Sealing system for sliding door/window
AssigneeSpeyer Door and Window, Inc.
InventorsWilliam Kip Speyer, Jonathan D. Thielmann, Robert E. Pruss
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Abstract
A sealing system connects a panel to a frame and includes an anchor and a pair of opposing docking collars. The anchor extends from the frame or panel, and the opposing docking collars are disposed within a guide portion in the other of the frame or panel. The sealing system has an unlocked configuration and a locked configuration. In the unlocked configuration, the panel moves relative to the frame along a plane substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of the anchor. In the locked configuration, the anchor is positioned between the docking collars, and the anchor is engaged by the docking collars to prevent movement of the panel relative to the frame along the plane.
Claims11
A sealing system for connecting a panel to a frame, comprising:
- an anchor extending from one of the frame and the panel;
- and
- opposing docking collars disposed within a guide portion of an other of the frame and the panel, wherein
- the sealing system having an unlocked configuration and a locked configuration,
- in the unlocked configuration, the panel movable relative to the frame, and
- in the locked configuration, the anchor positioned between and engaged by the docking collars to prevent movement of the panel relative to the frame,
- in a closed position of the panel relative to the frame, the sealing system movable between the locked configuration and the unlocked configuration, wherein
- the panel is movable relative to the frame along a plane substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of the anchor, wherein
- each of the docking collars moves toward the anchor, wherein
- the docking collars each include a step that slide relative to each other, increasing or decreasing the distance between the collars.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.