Patents Assigned to Lemminkainen Oy
  • Patent number: 5088236
    Abstract: The invention relates to a pivotable glazing for a balcony. There are previously known balcony glazings which comprise four or more panes which move in an overlapping manner on two adjacent tracks. Such a structure requires considerable sealing and frame structures which detract from the outer appearance of the building. Furthermore, the balcony aperture can be opened at maximum 50%, and it is difficult to wash the outer surfaces of the panes. According to the present invention, these disadvantages are eliminated by fitting all the panes of glass adjacently in the same double-rail track. At the upper edge of each movable glass pane (1) there are two slides (3, 4), of which one moves on a straight outer rail and the other on an inner rail, which curves inwards and towards the side wall (13) of the balcony. Within the curved portion (18) of the inner rail the trailing edge of the pane turns inwards and the pane can be opened against the side wall (13) of the balcony.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 1990
    Date of Patent: February 18, 1992
    Assignee: Lemminkainen OY
    Inventor: Niilo Karhu
  • Patent number: 4562668
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a window structure comprising a frame capable of being secured to a window opening, and hinges and latches fitted in the frame. The frame is preferably made up of an aluminum profile having the same cross section all around the frame. A substantial part of the profile consists of the interior part which receives the pane and has the shape of an open tube. Both the hinge and the latch are fitted in the open tube, to which they attach rotatably without any furniture or other fastening means. Both the hinges and the latches can be simply pressed into the open tube and be removed from it without dismantling the window structure in any way. Owing to the symmetry of the window structure the left- or right-handedness of the window can be determined as late as at the installation stage.The invention also relates to a hinge and a latch functioning in an open-tube-shaped frame structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 1984
    Date of Patent: January 7, 1986
    Assignee: Lemminkainen Oy
    Inventors: Niilo Karhu, Jussi Pesola