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US 9,038,333 B2Granted
Common window frame
AssigneePly Gem Industries, Inc.
InventorColin David Campbell
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Abstract
Disclosed is an operating-fixed-operating window with a common frame. The window frame includes a sill with a sill lock and sill tower upwardly extending from the sill. The window frame also includes a head disposed atop the window frame, at least one jamb and at least one operating window frame. The window also includes at least one fixed window frame with a sill cover disposed atop the sill, the sill cover engaged with the sill lock and the sill tower.
Claims21
A common window frame comprising:
- a sill;
- a sill lock, the sill lock further comprising a front face and a rear face the rear face having a longitudinally extending groove, and
- a sill tower, the sill tower extending upwardly from a back surface of the sill;
- a header disposed atop the window frame;
- at least one jamb running vertically between the header and sill;
- at least one combination fixed-operating window frame;
- and
- at least one fully fixed window frame with a sill cover, the sill cover further comprising an upper surface, a lower surface and a longitudinally extending slot in the lower surface wherein the slot is configured with a forward wall and a rear wall for receiving the sill lock, the sill cover disposed atop the sill, the sill cover engaged with the sill lock and the sill tower.
5 more elements
A common window frame comprising:
- a sill;
- a sill lock with a front face and a rear face wherein the rear face includes a longitudinally extending groove;
- a sill cover with an upper surface, a lower surface and a longitudinally extending sill lock slot in the lower surface, the sill lock slot configured with a forward wall and a rear wall for receiving the sill lock, the sill lock slot further comprising a longitudinally extending protrusion on the rear wall for engagement with the longitudinally extending groove of the sill lock;
- a sill tower upwardly extending from a back surface of the sill;
- a head disposed atop the window frame;
- at least one jamb;
- at least one fixed glazing with the sill cover disposed atop the sill, the sill cover engaged with the sill lock and the sill tower;
- and
- at least one combination moveable and fixed window unit separated from the fixed window by at least one mull post.
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A common window frame comprising:
- at least one fixed glazing within the common window frame;
- at least one combination fixed and moveable combination glazing adjacent the fully fixed glazing;
- a sill;
- a sill lock with a front face and a rear face where in the rear face of the sill lock includes a longitudinally extending groove;
- a sill tower, the sill tower upwardly extending from a back surface of the sill with an upper end and a lower end, the upper end further comprising longitudinally extending opening, the longitudinally extending opening configured to receive a weather seal;
- a sill cover with an upper surface, a lower surface and a longitudinally extending slot in the lower surface, the slot further comprising a forward wall and a rear wall, the rear wall comprising a longitudinally extending protrusion for interlocking with the groove of the sill lock, the sill cover upper surface further comprising an upwardly and rearwardly extending flange for engagement with the upper end of the sill tower for obscuring the weather seal from view;
- a head disposed atop the common window frame;
- and
- at least one mull post disposed between the fixed glazing and the at least one combination fixed and moveable glazing.
6 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.