Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Window assembly and methods
- Patent Title (中): 窗口装配和方法
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Application No.: US11192555Application Date: 2005-07-28
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Publication No.: US07698863B2Publication Date: 2010-04-20
- Inventor: H. Kent Forsland , Jack A. Reichert , Dean A. Benoy
- Applicant: H. Kent Forsland , Jack A. Reichert , Dean A. Benoy
- Applicant Address: US WI River Falls
- Assignee: Designer Doors, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Designer Doors, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US WI River Falls
- Agency: Merchant & Gould P.C.
- Main IPC: E06B3/68
- IPC: E06B3/68 ; E06B3/96

Abstract:
A window assembly includes first, second, third, and fourth frame pieces connected together to form a rectangular frame. Each of the frame pieces has an inside face defining a glass-receiving groove and a muntin-engaging face orthogonal to the inside face and defining a muntin-receiving channel. A first muntin is oriented in the first frame piece muntin-receiving channel and the second frame piece muntin-receiving channel, and a second muntin is oriented in the third frame piece muntin-receiving channel and the fourth frame piece muntin-receiving channel. The first and second muntins cross over to engage at a first half lap joint. The frame pieces are connected to each other with rabbet joints. The window assembly can be part of a garage door arrangement. A method of making a window assembly includes connecting together the frame pieces with rabbet joints and orienting first and second muntins to engage at a lap joint. Methods of retrofitting existing windowless garage doors to include windows includes cutting a hole in the garage door and dropping a window assembly into the hole. The window assembly can then be removably secured to the garage door with fasteners.
Public/Granted literature
- US20070022698A1 Window assembly and methods Public/Granted day:2007-02-01
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