Window bracing device
First Claim
1. A window bracing device, said window bracing device configured to be used with a window having a glass pane, said window having been fitted into a window opening formed into a wall of a structure, wherein said window bracing device comprisesa bracing arm, said bracing arm being an elongate, rigid member having a first end, a second end, a length, and a midpoint located approximately midway between the first end and the second end;
- a first foot located proximate to the first end of the bracing arm, said first foot configured to engage with the wall of the structure;
a second foot located proximate to the second end of the bracing arm, said second foot configured to engage with the wall of the structure, with the second foot being located on a same side of the bracing arm as the first foot;
a window engagement member, said window engagement member configured to directly engage with the glass pane of the window, such that the window engagement member is placed in direct contact with the glass pane of the window and removably secured thereto; and
an attachment component, said attachment component configured to attach the window engagement member to the bracing arm, with the attachment component attached to the bracing arm proximate to the midpoint of the bracing arm and the attachment component attached to the window engagement member such that the window engagement member is located on the same side of the bracing arm as the first foot and the second foot;
whereby the window engagement member of the window bracing device is placed onto the glass pane of the window and secured thereto, the first foot of the window bracing device is aligned with a portion of the wall of the structure, and the second foot of the window bracing device is aligned with a different portion of the wall of the structure.
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Abstract
A window bracing device which is used to support a window unit within a window opening of a wall of a structure while that window unit is being secured to the structure, with the window bracing device being temporarily attached to the window unit on the interior side of the window unit, then braced against the interior of the wall surrounding the window opening, retaining the window unit in place while a worker secures the window unit to the wall; wherein the window bracing device is comprised of a bracing arm, a first foot, a second foot, a window engagement member, and an attachment component.
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1. A window bracing device, said window bracing device configured to be used with a window having a glass pane, said window having been fitted into a window opening formed into a wall of a structure, wherein said window bracing device comprises
a bracing arm, said bracing arm being an elongate, rigid member having a first end, a second end, a length, and a midpoint located approximately midway between the first end and the second end; -
a first foot located proximate to the first end of the bracing arm, said first foot configured to engage with the wall of the structure; a second foot located proximate to the second end of the bracing arm, said second foot configured to engage with the wall of the structure, with the second foot being located on a same side of the bracing arm as the first foot; a window engagement member, said window engagement member configured to directly engage with the glass pane of the window, such that the window engagement member is placed in direct contact with the glass pane of the window and removably secured thereto; and an attachment component, said attachment component configured to attach the window engagement member to the bracing arm, with the attachment component attached to the bracing arm proximate to the midpoint of the bracing arm and the attachment component attached to the window engagement member such that the window engagement member is located on the same side of the bracing arm as the first foot and the second foot; whereby the window engagement member of the window bracing device is placed onto the glass pane of the window and secured thereto, the first foot of the window bracing device is aligned with a portion of the wall of the structure, and the second foot of the window bracing device is aligned with a different portion of the wall of the structure. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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