Abstract: A lock kit for a fenestration assembly includes a panel stop. The fenestration assembly includes a first panel and a second panel, at least one of the first and second panels being slideable relative the other of the first and second panels. The panel stop is configured to pivotably mount within a recess of a frame member of the first panel and pivot between a first stop position configured to maintain the first and second panels in a fully closed position, a second stop position configured to limit sliding of the first and second panels beyond a preset partially-open position, and a third position substantially within the recess, the third position being configured to not restrict a range of motion of the first and second panels.

Abstract: Installation systems and methods for fenestration units configured to be set into a rough opening (RO) from interior side of a building structure or wall. The fenestration units may include a retention system coupled to the frame and operable to exert a retention force on the fenestration unit to maintain positive engagement of the fenestration unit with the rough opening framing and resist extraction of the fenestration unit from the rough opening upon insertion of the fenestration unit in the rough opening from the interior side of the rough opening.

Abstract: A fenestration unit may include a frame, a first panel to selectively allow and limit ingress and egress through an opening defined by the fenestration unit, a second panel, and a screen assembly. The screen assembly may include a pleated screen, a screen frame, and a control member. The pleated screen may include a first lateral end and a second lateral end and may be operable to extend across the opening when the screen assembly is in a deployed configuration and operable to allow ingress and egress through the opening in a stowed configuration. The pleated screen may be substantially flatter in the deployed configuration and may be folded into pleats in the stowed configuration. The screen frame may be coupled to the first lateral end of the pleated screen and may engage with and translate relative to the frame and across the opening. The control member may be coupled to the second lateral end of the pleated screen and may be slidingly engaged with the screen frame.

Abstract: A screen assembly for a fenestration unit having a frame and a window sash, the screen assembly including a screen assembly frame having a first side member, a second side member, and an upper member, and a screen housing extending between the first side member and the second side member of the screen assembly, the screen housing having a first housing member and a second housing member, wherein the housing forms a screen retention space between the first and second housing members when the screen assembly is in a closed position, a screen positioned between the first and second housing members when the screen assembly is in the closed position, the pleated screen including a first end coupled to the first housing member and a second end coupled to the second housing member, and a catch element extending from the housing and configured to be coupled to the window sash.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure are directed toward apparatuses, systems, and methods for installing a closure assembly into a framed opening having sheathing arranged around the framed opening. The apparatuses, systems, and methods may include use of at least one support bracket along the framed opening and the sheathing.

Abstract: Installation systems and methods for fenestration units configured to be set into a rough opening (RO) from interior side of a building structure or wall. The fenestration units may include a frame having a perimeter; and at least one anchoring clip including a first anchoring clip. The first anchoring clip may be coupled to the perimeter of the frame and transitionable between a stowed configuration and a deployed configuration. The first anchoring clip may include a coupling bracket having a first leg and a second leg and a carrier bracket configured to receive the first leg of the coupling bracket. In the stowed configuration, the second leg projects inwardly away from the perimeter toward the center of the frame, and in the deployed configuration, the second leg projects outwardly from perimeter and away from the center of the frame.

Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods related to a venting unit for a wall of a building structure are described herein. The venting unit may include a frame defining an airway, a filter arranged to filter air passing through the airway, a platen operable to cover the airway, and an actuator system coupled to the platen and the frame, the actuator system operable to angulate the platen at a first angle to preferentially direct air through the airway from a first direction and to angulate the platen at a second angle different than the first angle to preferentially direct air through the airway from a second direction.

Abstract: Features and methods for use in connection with the installation of fenestration units. Embodiments include an installation bracket and method of use, pre-installed flashing tape, and a shim that can be broken to a desired length during shimming procedures.

Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods related to a fenestration unit are described herein. The fenestration unit may include a horizontal member and a vertical member that intersect at a corner. The fenestration unit may include an end cap coupled within an access opening including a housing including a horizontal housing portion and vertical housing portion, the horizontal housing portion coupled to a seal and the vertical housing portion defining a cover operable to cover the access opening. The fenestration unit may include a corner block operable to couple the horizontal member and the vertical member including a body including a top portion, a first side portion, a second side portion, and a bottom portion, the body defining a plurality of cavities, the plurality of cavities each operable to receive a fastener therethrough.

Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods related to a fenestration unit are described herein. The fenestration unit may include a frame including a plurality of frame members, wherein the plurality of frame members includes an upper rail member, a lower rail member, a first stile member, a second stile member, the lower rail member including two parallel metallic extrusions a space defined therebetween and a thermal break coupled to the lower rail member and located within the space. The thermal break may include a solid body of thermally insulating material defining a first side portion, a second side portion, and an intermediate portion between the first side portion and the second side portion, the solid body of thermally insulating material being asymmetrical about an X-Y plane.

Abstract: Installation systems and methods for fenestration units configured to be set into a rough opening (RO) from interior side of a building structure or wall. The fenestration units may include a retention system coupled to the frame and operable to exert a retention force on the fenestration unit to maintain positive engagement of the fenestration unit with the rough opening framing and resist extraction of the fenestration unit from the rough opening upon insertion of the fenestration unit in the rough opening from the interior side of the rough opening.

Abstract: A screen assembly used with a fenestration unit, the screen assembly capable of being installed at manufacture or retroactively to fenestration units. The screen assembly is installable on a fenestration unit having a frame and a window sash. The screen assembly includes a housing having a first housing member and a second housing member, wherein the housing forms a screen retention space between the first and second housing members when the screen assembly is in a closed position. It further includes a pleated screen positioned between the first and second housing members when the screen assembly is in the closed position, wherein the pleated screen includes a first end coupled to the first housing member and a second end coupled to the second housing member. The screen assembly also includes a catch element configured to releasably engage with the window sash.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure are directed toward apparatuses, systems, and methods that include a fenestration unit. In certain instances, the fenestration units, and methods of re-glazing the fenestration units, described herein may be re-glazed from an interior space.

Abstract: An escape system for descending a person from a window is disclosed. The escape system may be mounted above a window through which a person may egress and descend to the ground. The escape system includes a fenestration unit having a frame and a human support embedded into the frame in a stowed position. The human support carries a person during descent. A cable is wound about a shaft supported by the frame. The cable is connected to the human support. The escape system further includes a speed limiting device connected to the shaft that controls the speed of descent.

Abstract: Fenestration systems and associated methods include use of a lock assembly having a housing, a cam gear, a reversal gear, and one or more catches. Various aspects relate to enhanced locking/security, including repeatability and overall efficacy.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is an electrostatic shutter system including an electrostatic shutter configured to be selectively raised and lowered based on a voltage applied to the electrostatic shutter, at least one sensor system configured to detect a position of the electrostatic shutter, and a controller communicatively coupled to the electrostatic shutter and the at least one sensor system. The controller is configured to apply an initial voltage to the electrostatic shutter to lower the electrostatic shutter, receive an output signal from the at least one sensor indicating the electrostatic shutter has reached a predetermined position, and based on the received output signal from the at least one sensor, apply an updated voltage to the electrostatic shutter to hold the shutter at the predetermined position.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure are directed toward apparatuses, systems, and methods that include a sill, a head opposite the sill, a first jamb, and a second jamb opposite the first jamb forming a window cavity therebetween, the sill including a lower surface and an upper surface and one or more compartments therebetween; and a weep hood arranged in the sill and configured to allow water and air to exit the one or more compartments within the sill.

Abstract: A shimming assembly comprising a base that defines a raised contact surface and a pivot pin defining a rotation axis of the shimming assembly, the base including a base inclined surface, and a slider that is slidably coupled to the base such that the slider is slidable along the base inclined surface in response to a user-applied sliding force, the slider being coupled to the base such that the slider is rotatable about the rotation axis defined by the pivot pin in response to a user-applied torque to transition the shimming assembly from an active configuration to a stowed configuration.

Abstract: A screen assembly used with a fenestration unit, the screen assembly capable of being installed at manufacture or retroactively to fenestration units. The screen assembly is installable on a fenestration unit having a frame and a window sash. The screen assembly includes a housing having a first housing member and a second housing member, wherein the housing forms a screen retention space between the first and second housing members when the screen assembly is in a closed position. It further includes a pleated screen positioned between the first and second housing members when the screen assembly is in the closed position, wherein the pleated screen includes a first end coupled to the first housing member and a second end coupled to the second housing member. The screen assembly also includes a catch element configured to releasably engage with the window sash.

Abstract: A casement window operator includes a linear input mechanism configured to be mounted to a stationary frame of a casement window, a linear to rotary motion converter operably coupled to an output of the linear input mechanism, a gear reducer operably coupled to an output of the rotary motion converter, and a sash arm operably coupled to an output of the gear reducer to rotate in conjunction with the output of the gear reducer. The sash arm is configured to extend from the stationary frame of the casement window to a rotatable window sash of the casement window.