Appeal No. 2004-2256
Application 10/042,738
1. A window frame comprising:
a first frame half;
a second frame half having a ship orientation and an
install orientation with respect to said first frame half, said
second frame half being moved between the ship and install
orientations by rotating said second frame half within its own
plane;
first connector means for releasably interconnecting
said first and second frame halves when said second frame half is
in the ship orientation, said first connector means being
integral with said first and second frame halves; and
second connector means for securely interconnecting
said first and second frame halves only when said second frame
half is in the install orientation, said second connector means
also being integral with said first and second frame halves.
13. A window frame comprising:
a first frame half including a plurality of barbs
monolithically formed with said first frame half; and
a second frame half including a plurality of receivers
monolithically formed with said second frame half, said second
frame half having both a ship orientation and an install
orientation with respect to said first frame half, said second
frame half being moved between the ship and install orientations
by rotating said second frame half within its own plane, each of
said receivers receiving one of said barbs only when said second
frame half is in the install orientation to securely interconnect
said first and second frame halves.
The references set forth below are relied upon by the
examiner in the § 102 and § 103 rejections before us:
Hopper 5,570,548 Nov. 5, 1996
Suh 6,272,801 Aug. 15, 2001
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