Window hinge assembly and methods

US11486179B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignee

• Andersen Corporation · US

Inventors

• Chad Shane MILLER · Elk Mound, US
• Clinton Dehne · River Falls, US
• Craig Johnson · North Oaks, US
• Csaba Andrasfi · Oakdale, US
• Duane Fier · Hudson, US
• Jake Lopac · Lakeland, US
• Jay Brecke · Eagan, US
• Ross McGruder · Windom, US
• Paul Michael Allan Morris · Roseville, US
• Timothy MULLEN · Bloomer, US
• Troy Peickert · Menomonie, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 24, 2020
• Grant date: Nov 1, 2022
• Expiry date: Jul 4, 2040

Classification

• Technology area (CPC E): Fixed Constructions
• CPC primary: E05Y2900/148
• WIPO field: Civil engineering
• WIPO sector: Other fields

Abstract

Window hinge assemblies including a hinge pin support and methods of using the same are described herein. The hinge assemblies include a track assembly, a shoe slidably engaged in a track of the track assembly, a sash arm configured for attachment to a rotating sash, the sash arm being pivotally attached to the shoe, and a connecting arm. The track assembly includes a base extending along a track axis, a shoe track extending along the track axis, a hinge pin attached to the base of the track assembly, and a hinge pin support restraining an upper end of the hinge pin from movement relative to the base.