Modular fenestration system

摘要

A modular fenestration system includes a collection of standardized functional units such as double hung window units, casement window units, picture window units, transom units, and the like. The functional units all share common sightlines, common glass set-back, common interfaces, common design language, and are sized according to a unique modular or incremental sizing grid. The sizing grid specifies individual window units in terms of the rough opening size in which they are designed to be installed. Individual functional units are easily combinable in a vast array of combinations to create a large number of possible composite window units. The system also includes a collection of interior and exterior trim units, grilles, and hardware in various architectural styles that can be attached to installed standardized functional units via the common interfaces to match the architecture of a particular home or building.

主权项

1. A method of specifying individual functional window units in a modular fenestration system that includes a collection of individual functional window units, the collection comprising functional window units of different configurations with each configuration comprising functional window units of different sizes, each respective configuration of the functional window units of different configurations having at least one physical attribute that is common to the functional window units of other configurations of the functional window units of different configurations, the method comprising the steps of establishing an array of roughed-in opening sizes that vary by a predetermined increment, sizing each of the functional window units of the collection to fit within a corresponding one of the roughed-in opening sizes of the established array, wherein the size of each functional window unit is different than the corresponding roughed-in opening size, and specifying each functional window unit of the collection by the roughed-in opening size in which it is sized to fit.