A window or door assembly is disclosed consisting of a door or window pane and first and second pane retaining frame members and first and second hinge members mountable with the pane retaining members. The assembly is distinguished to conventional assemblies in that there is provided a bead of sealing material, preferably silicone rubber, adjoining abutting edges of a pivotal pane with a fixed pane of the window or door. The seal remains in place while the pane is being pivoted. The combination...

A window washing device for a windshield window of a vehicle has at least one spraying nozzle with at least one nozzle opening through which a spraying jet is sprayed onto a windshield window, the nozzle opening being adjustable so that an angle, which a direction of the nozzle opening encloses with the windshield window, is reduced with an increasing travel wind.

In a casement window, the casement fastener comprises a pivotal lever handle 5 mounted on the sash 2 through a plate 7 and a keeper 6 mounted on the casement frame 1. The keeper 6 has two similar lugs 14,15 symmetrically disposed lengthwise of the keeper plate 11. The lever handle 5 has an abutment face 10 to engage either lug 14,15 for fastening the sash, and a through slot 9 in which either lug 14,15 may be received to hold the sash in a ventilating position. The fastener may be used for right...

An improved design for both fixed and operating type windows is disclosed in which the window is thermally broken without the use of an insulating material as a thermal break. The improved windows of the present invention are designed so as to enable both fixed and operating types to be secured to the same frame member thus allowing for easy and architecturally pleasing unit stacking.

A blade holder for a louvre window comprises an elongated member having a longitudinally groove for retaining an end edge of a louvre blade, a rebate of cruciform cross-section formed in that surface of the elongated member which is disposed adjacent the surface of a window frame on which the blade holder is pivotally mounted, and a drive plate for pivotally mounting the elongated member on the window frame, the drive plate comprising a main body and a boss separated by a bearing portion, the be...

A blade holder for a louvre window comprises an elongated member having a first longitudinally extending groove with an inwardly facing opening for receiving an end edge of a louvre blade, means intermediate the ends of the member for pivotally mounting the member on a window frame element, a second longitudinally extending groove in the elongated member, parallel to the first groove, and a metal elongated reinforcement element for mounting in said second groove. The reinforcement element prefer...

This invention relates to closure systems of the kind comprising a closure member such as a window or door movable within a fixed frame consisting of two frame-like parts which have a gap between them and are connected together by connector members such as dowels or spacers, and comprising sealing and locking strips which are displaceably mounted in said gap in said fixed frame, said strips being guided by guide slots and guide connector members and each being insertable in a guide groove in the...

A heatable window, especially for optical equipment, comprising an elongate heating element located in one or more grooves formed in the window and maintained in place by adhesive material.

A vehicle window 100 comprises a glass sheet 101 bearing a coating 102. The coating 102 is a tin oxide coating located on an external face of the vehicle window, and has been polished after deposition. Such a coating can confer increased abrasion resistance, and facilitates removal of frozen condensation. The coating may be electrically conductive so that it reduces the emissivity of the coated face in respect of infra-red radiation having wavelengths greater than 3 micrometers. A method of manu...

A material used to fabricate sashes used by window assemblies. The material comprises a foam core covered by a cladding material. The foam core acts as a filler and provides insulation, while the cladding material protects the foam core from the environment and physical abuse. Often, a structural assembly or member is provided to stiffen the sash material. The cladding and structural assembly are placed into a mold and resin is injected into the mold between the cladding and the structural assem...