| Awning window |
Awning windows have top-hinged sashes that swing open and upward. |
| Balance Pocket |
The space in which the balance system operates. |
| Balance System |
A mechanical system that assists in lifting the window sashes and keeping them in place. More specifically, it is a device for holding vertically sliding sashes in any desired position through the use of a spring or weight to counterbalance the weight of the sash. |
| Bay Window |
A bay window projects away from the wall in a building, and extends to the ground. The bay window has three lites, and is usually angled at 30 or 45 degrees when the windows are connected to each other. |
| Bow Window |
A window that incorporates the use of small angle mullions, usually angled at 15 degrees or less to connect anywhere from three to seven lites together. This gives a rounded effect to the unit by projecting from the wall in the shape of an arc, commonly consisting of five sashes. |
| Cam Lock |
The locking system that keeps the window closed by pulling the sashes together when placed in the locked position. |
| Casement Window |
Casement windows project outward and can be entirely opened. They are hinged at the sides. Casement windows open up the room to more air and light, and the inward closing action makes a tighter weather seal in windy conditions. |
| Deadlite |
A piece of glass or IG unit with a sash profile around it, so it is not set within the main frame of a window unit. |
| Double Hung Window |
A window with two vertically moving sashes, each responsible for closing a different part of the window. Both the upper and the lower sash are operable along the two tracks. A half or full screen is located on the outside of the frame in its own track. |
| Double Slider |
A sliding window with two moving sashes. |
| Double Strength Glass |
A thicker pane of glass, 1/8 of an inch thick. |
| Drip Cap |
A horizontal molding to divert water from the top casing, so that the water drips beyond the outside of the frame. |
| Dual-Night Vents |
Limits window movement, allowing them to only open up to a certain point. Serves as security hardware. |
| Egress Windows |
A window which meets the opening size requirements set by the Uniform Building Code for emergency exiting requirements. |
| Entry Door |
A door that is hinged from either side. |
| Equalite |
In a single or double hung window, the upper and lower sections are equal in height. |
| Extrude |
To shape or form by forcing through an opening, or by heating metal to a semi-plastic condition through dies by the use of hydraulic power. For example, extruded metal, extruded rods, or extruded shapes. |
| Fiberglass |
A composite material made by embedding glass fibers in a polymer matrix. May be used for diffusing material in a sheet form, or as a standard sash and frame element. |
| Frame |
A structure for encasing and bordering that gives shape or support to a window. |
| French Door |
A door that is hinged from the outside and consists of two pieces. |
| Garden Window |
The Garden window projects outside the house, where the top, the sides and the front made of glass. This type of window is usually found in the kitchen. |
| Geometric Windows |
Specially designed windows classified as either atraight geometrics such as rectangles, triangles, trapezoids, octagons, pentagons, etc. or radius geometrics such as half-rounds, quarter-rounds, full-rounds, ellipses, brows, etc. Commonly used to personalize the home and make architectural statements. |
| Grids |
Roll-formed, rectangular, metal tubes which are suspended between two panels of glass. Primarily used as decorative horizontal or vertical bars to create the appearance of the sash being divided into smaller lites of glass. |
