Attachment system for a decorative member
AssigneeAndersen Corporation
InventorsDavid Plummer, Robert L. McMullen
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Abstract
A fenestration system including a glass unit, attachment member and decorative member is provided. The decorative member includes a rotatable coupler for easy attachment of the decorative member to the attachment member. An attachment system including a decorative member having a rotatable coupler is also provided. A rotatable coupler is also provided.
Claims21
A fenestration system comprising:
- (a) a glass unit;
- (b) an attachment member secured to the glass unit, the attachment member at least partially defining at least one receptacle capable of receiving an engagement piece of a rotatable coupler;
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- (c) a decorative member having at least one installation end, said decorative member adapted for installation adjacent the glass unit, wherein the at least one installation end has a rotatable coupler, the rotatable coupler comprising an engagement piece, the rotatable coupler having an uninstalled position and an installed position, wherein the engagement piece extends into the receptacle and is substantially parallel to the plane of the surface of the glass unit when in the installed position, and wherein the engagement piece departs from the installed position by at least 30 degrees when the rotatable coupler is in the uninstalled position.
An attachment system for attaching a decorative member adjacent a substantially planar surface, the attachment system comprising:
- a decorative member having at least one installation end, said decorative member adapted for installation on the substantially planar surface, wherein the installation end has a rotatable coupler, the rotatable coupler comprising an engagement piece, the rotatable coupler having an uninstalled position and an installed position, wherein the angle between the engagement piece in the installed and uninstalled positions is between about 30 and 75 degrees.
A rotatable coupler for connecting a decorative member to an attachment member, the rotatable coupler comprising an arcuate camming surface, pivot projections aligned on the axis of rotation of the camming surface, and an engagement piece opposite the arcuate camming surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.