Abstract: A window frame member for inclusion in a window frame assembly is disclosed. The window frame member includes a channel shaped to accept an edge of a siding or sheathing product attached to a structure. The channel has sufficient depth to at least partially cover the siding or sheathing during expansion or contraction of the siding or sheathing. The window frame member also includes a first flange portion that may be used to attach the frame member to the structure. The window frame member also includes a second flange portion that cooperates with the channel to cover the siding or sheathing.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 4, 2000
Date of Patent:
April 22, 2003
Assignee:
Certainteed Corporation
Inventors:
David S. Levine, Jerome Carl Habeck, Dennis C. Westphal, Stanley Gursky