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Old 11-06-2024, 06:14 AM   #1
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Exclamation RV Window - Pain!

The slide type windows in my RV were sort of a "pain" to open. I found the surface area small enough to cause minor pain in my fingers when lifting them on the conventional latch/lift. Sometimes the window would slip and crash closed.
I made tabs that snap over the existing tabs that make opening and closing the slide windows easier and "safer".


Take a look and let me know what you think.


thanks
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Old 11-06-2024, 06:40 AM   #2
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Brilliant!
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Old 11-06-2024, 06:50 AM   #3
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Thank you! I made a short video on how to install -
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Old 11-06-2024, 09:13 AM   #4
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Those are fantastic!

Are you planning to market them? I could use six of them.


Our slide windows are difficult at best to open and this looks like the perfect fix.


Be safe!
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Old 11-06-2024, 09:29 AM   #5
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Those are fantastic!

Are you planning to market them? I could use six of them.


Our slide windows are difficult at best to open and this looks like the perfect fix.


Be safe!
I agree! I would also be extremely willing to purchase some. The other thing I hate is the freaking screens. There are two of them that were out on my travel trailer when I bought it and I have never been able to figure out how to get them back in.
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Old 11-06-2024, 11:56 AM   #6
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The slide type windows in my RV were sort of a "pain" to open. I found the surface area small enough to cause minor pain in my fingers when lifting them on the conventional latch/lift. Sometimes the window would slip and crash closed.
I made tabs that snap over the existing tabs that make opening and closing the slide windows easier and "safer".


Take a look and let me know what you think.


thanks
Where can I get those?

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Old 11-06-2024, 02:59 PM   #7
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Those are perfect. Much better than this solution from 12 years ago. https://www.keystoneforums.com/forum...ead.php?t=8619
But where to get these?
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Old 11-07-2024, 05:54 AM   #8
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OK members...... Just a reminder that advertising on this forum is not permitted and is clearly reflected in the Community Rules. This thread is very near to the point where a violation can occur.

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Old 11-07-2024, 08:04 AM   #9
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Thank you,please PM me and I will send some out for you to test/try. let me know what you think.



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Those are fantastic!

Are you planning to market them? I could use six of them.


Our slide windows are difficult at best to open and this looks like the perfect fix.


Be safe!
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Old 11-07-2024, 08:06 AM   #10
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oops, didn't realize! sorry, I thought since its free and want to distribute to RVers to see what they think, thought I was safe.

Please advise as to how best to conform to these restrictions. Thanks



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OK members...... Just a reminder that advertising on this forum is not permitted and is clearly reflected in the Community Rules. This thread is very near to the point where a violation can occur.

While the product may be something a few members would want to buy, it still "dances around the topic of SPAM". Without a Vendor Account advertising, posting links to commercial sites, private sites that sell a product are not permitted.

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Old 11-07-2024, 08:41 AM   #11
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oops, didn't realize! sorry, I thought since its free and want to distribute to RVers to see what they think, thought I was safe.

Please advise as to how best to conform to these restrictions. Thanks
See my PM to you.
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Old 11-07-2024, 07:01 PM   #12
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Hi RVX,


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Old 11-07-2024, 07:20 PM   #13
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So then, you are someone who knows how to create new designs for 3D printers? My son got one some years back, but original design is beyond him -- he finds things to print in online libraries. The design skill is one I wish I had.

Unfortunately, my windows are the ones where the latch tabs are on top. I have to use one finger of each hand to pull the latch in, and the other three jammed inside the top slot to lift. It's truly an epic battle -- I have to rub down all the channels and gaskets with hard paraffin several times a year just to improve the process to "tough." DW absolutely cannot work those windows no matter how I lube them.
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Old 11-08-2024, 09:00 AM   #15
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So then, you are someone who knows how to create new designs for 3D printers? My son got one some years back, but original design is beyond him -- he finds things to print in online libraries. The design skill is one I wish I had.

Unfortunately, my windows are the ones where the latch tabs are on top. I have to use one finger of each hand to pull the latch in, and the other three jammed inside the top slot to lift. It's truly an epic battle -- I have to rub down all the channels and gaskets with hard paraffin several times a year just to improve the process to "tough." DW absolutely cannot work those windows no matter how I lube them.



These should help!
On the 3d stuff, I started my modifying what I found, then slowly started learning CAD software that allowed me to design my own stuff. I didn't want to learn anything new, but it just happened! lol
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Old 11-08-2024, 10:22 AM   #16
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I can't imagine how they would attach. The mechanisms don't seem at all compatible.
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Old 11-08-2024, 10:42 AM   #17
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yes, correct! These don't work with this style of window tab. I will try to find an RV window like this and design a solution.

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I can't imagine how they would attach. The mechanisms don't seem at all compatible.
Please see the photos - you are correct these only work for the tabs mounted in the "inside" of the frame.
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Old 11-11-2024, 06:58 AM   #18
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AGREED!!! i hate our widows, there must not be any wheels on the bottom to help the opening...
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