Modular window assembly
AssigneeBDC Capital Inc.
InventorÉric Giroux
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Abstract
A frame assembly for a window, comprising at least a first frame comprising opposite lateral sides, a bottom and a top side; at least one corner connecting one of the lateral sides to the bottom and the top sides; and compression seals positioned between each corner and an extremity of a lateral side or of the top and bottom sides; each corner clipping into place between a lateral side and one of the top or bottom sides in an auto-sealing fashion around a glazing.
Claims14
A frame assembly for a window, comprising at least a first frame, said frame having a circumferential length, said frame comprising a combination of members and compression seals, said members including straight members and corner members, wherein:
- each straight member includes opposite lateral sides, a bottom side and a top side, each straight member having a length between extremities thereof, and each straight member including an aperture on each of said extremity thereof;
- each corner member has a length between extremities thereof, each corner member including a clip at each of said extremities thereof, a respective seal being positioned between each corner member and a corresponding extremity of a straight member;
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- each corner member being retained between two of the straight members by each clip engaging a corresponding aperture of the straight member with the compression seal therebetween, an added lengths of said members forming the circumferential length of said frame, and said frame being readily disassembled by disengaging the clips between the corner members and the straight members;
- wherein said assembly further comprises a tightening belt, said tightening belt being tensioned around a periphery of the frame assembly once the corner members are clipped to said straight members with the compression seals therebetween, said tightening belt compressing the compression seals, thereby securing together the corners members and the straight members around a glazing and ensuring leak tightness of the assembly;
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- wherein said assembly is configured to be fitted auto-sealingly within an opening in a wall of a vehicle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.