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CA2144617C - Two piece window frame generated from a single extrusion - Google Patents
Two piece window frame generated from a single extrusion
CA2144617C
CA2144617C CA 2144617 CA2144617A CA2144617C CA 2144617 C CA2144617 C CA 2144617C CA 2144617 CA2144617 CA 2144617 CA 2144617 A CA2144617 A CA 2144617A CA 2144617 C CA2144617 C CA 2144617C
CA 2144617
CA2144617A1 (en
Louie Leonelli
Pillar Plastics Ltd
1995-03-14 Application filed by Pillar Plastics Ltd filed Critical Pillar Plastics Ltd
1995-03-14 Priority to CA 2144617 priority Critical patent/CA2144617C/en
1995-03-20 Priority to US08/406,581 priority patent/US5577355A/en
1996-09-15 Publication of CA2144617A1 publication Critical patent/CA2144617A1/en
2001-06-05 Publication of CA2144617C publication Critical patent/CA2144617C/en
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FTr~r,r- OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a window frame having first and second frame pieces to opposite sides of a window pane. The frame pieces are initially generated from a single extrusion separated from one another and then re-secured to one another by a mechanical fastener.
BACKGROUND OF T7~r~ INVENTION
The art of frarning a window can often be difficult and in many cases problems arise in fitting the frame around the window. Most conventional window frames are produced on mass for cost saving purposes as opposed to individually crafted frames which are substantially more expensive .
Vinyl and other thermoplastic frames are becoming ever more popular. Each of the frame sections, i.e. jambs, header and sill are cut from extruded lineals substantially longer than the length of each individual frame section.
In cases where the window pane is f ixed directly within the frame, each frame section has a two piece construction with the pieces being secured to one another from opposite sides of the pane. The opposing pieces of each frame section must be cut to an identical length, otherwise, the frame cannot be assembled. Furthermore, the pieces of each frame section need to be properly aligned with one another in order to receive securing screws at specific locations typically in the form or portholes provided in the frame material. As a further problem, these portholes may be stripped by the screw in which case the screw must be removed and the porthole rebuilt in order for the screw to properly secure the frame pieces.
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SJ-9a93-U~ - 2 -Some of the window frames today are made from molded frame pieces which do provide accuracy of fit but which are very expensi~re principally due to the initial mold set up costs. Furthermore, molded frame pieces still 5 suffer from screw stri]?ping problems.
SI~RY OF TETF Jl~VENT ION
The present in~rention provides a window frame made 10 from frame sections which are formed in manner to overcome the drawbacks noted above and made at a cost substantially less than that reguired for molded window frame sections.
More particularly, a window frame section of the present invention compriseæ first and second frame pieces which are 15 generated from a single extrusion and then separated at a bridge extending between the frame pieces~ Each frame piece produced in this manner has its own bridge part. The first frame piece is provided with a side recess aligned with its bridge part to receive a fastener for mechanically 20 securing the two frame pieces to one another from opposite sides of a window pane through the respective bridge parts of the first and second frame pieces.
Since the frame pieces come from a sin~le 25 extrusion, they are cut at the same time with one another ensuring identical length in the two frame pieces.
Furthermore, only hal f as many cut s are reguired in comparison to conventional window frames because both sides of the frame section are cut at one time as opposed to 30 having to cut each frame piece individually.
BRTRF nF~cRIpTIoN OF T~F DR~WINGS
The above as well as other advantages and features 35 of the present invention will be described in greater detail according to the preferred embodiments of the present invention in which;
` 21~4~7 SJ-9a93-~TS - 3 -Figure 1 is a perspective view of a door to be fitted with a window and window frame according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;
Figure 2 is an enlarged perspective view of the 5 window frame of Figure 1 with the frame sections fitted to one another prior to dividing into opposing frame pieces.
Figure 3 is an enlarged perspective view of a corner region of two of the fitted frame sections of Figure 2;
Figure 4 is a sectional view showing the fitting of the sill frame section of the frame of Figure 1 to the door and the window pane;
Figure 5 is a perspective view showing the final steps of assembly of the frame section of Figure 4;
Figure 6 is an end view showing the frame section of Figure 5 when finally assembled.
DETATT,Fn DE~CRTPTION ACCORDT~\TG TO T~TE PREFT~T~?Fn 20 FMF~-)nTMF~TS OF Tl~TE PRESENT INV~TION
Figure 1 shows a window frame assembly generally indicated at 1 for fitting a glass panel P into the opening O of a door D. The panel once secured to the door is held in a fixed position by the frame system 1.
The frame system itself is formed by an upper header, side jambs and a lower sill. When the frame system is fully assembled, the header comprises opposing header pieces 5a and 5b secured to one another from opposite sides 30 of the panel and the door, jamb pieces 3a and 3b secured to one another and sill pieces 7a and 7b also secured to one another from opposite sides of the panel and the door.
Each of the individual frame sections, i.e the 35 entire header, jambs and sill, are initially formed from a single unitary and preferably thermoplastic extrusion.
Figure 2 of the drawings shows the jamb 3, the sill 7 and 214~7 SJ-9a~3-U~ - 4 -the header 5 all having a unitary construction before they are ~separated into opposing frame pieces prepared for mounting to the panel and the door. As will be clearly seen in Figure 2, the jamb pieces 3a and 3b are secured by 5 a bridge 4 integral with both of the jamb pieces. The header 5 1 nt~l 1111PC a bridge 6 securing the header pieces 5a and 5b and the sill 7 includes a bride 8 connecting the sill pieces 7a and 7b.
Just as a further explanation, each of the jambs 3 comes of of an extrusion line in the form shown in Figure 2 where the jamb pieces 3a and 3b are integral with one another by means of the connection provided by bridge 4.
The same is true of header 5 where the header pieces 5a and 5b are integral with one another through bridge 6 and the same is again true of sill 7 where the sill pieces 7a and 7b are integral with one another through bridge 8 shown in Figure 3 of the drawings.
In order to fit the frame assembly to the window panel and the door, each of the individual frame sections is cut as again shown in Figure 3 of the drawings to produce the separate jamb pieces 3a and 3b, the separate header pieces 5a and 5b and the separate sill pieces 7a and 7b. However, before doing this, the jambs, the header and the sill can all be provided with miter cuts while in their unitary construction as shown in Figure 2 of the drawings.
Here it should be noted that there is exact alignment of the frame sections because they come from a common lineal.
Also to be noted is the fact that only a single cut is required at each end of each frame section and because the frame section is still in a unitary state comprising both frame pieces, only a single cut is required at each corner ~ 21~4~17 SJ-9293-U~ - 5 -of the frame assembly. This is to be contrasted to an arrangement in which t~le frame pieces to opposite sides of the window and door at each frame section must be cut individually making it difficult to ensure that the length 5 of each of frame piece is identical to its opposing frame piece. In accordance ~ith the present invention, this is not a problem because, as noted above, the entire frame section is cut while in the unitary state ensuring that both frame pieces are identical in length to one another.
Once the appropriate corner cuts have been made to each of the frame sections and while they all remain in a unitary state, the frame sections are secured to one another either mechanically or by welding the meeting ends 15 of the frame sections.
After the overall frame has been assembled as shown in Figure 2, the frame pieces, i . e. the pieces which go to opposite sides of the ~indow panel and the door are 20 separated from one another to produce jamb pieces 3a and 3b, header pieces 5a a]ld 5b and sill pieces 7a and 7b shown in Figure 1 of the drawings. Figure 3 of the drawings shows that the frame pieces are separated from one another at the bridge which secures them during the initial 25 extrusion process.
More particularly, Figure 3 shows the sill 7 being divided into sill pieces 7a and 7b. This is done through the~use of a cutting tool which cuts through the bridge 8 30 securing sill pieces 7a and 7b to one another. The cutting tool will continue to run around one jamb, the header and then the other jamb to divide the overall frame into the opposite side pieces.
After the frame has been cut, each frame piece ends up with its own bridge part. Figure 3 shows sill piece 7a as having a bridge part 23a and sill piece 7b as having a ~ 21~ 7 SJ-9293-U~ - 6 -bridge part 23b The cutting tool or saw shown in Figure 3 cuts into bridge 8 between the two bridge parts 23a and 23b .
The separation of the two sill pieces 7a and 7b is best shown in reference to Figure 4 of the drawings. Here it will be seen that bridge part 23a terminates with a male end 25a and bridge part 23b terminates with a female end 25b. It should also be noted that the male end of bridge part 23a has a taper w~lich acts as a guide for inserting it into the female end of bridge part 23b. Also, bridge part 23b is longer than bridge part 23a which eases the fitting of the two mating bridS~e parts with one another as described later in detail.
Figure 4 also shows that bridge part 23b is provided with internal ribs such as ribs 27b which extend part way across the ot~lerwise hollow interior of bridge part 23b. A further rib 29b which completely spans bridge part 23b at its open end is provided with a central recess 31b. This central recess acts as a screw guide as will also be described later in greater detail.
Each of the si] l pieces 7a and 7b comprises a window fitting portion and a door or~ other window support fitting portion. In particular, sill piece 7a includes an upper window fitting portion 9a and a lower door fitting portion 15a. Sill piece 7b includes an upper window fitting portion 9b and a lower door fitting portion 15b.
According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the sill as well as the other frame sections are as noted above, extruded from a thermoplastics and preferably vinyl material. The extrusion is actually a co-extrusion of a relatively rigid and a softer more flexible plastic materlal. The rigid material forms the main body of each of the window and door fitting portions as ~ 214~17 S.J-9293-~ - 7 -indicated at lla and 17a with respect to frame piece 7a and as indicated by llb and 17b of frame piece 7b. Edge strips 13a and l9a of a softer material are co-extruded on frame piece 7a while frame piece 7b is provided with softer co-5 extruded edge strips 13b and l9b. These edge stripsprovide a positive lea}~ resistant grip on the window panel and the door as shown for example in Figure 6 of the drawings .
As a final construction feature, frame piece 7a as well as the other frame pieces with which it is mated on the same side of the overall frame, is provided with a recess 21a which extends the full length of frame piece 7a.
This recess aligns Wit]l bridge part 23a.
In order to install the window in the door, the one half of the frame is placed on one side of the door and the other half of the frame is placed on the other side of the door with the window panel positioned between the two frame 20 halves as shown in Figure 1 of the drawings. The preferred method of assembly com]?rises fitting the outer frame half formed by frame pieces 3b, 5b and 7b into the door opening, placing the panel against the fitted frame half and then pushing the other inner frame half comprising frame pieces 25 3a, 5a and 7a against the opposite side of the panel. The bridge parts on the one half of the frame align with the bridge parts on the other half of the frame and a series of mechanical fasteners such as screw 37 are threaded into the aligned bridge parts through the recesses on the inner side 30 of the frame, i.e. screw 37 as well as a number of other screws are fitted into recess 21a of sill piece 7a.
Further screws are fitted into the r~ecesses provided in the jambs and the header as well.
As earlier described, bridge part 23b is longer than bridge part 23a so that the former bridge part extends more than half way across the door and nearly the full 2~4461~
SJ-9293-Ug - 8 -distance across the wi]ldow panel which, in combination with the tapered shape of el1d surface 25a, makes it very easy to mate the two bridge parts with one another. Furthermore, the recess 31b centrally of rib 29b in bridge part 23b 5 provides a very effective guide or l~ead in for the end of each of the screws 37 to ensure that the screws pass generally centrally through the bridge which becomes reconnected via the mechanical fasteners. In addition, the internal ribbing of bridge part 23b provides a natural grip 10 surface for the thread~ on the screws. Furthermore, since some of the ribs exten~ only part way across bridge part 23b and because both bridge parts have a generally hollow construction, the screws 37 can be threaded into the aligned bridge parts with relatively little difficulty.
15 However, the internal ribbing provides more than sufficient grip to positively pull and hold the overall assembly together .
A further benef it of the present invention is 20 provided by virtue of the fact that if one or more of the screws does strip the material in the bridge, each screw can ~uickly and easily be removed from the stripped location and replaced at any other desired location without having to refurbish the frame. This benefit is provided as 25 a result of the continuous nature of the screw receiving recess along each of the frame pieces on the one side of the frame and is to be contrasted to conventional arrangements where specific locations are provided for screw ports which as described above are very difficult to 30 work with if they become stripped. Furthermore, they can be dif f icult to align from one side of the frame to the other which is not a problem when working with a continuous opening as found in the present invention.
In order to complete the overall assembly, a recess covering strip such as for example, strip 33 is used to cover recess 21a. In the embodiment shown, strip 33 ~ 2~46~ 7 sJ-sas3-us - 9 -includes small pronged legs 35 which snap fit into the recess so that none of the fastening screws can be seen giving the overall assembly a neat and completed appearance .
Note that although the fastener receiving recess has been located in the drawings on the inside frame pieces, it could also be provided on the outside pieces of the f rame .
Although it may not be required, additional sealants such as a double sided sticky tape or the like can be fitted into any one of the recesses such as rece8s R
shown in Figure 6 created by the natural gap provided 15 between any one of the soft edge strips and its respective more rigid main body part of the frame. Also sealing material can be provided in the female bridge part end to ensure that the mechanically secured bridge is completely leak proof.
Although vario~s preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art, that variations may be made without departing from the spirit of the 25 invention or the scope of the appended claims.
CA 2144617 1995-03-14 1995-03-14 Two piece window frame generated from a single extrusion Expired - Fee Related CA2144617C (en)
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US08/406,581 US5577355A (en) 1995-03-14 1995-03-20 Two piece window frame generating from a single extrusion
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