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US 6,408,922 B1Granted
Self-supporting construction frame and methods of use thereof for the installation of doors and windows
OwnerDon Desrochersinventor
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Abstract
A self-supporting construction frame, with two vertical portions; and two horizontal portions. In the construction frame, one of the two vertical portions is an anchor portion; and the two horizontal portions are detachably coupled to the two vertical portions. A method of using the construction frame for installation of doors and windows is also disclosed.
Claims20
A removable self-supporting construction frame, comprising:
- two vertical portions;
- and
- two horizontal portions;
- wherein said two horizontal portions are detachably coupled to said two vertical portions by respective removable interlocking clips therebetween to form the removable self-supporting construction frame;
- wherein one of said two vertical portions or one of said two horizontal portions is an anchor portion and opposing other ones of said two vertical portions and said two horizontal portions are guide rails;
- wherein said anchor portion includes a housing;
- and
- wherein said housing stores a retractable screen, a portion of said retractable screen being movable within said guide rails.
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A method of installing a removable construction frame, said method comprising the steps of:
- mounting an anchor portion of a construction frame to a vertical portion of a construction opening;
- attaching horizontal guide rails to the anchor portion and a jamb by respective removable clips;
- and
- mounting the jamb in the opposite vertical portion of a construction frame to form the self-supporting construction frame,
- wherein said anchor portion includes a housing;
- and
- wherein said housing stores a retractable screen, a portion of said retractable screen being movable within said guide rails.
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A removable self-supporting construction frame, comprising:
- an anchor portion;
- an anchor portion cover which covers said anchor portion;
- a jamb disposed in parallel to said anchor portion;
- two guide rails which are extended perpendicularly to said anchor portion and said jamb;
- and
- four removable interlocking clips which respectively interlock with and attach said guide rails to said anchor portion and said jamb to form the self-supporting construction frame,
- wherein said anchor portion includes a housing;
- and
- wherein said housing stores a retractable screen, a portion of said retractable screen being movable within said guide rails.
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A removable self-supporting construction, comprising:
- a pair of vertical portions detachably coupled to a pair of horizontal portions by a plurality of removable interlocking clips,
- wherein one of said two vertical portions or one of said two horizontal portions is an anchor portion and opposing other ones of said two vertical portions and said two horizontal portions are guide rails;
- wherein said anchor portion includes a housing;
- and
- wherein said housing stores a retractable screen, a portion of said retractable screen being movable within said guide rails, and
- wherein the plurality of removable clips comprise:
- a first planar portion formed in a first plane;
- a second planar portion formed in a second plane;
- and
- a third planar portion spaced apart from the second planar portion and formed in the second plane,
- wherein the first planar portion, the second planar and the third planar portion are all integral, the first plane and the second plane are substantially parallel, and the first plane and the second plane are different planes.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.