Patent ID: 7845125
Filing Date: 2010-12-07
Classification: E06B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A profile for use as a crosspiece for a sliding window or door, said profile comprising: a first track and a second track, at least one of said tracks being a sliding track, said tracks being parallel with each other, said profile being formed of at least a first section, a second section and a third section, said first and third sections being physically separated and spaced apart from each other, said second section being a connecting and joining element which is located, with respect to the longitudinal axis of the profile, between said first and third sections and which joins said first section to said third section, said second section: (a) being of construction material which: (b) being of construction material which: said sliding track having a cross-sectional configuration, at least a portion of which is effective for engaging and guiding a sliding window or door, said portion of said configuration extending along said first section, along said second section and along said third section so that each of said first, second and third sections is configured to engage and guide a sliding window or door, at least one of the tracks extending through said first section, the portion of the track extending through the first section having a first cross-sectional profile, said first cross-sectional profile comprising a first upstanding arm, a second upstanding arm and a first rod, said arms being physically separated from and spaced apart from each other, said first rod extending between and connecting the arms, the first rod being of construction material which: (i) is different from the construction material of the first arm and of the second arm; and (ii) is more heat insulating than the construction material of the first arm and of the second arm, so that the first rod acts effectively as a thermal break between the first arm and the second arm.