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| • Obscure Glass - Glass that has been made translucent instead of transparent. • Oriel - A window with the meeting rail located off center of the frame. Most oriels have a 60/40 configuration. • Overlapping and Interlocking Meeting Rail - A patented meeting rail which overlaps and interlocks both sash. • Patio door - A glass door that slides open and close on adjustable tandem rollers. Available in 2- or 3-lite configurations with the operable panel available in any position. • Picture Window - A window that has no moveable sash. • Pivot Alignment System - An exclusive hinge-type system used on hung windows. This system attaches the sash to the balance, creating perfect alignment between the sash and frame, while allowing the sash to tilt inward for cleaning. • Power Seal Spacer System or True-dual Seal - A high-performace spacer system based on four independant designs featuring a U-channel Intercept spacer dual-sealed with urethane adhesive and a hot melt butyl and an additional desiccant matrix within the spacer cavity. • Pull Handle - A handhold for sliding the sash back and forth. Handle implies that the handhold is not continuous across the sash. • Pull rail - A handhold for sliding the sash back and forth. Rail implies that the handhold is continuous across the sash. • Pull Stile - A handhold for sliding the sash back and forth. Stile implies that the handhold is continuous across the sash. |