Patent ID: 6305144
Filing Date: 2001-10-23
Classification: E06B

Abstract:
A window frame adapted to secure a window pane in place in a window opening, said window frame being adapted to be mounted in an opening in a wall defined by a plurality of casings members, said window frame comprising:an elongate sill having a window pane receiving groove extending along the length of the sill;a pair of elongate side jambs each having a window pane receiving groove extending along the length of the respective side jamb;an elongate header having an elongate slot extending along the length of the header, said slot having opposing sides; andan elongate filler strip having laterally spaced edges releasably retained in the header slot and reducing the transverse width of the header slot to form with the header a window pane receiving groove in the header defined by one of said opposing sides of the slot and one of said laterally spaced edges of the filler strip;wherein the sill, side jambs and header are positioned relative to one another to form a window frame with the sill groove, side jamb grooves and header groove forming a substantially continuous window pane groove around the inside periphery of the window frame.