Patent ID: 7257927
Filing Date: 2007-08-21
Classification: B01L,B25J,E06B,F23G,F23M,G21F

Abstract:
1. A frame system comprising: a non-glass wall surrounding an aperture therethrough; a first frame member having a ledge surrounding central opening in the first frame member and a raised portion extending perpendicular to and surrounding the ledge; a lip formed in the first frame member around an outer peripheral edge of the raised portion, the lip having a first surface abutting an inside surface of the non-glass wall and a second surface lying within an inside periphery of the aperture passing through the non-glass wall; a plurality of threaded holes formed in a mounting surface on the raised portion of the first frame member; a second frame member having a mounting surface and an opposing clamping surface surrounding a central opening in the second frame member, wherein the clamping surface of the second frame member abuts against an untapped region of an outside surface of the non-glass wall; a plurality of holes extending through the second frame member, wherein the plurality of holes extending through the second frame member is spaced for alignment with the plurality of threaded holes in the first frame member; a third frame member having a clamping surface surrounding a central opening in the third frame member, wherein the clamping surface of the third frame member is adapted to abut against the mounting surface of the second frame member and overlie the ledge of the first frame member; and a plurality of holes extending through the third frame member, wherein the plurality of holes extending through the third frame member is spaced for alignment with the plurality of threaded holes in the first frame member and the second and third frame members are fastened to the first frame member with a first plurality of threaded fasteners.