Patent ID: 11873677
Assignee: WESTHAMPTON ARCHITECTURAL GLASS, INC.
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E | IPC E

Claim 21:
22. A method of manufacturing a fenestration system, comprising:
mounting a carrier to a stile of a closure element such that the carrier is movable relative to the closure element along a longitudinal dimension of the stile between an extended position and a retracted position, wherein the closure element is movable in translation relative to a frame of the fenestration system and the longitudinal dimension of the stile extends substantially perpendicular to a direction of translational movement of the closure element relative to the frame;
mounting one or more retraction magnets to the closure element such that the one or more retraction magnets exert a first magnetic force on the carrier to move the carrier into the retracted position in an open position of the closure element; and
mounting one or more extension magnets to the frame of the fenestration system such that the one or more extension magnets exert a second magnetic force on the carrier to move the carrier into the extended position in a closed position of the closure element,
wherein a weather strip is attached to the carrier and is in contact with the frame in the extended position of the carrier and spaced from the frame in the retracted position of the carrier.