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Details
Inventors: Weiss, David J.;
Assignee: Andersen Corporation (Bayport, MN)
Primary Examiner: Wood; Wynn E.
Assistant Examiner: McTigue; Aimee E.
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Merchant, Gould, Smith, Edell, Welter & Schmidt, P.A.

A bracket used to secure a window frame to a roof. The bracket has a rectangular geometry, a means of securing the bracket to the roof and a means of rotating the body along the planar axis of the bottom of a frame. The bracket has a first orientation where the long edges are parallel with the frame, and a second orientation where the short edges are parallel with the frame. The bracket is rotatable with a plurality of orientations between the first orientation and the second orientation.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION A bracket used to secure a window frame to a roof.
The bracket has a rectangular geometry, a means of securing the bracket to the roof and a means of rotating the body along the planar axis of the bottom of a frame.
The bracket has a first orientation wherein the long edges are parallel with the frame, and a second orientation wherein the short edges are parallel with the frame.
The bracket is rotatable with a plurality of orientations between the first orientation and the second orientation.
A further aspect of the invention is to provide a bracket that is easy to manufacture and designed to aid in the efficient installation of a window frame.
In accordance with a further aspect of the invention is the bracket, previously connected to frame, is secured to the roof and the roof surface in a position not to impede the installation of the frame.
In accordance with a further aspect of the invention a rounded corner is provided to aid in the rotation between the first orientation and second orientation.
A further aspect of the invention is to provide a groove that is sized and configured to allow the bracket to rotate and to secure the bracket to the roof.



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