Double-hung window with uniform wood interior
AssigneeKolbe & Kolbe Millwork Co., Inc.
InventorJerome J. McCabe
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Abstract
A double-hung window having a uniform interior wood appearance is disclosed. The window has a head jamb and side jambs. The window has an upper and lower sash, each having a wood frame. The upper and lower sashes are held in the window by the side jambs. Lock-pins are extendable from each side of the lower sash. A concealed jamb liner cover for selective engagement with each upper side jamb is provided which has an exposed wood surface and a channel for receiving the lock-pin of the lower sash. An upper sash lock housing attached to an upper portion of the wood frame of the upper sash, is provided which holds an upper sash lock-pin for each side of the upper sash. A wooden interior upper parting stop connected to the head jamb conceals the upper sash lock housing when the window is closed.
Claims10
An upper sash assembly for a double-hung window, the upper sash assembly comprises:
- an upper sash frame for a double-hung window, wherein the upper sash frame comprises a bottom rail, a pair of side rails and a top rail joined at their respective ends to hold a sheet of glass therebetween, wherein the top rail has a first planar upper surface thereon;
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- a separate upper sash lock housing attached to the first planar upper surface of the top rail of the upper sash frame, the upper sash lock housing comprises:
- a lock housing frame defining a channel, the lock housing frame having a first side, a second side, and a bottom surface, wherein the bottom surface is attached to the first planar upper surface of the top rail of the upper sash frame;
- a lock imbedded in the channel of the lock housing frame, the lock laterally projecting past each side rail of the upper sash frame;
- a first strip of weatherstrip attached to the first side of the lock housing frame;
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- a second strip of weatherstrip attached to the second side of the lock housing frame.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.