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(11) EP 0 306 129 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
08.08.1990 Bulletin 1990/32

(43) Date of publication A2:
08.03.1989 Bulletin 1989/10

(21) Application number: 88305870.3

(22) Date of filing: 24.06.1988
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)4E06B 3/96, E06B 7/28
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH DE ES FR GR IT LI LU NL SE

(30) Priority: 28.08.1987 GB 8720458

(71) Applicant: ENTERPRISE WINDOWS UPVC LIMITED
Nuneaton Warwickshire CV11 6JX (GB)

(72) Inventors:
  • O'Connor, John Joseph
    Nuneaton Warwickshire, CV11 6JX (GB)
  • Hastie, Kenneth Andrew
    Nuneaton Warwickshire, CV11 6JX (GB)
  • Moore, Kevin Frederick
    Nuneaton Warwickshire, CV11 6JX (GB)

(74) Representative: Healy, Cecilia Patricia et al
E.N. Lewis & Taylor 5 The Quadrant
Coventry CV1 2EL
Coventry CV1 2EL (GB)


(56) References cited: : 
   
       


    (54) Glazing bead element for a window assembly and window assembly


    (57) In an extruded section window frame, of for example UPVC, an arched top is provided by corner glazing bead elements (14). The window section has a rear stop ele­ment (9) and a forward hook section retainer groove (15), the latter interengaging with a hook cross section (19) of each straight outer edge; (17, 18) of the corner glazing bead element (14). The element (14) has a cham­ferred arcuate edge portion (20) of part eliptical pro­file. Rear corner elements (23) having a similar profile may optionally be inserted in the rear of the frame (11).







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