Patent ID: 6098355
Filing Date: 2000-08-08
Classification: E06B

Abstract:
A sliding-type window frame for mounting a window panel assembly, the window frame comprising:a jamb frame assembly includinga top jamb member,a bottom jamb member spaced apart from said top jamb member in a longitudinal direction, a latch mechanism for positioning said sash plate at said lower and upper positions, said latch member mounted slidably on said sash plate proximate to one of said side jamb members, a lower latch hole and an upper latch hole formed in said side jamb member to releasably receive an engaging end of said latch member when said sash plate is at said upper and lower positions, left and right upright side jamb members spaced apart from each other in a transverse direction relative to said longitudinal direction and interconnecting said top and bottom jamb members;said top jamb member having a top channel body that confines a space adapted for receiving a top end of the window panel assembly and that has two opposite ends connected to said side jamb members respectively, and a sash plate extending between said side jamb members and mounted movably in said top channel body so as to be movable in said space between lower and upper positions, said sash plate having a lower surface formed with at least one track member adapted to engage the top end of the window panel assembly when said sash plate is at said lower position, said track member being disposed to be spaced away from the top end of the window panel assembly when said sash plate at said upper position to facilitate loading and unloading of the window panel assembly into and from said jamb frame assembly.