Patent ID: 6588154
Filing Date: 2003-07-08
Classification: E06B

Abstract:
A window for a dwelling having an interior and an exterior, said window comprising:an outer window frame mounted to an exterior wall of the dwelling; an inner window frame pivotally connected to the outer window frame to permit the inner window frame to swing inwardly to provide easy egress by occupants within the dwelling in the event of an emergency; a security screen having peripheral edges affixed to peripheral portions of an exterior side of the inner window frame such that when the inner window frame is seated within the outer window frame, the peripheral edges of the security screen are sandwiched between the peripheral portions of the inner window frame and the outer window frame to thereby impede unauthorized removal of the security screen; and a shim located in the outer window frame and contacting a peripheral portion of the inner frame to facilitate the alignment of the inner window frame with the outer window frame upon closing the inner window frame; wherein the shim is a flexible rod having a circular cross-section.