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US 6,279,270 B1Granted
Window jamb liner
AssigneeNewell Manufacturing Company
InventorJack E. Suess
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Abstract
An extruded window jamb liner which includes at least one discontinuous opening of predetermined length and location for the sash balance connection, with the remainder of the wall in which such opening is formed left intact to provide a spring cover which is integral with the remainder of the jamb liner.
Claims10
A window jamb liner for slidably engaging the side of a sash and guiding corresponding sliding movement of the sash, comprising:
- an elongated one-piece integrally extruded member having a plurality of angularly adjoining interconnected walls extending lengthwise thereof, said walls defining an elongated channel with an inner space for slidably receiving a sash support;
- said channel defined by said interconnected walls being substantially closed annularly over part of its length by a wall portion which is integral with and fixed to said interconnected walls, said wall portion having an elongated opening in the form of a discontinuous slot extending within the wall portion along another part of its length to provide an elongated opening;
- said slot being aligned longitudinally with said integral wall portion and having at least one closed end extremity, said slot being configured and positioned to pass a sash-engaging member for connecting said sash support to said sash.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.