Patent ID: 11946311
Assignee: PELLA CORPORATION
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E | IPC E

Claim 0:
1. A sash assembly for a fenestration unit including a frame, the sash assembly having an interior side and an exterior side, the sash assembly comprising:
a sash including a window pocket;
a glazing panel coupled to the frame of the fenestration unit, the glazing panel being supported by the sash such that the sash surrounds the glazing panel, the glazing panel including a panel surface;
a sash cladding including a cladding edge surface configured to extend into the window pocket of the sash and face the panel surface, the cladding edge surface being hydrophobic such that the cladding edge surface has a contact angle greater than 90 degrees; and
a casement seal positioned within a gap defined between the frame and sash, the casement seal positioned closer to the interior side than the exterior side, and the casement seal having a contact angle greater than 90 degrees.