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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 2005
Filed:
Oct. 09, 2002
Applicants:
Andrew R. Krochmal, Grand Haven, MI (US);
Benjamin P. Hummel, Fennville, MI (US);
Inventors:
Andrew R. Krochmal, Grand Haven, MI (US);
Benjamin P. Hummel, Fennville, MI (US);
Assignee:
ODL, Incorporated, Zeeland, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E06B001/04 ; E06B003/58 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A window frame including a pair of frame halves having integral fasteners for interconnecting the frame halves. The fasteners include mating barbed connectors that interfit with one another to permanently intersecure the frame halves. The fasteners further include integral cooperating alignment pins and receivers for aligning the fasteners and hence the frame halves. The alignment pins and receivers are laterally offset from the fasteners.