A window frame construction particularly useful in a manufactured housing unit to provide a structure for receiving and supporting at least one window and to provide coverage of ends of siding applied to the exterior of the housing unit. The window frame includes a window body member to generally ci
A window frame construction particularly useful in a manufactured housing unit to provide a structure for receiving and supporting at least one window and to provide coverage of ends of siding applied to the exterior of the housing unit. The window frame includes a window body member to generally circumscribe an opening in the housing unit, with a J-rail return member integrally formed therewith to provide a flange member for attachment of the window frame to the housing unit and to cover and secure ends of the siding in a slot formed between the flange member and the return member of the J-rail return. The return member has sufficient width to cover the siding ends even when the siding contracts during lowered temperatures. The window frame, in the preferred form, is constructed from extruded vinyl, and it is used principally for vinyl siding.
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What is claimed is: 1. A window frame for being fixedly mounted in an opening provided in a wall of a structure, the structure having a frame defining an inner wall and an outer wall, said window frame comprising: a window frame body member for being received in and circumscribing the opening in th
What is claimed is: 1. A window frame for being fixedly mounted in an opening provided in a wall of a structure, the structure having a frame defining an inner wall and an outer wall, said window frame comprising: a window frame body member for being received in and circumscribing the opening in the wall and adapted to extend from proximate the outer wall toward the inner wall when received in the opening, said window frame body member having a retainer means for receiving and supporting at least one window, said window frame body member having a header portion, a sill portion, and first and second jamb portions; a J-rail return member integrally formed with said window frame body member so as to extend outward from said window frame body member when said window frame body member is received in the opening, said J-rail return member having a) a flange portion for extending radially around the opening and for attachment of said window frame to the structure, b) a projecting portion extending away from said flange portion in a direction perpendicular to said flange portion, wherein the projecting portion of said header portion is continuous and unperforated from an outer edge of said first jamb section to said outer edge of second jamb section, and c) a return portion having a proximate edge and a distal edge, said proximate edge being connected to an outermost extent of said projecting portion, said return portion being substantially parallel with said flange portion to define a substantially rectangularly shaped slot between said return portion and said flange portion, said slot having an opening at said distal edge of said return portion for accepting siding to be attached to the outer wall of the structure, said return portion having a width id="INS-S-00002" date="20080205" of at least about 3/4 inch and effective id="INS-S-00002" to cover the siding id="DEL-S-00002" date="20080205" even during any contraction of the sidingid="DEL-S-00002" id="INS-S-00003" date="20080205" and to accommodate movement of said siding due to thermal fluctuationid="INS-S-00003" , said J rail return id="DEL-S-00003" date="20080205" portionid="DEL-S-00003" id="INS-S-00004" date="20080205" member id="INS-S-00004" of said header portion being aligned with the J-rail return id="DEL-S-00004" date="20080205" portionid="DEL-S-00004" id="INS-S-00005" date="20080205" member id="INS-S-00005" of said jamb portions thereby serving as a rain gutter for said window frame whereby said window frame can be installed as a unit within the opening of the structure with minimal labor to receive at least one window and the siding in a secure manner. 2. The window frame of claim 1 wherein said window frame body member is of extruded vinyl and said J-rail id="DEL-S-00005" date="20080205" portionid="DEL-S-00005" id="INS-S-00006" date="20080205" return member id="INS-S-00006" is integrally formed with said window body member. 3. The window frame of claim 1 wherein said distal edge of said return portion is provided with a raised bead on a side toward said flange portion, said raised bead for reducing chaffing of the siding during any movement of the siding. 4. The window frame of claim 1 further comprising a window body extension member slidably associated with said window frame body member to extend said window frame to the inner wall of the structure. 5. A window frame for being fixedly mounted in an opening provided in a wall of a structure, the structure having a frame defining an inner wall and an outer wall, said window frame comprising: a window frame body member for being received in and circumscribing the opening in the wall and adapted to extend from proximate the outer wall toward the inner wall when received in the opening, said window frame body member having a header portion, a sill portion, and first and second jamb portions and a retainer for receiving and supporting at least one window, a J-rail return member integrally formed with said window frame body member so as to extend outward from said window frame body member when said window frame body member is received in the opening, said J-rail return member having a) a id="INS-S-00007" date="20080205" continuous id="INS-S-00007" flange portion for extending radially around the id="INS-S-00008" date="20080205" entire id="INS-S-00008" opening and for attachment of said window frame to the structure, b) a projecting portion extending away from said flange portion in a direction perpendicular to said flange portion, and c) a return portion having a proximate edge and a distal edge, said proximate edge being connected to said projecting portion, said return portion being substantially parallel with said flange portion to define a substantially rectangularly shaped slot between said return portion and said flange portion, said slot having an opening at said distal edge of said return portion for accepting siding to be attached to the outer wall of the structure, said return portion having a width id="INS-S-00009" date="20080205" of at least about 3/4 inch and effective id="INS-S-00009" to cover the siding id="DEL-S-00006" date="20080205" even during any contraction of the sidingid="DEL-S-00006" id="INS-S-00010" date="20080205" and to accommodate movement of said siding due to thermal fluctuationid="INS-S-00010" , said J rail return id="DEL-S-00007" date="20080205" portionid="DEL-S-00007" id="INS-S-00011" date="20080205" member id="INS-S-00011" of said header portion being aligned with the J-rail return id="DEL-S-00008" date="20080205" portionid="DEL-S-00008" id="INS-S-00012" date="20080205" member id="INS-S-00012" of said jamb portions thereby serving as a rain gutter for said window frame whereby said window frame can be installed as a unit within the opening of the structure with minimal labor to receive at least one window and the siding in a secure manner. 6. The window frame of claim 5 wherein the distal edge of the return portion is provided with a raised bead on a side toward the flange portion for reducing chaffing of the siding during any movement of the siding. 7. The window frame of claim 5 which further comprises a window body extension member slidably associated with the window frame body member to extend the window frame to the inner wall of the structure. id="INS-S-00013" date="20080205" 8. A window assembly comprising a window frame fixedly mounted in an opening provided in a wall of a structure, the structure having a frame defining an inner wall and an outer wall, said window frame comprising: a window frame body member for being received in and circumscribing the opening in the wall and adapted to extend from proximate the outer wall toward the inner wall when received in the opening, said window frame body member having a retainer for receiving and supporting at least one window said window frame body member having a header portion, a sill portion and a first and second jamb portions, a J-rail return member integrally formed with said window frame body member so as to extend outward from said window frame body member when said window frame body member is received in the opening, said J-rail return member having a) a flange portion for extending radially around the opening and for attachment of said window frame to the structure said flange portion fastened to said wall; b) a projecting portion extending away from said flange portion in a direction perpendicular to said flange portion, wherein the projecting portion of said header portion is continuous and unperforated from said first jamb section to said second jamb section, and c) a return portion having a proximate edge and a distal edge, said proximate edge being connected to an outermost extent of said projecting portion, said return portion being substantially parallel with said flange portion to define a substantially rectangularly-shaped slot between said return portion and said flange portion, said slot having an opening at said distal edge of said return portion for accepting siding to be attached to the outer wall of the structure, said return portion having a width of at least about 3/4 inch and effective to cover the siding and to accommodate movement of said siding due to thermal fluctuation, whereby said window frame is installed as a unit within the opening of the structure with minimal labor to receive at least one window; and siding covering said wall said siding having terminal edges in said J rail return member surrounding said window and at least one bottom edge in said J rail return member on said header portion and an upper edge of said siding in said channel in said sill portion said J rail return member on said header portion acting as a rain gutter for said window frame.id="INS-S-00013" id="INS-S-00014" date="20080205" 9. The window frame assembly claimed in claim 8 wherein said projecting portion on said header portion is unperforated from said first jamb section to said second jamb section.id="INS-S-00014" id="INS-S-00015" date="20080205" 10. The window frame assembly claimed in claim 9 further comprising first and second windows in said retainer.id="INS-S-00015" id="INS-S-00016" date="20080205" 11. A window frame for being fixedly mounted in an opening provided in a wall of a structure, the structure having a frame defining an inner wall and an outer wall, said window frame comprising: a window frame body member for being received in and circumscribing the opening in the wall and adapted to extend from proximate the outer wall toward the inner wall when received in the opening, said window frame body member having a retainer for receiving and supporting at least one window said window frame body member having a header portion, a sill portion and a first and second jamb portions; a J-rail return member integrally formed with said window frame body member so as to extend outward from said window frame body member when said window frame body member is received in the opening, said J-rail return member having a) a continuous flange portion for extending radially around the entire opening and for attachment of said window frame to the structure, b) a projecting portion extending away from said flange portion in a direction perpendicular to said flange portion, and c) a return portion having a proximate edge and a distal edge, said proximate edge being connected to an outermost extent of said projecting portion, said return portion being substantially parallel with said flange portion to define a substantially rectangularly-shaped slot between said return portion and said flange portion, said slot having an opening at said distal edge of said return portion for accepting siding to be attached to the outer wall of the structure, said return portion having a width of at least about 3/4 inch and effective to cover the siding and to accommodate movement of said siding due to thermal fluctuation, said J rail return member providing an unperforated channel on said header portion from beyond an inner edge of said first jamb section to beyond an inner edge of said second jamb section said J rail return member having a size effective to receive siding and conceal cut edges of said siding to provide a neat finished appearance, whereby said window frame can be installed as a unit within the opening of the structure with minimal labor to receive at least one window and the siding in a secure manner.id="INS-S-00016" id="INS-S-00017" date="20080205" 12. The window frame of claim 8 wherein said window frame body member is of extruded vinyl and said J-rail return member is integrally formed with said window body member.id="INS-S-00017" id="INS-S-00018" date="20080205" 13. The window assembly claimed in claim 8 wherein said projecting portion has a width approximately equal to a width of said siding thereby concealing any exposed edges of said siding in such a J rail return member.id="INS-S-00018"
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