening of said outer frame, said releasable engagement means being proximal to the interior surface of said outer frame such that said inner frame is releasable from said outer frame only through access to the interior space.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.