Patent ID: 8561365
Filing Date: 2013-10-22
Classification: E05B,E05C,E06B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A window assembly comprising: (a) a base frame assembly including a plurality of base frame members that form a frame, the base frame assembly being attachable to an opening in a wall and being constructed of a plastic type material, each base frame member having a pair of extension clips; (b) an external cladding assembly including a plurality of cladding members that form a frame, the external cladding assembly being connected to the base frame assembly by a snap-fit connection, the external cladding assembly being constructed of a metal type material; (c) an interior trim assembly including a jamb extender assembly, a head stop, a sill stop, and two side stops extending between the head and sill stops, the interior trim assembly concealing at least a portion of the base frame assembly from view from an interior side, each component of the interior trim assembly being constructed of a wood type material and directly attached to the base frame assembly with a non-adhesive connection, wherein the jamb extender assembly is connected to the base frame assembly with the base frame member extension clips to form a snap-fit connection such that the extension clips extend beyond an interior face of the head and sill stops and at least beneath the two side stops; and (d) a sash assembly constructed and arranged to hold a window pane, the sash assembly being operably connected to the base frame assembly and having an exterior sash assembly constructed of a metal type material and an interior sash assembly constructed of a wood type material, the interior sash assembly being directly connected to the exterior sash assembly to form a wood-metal snap-fit connection; (e) wherein the base frame members and the cladding members are each formed from a stock material having a uniform profile.