US 12,215,536 B2
Mulling system for plural fenestration assemblies with joining plates and deflectable seal member therebetween
Jonathan Funk, Huntersville, NC (US); David Lee Yagla, Klamath Falls, OR (US); and Philip Steven Perkins, Klamath Falls, OR (US)
Assigned to JELD-WEN, Inc.
Filed by JELD-WEN, Inc., Charlotte, NC (US)
Filed on Sep. 7, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/930,134.
Prior Publication US 2024/0076930 A1, Mar. 7, 2024
Int. Cl. E06B 1/60 (2006.01)
CPC E06B 1/6007 (2013.01) 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A mulling system for mulling a first fenestration frame that supports a first glazing unit to a second fenestration frame that supports a second glazing unit, the mulling system comprising:
a first joining plate with a first inner face configured to overlie a first outer edge of the first fenestration frame to removably attach the first joining plate to the first fenestration frame, the first joining plate including a first outer face facing opposite the first inner face, the first inner face including a first recessed channel;
a second joining plate configured to overlie and removably attach to a second outer edge of the second fenestration frame, the second joining plate including a second outer face, the second joining plate configured to engage the first joining plate to join together the first fenestration frame and the second fenestration frame with the first outer face facing the second outer face;
a deflectable seal member attached to the first joining plate and having a sealing surface that faces away from the first outer face, the sealing surface configured to deflect and seal against the second outer face of the second joining plate; and
a first sealing strip that is received within the first recessed channel to seal between and abut the first inner face and the first outer edge of the first fenestration frame.