Spacer for retaining muntin bars and method of assembly
AssigneePDS IG Holding LLC
InventorPaul Trpkovski
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Abstract
Embodiments include a window assembly that includes a first sheet of a translucent, transparent or semi-transparent material; a second sheet of a translucent, transparent or semi-transparent material; a spacer extending from the first sheet to the second sheet and includes at least a first elongated strip having a first surface and wherein the spacer defines a muntin opening in the first surface of the first strip; and a muntin bar having a first end that is positioned within the muntin opening of the spacer. Other embodiments are also included herein.
Claims18
A window assembly comprising:
- a first sheet of a translucent, transparent or semi-transparent material;
- a second sheet of a translucent, transparent or semi-transparent material;
- a spacer extending from the first sheet to the second sheet and comprises at least a first elongated strip having a first surface and wherein the spacer defines a muntin opening in the first surface of the first strip, wherein a portion of the first elongated strip defines a first flap portion, wherein the first flap portion has a first position where the first flap portion is level with the first surface and a second position where the first flap portion is bend down into an interior space defined by the spacer;
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- a muntin bar having a first end that is positioned within the muntin opening of the spacer.
A spacer comprising at least a first elongated strip having a first surface, wherein the spacer defines at least part of a muntin opening in the first surface of the first strip, wherein a portion of the first elongated strip defines a flap portion, wherein the flap portion has a first position where the flap portion is level with the first surface and a second position where the flap portion is bent down into an interior space defined by the spacer.
A method of assembling a window assembly including a first muntin bar, comprising:
- providing a spacer comprising at least a first elongated strip having a first surface;
- cutting at least a part of a perimeter of a muntin opening in the first strip of the spacer to define a first flap portion in the elongated strip, wherein the first flap portion has a first position where the first flap portion is level with the first surface and a second position where the flap portion is bend down into an interior space defined by the spacer;
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- inserting the first end of the first muntin bar into the muntin opening.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.