Sash mount system
AssigneeThermo-Roll Window Corp.
InventorsFrancis Manzella, Harry Riegelman
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Abstract
A frame including a bracket receiver structure and at least one frame-to-sash bracket removably secured to the bracket receiver structure such that the frame-to-sash bracket can be removed or repositioned to enable various sash types to be interchanged within the frame. The frame-to-sash bracket can be a bracket configured to mount a double-hung sash, an inswing sash or an outswing sash within the frame. The various sash types can be installed from either the exterior side or the interior side of the frame.
Claims16
A frame for a sash moveable between an open and a closed position, the frame comprising:
- a first jamb;
- a first bracket receiver structure integral with said first jamb;
- a second bracket receiver structure integral with said first jamb;
- a second jamb opposite said first jamb;
- a third bracket receiver structure integral with said second jamb and opposed to said first bracket receiver structure;
- a fourth bracket receiver structure integral with said second jamb and opposed to said second bracket receiver structure;
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- at least one frame-to-sash bracket configured to be removably secured to at least one of said first bracket receiver, said second bracket receiver, said third bracket receiver and said fourth bracket receiver;
- wherein said frame-to-sash bracket is adapted to allow movement of the sash between the open and the closed positions.
A frame for a sash moveable between an open and a closed position, the frame comprising:
- a bracket receiver structure including a first bracket receiver, a second bracket receiver, a third bracket receiver opposed to said first bracket receiver, and a fourth bracket receiver opposed to said second bracket receiver;
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- a frame-to-sash bracket removably secured to said bracket receiver structure, said frame-to-sash bracket adapted to enable the sash to move between the open and the closed position when said frame-to-sash bracket is secured within said bracket receiver structure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.