Kawneer Company Inc.

Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

Robert Dean Magoon

Gregory Blake McKenna

A face plate is disclosed for concealing the exposed edge of a lock mechanism when installed within the lock stile of a door. To accommodate the plunger and deadbolt of the lock mechanism, the face plate comprises a plurality of separation lines defining removable portions or 'knockouts' corresponding to various lock configurations. Depending upon the configuration of the lock mechanism being used, a corresponding one or combination of the removable portions can be removed to accommodate the particular lock mechanism. In addition, the face plate comprises tabs at the upper and lower edges which hook beneath the vertical edge wall of the door stile adjacent the upper and lower ends of the opening within which the lock mechanism is installed. The tabs hold the upper and lower edges of the lock plate with the opening and can either reduce the number of screws required to secure the face plate to the door or can eliminate the need for screws altogether.

Self-retaining configurable face plate

A self-sealing framing system is disclosed for curtainwalls, storefronts, and other framing systems for buildings in which frame members are erected in a grid and infill panels set within the openings of the grid. An elastomeric weathering gasket is mounted to a first frame member such that a portion of the weathering gasket overlies a recess formed in a side wall of the frame member. In an undeformed condition the elastomeric weathering gasket normally extends through a plane defined by the side wall of the first frame member. A second frame member oriented substantially perpendicular to the first frame member has an end abutting the side wall of the first frame member. The end of the second frame member contacts the elastomeric weathering gasket and displaces it onto one side of the plane by the contact with the end of the second frame member. A portion of the weathering gasket is displaced into the recess in the side wall of the first frame member. The weathering gasket thus forms a continuous seal between the first and second frame members along the line of contact with the second frame member.

Self-sealing framing system for buildings

An improved butt hinge is disclosed in which each hinge half comprises a leaf portion formed integrally with a butt strap. A second leaf portion mounts to each butt strap after the butt straps are mounted to a door and door frame. A hinge pin passes through each of the four leaf portions to hingedly mount the door to the door frame. The hinge pin cannot be removed without removing at least one of the second leaf portions, and since the second leaf portions cannot be removed while the door is closed, the hinge pin cannot be removed while the door is closed.

Butt hinge with integrally formed butt straps

An adjustable astragal weathering for operable doors and windows is disclosed. The weathering comprises a carrier configured to be received within a groove formed in a lateral edge of a door or window. A weathering element is mounted to the carrier and projects outward therefrom. The head portion of a threaded fastener is configured to be received within a channel formed in the carrier. The head portion of the threaded fastener is captured within the channel such that tightening the threaded fastener will retract the weathering element into the lateral edge of the door and such that backing out the threaded fastener will extend the weathering from the lateral edge of the door.

Adjustable astragal weathering for operable doors and windows

A flush mount door pull is disclosed which is secured within the face of a door in such a manner that there are no exposed fasteners. The disclosed flush mount door pull is further mounted in a manner which resists premature loosening of the fasteners and which substantially eliminates the possibility that the threads of the fasteners or of the threaded bores associated with the door pull will strip. In a further aspect of the invention, the disclosed flush door pull handle can be easily adapted to match the color and texture of the door panel within which it is mounted.

Flush door pull handle and means for mounting

A glazing pocket filler is disclosed for use with a frame member having a glazing pocket of predetermined width for receiving a lateral edge of an infill panel. The glazing pocket filler comprises a filler panel having a length substantially corresponding to the width of the glazing pocket. A spring leg extends inward and forward from the filler panel and has a bearing surface located at a forward end thereof. The spring leg is configured such that when the filler panel is positioned across the glazing pocket, the bearing surface of the spring leg engages an inwardly convex portion of the frame member's forward glazing pocket wall to bias the rearward edge of the filler panel into engagement with the interior glazing pocket edge formation. Simultaneously the spring leg biases the inward face of the filler panel snugly against the outer edges of the frame member's front and rear glazing pocket walls. In this manner the filler panel is maintained in close engagement with the frame member.

Snap-in doorstop and flat filler for storefront and curtainwall framing

A clip is disclosed for mounting a flush plate such as a mounting tray or the like within a corresponding opening in an extruded frame member such as a transom bar, door frame, or the like. The clip includes a pair of tongue members held together in spaced apart relation by an interconnecting bridge member. The tongue members are inserted into corresponding channels defined in the extruded frame member adjacent the opening, and when the clip is thus mounted to the frame member, a portion of the clip extends into the opening. In the disclosed embodiment, the bridge member is located to abut the end of the extruded frame member to limit the depth to which the clip is inserted into the channels. With the clips thus mounted, the flush plate is fastened to the clips to secure the flush plate to the extruded frame member. The clip is less expensive to produce than two corresponding single tongued clips and requires only one installation step rather than two. Further, the clip prevents the possibility of it being overdriven into the extruded frame member and reduces or eliminates the possibility of the clip being bent or twisted during installation. The clip also increases the accuracy of alignment of bores in the clip with corresponding apertures in the flush plate.

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Duluth, GA, United States of America

Robert Dean Magoon