Movable or removable closures – Mounted for optional movements – Pivot mounted on sliding member; e.g. – slide-stile
Reexamination Certificate
2007-03-20
2007-03-20
Thompson, II, Hugh B. (Department: 3634)
Movable or removable closures
Mounted for optional movements
Pivot mounted on sliding member; e.g., slide-stile
C049S176000, C049S446000, C016S197000
Reexamination Certificate
active
11101689
ABSTRACT:
Locking balance shoes and balance systems to be incorporated in pivotable double hung windows include, in one embodiment, a pair of retractable tabs that partially extend through openings within an inverted window balance. In one embodiment of the method of installing such a system, an elongated end of the balance shoe is inserted into a window jamb and then rotated into position.
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Newman Gary R.
Uken Stuart J.
VerSteeg Lawrence J.
Amesbury Group Inc.
Thompson II Hugh B.
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