Patent ID: 8438802

Claim:
A mounting base for a window frame, comprising: a female body having an elongated shape, the female body comprising a head that comprises the elongated shape, the female body having an elongated and transverse slot therein that bisects the head and a portion of the female body that adjoins the head, the elongated and transverse slot defining a first opposing side of the female body and a second opposing side of the female body; an elongated male body that engages the elongated and transverse slot in the female body; a foot that extends laterally from only one side of an end of the female body that is opposite the head; and wherein the female body comprises a neck positioned below the head, the neck having a reduced dimension from the head, wherein the neck is present in the first opposing side of the female body that is displaceable towards the elongated and transverse slot and the neck is positioned opposite the elongated and transverse slot, and the neck is present in the second opposing side of the female body and the neck is positioned opposite the elongated and transverse slot.