Wall adapter
OwnerDonald R. Smithinventor
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Abstract
A wall adapter system (10) having a wall adapter (12) is disclosed. The wall adapter (12) permits a mullion (16) to be secured to a wall (14) through the wall adapter (12) without the need for trimming or caulking. The wall adapter (12) has a front portion (26) with a mullion snap interlock (56) and first and second side portions (28, 30) with snap cover trim interlocks (68). The mullion (16) is snap fit on the front portion at the interlock (56) while cover trim (70) are snap fit on the side portions (28, 30) at the snap cover trim interlocks (68). The front portion (26) can be formed into parts, a main portion (104) and an adjustment portion (106) which allows the wall adapter to be mounted to a range of wall thicknesses. The wall adapter (12) can be used with a block header (150).
Claims22
A wall adapter for fastening a mullion to a wall, the mullion mounting a window or door, the mullion being a single piece and having first and second sides, comprising:
- a member having a first portion, a first side portion extending from a first edge of the first portion and a second side portion extending from a second edge of the first portion, the first portion, first side portion and second side portion engaging the wall;
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- the first portion having a first surface for receiving the single piece mullion, the window or door being mounted to the mullion, the mullion being secured to the wall only through the member and wherein the first portion has first and second inner snap hooks and adjacent first and second outer walls, the mullion snap fit between adjacent inner snap hooks and outer walls, the outer walls exterior the first and second sides of the mullion.
A method of construction using a wall and a single piece mullion, the mullion mounting a window or a door, comprising the steps of:
- securing a wall adapter to the wall, the wall adapter having a first portion of predetermined width, at least one side portion extending from a first edge of the first portion;
- snap fitting a single piece mullion onto the first portion of the wall adapter, the mullion being secured to the wall only through the wall adapter;
- mounting the window or door to the mullion;
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- adjusting a main portion of the first portion relative to an adjustment portion of the first portion to adapt the wall adapter to a wall thickness within a predetermined range of wall thicknesses.
A wall adapter system including:
- a wall having a predetermined thickness;
- a single piece mullion mounting a door or a window, the single piece mullion having a first side and a second side, each side having an inwardly directed lip;
- a cover trim;
- a wall adapter having a first portion of predetermined width, at least one side portion extending from a first edge of the first portion, the first portion having a mullion snap interlock thereon, the mullion snap fit on the mullion snap interlock, the side portion having a cover trim interlock, the cover trim snap fit on the cover trim interlock, the mullion being secured to the wall only through the wall adapter, the first portion having outer walls forming a portion of the mullion snap interlock, the outer walls covering a portion of the first and second sides of the single piece mullion.
A wall adapter for fastening a mullion to a wall, the mullion mounting a window or door, the mullion being a single piece and having first and second sides, comprising:
- a member having a first portion, a first side portion extending from a first edge of the first portion and a second side portion extending from a second edge of the first portion, the first portion, first side portion and second side portion engaging the wall;
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- the first portion having a first surface for receiving the single piece mullion, the window or door being mounted to the mullion, the mullion being secured to the wall only through the member, wherein the first portion is formed of a main portion and an adjustment portion, the first side portion extending from the main portion and the second side portion extending from the adjustment portion, the separation of the first and second side portions being adjustable to permit the wall adapter to be used with a range of wall thicknesses.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.