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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 23, 2004
Filed:
May. 23, 2003
Applicant:
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 ...
E05D 1/522 ; E05F 1/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E05D 1/522 ; E05F 1/00 ;
Abstract
The invention relates to a snap lock balance shoe and balance systems to be incorporated in pivotable double hung windows and installation methods of such systems. In one embodiment, the snap lock balance shoe includes a pair of retractable tabs that partially extend through openings within an inverted window balance. In one embodiment of the method, an elongated end of the balance shoe is inserted into a window jamb and then rotated into position.