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US 6,745,523 B2Granted
Fastening member for a window and door assembly
AssigneeAlpa Lumber Inc.
InventorGabriel Petta
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AssigneeAlpa Lumber Inc.
InventorGabriel Petta
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This invention relates to window and door assemblies, and particularly to a fastening member for fastening a first frame element of the assembly to a second frame element of the assembly. The fastening member can comprise a base, a first retaining member presented by the base to attach the fastening member to the first frame element, and a second retaining member presented by the base to attach the fastening member to the second frame element. Moreover, at least one of the first and second retaining members is adapted to attach the respective first and second frame element to the fastening member in sliding fit. Further, this invention discloses a method of attaching a first frame element of a window and door assembly to a second frame element of the assembly, particularly where the first frame element and the second frame element have differing rates of expansion and contraction along at least one given direction.
A fastening member to fasten a first frame element of a window and door assembly to a second frame element of the assembly, said fastening member comprising:
A window and door assembly, comprising:
A method of attaching a first frame element of a window and door assembly to a second frame element of the assembly, the first frame element and the second frame element having differing rates of expansion and contraction along at least one given direction, the method comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.