Claims
- 1. A window assembly, comprising:upper and lower sash assemblies; opposing side jambs; window jamb component assemblies securing the upper and lower sash assemblies to the opposing side jambs, the window jamb component assemblies each including a jamb liner having sash assembly carriages spaced apart by a profiled web; each profiled web defining an inner weather stripping recess, a jamb filler recess, and an outer weather stripping recess; jamb fillers each retained by a respective one of the jamb filler recess; and frame weather stripping sealingly engaged with each upper and lower sash assemblies.
- 2. The window assembly as recited in claim 1, further comprising check rail seals secured to said jamb liners, wherein the frame weather stripping includes inner weather stripping members within the inner weather stripping recesses and outer weather stripping members within the outer weather stripping recesses, the inner weather stripping members extend to a position coterminous with the check rail seals.
- 3. The window assembly as recited in claim 2, wherein the outer weather stripping members extend to a position coterminous with the check rail seals.
- 4. The window assembly as recited in claim 1, further comprising means for anchoring said frame weather stripping.
- 5. The window assembly as recited in claim 1, wherein the jamb fillers each have has a substantially planar exterior finish.
- 6. The window assembly as recited in claim 1, further comprising means for guiding the upper and lower sash assemblies.
- 7. The window assembly as recited in claim 1, wherein an unoccupied portion of each the outer weather stripping recesses is hidden by a respective one of the jamb fillers, and an unoccupied portion of the inner weather stripping recess is hidden by the jamb filler.
- 8. A window assembly, comprising:upper and lower sashes; opposing side jambs; window jamb component assemblies securing the upper and lower sashes to the opposing side jambs each, window jamb component assemblies including a jamb liner having sash carriages spaced apart by a profiled web; each profiled web defining an inner weather stripping recess, a jamb filler recess, and an outer weather stripping recess; and jamb fillers each retained by of a respective one of the sashes the jamb filler recess, the jamb filler including a means for uniformly and continuously cladding at least one of each inner weather stripping recess, of a respective one of said window jamb component assemblies jamb filler recess and outer weather stripping recess.
- 9. The window assembly as recited in claim 8, wherein portions of the inner weather stripping recesses are unoccupied, and the unoccupied portions are hidden by the jamb fillers.
- 10. The window assembly as recited in claim 8, wherein each jamb filler includes jamb flanges extending therefrom.
- 11. The window assembly as recited in claim 10, wherein for each window jamb component assembly the profiled web includes web flanges that engage the jamb flanges, where the web flanges at least partially separate the jamb filler recess from the inner and outer weather stripping recesses.
- 12. The window assembly as recited in claim 8, further comprising for each window jamb component assembly a check rail seal secured to the jamb liner, and frame weather stripping disposed within the inner and outer weather stripping recesses, wherein the frame weather stripping includes inner and outer weather stripping members, the inner weather stripping member extends to a position coterminous with the check rail seal, and the outer weather stripping member extends to a position coterminous with the check rail seal.
- 13. The window assembly as recited in claim 8, wherein each window jamb component assembly the jamb filler recess includes an upper jamb filler recess and a lower jamb filler recess, and the jamb filler held by the lower jamb filler recess matches an exterior trim of the window assembly.
- 14. The window assembly as recited in claim 8, wherein for each window jamb component assembly the jamb filler recess includes an upper jamb filler recess and a lower jamb filler recess, and the jamb filler held by the upper jamb filler recess matches an interior trim of the window assembly.
- 15. A window assembly comprising:at least one jamb; sash assemblies; a window jamb component assembly securing the sash assemblies to the at least one jamb; the window jamb component assembly including a jamb liner having a profiled web, the profiled web including an inner weather stripping recess, a jamb filler recess adjacent to the inner weather stripping recess, and an outer weather stripping recess adjacent to the jamb filler recess; and a jamb filler retained by the jamb filler recess.
- 16. The window assembly as recited in claim 15, further comprising frame weather stripping disposed within at least a portion of the inner and outer weather stripping recesses.
- 17. The window assembly as recited in claim 16, wherein an unoccupied portion of the outer weather stripping recess is hidden by the jamb filler.
- 18. The window assembly as recited in claim 15, wherein the jamb liner has upper and lower segments.
- 19. The window assembly as recited in claim 18, wherein the upper and lower segments are generally delimited by a check rail seat.
- 20. The window assembly as recited in claim 15, further comprising means for guiding the sash assemblies.
- 21. The window assembly as recited in claim 15, further comprising a jamb anchor extending rearwardly from the profiled web.
- 22. A window assembly, comprising:upper and lower sashes; a side jamb; a window jamb component assembly securing the upper and lower sashes to the side jamb, the window jamb component assembly including sash carriages spaced apart by a jamb filler recess; a first jamb filler retained by the jamb filler recess to provide a uniform clad surface extending between side walls of the jamb filler recess.
- 23. The window assembly as recited in claim 22, wherein the jamb filler recess includes an upper segment and a lower segment and the first jamb filler is retained by the upper segment.
- 24. The window assembly as recited in claim 22, further comprising a second jamb filler retained by the lower segment of the jamb liner.
- 25. A window assembly, comprising:upper and lower sashes each having a sash length; a side jamb; a window jamb component assembly securing the upper and lower sashes to the side jamb, the window jamb component assembly including a jamb liner including a jamb filler recess having an upper segment and a lower segment; a first jamb filler retained by the jamb filler recess in the upper segment; and a second jamb filler retained by the jamb filler recess and each having a length substantially the same as a respective one of said sashes in the lower segment.
- 26. The window assembly as recited in claim 25, further comprising a check rail seal secured to the jamb liner between the upper segment and the lower segment.
- 27. A window assembly, comprising:upper and lower sashes each having a sash length; a side jamb with interior finish elements; a window jamb component assembly securing the upper and lower sashes to the side jamb, the window jamb component assembly including sash carriages spaced apart by a jamb filler recess; a first jamb filler retained by the jamb filler recess, the first jamb filler including a clad and the first jamb filler having a length substantially the same as a respective one of the sashes surface that matches the interior finish elements of the side jamb surface that is similar in appearance to the interior finish elements of the side jamb and the first jamb filler having a length substantially the same as a respective one of said sashes.
- 28. The window assembly as recited in claim 27, wherein the side jamb includes exterior finish elements, and further comprising a second jamb filler retained by the jamb filler recess, the second jamb filler including a clad surface that matches the exterior finish elements of the side jamb.
- 29. The window assembly as recited in claim 28, wherein the second jamb filler and the exterior finish elements on the side jamb are aluminum.
- 30. The window assembly as recited in claim 28, wherein the first jamb filler and the interior finish elements on the side jamb are wood.
- 31. The window assembly as recited in claim 28, wherein the jamb filler recess includes an upper segment and a lower segment and the first jamb filler is retained by the lower segment and the second jamb filler is retained by the upper segment.
- 32. A window assembly, comprising:upper and lower sashes; a side jamb; a window jamb component assembly securing the upper and lower sashes to the side jamb, the window jamb component assembly including sash carriages spaced apart by a jamb filler recess, the sash carriages including interior walls having front edges; and a jamb filler retained by the jamb filler recess, the jamb filler including a planar clad surface that is aligned with the front edges of the interior walls.
- 33. The window assembly as recited in claim 32, wherein the planar clad surface covers a portion of the jamb filler recess.
RELATED APPLICATIONS
This patent application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/459,141 filed Dec. 10, 1999, now issued as U.S. Pat. No. 6,305,126 which is incorporate herein by reference. This patent application is related to pending patent applications entitled: WINDOW SASH POSITION MAINTAINER, Ser. No. 09/328,085, filed Jun. 8, 1999, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,141,913; and ACTUATOR FOR WINDOW SASH RETENTION MECHANISM, Ser. No. 09/450,648, filed Nov. 23, 1999, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,588,150, each of which is assigned to a common assignee. The related applications arc incorporated herein by reference in their entirety.
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