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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 01, 2024
Pgt Innovations, Inc., North Venice, FL (US);
Richard Mazur, Mesa, AZ (US);
Jennifer Lloyd-Randolfi, Chandler, AZ (US);
Cameron Miles Wyatt, Gilbert, AZ (US);
Jacob Blackburn, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Kraig Hoekstra, Phoenix, AZ (US);
PGT INNOVATIONS, LLC, Harrisburg, PA (US);
Abstract
A method of assembling a portal can include obtaining a stile, wherein the stile can include a first stile and a second stile; arranging a thermal strut and insulative bar between the first stile and the second stile, wherein the insulative bar can define a lock groove; arranging a lock assembly within the lock groove, wherein the lock assembly can include a fastening plate rotatably coupled to the lock assembly; and coupling the lock assembly to the stile by rotating the fastening plate and, thereafter, engaging fasteners to provide friction between the fastening plate and the insulative bar.