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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 26, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 25, 2014
Applicant:
Pella Corporation, Pella, IA (US);
Inventors:
Jonathan S. Hoogland, Pella, IA (US);
Travis M. Eisenbarth, Pella, IA (US);
Assignee:
PELLA CORPORATION, Pella, IA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E06B 3/988 (2006.01); E06B 1/40 (2006.01); E06B 1/28 (2006.01); E06B 1/30 (2006.01); E06B 5/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E06B 1/40 (2013.01); E06B 1/28 (2013.01); E06B 1/30 (2013.01); E06B 5/12 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49826 (2015.01);
Abstract
A fenestration unit includes an outer frame portion, an inner frame portion and a supplemental fixation system that secures the outer frame portion to the inner frame portion. The supplemental fixation system increases a base force required to flex and release a complementary fit between a coupling feature of the outer frame portion and a retaining feature of the inner frame portion to a final force required to decouple the first and second frame portions.