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US 6,928,776 B2Granted
Window sash frame with hinged components
AssigneeSashlite, LLC
InventorRobert Hornung
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus are provided for mounting one or more glazing panes or insulating glass units into a window sash frame member having spaced side walls joined by an inner facing frame surface with a spacing structure disposed on the frame surface. Glazing panes are placed against strips of adhesive sealant within the window sash frame. Folding glazing beads hingedly attached to the side or inner walls of the frame member are folded against the glazing panes to secure them to the window sash frame member and/or to cover the glazing pane edges.
Claims9
A window sash frame comprising:
- an inner facing frame surface extending substantially around the sash frame;
- first and second glazing pane mounting surfaces extending from said inner facing frame surface;
- a first hinged component extending substantially over the length of at least one portion the sash frame and being hingedly attached to at least one of:
- (i) the first glazing pane mounting surface,
- (ii) said inner facing frame surface;
- a second hinged component extending substantially over the length of said at least one portion and being hingedly attached to at least one of:
- (i) the second glazing pane mounting surface,
- (ii) said inner facing frame surface;
- wherein said first and second hinged components are adapted to be pivoted towards the first and second glazing pane mounting surfaces, respectively.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.