Multi-point lock system with single position actuation and related methods
First Claim
1. A fenestration assembly comprising:
- a frame;
a panel assembly including at least a primary panel and a secondary panel, the primary panel slidable relative to the secondary panel and the frame;
an actuator assembly mounted on the primary panel, the actuator assembly includes an actuator, the actuator assembly coupled with a transmission element, movement of the actuator causes movement of the transmission element;
two or more locking latch assemblies mounted along the primary panel, the two or more locking latch assemblies are coupled between the primary panel and the frame, and the actuator is remote from one or more of the two or more locking latch assemblies with the actuator positioned near a bottom of the primary panel and the two or more locking latch assemblies are nearer a top of the primary panel relative to the actuator, wherein;
the two or more locking latch assemblies are coupled with the actuator assembly through the transmission element,the two or more locking latch assemblies are movable between locked and unlocked positions, in the locked position the primary panel is fixed relative to the frame, and in the unlocked position the primary panel is slidable relative to the frame; and
movement of the actuator is transmitted through the transmission element to each of the two or more locking latch assemblies, and movement of the actuator assembly moves each of the two or more locking latch assemblies between the locked and unlocked positions.
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Abstract
A sliding fenestration assembly including a panel assembly having at least a primary panel and a secondary panel, where the primary panel is slidable relative to the secondary panel. The assembly further includes an actuator assembly having an actuator. The actuator assembly is coupled with an element, and movement of the actuator causes movement of the element. One or more locking latches are disposed remotely from the actuator, and the two or more locking latches having a locked and unlocked position. The two or more locking latches are coupled with the element and mounted along the primary panel. The actuator assembly is adapted to unlock the two or more locking latches and slide the primary panel.
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24 Claims
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1. A fenestration assembly comprising:
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a frame; a panel assembly including at least a primary panel and a secondary panel, the primary panel slidable relative to the secondary panel and the frame; an actuator assembly mounted on the primary panel, the actuator assembly includes an actuator, the actuator assembly coupled with a transmission element, movement of the actuator causes movement of the transmission element; two or more locking latch assemblies mounted along the primary panel, the two or more locking latch assemblies are coupled between the primary panel and the frame, and the actuator is remote from one or more of the two or more locking latch assemblies with the actuator positioned near a bottom of the primary panel and the two or more locking latch assemblies are nearer a top of the primary panel relative to the actuator, wherein; the two or more locking latch assemblies are coupled with the actuator assembly through the transmission element, the two or more locking latch assemblies are movable between locked and unlocked positions, in the locked position the primary panel is fixed relative to the frame, and in the unlocked position the primary panel is slidable relative to the frame; and movement of the actuator is transmitted through the transmission element to each of the two or more locking latch assemblies, and movement of the actuator assembly moves each of the two or more locking latch assemblies between the locked and unlocked positions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A fenestration assembly comprising:
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a frame; a primary panel housed within the frame, the primary panel is slidable relative to the frame; a secondary panel housed within the frame; an actuator assembly coupled with the primary panel, the actuator assembly includes an actuator movably coupled with the primary panel; two or more locking latch assemblies coupled with the primary panel, the locking latch assemblies each include; a lock latch bolt movably coupled with the primary panel, the lock latch bolt includes a follower pin, and a lock latch slide slidably coupled with the primary panel, the lock latch slide includes a cam slot slidably coupling the follower pin with the lock latch slide; one or more of the lock latch assemblies includes an unlocked indicator movably coupled with the lock latch slide, and the unlocked indicator moves according to movement of the lock latch bolt between the locked and unlocked positions, and the unlocked indicator includes an indicator cam slot, and the lock latch slide includes an indicator pin slidably received in the indicator cam slot; a transmission element coupled between the actuator and the lock latch slide of each of the two or more locking latch assemblies; and movement of the actuator is transmitted through the transmission element to each of the lock latch slides, and movement of the lock latch slides moves the lock latch bolts between locked and unlocked positions, and in the unlocked position the primary panel is slidable within the frame. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A fenestration assembly comprising:
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a frame; a primary panel housed within the frame, the primary panel is slidable relative to the frame; a secondary panel housed within the frame; an actuator assembly coupled with the primary panel, the actuator assembly includes an actuator movably coupled with the primary panel; two or more locking latch assemblies coupled with the primary panel, the locking latch assemblies each include a lock latch bolt movably coupled with the primary panel, and the actuator is remote from one or more of the two or more locking latch assemblies with the actuator positioned near a bottom of the primary panel and the two or more locking latch assemblies are nearer a top of the primary panel relative to the actuator; a transmission element coupled between the actuator and the two or more locking latch assemblies; movement of the actuator is transmitted through the transmission element to each of the lock latch locking latch assemblies, and movement of the actuator moves the lock latch bolts between locked and unlocked positions, and in the unlocked position the primary panel is slidable within the frame; and wherein the primary panel is movable relative to the frame into open and closed positions; in the closed position with the lock latch bolts in the locked position the primary panel is retained in the closed position, and in the open position with the lock latch bolts in the locked position the primary panel is movable to the closed position and automatically retains the primary panel in the closed position. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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