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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 24, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 20, 2023
Jeld-wen, Inc., Charlotte, NC (US);
Jacob D Anderson, Redmond, OR (US);
Layne R Stubbs, Klamath Falls, OR (US);
Jack M Mathes, Klamath Falls, OR (US);
Abstract
A fenestration unit with a first panel and a second panel, one panel being supported for sliding relative to the other. The fenestration unit includes an interpanel coupling system with a first coupling member and a second coupling member. The first coupling member includes a first facing member and a first projection that projects from the first facing member into an interpanel gap. The second coupling member includes a second facing member and a second projection that projects from the second facing member into the interpanel gap. The coupling system including a seal member that is attached to the first projection or the second projection. The seal member is configured to engage and resiliently deflect against the other of the first projection and the second projection when the second panel is in the closed position.