Static structures (e.g. – buildings) – Framing to receive door – doorjamb – or window sash – Retaining feature between frame and reveal
Reexamination Certificate
1999-08-19
2001-04-17
Johnson, Blair M. (Department: 3634)
Static structures (e.g., buildings)
Framing to receive door, doorjamb, or window sash
Retaining feature between frame and reveal
C052S204560
Reexamination Certificate
active
06216402
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to wooden shims and more particularly pertains to a new window installation system for obviating the need for wood shims to securely fit a window or door assembly within an opening in a wall.
2. Description of the Prior Art
The use of wooden shims is known in the prior art. More specifically, wooden shims heretofore devised and utilized are known to consist basically of familiar, expected and obvious structural configurations, notwithstanding the myriad of designs encompassed by the crowded prior art which have been developed for the fulfillment of countless objectives and requirements.
Known prior art wooden shims and the like include U.S. Pat. No. 5,655,342; U.S. Pat. No. 4,870,791; U.S. Pat. No. 5,655,343; U.S. Pat. No. 4,912,879; U.S. Pat. No. 1,669,835; and U.S. Patent Des. 372,540.
In these respects, the window installation system according to the present invention substantially departs from the conventional concepts and designs of the prior art, and in so doing provides an apparatus primarily developed for the purpose of obviating the need for wood shims to securely fit a window or door assembly within an opening in a wall.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
In view of the foregoing disadvantages inherent in the known types of wooden shims now present in the prior art, the present invention provides a new window installation system construction wherein the same can be utilized for obviating the need for wood shims to securely fit a window or door assembly within an opening in a wall.
The general purpose of the present invention, which will be described subsequently in greater detail, is to provide a new window installation system apparatus and method which has many of the advantages of the wooden shims mentioned heretofore and many novel features that result in a new window installation system which is not anticipated, rendered obvious, suggested, or even implied by any of the prior art wooden shims, either alone or in any combination thereof.
To attain this, the present invention is adapted for use with a window opening having a rectangular configuration with a first size. Also included is a window assembly having a glass pane with a frame mounted about a periphery thereof. The frame has an outer periphery with a second size less than the first size. Note
FIGS. 1 & 2
. Also included is a plurality of mounting units each mounted between the window opening and the window assembly. Each mounting unit includes a first strip with a planar rectangular configuration and a pair of bores formed therein on each end of the strip. In use, the first strip is mounted to the frame of the window assembly via a pair of screws passed through the bores. Associated therewith is a second strip with a planar rectangular configuration. A tab is mounted adjacent a first end of the second strip in perpendicular relationship therewith. The tab of the second strip has a bore formed therein about an axis which is parallel with a remaining portion of the strip. In operation, the second strip is mounted to the window opening such that the tab resides on an inner face of the window opening. Next provided as a component of each of the mounting units is an elevation assembly including an upper extent and a lower extent. Each extent is equipped with a first arm having a first end hingably coupled to a first end of one of the strips and a second end hingably coupled to a sleeve. Further, a second arm is provided having a first end hingably coupled to a second end of one of the strips and a second end hingably coupled to a threaded couple. Note
FIGS. 3 & 4
. Finally, each elevation assembly includes a bolt having an inboard end with a head including a cross-shaped recess formed therein. A threaded outboard portion of the bolt is adapted for threadedly engaging the threaded couple of the elevation assembly. For rotatably receiving the sleeve of the elevation assembly, the bolt is equipped with a smooth inboard portion. In use, the strips may be manually distanced by rotation of the bolt to align the window within the window assembly.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the invention in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the invention that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
In this respect, before explaining at least one embodiment of the invention in detail, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited in its application to the details of construction and to the arrangements of the components set forth in the following description or illustrated in the drawings. The invention is capable of other embodiments and of being practiced and carried out in various ways. Also, it is to be understood that the phraseology and terminology employed herein are for the purpose of description and should not be regarded as limiting.
As such, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the conception, upon which this disclosure is based, may readily be utilized as a basis for the designing of other structures, methods and systems for carrying out the several purposes of the present invention. It is important, therefore, that the claims be regarded as including such equivalent constructions insofar as they do not depart from the spirit and scope of the present invention.
Further, the purpose of the foregoing abstract is to enable the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and the public generally, and especially the scientists, engineers and practitioners in the art who are not familiar with patent or legal terms or phraseology, to determine quickly from a cursory inspection the nature and essence of the technical disclosure of the application. The abstract is neither intended to define the invention of the application, which is measured by the claims, nor is it intended to be limiting as to the scope of the invention in any way.
It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a new window installation system apparatus and method which has many of the advantages of the wooden shims mentioned heretofore and many novel features that result in a new window installation system which is not anticipated, rendered obvious, suggested, or even implied by any of the prior art wooden shims, either alone or in any combination thereof.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a new window installation system which may be easily and efficiently manufactured and marketed.
It is a further object of the present invention to provide a new window installation system which is of a durable and reliable construction.
An even further object of the present invention is to provide a new window installation system which is susceptible of a low cost of manufacture with regard to both materials and labor, and which accordingly is then susceptible of low prices of sale to the consuming public, thereby making such window installation system economically available to the buying public.
Still yet another object of the present invention is to provide a new window installation system which provides in the apparatuses and methods of the prior art some of the advantages thereof, while simultaneously overcoming some of the disadvantages normally associated therewith.
Still another object of the present invention is to provide a new window installation system for obviating the need for wood shims to securely fit a window or door assembly within an opening in a wall.
Even still another object of the present invention is to provide a new window installation system that is for use with a window opening of a first size and a window assembly having the frame including an outer periphery having a second size less than the first size. The system includes a plurality of mounting units each mounted between the window opening and the frame. Each mounting unit includes a first strip mounted on th
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