Abstract: A brake assembly for locking a vertical or horizontal slidable sash window or door within a track of a frame is disclosed. The track has an elongated base and a pair of spaced apart, opposed sidewalls extending perpendicular from the base. Each sidewall has an inner shoulder spaced from and parallel to the base. The assembly has a slider body having a central opening extending from a front face of the body to a rear face of the body. The slider body has a side opening in each side of the slider body and being in communication with the central opening. A pair of brake members are provided wherein one brake member is slidably positioned within a respective one of the side openings. A cam has a rear face and a front face, and is adapted to receive a pivot member mounted on either the sash window or door. The cam is positioned in the central opening and is adapted to be rotatable within the opening by the pivot member.

Abstract: A brake assembly for locking a vertical or horizontal slidable sash window or door within a track of a frame is disclosed. The track has an elongated base and a pair of spaced apart, opposed sidewalls extending perpendicular from the base. Each sidewall has an inner shoulder spaced from and parallel to the base. The assembly has a slider body having a central opening extending from a front face of the body to a rear face of the body. The slider body has a side opening in each side of the slider body and being in communication with the central opening. A pair of brake members are provided wherein one brake member is slidably positioned within a respective one of the side openings. A cam has a rear face and a front face, and is adapted to receive a pivot member mounted on either the sash window or door. The cam is positioned in the central opening and is adapted to be rotatable within the opening by the pivot member.

Abstract: A brake assembly for locking a vertical or horizontal slidable sash window or door within a track of a frame is disclosed. The track has an elongated base and a pair of spaced apart, opposed sidewalls extending perpendicular from the base. Each sidewall has an inner shoulder spaced from and parallel to the base. The assembly has a slider body having a central opening extending from a front face of the body to a rear face of the body. The slider body has a side opening in each side of the slider body and being in communication with the central opening. A pair of brake members are provided wherein one brake member is slidably positioned within a respective one of the side openings. A cam has a rear face and a front face, and is adapted to receive a pivot member mounted on either the sash window or door. The cam is positioned in the central opening and is adapted to be rotatable within the opening by the pivot member.

Abstract: A brake assembly for locking a vertical or horizontal slidable sash window or door within a track of a frame is disclosed. The track has an elongated base and a pair of spaced apart, opposed sidewalls extending perpendicular from the base. Each sidewall has an inner shoulder spaced from and parallel to the base. The assembly has a slider body having a central opening extending from a front face of the body to a rear face of the body. The slider body has a side opening in each side of the slider body and being in communication with the central opening. A pair of brake members are provided wherein one brake member is slidably positioned within a respective one of the side openings. A cam has a rear face and a front face, and is adapted to receive a pivot member mounted on either the sash window or door. The cam is positioned in the central opening and is adapted to be rotatable within the opening by the pivot member.

Abstract: A window unit (14) has an extruded frame (12) and a moveable window panel (4). The frame (12) has a channel (24) for mounting the window panel therein and a cavity (36) disposed outwardly of the channel (24). The frame (12) further has first and second throughbores (60, 69) for facilitating communication between the channel and the cavity, wherein the first throughbore (60) is disposed at a level below the second throughbore (69). A third throughbore (64) is provided for facilitating communication between the cavity (36) and an external environment. A first weeper (8) is mounted in the first throughbore (60), including a flapper valve (62) characterized by open and closed positions, wherein the flapper valve (62) assumes the open position upon urging by fluid pressure in the channel (24). The frame (12) may also include a second weeper (10) mounted in the third throughbore (64) wherein the first and second weepers (8, 10) can be configured to be an internal weeper (8) or an external weeper (10).

Abstract: A pivoting and sliding device is provided which incorporates a unique cam and frictional locking assembly. Rotation of a cam in a sliding block, slidably mounted within a track, produces lateral expansion and normal biasing of the slide block to frictionally engage four sides of the slide block with respective opposing track surfaces. A vertical or horizontal window or door sash may be pivoted out of the plane of the frame about a pair of slide blocks rigidly locked to the frame.