US2554915A

US2554915A - Frame and panel construction

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Publication number: US2554915A
Application number: US36318A
Authority: US
Inventors: Paul E Metts
Original assignee: ALUMINUM PRODUCTS CORP
Current assignee: ALUMINUM PRODUCTS Corp
Priority date: 1948-07-01
Filing date: 1948-07-01
Publication date: 1951-05-29
Anticipated expiration: 1968-05-29

Description

y 9, 1951 P. E. METTS 2,554,915

FRAME AND PANEL CONSTRUCTION Filed July 1, 1948 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 9 iNvENToR Mf@ U EM TTS P. E. METTS FRAME AND PANEL CONSTRUCTION May 29, 1 951 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed July 1, 1948 INVENTOR P L E .METTS :9 1/114;

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INVENTOR FRAME AND PANEL CONSTRQCTION RNA May 29, 1951 Filed July 1, 1948 Patented May 29, 1951 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE FRAME AND PANEL CONSTRUCTION Paul E. Metts, Crafton, Pa., assignor to Aluminum Products Corporation, Pittsbur h, Pa., a corporation of Pennsylvania Application July 1, 1948, Serial No. 36,318

3 Claims.

This invention relates to a frame and panel I construction for a window or a door, particularly for the kind of storm window described in my copending application Serial No. 692,407, filed August 23, 1946, for Metal Storm Window.

Frames with removable panels have been 1 proposed heretofore, having one panel held .in place by pivoted clips.

The pivoted clips tend to loosen after some use and do not hold the panel firmly and positively. Moreover, these clips take time and effort to fasten and detract from the appearance of the construction. I have invented a novel frame and panel construction whereby these pivoted clips are eliminated and c the panels are more readily mounted in the sash and are firmly held therein. The panels may be glazed or screened, as desired.

Figure 1 is a front view of my frame and panel construction from the outside;

Figure 2 is an enlarged vertical partial sectional view of the frame and panels, through the line 22 in Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a similar sectional view with the lower panel swung back;

Figure 4 is a front view of the glazed upper panel from the outside;

"Figure 9 is a cross-sectional view of the frame and upper panel through the lin IX --IX in Figure 1;

Figure 10 is a front view of the glazed lower panel from the outside;

Figures 11-, 12 and 13 are enlarged isometric sectional views of the top member, a side member and the bottom member, respectively, of the glazed lower panel taken through the lines XIXI, XII- -XII and XIIL-XIII, respectively, in Figure 10;

Figure 14 is a front view of a screened lower panel; and

Figures 15, 16 and 17 are enlarged isometric sectional views of the top member, a side member and. the bottom member, respectively, of the screened lower panel taken through the lines XV-XV, XVI-XVI and XVII-XVII in Figure l4.- I

Referring in detail to the drawings, the con- Struction of my invention comprises a frame I0 iii) in which are removably mounted an upper glazed panel I I and a lower glazed panel I 2. The frame is adapted to be mounted in a building with the side shown in Figure l facing outwardly and the reverse side of the frame facing inwardly.

The frame I0 comprises an upper cross-member I3, side members I4 and I5, and a lower cross-member i6, The upper cross-member I3 has an outer flange I3 and inner flange I9 extending downwardly therefrom and forming a channel H. As shown in Figure 9, the side member It has flanges 20' and 2I extending inwardly to form a channel 22, a flange 23 extending to overlap one side of the panels on the outside, and a spring clip 24 extending to overlap said one side of the upper panel on the inside. The side member I5 has corresponding inward flanges 30 and 3| forming a channel 32, a flange 33 to overlap the opposite side of the panels on the outside, and a spring clip 34 extending to overlap said opposite side of the upper panel on the inside. As shownin Figures 2' and 3, the lower cross-member I6 has an upwardly extending flange 26 and a horizontal surface 27 extending infront of the flange 26,. for the purpose of interlocking with the bottom of the lower panel.

The glazed upper panel I] has a top crossmember 36, side memberssi and 38, and a bottom cross-member 3-9, as shown in Figure 4. A pane cf'glass is mounted in the panel as illustrated in Figu1'es 2,.3 and 6-9, andt'he' manner of joining the members is illustrated in the exploded view in Figure 5; the details of' the glazing and joining are described more fully in my above mentioned co-pending application Serial No. 692,407. The upper part of the top cross-member 36 is adapted to be inserted slidably in' the channel I"! of the frame member I3, as shown in Figures 2 and 3. The side member 37 has a channel which opens outwardly and is adapted to interlock in verticalsliding engagement withthe side channel 22 of the frame, as shown in Figure 9. The other side member 38 has a corresponding channel 4| adapted to slida'bly interlock with side channel 32 of the frame. fhe channels 40 and M are open at both ends, as shown in Figure 4, in order thatthey may slidably interlock with the frame. The bottom cross-member 39 has

flanges

42 and 43 extending downwardly along its lower portion and forming channel 45 along the bottom of the upper panel. The flange 43 is on the inward side of the panel and has an inwardly extending projection 45 to provide a convenient inside member 50, side members 5| and 52, and a bottom cross-member 53, as shown in Figure 10. The members are joined and glazed as in the case of the panel II. The top cross-member 50 is adapted to fit slidably and rotatably in the channel 44 along the bottom of the upper panel, as shown in Figures 2 and 3. The side members 5! and *52 of the lower panel are of the same cross-section and spacing as the side members 3! and 38 of the upper panel, and likewise interlock in vertical slidable engagement with the

side channels

22 and 32, respectively,'of the frame. The bottom cross-member 53 has a downwardly extending flange 54 and a flat lower surface 56 extending inwardly behind the flange 54. The flange 54 and surface 56 are adapted to interlock with surface 21 and flange 26 of the lower crossmember [6 0f the frame, as shown inFigureZ, to provide a weather seal and to hold the bottom of the lower panel against inward movement when the lower panel is in its lowermost position in the frame.

The vertical dimensions of the frame and panels may vary, but must be proportioned to permit sufficient upward movement of the panels to disengage the flange 54 of the lower panel from the flange 26 of the frame, so that the lower panel may be raised and swung inwardly for removal as illustrated in Figures 2 and 3 and as hereinafter explained. Theinner flange I9 at the top of the frame should extend down sufficiently to overlap the top of the upper panel when both panels are mounted in the frame in their lowermost position, so that the said flange IE will provide a weatherseal and also add its support to that of the

spring clips

24 and 34 in holding the upper panel against inward movement.

' The panels may be placed in the frame as follows:. the upper 'panel II is positioned with its

channels

40 and 41 in sliding engagement with the

side channels

22 and 32 of the frame 10, and with its top cross-member below the

spring clips

24 and 34; the upper panel is then slid vertically up until its top cross-member 36i held against further upward movement by the channel ll of the frame (shown in Figure 3). The lower panel 12 is then placed at an angle to the upper panel as shown inFigure 3, with the top of the lower panel aligned in the channel 44 of the upper ,panel. The lower panel is then swung toward the frame until its channeled side members fully engage the channeled side members of the frame. Both panels are then lowered by grasping the projection 45 on the upper panel and pulling down. The upper panel slides down with its lower channel fitting over the top of the lower panel (shown in Figure 2). Both panels move down together until the flanged bottom of the lower panel interlocks with the flanged l'ower cross-member of the frame. The panels are then flrmly mounted in the frame, as shown in Figure 2.

The panels may be removed as follows: both panels are raised by grasping the projection 55 on the lower panel and pushing up to disengage thebottom of the lower panel from the frame, and then pullinginwardly to remove the lower panel. The upper panel may then be removed by grasping its projection 45 and first pulling down cross-member 6| with a curved channel 62 as shown in Figure 15, a bottom cross-member 63 with a curved channel as shown in Figure 16, and

side members

65 and 66 with similar curved channels, the channel of member 65 being shown at 61 in Figure 17. The screen is mounted in the panel by rolling the edges of the screen around four rods and forcing the rods into the respective channels. The panel is adapted to be mounted in the frame in the same way as the corresponding glazed panel l2. However, the

side members

65 and 66 do not have channels like

channels

40 and 41 of panel ll (compare Figures 1'7 and 7) because an interlocking weather seal is not needed for a screened panel and the screened

panel side members

65 and 66 are sufficiently engaged for vertical sliding movement by the flanges 2| and 23 of one frame side member and flanges 3| and 33 of the other frame side member (these flanges are shown in Figure 9). The side members of the screened panel and the means" of inserting the screen in the panel are described in more detail in my above-mentioned co-pending application Serial No. 692,407.

The embodiment of my invention illustrated in the attached drawings is specifically designed for use as a storm window. It may, however, be mounted as a regular window of a house. The frame and panel members are formed of metal and are especially adapted to be formed of eX- truded pieces of light metals, such as aluminum. This provides a strong, light and eificient construction, and this construction is obviously adaptable for other uses such as in storm doors or other doors as well as in windows.

Although I have illustrated and described a preferred embodiment of the invention, it will be recognized that changes in the details and arrangement disclosed may be-made without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the appended claims.

I claim: 7

l. A frame and panel construction comprising a rectangular frame with a'pair of extruded metal horizontal cross-members and a pair of extruded metal vertical side-members, and a plurality of coplanar abutting panels mounted in the frame for removal from the rear of the frame, each panel having a pair of extruded metal horizontal cross-members and a pair of extruded metal vertical side-members, said sidemembers of the frame having integral vertical flanges extending normal to the frame and forming channels opening toward the rear of the frame and said side-members of the panels having integral channel-forming flanges extending parallel to the first-mentioned flanges and slidably interlocking therewith to permit vertical movement of the panels'in the frame and removal of the panels in a direction normal to the plane of the frame, and the upper one of said cross-members of the frame having a pair of spaced integral flanges forming a downwardly opening channel adapted slidably to receive the top of the upper cross-member of the top-panel upon upward movement thereof and the'lower of said crossemembers of the frame having an upwardly extending flange adapted to interlock with the lower cross-member of the bottom panel upon downward movement thereof, with the lower cross-member of all but the lowermost of the panels having a pair of spaced integral flanges forming a downwardly opening channel adapted slidably to receive the top of the adjacent upper equipped with a screen. The panel has a top cross-member of the panel therebelow; whereby the panels are readily mounted in and dismounted from the frame and the adjacent sideand cross-members of the frame and panels are all in secure and weather-sealed interlocking relation when the panelsare in place in the frame.

2. A frame and panel construction comprising a rectangular frame with a pair of extruded metal horizontal cross-members and a pair of extruded metal vertical side-members, and a plurality of coplanar abutting panels mounted in the frame for removal from the rear of the frame, each panel having a pair of extruded metal horizontal cross-members and a pair of extruded metal vertical side-members, said side-members of the frame having integral vertical flanges which extend normal to the frame across, in the case of one flange, the whole depth of the frame and form channels opening toward the rear of the frame and said side-members of the panels having integral channel-forming flanges extending parallel to the first-mentioned flanges and slidably interlocking therewith to permit vertical movement of the panels in the frame and removal of the panels in a direction normal to the plane of the frame, and the upper one of said cross-members of the frame having a pair of spaced integral flanges forming a downwardly opening channel adapted slidably to receive the top of the upper cross-member of the top panel upon upward movement thereof and the lower of said cross-members of the frame having an upwardly extending flange adapted to interlock with the lower cross-member of the bottom panel upon downward movement thereof, with the lower cross-member of all but the lowermost of the panels having a pair of spaced integral flanges forming a downwardly opening channel adapted slidably to receive the top of the adjacent upper cross-member of the panel therebelow, and with the said side-members of the frame each also having an integral vertical flange extending parallel to the plane of the frame and overlapping the adjacent panel side-members in order to limit movement of the panels toward the front of the 3. A frame and panel construction comprising a rectangular frame with a pair of extruded metal horizontal cross-members and a pair of extruded metal vertical side-members, and a plurality of coplanar abutting panels mounted in the frame for removal from the rear of the frame, each panel having a pair of extruded metal horizontal cross-members and a pair of extruded metal vertical side-members, said side-members of the frame having integral vertical flanges extending normal to the frame and forming channels opening toward the rear of the frame and said sidemembers of the panels having integral channelforming flanges extending parallel to the firstmentioned flanges and slidably interlocking therewith to permit vertical movement of the panels in the frame and removal of the panels in a direction normal to the plane of the frame, and the upper one of said cross-members of the frame having a pair of spaced integral flanges forming a downwardly opening channel adapted slidably to receive the top of the upper cross-member of the top panel upon upward movement thereof and the lower of said cross-members of the frame having an upwardly extending flange adapted to interlock with the lower cross-member of the bottom panel upon downward movement thereof, with the lower cross-member of all but the lowermost of the panels having a pair of spaced integral flanges forming a downwardly opening channel adapted slidably to receive the top of the adjacent upper cross-member of the panel therebelow, and with the top of the upper cross-member of each panel being in the form of an inverted L in cross-section, the tail of the L being rearwardly extending, whereby the panels are readily mounted in and dismounted from the frame and the adjacent sideand cross-members of the frame and panels are all in secure and weather-sealed interlocking relation when the panels are in place in the frame.

PAUL E. METTS.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,272,039 Hausmann July 9, 1918 2,402,112 Gee June 11, 1946 2,430,059 Krantz Nov. 4, 1947 2,430,615 Levine Nov. 11, 1947