Patent ID: 11920403
Assignee: PELLA CORPORATION
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E | IPC E

Claim 0:
1. A fenestration unit comprising:
a frame including a sill, a head opposite the sill, a first jamb, and a second jamb opposite the first jamb; and
a first panel supported by the frame, the first panel including:
a first rider engaged to the first panel and to the sill, the first rider being actuatable such that a portion of the first panel is disengageable from the sill; and
a second rider engaged to the first panel and to the sill;

wherein the first panel is operable to be translated laterally along the sill between the first and second jambs without pivoting relative to the frame, and wherein the first panel is operable to be pivoted relative to the frame while the second rider is engaged to the sill; and
a turntable rotatably engaged to the sill of the frame and configured to rotate relative to the sill as the first panel is pivoted relative to the frame, wherein the turntable is part of a pivot assembly, the pivot assembly further comprising a hub having a hub channel configured to accommodate the second rider, the hub being fixed relative to the sill such that the turntable is operable to rotate relative to the hub and the hub channel.