Storm window framing
First Claim
1. In a storm window wherein a pane is held in extruded frame members mounted to a window by adhesive, the improvement comprising, along at least two sides of said pane, a tape frame having a pane channel defined in part by an upstanding inner wall and one external surface of a boss at an outer edge of said tape frame, said boss including a pair of spaced jaws defining between them a channel, keyhole shaped in transverse cross section and with an outwardly opening, outwardly flaring mouth;
- an adhesive strip on one face of said tape frame; and
a glazing frame, said glazing frame having a root portion at an outer edge of said glazing frame, said root portion of said glazing frame including mounting means cooperable with said boss for rendering said glazing frame mountable on and selectively demountable from said tape frame, said glazing frame mounting means comprising a tenon strip with a head and a neck adapted to fit in the keyhole shaped channel in said boss, said mounting means providing a single position interlock between said tape frame and said glazing frame, and, integral with and cantilevered from said root portion, a pane biasing leaf strip, extending at an angle toward the upstanding inner wall of the tape frame, the free end of said leaf strip having an out-turned lip, the arris between said lip and the edge of the leaf defined thereby engaging and extending along said upstanding inner wall of said tape frame when no pane is mounted in said frame members, the free end of said leaf strip holding said pane to said upstanding inner wall of the tape frame, said glazing frame being made entirely of stiffly resilient plastic, the resiliency of said leaf strip being sufficient to hold panes ranging in thickness from 0.040 inches to 0.125 inches in tight contact with said upstanding inner wall of said tape frame.
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Abstract
Storm window framing, including a tape frame having a tape-receiving channel defined by spaced, parallel inner and outer ribs and one surface of a connecting web, a pane-receiving channel and a seat boss, the seat boss including a pair of spaced jaws defining between them a seat boss channel, keyhole-shaped in transverse section and with an outwardly opening, outwardly flaring mouth, and a glazing frame having a tenon strip with a head and neck adapted to fit in the keyhole-shaped seat boss channel and a root flared complementarily to and adapted to fill the mouth of the tape frame seat boss channel when the head and neck are fully seated, and, integral with and cantilevered from the root, a pane biasing leaf strip, extending at an angle toward the pane-receiving channel of the tape frame.
Preferably, the full framing includes a sill section, extending along a lower edge of a pane and engaging a window sill. The sill section is preferably a one-piece shape, with a pane-receiving channel, a pane biasing leaf strip extending at an angle toward the pane-receiving channel, and a base, extending from the pane-receiving channel and leaf strip a substantial distance beyond the leaf strip to form a wide, sill-engaging platform.
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8 Claims
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1. In a storm window wherein a pane is held in extruded frame members mounted to a window by adhesive, the improvement comprising, along at least two sides of said pane, a tape frame having a pane channel defined in part by an upstanding inner wall and one external surface of a boss at an outer edge of said tape frame, said boss including a pair of spaced jaws defining between them a channel, keyhole shaped in transverse cross section and with an outwardly opening, outwardly flaring mouth;
- an adhesive strip on one face of said tape frame; and
a glazing frame, said glazing frame having a root portion at an outer edge of said glazing frame, said root portion of said glazing frame including mounting means cooperable with said boss for rendering said glazing frame mountable on and selectively demountable from said tape frame, said glazing frame mounting means comprising a tenon strip with a head and a neck adapted to fit in the keyhole shaped channel in said boss, said mounting means providing a single position interlock between said tape frame and said glazing frame, and, integral with and cantilevered from said root portion, a pane biasing leaf strip, extending at an angle toward the upstanding inner wall of the tape frame, the free end of said leaf strip having an out-turned lip, the arris between said lip and the edge of the leaf defined thereby engaging and extending along said upstanding inner wall of said tape frame when no pane is mounted in said frame members, the free end of said leaf strip holding said pane to said upstanding inner wall of the tape frame, said glazing frame being made entirely of stiffly resilient plastic, the resiliency of said leaf strip being sufficient to hold panes ranging in thickness from 0.040 inches to 0.125 inches in tight contact with said upstanding inner wall of said tape frame. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
- an adhesive strip on one face of said tape frame; and
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