Frame with Fasteners Securing Aligned Members and Methods for Forming Same

摘要

A frame assembly for windows and doors includes a pair of side members and a pair of generally parallel cross members, each extending along a unique member axis. The cross members include a first frame portion and a second frame portion that extend generally along the member axis and are connected by a camming fastener that draws together and secures the first and second frame portions. A method of fabricating a shutter assembly includes forming a pair of C-shaped partial-frames, each from a side member coupled to portions of two cross-members. The method includes co-axially aligning corresponding portions of the two cross-members along two axes and joining the two C-shaped partial-frames with camming fasteners.

主权项

1. A frame assembly comprising:
a pair of side members; and a pair of generally parallel cross members extending between the side members and spaced apart from one another, each cross member extending along a unique member axis; wherein at least a first of the cross members comprises a first frame portion and a second frame portion that extend generally along the first member axis, the first and second frame portions being joinable together at a joint by a first fastener, the fastener comprising:
a pin member extending from the end of the first frame portion in a direction generally parallel to the first member axis and insertable into a recess in the second frame portion; anda receiving member having a cam surface engagable with the pin member and being mounted in and rotatable within the second frame portion and adapted to draw together the first and second frame portions when the receiving member is rotated while engaging the pin member.