Astragal

Claim 1

AN ASTRAGAL COMPRISING A CHANNEL MEMBER HAVING SPACED PARALLEL SIDE WALLS AND A BASE, MEANS DEFINING A GROOVE ON THE BASE WITHIN THE CHANNEL MEMBER WHICH IS CENTERED BETWEEN SAID SIDE WALLS, A BAR WHICH IS GENERALLY RECTANGULAR IN CROSS SECTION WITH ROUNDED CORNERS, ONE FACE OF SAID BAR HAVING A DOVE-TAIL SLOT THEREIN WHICH EXTENDS THE FULL LENGTH OF SAID BAR, SAID BAR DISPOSED WITH THE MAJOR PORTION THEREOF WITHIN THE CHANNEL MEMBER IN SLIP-FIT RELATION TO SAID SIDE WALLS AND WITH THE FACE HAVING SAID DOVE-TAIL SLOT THEREIN PROJECTING FROM SAID CHANNEL MEMBER, AN ARCUATE WIRE SPRING HAVING THE CENTRAL PORTION THEREOF SEATED WITHIN SAID GROOVE ON THE BASE OF THE CHANNEL MEMBER AND HAVING ONE END THEREOF FASTENED TO THE BAR AND THE OTHER END RESTING IN SLIP-FIT RELATION ON THE INWARDLY DIRECTED FACE OF THE BAR, MEANS TO LIMIT OUTWARD MOVEMENT OF THE BAR UNDER THE ACTION OF THE SPRING, A STRIP HAVING A BASE FITTING INTO SAID DOVE-TAIL SLOT AND HAVING PILE PROJECTING OUTWARDLY BEYOND THE FACE OF THE BAR FROM SAID SLOT, AND THE SIDES OF THE BAR IN SLIP-FIT RELATION TO THE SIDE WALLS OF SAID CHANNEL MEMBER BEING PLANAR, WHEREBY THE BAR MAY BE REVERSED WITHIN SAID CHANNEL MEMBER BY REMOVING THE PILE STRIP FROM SAID DOVE-TAIL SLOT, TURNING SAID BAR THROUGH 180* AND THEN REINSERTING IT INTO SAID CHANNEL MEMBER TO EXPOSE THE FACE OF THE BAR OPPOSITE THAT HAVING THE DOVE-TAIL SLOT THEREIN.