Pella Corporation

Rolscreen Company

Peela Corporation

Bruce A Baier

Marlo G Van Klompenburg

Gregory J Vetter

Andrew W Middleswart

David J Vande Steeg

Frank R Wilgus

Merlan J Rolffs

Evan R Vande Haar

Bruce A Hagemeyer

Mearl J Minter

Jason L Jungling

Robert S Evers

Todd M Leathers

Travis M Eisenbarth

John Wayne Scharff

Cordell R Burton

Timothy D Dorenkamp

Matt Van Dyne

Matthew J Olson

John M Mitchell

Rudi Clark

Dave Cody

Gene De Boef

Michael J Kugel

Mark Mullen

A building entryway assembly has the appearance of a fixed sidelight and the functionality of a hinged sidelight. The building entryway assembly includes a hinged main entryway door and at least one hinged sidelight having a lock side that meets the lock side of the main door, such that the sidelight can be selectively opened in addition to the main door when needed to expand the entryway access area. An astragal is fixed to an outer surface of the sidelight at its lock side, and the door threshold includes an astragal boot which aligns with the sidelight astragal when the sidelight is in its closed position. When so aligned, the astragal and astragal boot have the appearance of a fixed astragal extending from the threshold to the header, such that the sidelight appears to be a standard fixed unit with its hinged functionality disguised.

Entry door clearance sidelight

A closure assembly and a method of installing the closure assembly are provided. A insertion opening is formed in water resistant barrier covering a rough opening that generally corresponds to a perimeter of the rough opening. A drainage system including a channel assembly is installed on a sill surface of the rough opening. The closure assembly is inserted into the rough opening and temporarily secured to the structure. At least one shim carried on the closure assembly is adjusted to level the closure assembly in the rough opening. A sealing member attached to the closure assembly is engaged with the water resistant barrier. A foam material is delivered into at least a portion of a space between perimeter edge surfaces of the closure assembly and inner surfaces of the rough opening to permanently secure the closure assembly within the rough opening.

Window installation method

A window handle assembly for use with a window having a moveable sash. The assembly including a window handle having a pivot mechanism. The handle pivotable at the pivot mechanism between open and closed positions. When open, the handle is free to rotate to move the sash between open and closed positions. When closed, the handle engages a cover to provide a sleek, aesthetically pleasing handle structure for the window. The assembly also including a lock activating mechanism coupled to the pivot mechanism and operationally couplable to a sash lock mechanism. The lock activating mechanism configured to operate the sash lock upon pivoting movement of the window handle. Opening of the handle opens the lock and closing the handle closes the lock. This mechanism including a sliding bar connectable to the sash lock and a movement mechanism causing sliding movement of the bar upon pivoting movement of the pivot mechanism.

Combination folding crank handle and lock

An operating assembly for a casement window includes a folding crank handle and cover assembly that are located on the exterior surface of a trim piece on the sill of the window frame. The crank handle is attached to the drive shaft of the operator of the assembly in such a way that the handle may be folded down into a low-profile position in which the knob of the handle projects into a receiving pocket in the cover. An integral flap on the handle extending beyond the knob covers the pocket when the knob is received therein. Internal detent projections within the pocket yieldably retain the knob so as to provide for snap fit reception of the folded handle into its home position. Finger depressions in sidewalls of the cover on opposite sides of the pocket facilitate gripping of the edges of the handle for unfolding.

Casement window operating assembly

Combined folding crank handle and cover assembly for a casement window operator

Outer surface of a cover for a casement window operator

Outer surface of a crank handle

A window unit (20) including a jamb extension assembly (28) is provided for use with fenestration products. The jamb extension assembly (28) includes a frame member (30) having structure to permit installation of the window unit (20) in a building wall rough opening. The frame member (30) presents inner, outer, rearward and forward portions (62, 64, 66, 68), and includes a jamb extender receiving slot (70) extending and opening rearwardly from the rearward portion (66) of the frame member (30). An elongated jamb extender (32) is provided and includes a transverse, extender flange (88) extending forwardly from an extender corner, and a trim flange (92) extending outwardly from the corner. The extender flange (88) is configured to slide in the slot (70). The extender flange (88) includes structure defining a plurality of longitudinally disposed lines of weakness being in the form of scores (94) disposed on an outer flange surface (96) to permit the length adjustment of the extender flange (88). The slot (70) is configured to conceal any gap (102) created between the forward edge (112) of the extender flange (88) and the rearward frame portion (66) when the extender flange (88) is disposed in the slot (70).

Jamb extension assembly for doors and windows

A true divided look is provided in an insulated two-pane window assembly through use of a resilient silicone foam internal muntin bar grid which is low in thermal conductivity to limit heat transfer between panes and is high in flexibility to allow for bending when forming curved shapes. The grid is secured by adhesive on one side to one pane of glass, thereby allowing natural expansion and contraction of the glass panes. The resilient muntin bar includes the resilient muntin bar being U-shaped with a base from which legs extend which are compressible and adapted to move laterally in response to pressure from the panes due to changing thermal conditions or bonding of external wooden muntin bars to the panes. Movement of the panes toward each other would be limited by bottoming out against the base of the resilient muntin bar.

Insulated window assembly with internal muntin bars and method of making

A window frame member is substantially pre-manufactured leaving only cutting the mortise and tenon ends of the rail and stile frame members along with cutting the glass stop to the required width. The pre-manufactured frame members include a continuous groove to receive removable glazing panel retention clips. A breather channel opening is cut in the mortise end of the stile frame member avoiding a separate drilling operation. The window frame is versatile and will accommodate multiple window accessories including a muntin grid and light control means such as a blind between two window units. An energy transmittance control system provides a balanced effective control of ultraviolet and near infrared light while maximizing transmission of the visible light. In a three glazing pane window assembly the outer pane includes two transparent silver metal layers while the inner pane includes one silver layer. One silver layer is provided on a stretched polyester film suspended between the outer and middle panes in a krypton filled insulated glass unit.

Method of making window assembly

A dual glazing window having a removable glazing panel is provided with a breather system connecting the air chamber between the glazing panels with the outside ambient air by routing an outwardly facing channel into the window rail or stile member either on its end edge or side face. The abutting rail or stile member will close the open side of the channel in the end edge while the adjacent glazing panel closes the channel in the side face. A breather sleeve is press fitted into the channel to protect the wood from absorbing moisture.

Window panel with breather system

A venetian blind support for a between-the-pane window blind includes an anchor clip secured to the bottom of the upper window frame rail detachably engaged by an anchor bar connected to the window blind by a rod-type hook. The support is self-centered in the window frame and the blind is self-centered as it is held by the support.

Blind in a window support

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Pella, IA, United States of America

Bruce A Baier