WINDOW REVEAL SYSTEMS AND METHODS

• US 20110296777A1
• Filed: 06/03/2010
• Published: 12/08/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 06/03/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Perfect Window Reveal, LLC
• Original Assignee: Perfect Window Reveal, LLC
• Inventors: Matta, Greg
• Granted Patent: US 8,826,612 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 52/208
• CPC Class Codes: E04B 1/66 Sealings damp-proof courses E04B1/644; fire-proof sealings E04B1/948; additions of anti-leak properties to plaster C04B; bituminous sealing masses C08L95/00; sealings for hydraulic engineering work in general E02B3/16; against ground humidity or ground water E02D31/02; coverings against rain or other precipitations of the atmosphere E04D; composition of material or manufacture of sealing foils, see the relevant classes for these foils
• CPC Class Codes: E06B 1/06 Wooden frames
• CPC Class Codes: E06B 1/342 Reveal covering members disposed alongside of a window frame
• CPC Class Codes: E06B 1/36 Frames uniquely adapted for windows
• CPC Class Codes: E06B 1/58 by filling up the joints, e.g. by cementing
• CPC Class Codes: E06B 1/60 by mechanical means, e.g. anchoring means
• CPC Class Codes: E06B 1/6015 Anchoring means E06B1/6007, E06B1/6046 - E06B1/6092 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: E06B 1/62 Tightening or covering joints between the border of openings and the frame or between contiguous framesE06B1/34 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: E06B 9/17015 made of at most two pieces; Front opening details
• CPC Class Codes: E06B 9/42 Parts or details of roller blinds, e.g. suspension devices, blind boxes brackets or adjustable mountings for roller blinds and drawable curtains A47H1/13
• CPC Class Codes: E06B 9/68 Operating devices or mechanisms, e.g. with electric drive

Abstract

A window reveal kit can include a window, a first connector, and at least one reveal trim. The window has an outer side, an inner side, and a frame portion about a perimeter of the window. The first connector can be formed on the frame portion, on the inner side of the window. The at least one reveal trim can have a second connector that is configured to engage the first connector so that the reveal trim extends from the first connector.

Claims

1. A method of forming a window reveal, comprising:

providing a window mounted in an aperture formed in a building wall, the window having a frame having first through fourth elongate sides, each elongate side of the frame having an elongate slot formed therein;

providing first through fourth elongate reveal trims, each reveal trim having a face portion and a mount portion that are connected so that the reveal trim is generally L-shaped in cross section;

inserting an edge of the face portions of the first through fourth elongate reveal trims into respective elongate frame slots of the first through fourth elongate sides so that the edge is held within the slot and the face portion extends outwardly from and generally perpendicular to the window frame, the face portions of the reveal trims cooperating to define a window reveal that is generally contiguous about the perimeter of the window; and

attaching the mount portion of each reveal trim to the wall.

2. A window reveal kit comprising:

a window having a first side and a second side and comprising a frame portion about a perimeter of the window;

a first connector formed on the frame portion, on the second side of the window; and

at least one reveal trim comprising a second connector configured to engage the first connector so that the reveal trim extends from the first connector.

3. The window reveal kit of claim 2, wherein the first connector is a slot-groove and the second connector is a projection.

4. The window reveal kit of claim 2, wherein the reveal trim comprises a body portion and a mount portion transverse to the body portion.

5. The window reveal kit of claim 4, wherein the reveal trim comprises an L-shape.

6. The window reveal kit of claim 5, wherein a first end of the L-shape comprises the second connector and a second end of the L-shape occludes a structural element generally abutting the framed window.

7. The window reveal kit of claim 6, wherein the second end of the L-shape occludes an end of a wall element.

8. The window reveal kit of claim 2, wherein the first connector extends about the entire perimeter of the window.

9. The window reveal kit of claim 2, comprising a plurality of reveal trims, each mounted with at least one first connector of the window.

10. The window reveal kit of claim 9, wherein the trims extend about the entire perimeter of the window.

11. The window reveal kit of claim 2, wherein the trim comprises an attachment portion, the assembly further comprising an insert, the insert comprising an attachment portion configured to interengage with the trim attachment portion to reversibly attach the insert to the trim.

12. The window reveal kit of claim 11, wherein the insert occludes the trim from view.

13. A method of forming a window reveal comprising:

mounting a window to a building frame structure, the window having a frame about its perimeter and the frame having a first connector formed thereon;

applying a wall member near a perimeter of the window;

connecting a reveal trim, having a second connector configured to engage the first connector of the frame, a body portion, and a mount portion, to the window; and

attaching the mount portion to the structure.

14. The method of forming a window reveal of claim 13, wherein the trim covers an edge of the structure.

15. The method of forming a window reveal of claim 13, further comprising the step of reversibly attaching an insert to the reveal trim.

16. The method of forming a window reveal of claim 13, wherein the wall member is applied after the connecting step.

17. The method of forming a window reveal of claim 13, wherein the reveal trim is mounted to an upper portion of the window and the building frame structure and defines an enclosed space between the trim, the window, and the structure.

18. The method of forming a window reveal of claim 17, further comprising the step of mounting a deployable blinds assembly within the space, the blinds assembly configured to deploy from the space to occlude the window.

19. The window reveal assembly of claim 18, further comprising the step of mounting a second reveal trim to a side of the window and the building frame, the side trim defining a blind track into which the blinds can extend as they are deployed to occlude the window.