Patent ID: 9347255
Filing Date: 2016-05-24
CPC Classification: E05C,E06B

Claim Text:
1. A window assembly comprising: a window frame including a first jamb and a second jamb, wherein the window frame defines a frame opening; a first sash mounted in the frame opening between the first and second jambs; a second sash mounted in the frame opening between the first and second jambs, wherein the second sash is configured to move along a length of the first and second jambs between an open position and a closed position; a first jamb channel in the first jamb and a second jamb channel in the second jamb; a first latch mechanism and a second latch mechanism attached to the second sash, wherein the first latch mechanism comprises a first latch bolt configured to move within the first jamb channel of the first jamb as the second sash is moved between the open position and the closed position, and wherein the second latch mechanism comprises a second latch bolt configured to move within the second jamb channel of the second jamb as the second sash is moved between the open position and the closed position; and a first channel reinforcement apparatus located in the first channel and a second channel reinforcement apparatus located in the second channel, wherein the first channel reinforcement apparatus is configured to move within the first channel between an open location and a closed location, wherein the first channel reinforcement apparatus is in its open location when the second sash is in the open position and the first channel reinforcement apparatus is in its closed location when the second sash is in the closed position, and wherein the second channel reinforcement apparatus is configured to move within the second channel between an open location and a closed location, wherein the second channel reinforcement apparatus is in its open location when the second sash is in the open position and the second channel reinforcement apparatus is in its closed location when the second sash is in the closed position.