Protective storm windows

• US 20060086057A1
• Filed: 10/21/2005
• Published: 04/27/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 10/22/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Eric Rasenberger, Kurt E. Rasenberger
• Original Assignee: Eric Rasenberger, Kurt E. Rasenberger
• Inventors: Rasenberger, Kurt E., Rasenberger, Eric
• Application Number:
  US11/254,761
• Publication Number:
  US 20060086057A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 52/202
• CPC Class Codes: E06B 2009/005 Storm panels; hurricane shutters
• CPC Class Codes: E06B 9/02 Shutters, movable grilles, or other safety closing devices, e.g. against burglary louvre windows or grilles E06B7/08; lamellar blinds E06B9/26

Abstract

The protective storm window is a convex panel having a flat flange around the perimeter of the convex panel. The protective storm window is sized so that the flange may fit in to an existing frame of a window, door, vent or other opening in a building. The convex panel may be constructed out of fiberglass, plastic, metal or other suitable material depending on the intended use. Fixed and retractable pins are positioned along the outer edge of the flange to secure the protective storm window to an existing frame. One or more handles are attached to either the inside or outside of the flange to help a user install the protective storm window. The retractable pins may be spring-loaded and may be either individually operated or engage in unison through use of a sliding cam assembly. The protective storm window is stackable for easy storage.

Claims

1. A protective storm window, comprising:

a convex panel;

a flange surrounding the perimeter of said convex panel, the flange having an outward edge at least one fixed pin positioned along a first portion of the outward edge of said flange; and

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at least one retractable pin positioned along a second portion of the outward edge of said flange.

2. The protective storm window according to claim 1, wherein said convex panel is constructed from high impact plastic.

3. The protective storm window according to claim 1, wherein said convex panel is constructed from a material selected from the group comprising metal, plastic and fiberglass.

4. The protective storm window according to claim 1, wherein said at least one fixed pin comprises a plurality of fixed pins positioned along the outward edge of said flange.

5. The protective storm window according to claim 4, wherein said flange is polygonal, having a plurality of sides, said plurality of fixed pins being positioned along only one of the sides of said flange.

6. The protective storm window according to claim 1, wherein said at least one retractable pin comprises a plurality of retractable pins positioned along the outward edge of said flange.

7. The protective storm window according to claim 6, wherein said flange is polygonal, having a plurality of sides, said plurality of retractable pins being positioned along at least two of the sides of said flange.

8. The protective storm window according to claim 1, further comprising:

at least one roller mounted on said flange;

at least one track slidably mounted to said flange, the track being retained by the roller;

at least one cam block mounted on the track, the cam block having a bearing face and a ramp sloping from the bearing face to the track; and

means for sliding the track between a first position in which said retractable pin is retracted and a second position in which the cam block bearing face bears against said retractable pin, extending the retractable pin in order to engage a bore defined in a window frame, said retractable pin sliding up the ramp onto the bearing face in moving from the first position to the second position.

9. The protective storm window according to claim 8, wherein said means for sliding the track comprises a rotating lock attached to said flange and a key insertable into the lock.

10. The protective storm window according to claim 8, wherein said means for sliding the track comprises a lever pivotally mounted to said flange, said track having a slot defined therein, said lever extending through the slot and bearing against said track in order to slide said track between the first and second positions.

11. The protective storm window according to claim 1, further comprising at least one handle mounted to said flange.

12. The protective storm window according to claim 11, wherein said handle is a collapsible strap handle.

13. The protective storm window according to claim 1, wherein said retractable pin has a plurality of teeth defined therein forming a rack gear, the protective storm window further comprising a pinion gear attached to said flange and engaging the rack gear in order to extend and retract said retractable pin.

14. The protective storm window according to claim 1, wherein said flange has a keyway defined therein, said retractable pin having a stud extending transverse to said pin and a head at one end of said pin, said pin and the stud defining a key slidable in the keyway with the head outside the keyway, said retractable pin further comprising a spring attached to an end of the pin opposite the head, the spring being confined within the keyway, the spring biasing said pin to an extended position in order to engage a bore defined in a window frame, said pin being retracted by pulling the head to remove the stud from the keyway and rotating said pin to lock said retractable pin in a retracted position.