Adjustable mounting system for patio doors and the like

Claim 1

An adjustable framework system for mounting a storm glass assembly adjacent a prime assembly contained within a preformed wall opening comprising first and second separate, interconnectable pieces, said first piece being a flange having first and second surfaces connected together at an angle along a common edge, said first surface having opposed planar sides for alternately facing flush against the exterior of said wall surrounding said opening, said second surface having a planar exterior side facing said first surface and an opposed interior side formed with a pair of longitudinally extending L-shaped plan profile ribbings which are in mirror image relation to one another, and said second piece being a frame having a first side facing said second surface interior side formed with longitudinally extending L-shaped plan profile channel members comprising at least a pair of end channel members disposed respectively at opposite ends of said first side in mirror image relation to one another and two spaced-apart pairs of adjacent intermediate channel members disposed between said end channel members, each pair of intermediate channel members being in mirror image relation to one another, and said frame having a second side facing into said opening formed with longitudinally extending mounting means for supporting said storm glass assembly for sliding movement in said opening, each said channel member pairing with a second adjacent one of the remaining channel members which is in mirror image relation to that each said channel member to define a mounting track for engagingly receiving said ribbings such that plural alternative said mounting tracks are provided overlapping one another for selective adjustable positioning of said frame on said flange in said opening.