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US3992833A
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Apparatus for mounting a window or a door frame
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1975-06-03
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Granted: 1976-11-23
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Expires: 1995-06-03
Abstract
Abstract A door or window frame is provided at a pair of opposite locations with tilting means mounting the frame in a wall opening for pivotal movement about an axis perpendicular to these sides of the frame. The frame is also equipped with fixing means which may be extended to engage the structure once the frame is in place. Where necessary, holding devices which are engaged upon pivotal movement of the frame are provided upon the frame and the structure along sides other than those carrying the tilting means, all of the several means and devices being locked once the frame is properly positioned by locking nuts or the like.
Inventors
- 👤 Josef Hulinsky
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 06:50
CPC Classifications
E; E06; E06B; E06B1/00; E06B1/56; E06B1/60; E06B1/6069; E06B1/6076; E06B1/6015; E06B1/6023; E06B1/603
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 25
Claim 1
Independent Claim
242 words
An apparatus for fastening a frame in an upright wall opening of a structure, comprising said wall opening having opposite vertical sides; respective tilting means mounted in said wall opening and pivotally engaging said frame between each of said sides and a respective side of said frame, each of said tilting means including a pair of members defining a pivot axis and relatively rotatable about said axis, one of the members of each pair being insertable into the other member in a direction transverse to the axis, a first member of each pair being mounted on said frame and a second member of each pair being mounted on said structure; and a plurality of fixing means mounted on at least one other side of said frame and engageable with said structure in said opening for securing said frame in place therein, one member of each pair including a base plate mounted on a respective side of said opening and facing said frame, a lug spaced-from and substantially parallel to said base plate, and means connecting said lug to said base plate, said lug having an upwardly extending slot opening at an upper edge thereof, the other member of said pair being a head screw having a shank receivable in said slot and a head receivable between said lug and said base plate, said frame being formed with internally threaded bores receiving internally-and-externally threaded bushings, said head screws being threaded into said bushings.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
242 words
An apparatus for fastening a frame in an upright wall opening of a structure, comprising said wall opening having opposite vertical sides; respective tilting means mounted in said wall opening and pivotally engaging said frame between each of said sides and a respective side of said frame, each of said tilting means including a pair of members defining a pivot axis and relatively rotatable about said axis, one of the members of each pair being insertable into the other member in a direction transverse to the axis, a first member of each pair being mounted on said frame and a second member of each pair being mounted on said structure; and a plurality of fixing means mounted on at least one other side of said frame and engageable with said structure in said opening for securing said frame in place therein, one member of each pair including a base plate mounted on a respective side of said opening and facing said frame, a lug spaced-from and substantially parallel to said base plate, and means connecting said lug to said base plate, said lug having an upwardly extending slot opening at an upper edge thereof, the other member of said pair being a head screw having a shank receivable in said slot and a head receivable between said lug and said base plate, said frame being formed with internally threaded bores receiving internally-and-externally threaded bushings, said head screws being threaded into said bushings.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
18 words
The apparatus defined in claim 1 wherein said frame is a window frame having a window prehung therein.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
18 words
The apparatus defined in claim 1 wherein said frame is a door casing having a door prehung therein.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
39 words
The apparatus defined in claim 1 wherein said frame is part of an assembly comprising a door casing and a window frame, a door being prehung in said door casing and a window being prehung in said window frame.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
26 words
The system defined in claim 1 wherein each of said tilting means includes locking means for fixing the members of the respective pair against relative displacement.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
24 words
The apparatus defined in claim 5 wherein each of said heads has a polygonal formation engageable by a tool for rotating the respective screw.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
29 words
The apparatus defined in claim 5 wherein each of said locking means includes at least one nut threaded onto the respective screw for securing same against the respective lug.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
43 words
The apparatus defined in claim 5 wherein each of said base plates is formed with a plurality of elongated slots, said tilting means each including respective screws for securing said base plate adjustably to said structure through the slots of said base plates.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
49 words
The apparatus defined in claim 5 wherein said screws are each formed with a step smaller than the diameter of its threaded portion, said slots each having a width greater than the diameter of said step but smaller than the diameter of the threaded portions of the respective screw.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
37 words
The apparatus defined in claim 5 wherein each of said screws is formed at its end opposite the respective head with a slit engageable by a screw-driver, said frame having a through-going bore receiving the respective bushing.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
51 words
The apparatus defined in claim 1 further comprising anchor means including an element mounted on said structure and an element mounted on said frame on one of said other sides thereof and engageable upon tilting movement of said frame about said axis for securing said frame in position in said opening.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
48 words
The apparatus defined in claim 11 wherein said element mounted on said structure comprises a slot open at one end thereof and said element mounted on said frame includes a pin engageable in said slot through said end, and locking means for fixing said elements against relative displacement.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
61 words
The apparatus defined in claim 12 wherein said plate is provided with a plurality of elongated windows, said anchor means including screws traversing said windows and securing said plate of said structure, said plate being provided with a pair of bends projecting away from said structure and defining said slot between them, said pin having a head receivable behind said bends.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
33 words
The apparatus defined in claim 13 wherein said bends are inclined toward one another and toward said frame, said head being conical with a taper corresponding to the angle included between said bends.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
24 words
The apparatus defined in claim 13 wherein said anchor means further comprises a thread carrier received in said frame and threadly receiving said screw.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
18 words
The apparatus defined in claim 13 wherein said locking means includes a locking nut threaded onto said screw.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
60 words
The apparatus defined in claim 1 wherein said frame has a pair of vertical sides and a pair of horizontal sides, at least two such fixing means being provided at spaced apart locations on each of said other sides, said fixing means each comprising a compression device pressing the respective frame side away from the juxtaposed portion of said structure.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
19 words
The apparatus defined in claim 17 wherein two such devices are provided along each horizontal side of the frame.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
19 words
The apparatus defined in claim 17 wherein two such devices are provided along each vertical side of the frame.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
58 words
The apparatus defined in claim 22 wherein said first body comprises a pressure plate anchored in said frame, said frame being formed with a bore aligned with said pressure plate, and a threaded sleeve received in said bore and retained therein by said pressure plate, said sleeve being provided with an internal thread receiving the last mentioned screw.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
30 words
The apparatus defined in claim 20 wherein last mentioned screw is formed with a prismatic portion engageable for rotation of said screw relative to at least one of said bodies.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
63 words
The apparatus defined in claim 17 wherein each of said devices includes a first body fixed in said frame against displacement relative thereto, a second body engageable with said structure in said opening against displacement relative to said structure, and a screw threadably received in one of said bodies and bearing upon the other of said bodies while spanning a space between them.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
26 words
The apparatus defined in claim 22 wherein both of said bodies are plates formed with barbs adapted to penetrate into said frame and said structure respectively.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
34 words
The apparatus defined in claim 23, further comprising a pair of locking nuts on said screw adapted to be brought up against each of said bodies for locking said bodies in mutually fixed locations.
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