Claims
- 1. A window jamb component assembly mountable in the jambs of a double hung window for cooperative engagement with the sash assemblies thereof, comprising:
(a) a longitudinally elongated jamb liner having upper and lower segments and sash assembly carriages spaced apart by a profiled web, said profiled web defining sequentially aligned recesses, said sequentially aligned recesses being an inner weather stripping recess, a jamb filler recess and an outer weather stripping recess; (b) a jamb filler providing a uniformly clad surface for the jambs of a double hung window, said jamb filler being retained by said jamb filler recess; and (c) frame weather stripping for sealingly engaging the sash assemblies of a double hung window, said frame weather stripping being deployed in said inner and outer weather stripping recesses.
- 2. The window jamb component assembly of claim 1 wherein said sash assembly carriages comprise a pair of longitudinally elongated channel guides, one of said longitudinally elongated channel guides being an inner elongated channel guide, the other of said longitudinally elongated channel guides being an outer elongated channel guide, said inner weather stripping recess being adjacent said inner elongated channel guide.
- 3. The window jamb component assembly of claim 1 wherein said profiled web further includes a jamb anchor for securably mounting said component assembly to the jamb of a double hung window, said jamb anchor projecting outwardly from said profiled web in a direction opposite the openings of said sequentially aligned recesses.
- 4. The window jamb component assembly of claim 1 wherein said frame weather stripping includes upper and lower portions, said upper weather stripping portion being substantially held by the upper outer weather stripping recess and said lower weather stripping portion being substantially held by the lower inner weather stripping recess.
- 5. The window jamb component assembly of claim 4 further comprising a rail seal interposed between the lower end of said upper weather stripping portion and the upper end of said lower weather stripping portion so as to cooperatively form a barrier against undesirable fluid flow throughout the elongation of said longitudinally elongated jamb liner when the sash assemblies of a double hung window are fully closed.
- 6. The window jamb component assembly of claim 1 wherein said jamb filler forms a substantially flush and substantially rigid facing for the jambs of the double hung window.
- 7. The window jamb component assembly of claim 1 wherein the jamb filler held by the lower jamb filler recess matches the exterior trim of the double hung window.
- 8. The window jamb component assembly of claim 7 wherein the jamb filler held by the lower jamb filler recess is constructed of aluminum.
- 9. The window jamb component assembly of claim 1 wherein the jamb filler held by the upper jamb filler recess matches the interior trim of the double hung window.
- 10. The window jamb component assembly of claim 9 wherein the jamb filler held by the upper jamb filler recess is constructed of wood.
- 11. The window jamb component assembly of claim 1 wherein each of said inner and outer weather stripping recesses includes an elongated channel for receiving an anchor structure of said frame weather stripping.
- 12. The window jamb component assembly of claim 2 further comprising balance tubes for guiding the sash assemblies of the double hung window, said balance tubes being substantially retained in the upper elongated channel guides of said longitudinally elongated continuous jamb liners.
- 13. A longitudinally elongated jamb liner comprising upper and lower segments and a pair of longitudinally elongated channel guides spaced apart by a profiled web, one of said elongated channel guides being an inner elongated channel guide, the other of said elongated channel guides being an outer elongated channel guide, said profiled web including sequentially aligned recesses, said sequentially aligned recesses being an inner weather stripping recess, a jamb filler recess and an outer weather stripping recess, said inner weather stripping recess being adjacent said inner elongated channel guide.
RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This patent application is related to pending patent applications entitled: WINDOW SASH POSITION MAINTAINER, Ser. No. 09/328,085, filed Jun. 8, 1999; and ACTUATOR FOR WINDOW SASH RETENTION MECHANISM, Ser. No. --/---,---, filed ______ , each of which is assigned to a common assignee. The related applications are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety.
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Parent |
09459141 |
Dec 1999 |
US |
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09941456 |
Aug 2001 |
US |