Pull-out window frame

Claim 1

In a window sash wherein the edges of said sash are received within an L-shaped recess defined in an adjacent structure to present a flush surface with respect to said structure, the improvement wherein said sash is constructed and is secured within said recess for ready piecewise removal from said recess in the event that there is breakage of the window pane contained by said sash, said improvement comprising said sash consisting of separate side pieces removably connected to each other at adjacent ends to form a frame, a channel defined in each side piece for reception of a window pane, first hook and loop fastener means connected to said structure along a sash facing surface of said recess, second mating hook and loop fastener means connected to at least one of said side pieces along a surface thereof facing said sash facing surface for securing each of said side pieces within said recess in flush mounted relation with respect to said structure, quick disconnect means for removably connecting said adjacent ends of said side pieces together, said quick disconnect means being accessible and removable solely from the outside of said sash while said sash lies within said L-shaped recess; and a handle connected to each side piece upon an outer portion thereof for permitting the piecewise withdrawal of each side piece from said recess after said disconnect means have been detached from the adjacent corners of each side piece and after said window pane has become broken.