Ribbon sealed lock assemblies and methods
AssigneeThe Anderson Company
InventorsGerard Lagos, Les Stener, Tim Kelley, Bryan Kendall, Kurt Koenig
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Abstract
The lock assemblies as described herein engage with keepers on movable sashes and include features designed to provide additional sealing functions to the lock assembly by incorporating a ribbon seal within a catch housing of the lock assembly.
Claims25
A lock assembly for releasably locking a sash component in a closed position with respect to a frame component, the assembly comprising:
- a keeper on the sash component;
- a catch housing attached to the frame component, wherein the catch housing defines a ribbon seal path through the catch housing;
- a catch located in the catch housing, the catch movable within the catch housing between locked and unlocked positions, the catch configured to engage the keeper when the catch is in the locked position and the sash component is in a closed position;
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- a ribbon seal located in the catch housing, wherein the ribbon seal is positioned in the ribbon seal path, and wherein the ribbon seal is operably connected to the catch, such that movement of the catch between the locked and unlocked positions moves ribbon seal through the ribbon seal path.
A lock assembly for releasably locking a sash component in a closed position with respect to a frame component, the assembly comprising:
- a keeper on the sash component;
- a catch housing attached to the frame component, wherein the catch housing defines a ribbon seal path through the catch housing, wherein the ribbon seal path comprises a serpentine curved path;
- a catch located in the catch housing, the catch movable within the catch housing between locked and unlocked positions, the catch configured to engage the keeper when the catch is in the locked position and the sash component is in a closed position, wherein the catch rotates about a catch axis when the catch moves between the locked and unlocked positions;
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- a ribbon seal located in the catch housing, wherein the ribbon seal is positioned in the ribbon seal path, and wherein the ribbon seal is operably connected to the catch, such that movement of the catch between the locked and unlocked positions slides the ribbon seal along the ribbon seal path;
- wherein the catch comprises a catch lever comprising a free end located distal from the catch axis, and further wherein the ribbon seal is located between the free end of the catch lever and the catch axis.
A method of closing an opening in a lock assembly for releasably locking a sash component, the method comprising:
- moving a catch within a catch housing between locked and unlocked positions, wherein the catch engages a keeper on a sash component when the catch is in the locked position and the sash component is in a closed position;
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- moving a ribbon seal through a ribbon seal path in the catch housing when moving the catch between the locked and unlocked positions, wherein the catch is operably engaged with the ribbon seal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.