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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 07, 2016
Applicant:
Amesbury Group, Inc., Amesbury, MA (US);
Inventors:
Stuart J. Uken, Sioux Falls, SD (US);
Gary R. Newman, Valley Springs, SD (US);
Lawrence J. VerSteeg, Sioux Falls, SD (US);
Assignee:
AMESBURY GROUP, INC., Amesbury, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E05C 17/64 (2006.01); E05D 13/00 (2006.01); E05D 15/08 (2006.01); E05D 15/22 (2006.01); E06B 3/50 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E05D 13/08 (2013.01); E05D 13/1207 (2013.01); E05D 15/08 (2013.01); E05D 15/22 (2013.01); E05Y 2201/67 (2013.01); E05Y 2900/148 (2013.01); E06B 3/5063 (2013.01); Y10T 16/64 (2015.01);
Abstract
A snap lock balance shoe of a balance system may be incorporated in pivotable double hung windows. In one embodiment, the snap lock balance shoe includes a pair of retractable tabs that partially extend through openings within an inverted window balance channel. The shoe includes a locking member that extends toward a window jamb when a cam of the shoe is rotated. This extension locks the balance system in place in the window jamb.