Patent ID: 6826878
Filing Date: 2004-12-07
Classification: E06B

Abstract:
A window mounted between a first stud and a second stud defining sides of an opening in a wall, comprising:a frame of said window having a plane comprising a longitudinal side wall extending along said plane, adjacent to and spaced from said first stud, a first collar, mounted in said longitudinal side wall against rotation in said longitudinal side wall, having an axis transverse to said longitudinal side wall extending through said side wall along said plane, a second collar comprising a longitudinal passageway extending along said axis through said second collar, mounted in said first collar, external threads on said second collar engaging internal threads on said first collar, said second collar extending from said first collar toward said first stud, a first open end of said second collar contacting said first stud, a fastener extending radially over a second end of said second collar, extending through said passageway, a portion of said fastener adapted for fastening in said first stud by penetrating said first stud, extending into said first stud fastening said first open end of said second collar against said first stud, forming with said first collar an annular shim on said axis preventing movement of said side wall along said axis.