US 12,134,931 B2
Spacer frame with rising locking member
William A. Briese, Hinckley, OH (US)
Assigned to GED Integrated Solutions, Inc., Glenwillow, OH (US)
Filed by GED INTEGRATED SOLUTIONS, INC., Glenwillow, OH (US)
Filed on Aug. 18, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/405,401.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/066,934, filed on Aug. 18, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0056754 A1, Feb. 24, 2022
Int. Cl. E06B 3/663 (2006.01); E06B 3/667 (2006.01); E06B 3/673 (2006.01)
CPC E06B 3/66309 (2013.01) [E06B 3/667 (2013.01); E06B 3/67313 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A spacer frame assembly comprising:
a substantially linear channel comprising two lateral walls connected by a base wall, the channel having first and second ends that, when assembled, includes at least three sides and corresponding corners between each of the sides;
the linear channel further includes a nose portion of the first end and a receiving portion of the second end having a channel for receiving the nose portion; and
the nose portion comprising a first undulation in the first end and a first aperture and the receiving portion comprising a second undulation in the second end and a second locking aperture having a projection, the first and second undulations nesting when said ends are in an assembled position and the first locking aperture residing within and aligning with the second aperture aligning to form a through-hole when said ends are in the assembled position.