Patent ID: 8336258

Claim:
A combined sealing system for connecting a first panel having a sash to a frame, wherein the first panel is within and movable relative to the frame, comprising: a first sealing system configured to engage a first portion of the sash with a first portion of the frame; a second sealing system configured to engage a second portion of the sash with a second portion of the frame; a third sealing system configured to engage a meeting rail of the first panel with a meeting rail of a second panel within the frame; and a drive system connecting the first sealing system to at least one of the second sealing system and the third sealing system, wherein the first panel is movable between at least an open position and a completely closed position, and prior to the first panel being in the completely closed position, engagement of the first sealing system begins and drives engagement of at least one of the second and third sealing systems.