Abstract: Wood cladding for mounting on the inner surface of nonwooden windows having common interior cross sections in which the sash is mounted on the frame from the outside of the window is disclosed. The wood cladding includes at least two sections of wood shaped to conform to the interior surface of the window. Each wood section has a uniform cross section along its entire length and is attachable to either the frame or sash of the window without altering the length and width dimensions of the window or affecting the fit of the window. Cladding may also be applied to mullions. The cladding provides an unmarred, unblemished wood appearance on the inner surface of the window. Fastening devices such as screws or dowels are used to fasten the wood sections to the window without being visible on the frame or on the sash when the sash is closed.

Abstract: A refrigerator door assembly having a thermally efficient door mounting frame which includes a forward structural frame member mounted within the opening of a refrigerator cabinet for providing an attractive finished appearance for the frame, a separate rear structural frame member for establishing a door closure sealing surface against which doors of the assembly close and which may be made of less expensive and/or less heat conductive material than the forward structural frame member, and a flexible plastic barrier sheet interposed between the forward and rear structural members for thermally insulating the structural members from each other. Stitch like connections are formed from adjacent connecting flanges of the forward and rear structural members for rigidly coupling the structural members together without substantial contact therebetween.

Abstract: A rectangular window frame includes a pair of vertical jamb members rigidly connected by a head member and a sill member all formed from extrusions of rigid plastics material. Each jamb and head member includes an inner section which snap-fits laterally into an outer section, and each outer section has a cross-sectional profile corresponding to that of the sill member to provide the frame with rigid fusion-welded mitered corner joints and a sill member with a low profile. The inner sections of the jamb and head members define channels for slidably receiving window units including a pair of rectangular sash frames each formed from extrusions and including snap-fit extruded cap members. The sash frames also receive removable extruded glazing strips which retain glass window panels within the sash frames.

Abstract: A sliding window structure comprises glazing frames received in guide channels of a support frame having side members and top and bottom members. Each of the side members and the bottom member of the support frame comprises inner and outer walls interconnected to provide closed interior tubes with pairs of parallel guide walls on said inner walls forming two parallel guide channels. The top frame member also has a tubular construction with pairs of parallel guide walls forming two parallel guide channels. Each glazing frame member also has inner and outer walls connected by side walls to form a tubular section with the outer walls together defining a rectangular perimeter of the glazing frame for disposition in the guide channels of the support frame. On the inner walls of the glazing frame members, ledge members are provided to form, together with the inner walls, L-shaped glazing recesses. Glazing retaining strips engage engagement means adjacent the glazing recesses thereby to retain glazing in position.

Abstract: A track supports a sliding door for movement into and out of a cavity formed in a wall. The end region of the track within the door-receiving cavity rests on a supporting surface to which it is unattached. The door moves between jambs with lower ends provided with vertical slots which receive tongues which extend upwardly from the opposite sides of a horizontal plate attached to the floor.

Abstract: A security device provided for use in a door frame assembly has a door jamb disposed in surrounding relation to a door. The security device is comprised of an elongated, rigid plate inserted into a slot and firmly anchored in place in the door jamb in spaced parallel relation to the free vertical edge of the door. The plate has an opening aligned with an opening in the door jamb, and the spacing between the plate and face of the door jamb is such that a deadbolt on the door will project through the aligned openings in the door jamb and plate.

Abstract: A thermoplastic window having a window border to be received in a window opening, a first engagement device formed on the window border extending continuously along all sides, a window housing, a second engagement device extending continuously around all four sides of the housing, the second engaging device being interengageable with the first engagement device in mutually interlocking relation, and a locking strip for retaining the glazing.

Abstract: A refrigerator door assembly comprising a plurality of insulated doors each mounted for pivotal swinging movement about a vertical axis. The insulated doors each comprise a plurality of glass panes disposed in side-by-side relation with a structural frame at least partially interposed and contained between the glass panes for maintaining the panes in parallel relation with the sealed air space therebetween and for supporting the door for swinging opening and closing movement, without the necessity for a separate outer load carrying support frame as conventionally required. Each door has a trim portion formed of a structural foam that has insulating qualities so as to eliminate the necessity for electrical heating of the door for condensation control, while at the same time enhancing the structural rigidity of the door assembly.

Abstract: A corner construction, forming a connection joint, for a rectangular frame for a storm door or window formed of extruded aluminum box-like frame members. One frame member is proportioned to nest within the side walls of the other frame member, and the frame member ends are especially trimmed to form a rigid non-sagging interconnection. The wider frame member is trimmed to form a 45.degree. wall partially extending through the frame member terminating at a straight section, while the intersecting frame member is trimmed with a V-shaped notch spaced from its butt end with one wall defining the notch proportioned to engage the 45.degree. sloping wall of the wider member, and the butt end of the narrower frame member engaging an inside abutting connecting web of the wider frame member. Each frame member is further formed with a stepped interconnecting web which extends along the 45.degree. abutting surfaces to provide a substantial area of contact.

Abstract: A pocket-door assembly includes a pair of trolley assemblies fixed to an upper edge of a vertically disposed door. A header member is positioned generally horizontally over the door and comprises a central plate portion with a pair of integrally formed downwardly extending tracks for receiving rollers of the trolley assemblies. The header member is attachable to a standard dimension lumber member of the wood frame structure within which the pocket-door assembly is intended to be inserted, and is preferably a unitary extruded metal structure. A plurality of vertical stud members are fixed at their upper ends to the header member on opposite sides thereof defining a pocket within which the door is receivable. The stud members each comprise a metal channel member having a generally C-shaped cross section into which a standard dimension lumber piece is inserted.

Abstract: An extruded frame member includes an elongated molded body of a one-piece construction having at least one elongated sheet-like wall having at least one elongated projection formed on one side of the wall and extending longitudinally of the molded body. A reinforcing wire is embedded in and extends along the elongated projection. The molded body is made of a thermoplastic resin. The reinforcing wire includes a bundle of fibers joined together by a thermosetting resin impregnated in the fiber bundle. The fibers have a higher melting point than the thermoplastic resin.

Abstract: In a window frame assembly having hollow frame members, a joint interconnecting the ends of two adjacent frame members is described. The joint includes a rabbeted miter cut and an anti rack and twist component. These features act synergistically to align and firmly joint adjacent frame members.

Abstract: A flush finishing metal door/window frame is provided for a reveal of an opening in a wall that has a pair of oppositely positioned wall board sheets. Wall finishing materials are used for finishing outside surface of the wall board sheets and stepped side flanges of a frame member in a continuous flush manner.

Abstract: A compound portal frame extrusion profile of that type employed in the manufacture of insulated portal frames for windows or sliding doors and the like, wherein the compound portal frame profile is fabricated by means of a cooperative mechanical clamp assembly structure provided integral to a set of separate lineal portal frame profile extrusion components and a fabrication method is employed based on the utilization thereof which enables the interim lineally aligned interlock connection of the separate portal frame profile extrusion components, in turn being of either two dissimilar colors or materials or a combination thereof respectively for the interiorly and exteriorly outward facing finished compound portal frame extrusion profile component members, to thus form an intercommunicating resin receiving trough for containing and supporting the progressive injection deposit therewithin of a thermally non-conductive resin-bonding material by which is formed a structural interlock connection joinably between t

Abstract: A wood-clad metal window frame is formed from four extruded aluminum sections to each of which is secured at its interior side edge a wood facing member. Each of the extrusions has formed thereon various lips and flanges which collectively define in the assembled frame an integral J-channel, an integral nailing and flashing flange, and a pair of integral jamb channels each adapted to receive and retain a conventional sash-supporting balance member. Carried within the frame, and concealing an interior portion of the head section of the frame is a sight baffle which has integrally formed therewith a weather stripping element positioned to sealingly engage a window sash installed in the frame. The wood facing members collectively define in the assembled frame an interior wood border which provides the frame with an all-wood interior appearance and further functions as a thermal damper to inhibit outward and inward heat flow through the frame.

Abstract: A window or door construction for a building is shown wherein the frame carrying the glass pane or the window or door wing is not fixedly connected to the building but is "floatingly" disposed in a case. Therefore, if adequate spaces are taken into account, the frame can freely move in the case and expand and contract under thermal influences independently of the building. The invention makes it possible to realize window or door constructions of a plastic profile material which, if necessary, also withstand arctic temperatures without their weld joints cracking.

Abstract: A fire resistant dual layer, bimetallic door frame that comprises a fire resistant inner layer and an aesthetic outer layer. The inner layer, which is comprised of a first metallic material, has two parallel side portions and an upper horizontal portion. The outer layer, which is comprised of a second metallic material, has two parallel side portions and an upper horizontal portion, wherein each of the outer parallel side portions and the outer upper portion snugly receives the corresponding one of the inner parallel portions and the inner horizontal portion, whereby the bimetallic door frame is capable of resisting fire for at least 90 minutes.

Abstract: An improved security window cover is provided having a peripheral frame structure and a security shielding door or cover hingedly attached to the frame. The frame has at least two walls intended to conform to the interior building wall adjacent the window and at least two other walls intended to ultimately conform to the shape, contour and dimensions of the inner circumferential edge of the wall opening in which the window is installed. The inner circumferential walls of the frame have a degree of flexibility, thereby allowing the installer to quickly and easily bend or shape the inner circumferential wall to conform to the inner circumferential edge of the wall opening in which the window is installed.The shielding door may have a ridge medial and parallel to the edges of the door and on the side thereof facing the outside of the building.

Abstract: A coplanar closure sliding window having improved performance and sealed type characteristics. A window frame is constructed using a single profile, the vertical sections of the window sashes being formed by another profile and a horizontal section of sashes being constructed from a third type of profile.

Abstract: A prefabricated door assembly for insertion in a door opening in a wall of predetermined thickness comprises side and head jambs of a width less than the wall thickness, and the frame is completed by extender casings each comprising a molding which is butt jointed to the outer surface of an extender piece that has its opposite edge butt jointed to its complementary jamb to complete a frame assembly of the proper width to fit the door opening with the molding pieces overlying the junction between the extender pieces and the wall. These features provide significant savings in the cost of materials and also in the space required for shipping the prefabricated base frame assemblies prior to addition of the extender casings thereto.

Abstract: A sealing element for use with components of buildings, such as wall and floor elements, doors or the like, comprises an at least partly enclosed barrier strip consisting of a material which is self-foamable under the action of heat, e.g., a sodium silicate material. The sealing element comprises an integral plastic bar having at least one plastic strip portion, which has two opposite sealing surfaces, and the barrier strip extends along one sealing surface in a preferably dovetail-shaped groove or in a cavity of the plastic strip portion.

Abstract: Molded window assembly includes a window frame having a generally flat bottom wall to which a transom stiffener is attached, and a sill extending downwardly from the front edge of the bottom wall in front of the stiffener. End blocks are telescopically received in opposite ends of the stiffener to take up any clearance space between the ends of the stiffener and the adjacent sides of spaced apart wall studs in an opening in an exterior wall in which the window assembly is mounted above a window or patio door unit therebelow. Universal nailing plates at the outer ends of the end blocks facilitate attachment of the ends of the stiffener to the sides of the wall studs for transferring the weight of the window assembly to the wall studs.

Abstract: Sashes and matching frames for windows and glazed doors, of which the shaped sections each consist of at least one inner hollow aluminum shaped section and one outer plastic casing are designed to substantially improve their thermal insulation.The invention provides a two-part hollow aluminum shaped section, the partial shaped sections so formed being separated thermally from each other approximately in the central region of the shaped section and the thermal separation consisting of the plastic of the outer coverings of the two partial shaped sections.

Abstract: A frame having a U-shaped cross-section is clamped at a wall rim bounding an opening in a wall by means of a clamping jaws. The clamping jaws are formed by a steel sheet bent over in its longitudinal direction and are profiled substantially throughout their lengths, so that with a small thickness of material the clamping jaws mainly derive their rigidity from their profile.

Abstract: A door jamb support includes an L-shaped reinforcing plate having a recessed portion with an opening therethrough positioned to be in alignment with a door latch on a door, a strike plate positionable within the recessed portion having an opening therethrough in alignment with the opening in the reinforcing support plate, an adjustment mechanism for adjusting the position of the strike plate on the support plate to vary the location of the strike plate opening with respect to the support plate opening, the fasteners for mounting the strike plate on the support plate. The adjustment mechanism includes a series of spaced projections on the strike plate above and below the strike plate opening and a corresponding series of spaced indentations on the support plate above and below the support plate opening. The adjustment feature enables the reinforcing support plate to accommodate variances in the design of and in the position of door handle latches in doors.

Abstract: A door stop (12) for sealingly abutting a movable overhead door (11) in closed position, comprising channels (20) of resilient material having forward and rearward legs (16 and 17) with their free ends adapted for abutting a door jamb (10), said forward legs (16) adapted to abut said jamb (10) and U-shaped fastening clips (24) for abutting said jamb (10) at spaced points longitudinally of said channels (20) and detachably interfitting said channels (20) for allowing longitudinal movement of said channels (20) relative to said clips (24).

Abstract: An improved door jamb construction adapted to be used with left or right-handed door installations and which further accommodates a broad range of types and configurations of security deadbolt devices. The door jamb construction according to this invention further features excellent thermal insulation properties since it is filled with a foam insulating material. The flexibility advantages according to this invention are achieved by providing a lock jamb structure having several removable cover plates which can be installed in various positions. A deadbolt sliding bolt hole cover plate is provided having several holes with removable center sections and which can be inverted, thereby maximizing the number of deadbolt sliding bolt locations which can be accommodated.

Abstract: A closure with sashes includes a closure body, an inner sash enclosing around the closure body and including a first upper rail, a first lower rail, a first left stile and a first right stile and an outer sash matchable with the inner sash, including a second upper rail, a second lower rail, a second left stile and a second right stile and adapted to be mounted on a wall of a building wherein there exists a characteristic that the first upper rail is identical to the first lower rail in shape.

Abstract: A metal frame assembly for windows or doors, comprising at least two sections that are joined together via an insulating strip, wherein the insulating strip is provided with a channel to accommodate a seal.

Abstract: A frame construction and profile parts for forming same is comprised of a pair of interfitting rigid sections which are mutually connectable to define a U-shaped configuration for supporting a panel. One of the profile parts includes an inwardly facing chamber for receiving corners connecting adjacent frame legs, the chamber opening toward the panel so that the mounted panel covers the fasteners securing the corners. The profile part includes an outwardly facing and outwardly opening chamber for receiving mounting hardware.

Abstract: A door and door jamb assembly is provided either with a kit of parts or as an assembled unit and includes a door and surrounding door jamb together with mounting brackets for the door jamb and hinges for supporting the door on the door jamb. Both the inner surface of the door jamb and the outer peripheral edge of the door are tapered so that in the closed position they are closely adjacent and parallel with a sealing strip mounted in a recess around the periphery of the door edge. The door jamb is manufactured so as to provide a rigid structure which can be mounted on the frame of the building with the brackets which allow movement between the frame and the door jamb so that the door jamb remains rigid and rectangular despite any shifting of the building. A wiping compressing action of the seal on the tapered surface of the door jamb provides a large compressing force for the seal which improves the sealing effect.

Abstract: A bulletproof door and door jamb construction includes a door jamb which includes a vertically and horizontally extending opening therein in an area where bullet shrapnel fragments can pass freely therethrough into the hollow interior of the door jamb so that the spent fragments lose their energy and do not enter the protected area behind the door by otherwise passing through the crack or space between the door and door jamb.

Abstract: A cladding and sealing kit for use with a sliding door construction in which a plurality of cladding and sealing members are sealingly engaged with the various wooden frame members forming the door opening and forming the frame of the doors to readily clad the various exposed surfaces and provide sealing between the various sliding interfaces.

Abstract: An access door to be installed on the ceiling or the like of a building which essentially comprises an outer square frame adapted to be installed in an opening formed at said installation area; an inner square frame pivotally connected to said outer frame for movement between open and closed positions; a pair of link hinge means provided on each of two selected sides of said outer frame to pivotally connect said frame to said outer frame; and a lock means for locking said inner frame to said outer frame as the inner frame is in its closed position.The inner frame has a joint finishing flange at the peripheral edge thereof to conceal the peripheral edge of said outer frame as the inner frame is in its closed position.

Abstract: An improved refrigerator door structure, the mounting frame and door thereof being fabricated of fiberglass, fiberglass reinforced thermoplastic, or other lightweight material. An innermost and an outermost glass pane are sealably mounted within the door frame to enclose one or more sheets of heat reflective transparent plastic material space parallel to and laterally from the panes and sealably attached to the frame so as to prevent flow of air past any of the plastic sheets or glass panes. The heat reflective plastic surface serves as a barrier to our flow and also serves as a barrier to radiated heat.

Abstract: A prefabricated unit including a wooden frame formed by a number of sections including a pair of jambs, a sill, and a header with a door or window operatively positioned in the frame and a plurality of metal frame extenders mounted on the exterior of each section of the wooden frame, the metal extenders being provided with a nailing fin that can be pivotally moved from a closed position for shipment and storage to an open radially outwardly extending position for attachment of the unit to an opening provided in a building.

Abstract: A door assembly is provided and generally includes a door frame having a door hingedly mounted on one of the jambs of the frame. The door includes stiles and rails with double glazing panels mounted between the stiles and rails with an insulating air space between the glazing panels. First and second weatherstripping members cooperate with the door and jambs of the door frame to provide substantially air-tight and water-tight seals, respectively, when the door is closed within the frame. The first and second weatherstripping members are spaced apart so as to define a weatherstripping air space therebetween. The door includes passages for providing communication between the insulating air space and the weatherstripping air space so as to minimize condensation between the glazing panels.

Abstract: A window assembly is formed of an inside facing vinyl extrusion portion and an outside facing aluminum extrusion portion which are interconnected by resilient snap-fit barb-like connectors integral with each extrusion, thus forming a composite type construction. The metal outside facing portion provides strength, durability and weather resistance; while the vinyl inside facing portion improves thermal insulation characteristics, reduces or eliminates sweating, and enables color, pattern, and other design aesthetics conveniently to be included in the window assembly. The window assembly may be virtually any type, such as the fixed light (window glass) type, sliding type, double hung type, picture type, etc.

Abstract: A sliding door assembly for use in a double-panelled wall construction, in which the door is suspended on a hanger assembly having a pair of spaced vertical posts and a horizontal rail supported by the posts. Rollers in the plane of the door engage the rail, which hangs the door on the rail for sliding into the cavity between the wall panels.

Abstract: An improved window construction including a combination metal/wood support frame for a double hung metal window sash, the metal window sash being provided with side channels for reception of counterbalance springs therein. A screw-threaded bow adjuster is provided which is usable for installing the combination wood/metal frame in the house framing for eliminating any bow therebetween to reduce heat losses therethrough. A wood sash liner/fascia is provided for covering the metal window to give same the over-all appearance of a window made entirely of wood. The wood sash liner/fascia preferably being provided with a plurality of muntins thereacross which are joined with tongue and groove type joints. The top horizontal bar of the bottom window being provided with a lock covering recess and the lower horizontal bar thereof having hand-recess cut-outs.

Abstract: A replacement window is formed from extruded frame members connected by preformed corners in a manner which eliminates punch press operations typically used to form replacement windows. Preformed corner sections connect extruded horizontal and vertical frame members to form window sashes. Different preformed corners are used to connect extruded horizontal and vertical frame members to form a window frame. The preformed corners are all L-shaped with male members adapted to fit within hollow portions of the horizontal and vertical extruded members. The preformed corners used in the window sashes include any latch mechanism or guidepins required for the sash.

Abstract: A tilt window includes a frame with a sill, a header and a pair of jambs, each extruded from rigid plastic material. Each member is formed of multi-hollow construction for overall strength and rigidity. The jamb comprises, in cross-section, a base and an inner leg, an outer leg and center leg projecting from the base to form inner and outer channels. A portion of each center leg and outer leg projects to form a sash engagement panel. The sashes are held within the respective channels by sliding balance shoes and latch members, and may be tilted inwardly away from the sash engagement panels for cleaning.

Abstract: An improved security window cover having a peripheral frame structure and a security shielding door or cover hingedly attached to the frame. The frame has walls which conform to the interior building wall adjacent the window and walls which conform to the shape, contour and dimensions of the inner circumferential edge of the wall opening in which the window is installed. The inner circumferential walls of the frame have partial rigid joints joining them to one another which create a degree of flexibility for fit and installation. The shielding door preferably has a lip or ridge on the outside which is medial and parallel to the edges of the door which serves to strengthen the door, protect the frame installation means and act as a guide and support for insulation.

Abstract: A fire resistant, elevator hatchway door entrance for wall openings up to and including 10 feet in height, including first and second side jambs and a head jamb. Each side jamb includes a pair of upstanding, oppositely facing, metallic channel members dimensioned and coupled together to define both a structural box beam and a pocket for receiving the wall which defines the opening. The bight and one leg portion of one channel member define the jamb depth and reveal, respectively, of the side jamb, and the bight of the other channel member receives and shields an asociated J-strut at the wall-entrance interface. The remaining leg portion of the one channel member may cooperate with a member disposed on the trailing edge of the associated door panel to define a flame shield and a mechanical limit for preventing undue separation of the door panel from the side jamb.

Abstract: A composite profile member includes two metal profile bars and at least one thermally insulating, one-piece insulating bar which engages into a clamping groove of the metal profile bars. The insulating bar is fixed in the respective clamping groove by its hook-shaped groove webs which are pressed against the insulating bar, with corresponding centering means being provided at the insulating bar and in the respective clamping groove to assure dimensional accuracy when the groove webs are pressed on. The centering means in the bottom of the respective clamping groove is a centering groove which has a trapezoidal cross section that widens in the direction toward the insulating bar and the centering means in the parts of the insulating bar which engage in the clamping grooves are members which have a trapezoidal cross section that becomes narrower toward the metal profile bars so as to engage in a centering manner in the respective centering groove.

Abstract: An insulated vinyl window frame includes at least one passageway having insulation disposed therein. The insulation may be either foamed in place or rigid material which is formed to size and then inserted into the passageway during assembly of the frame. Preferably, the passageway walls include a plurality of ribs which position the rigid insulation a small interval from the walls defining and sealing off air spaces between the walls and the insulation thereby providing small, substantially non-circulating regions of air. Since the air has a heat resistance value greater than most other construction and insulating materials such as plastic, glass, rubber or metal, the window frame exhibits extraordinary insulating characteristics.

Abstract: An improved method of building a wooden door frame in a door opening of a building without shimming, and a precut and pre-assembled combination of wooden lintel and side post miter end assemblies, each comprising a jamb member with permanently installed outwardly extending mouldings, and if necessary a longitudinally extending doorstop on the main outer surface of the jamb member. The miter ends of the assemblies are precut at 45 degrees at the point of manufacture when all their wooden components have been permanently assembled together, each assembly has a longitudinally extending wide shallow groove for miter L-shaped clips whose horizontally disposed arms are secured to the lintel assembly prior to erection.

Abstract: A reversible door and frame assembly wherein the frame includes generally channel shaped hinge and lock frame members adapted for assembled cooperation with an upper head frame member and a lower sill member. The hinge side frame member carries a hinge plate at its midpoint and symmetrically positioned upper and lower hinge plates. The lock frame member has a dead bolt opening located at its midpoint and has a pair of openings spaced symmetrically from the dead bolt hole and behind which are mounting plates adapted to releasibly support interchangeable striker and cover plates.

Abstract: A door and frame molded of glass wool and a binder and having polyester resin impregnated into outer surface portions.

Abstract: The invention comprises a basic metal window which is so constructed as to receive an interior snap-on plastic window. Exterior metal framing members are provided with tracks or openings which can accommodate various width panels such as single-glazed panels, double-glazed panels, screen panels or other panels as desired. Interior plastic framing members are also provided with suitable tracks for receiving sashes or glass panels. When the interior plastic window is attached to an exterior metal window, an insulated or thermal barrier window construction is provided.