Method and apparatus for mounting window on angled sill
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1. A window frame support, comprising:
- a base designed to rest against a surface;
a beam designed to support a window frame at a first angle relative to said surface;
a hinge interconnecting said base and said beam at a second angle relative to one another; and
a wall extending substantially perpendicular from said beam to a wall retaining means on said base, wherein said wall has a length that is selectively variable in order to approximately equate said second angle with said first angle.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a variable angle wedge that supports a replacement window and compensates for whatever sill angle exists on the previous window frame. A flange opposite the variable angle extends between a window engaging member and a sill engaging member. The angle defined between the window engaging member and the sill engaging member can be decreased by removing a distal portion of the flange.
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1. A window frame support, comprising:
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a base designed to rest against a surface; a beam designed to support a window frame at a first angle relative to said surface; a hinge interconnecting said base and said beam at a second angle relative to one another; and a wall extending substantially perpendicular from said beam to a wall retaining means on said base, wherein said wall has a length that is selectively variable in order to approximately equate said second angle with said first angle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A window frame support, comprising:
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a base extending from a first base end to a second base end and designed to rest against a surface; a beam extending from a first beam end to a second beam end and designed to support a window frame at a first angle relative to said surface; a first interconnecting means for interconnecting said first base end and said first beam end proximate one another; and a second interconnecting means for interconnecting said second base end and said second beam end at a selectively variable distance from one another and thereby allowing a second angle, defined between said base and said beam, to be adjusted to approximate said first angle. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A window assembly, comprising:
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a window sash; a window frame that extends about and supports said window sash and provides a substantially horizontal surface beneath said window sash when the window assembly is properly oriented; a generally planar, window sill engaging member designed to rest upon an existing window sill that defines a sill angle relative to the horizontal surface when the window assembly is properly oriented; a generally T-shaped, window frame engaging member having a main beam that supports said window frame and a transversely oriented flange that extends in opposite directions from one end of said main beam; and a hinge that interconnects an opposite end of said main beam to an end of said sill engaging member, wherein a downwardly extending portion of said flange engages said sill engaging member and thereby limits pivoting of said beam toward said sill engaging member, and increments of said downwardly extending portion are selectively removable so that said downwardly extending portion can be sized to limit pivoting of said beam toward said sill engaging member to a relative orientation wherein said beam and said window sill define said sill angle therebetween. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of installing a replacement window within an existing window pocket having a sill disposed at a sill angle relative to horizontal, comprising the steps of:
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securing a base relative to the sill in such a manner that a hinge at one end of the base is uphill on the sill, and a beam extending from an opposite end of the hinge is disposed above the base; pivoting the beam relative to the base in such a manner that an excessively long wall extending downward from the beam engages the base; assessing how much of a distal portion must be removed from the wall so that the wall will be properly sized and the beam will be substantially horizontal when the wall engages the base; pivoting the beam relative to the base in such a manner that the excessively long wall extending from the beam disengages the base; removing the distal portion; pivoting the beam relative to the base in such a manner that the properly sized wall engages the base; and resting the replacement window on the substantially horizontal beam. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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