Snap clip retainer for window fixed sash
US8245462B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 29, 2008 |
| Grant date | Aug 21, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 15, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE06B1/02
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A window includes a window frame adapted to be secured to a building, a window sash, and a plurality of sash clips disposed around the sash and fixedly securing the sash to the frame. Each of the sash clips preferably includes a base secured in fixed position to the window frame and a head received in the window sash. The window frame and the sash preferably have peripheral rails of extruded aluminum, plastic or fiber-reinforced resin construction, and the base and head of the sash clips are received in corresponding channels on the window frame and the window sash. The base and/or the head of the sash of each sash clip may include opposed flexible resilient spring legs received in a channel in the corresponding rail. The sash clips may be of plastic construction.
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