diff --git a/servicepoint2/src/byte_grid.rs b/servicepoint2/src/byte_grid.rs
index 9cf323f..da7a0a1 100644
--- a/servicepoint2/src/byte_grid.rs
+++ b/servicepoint2/src/byte_grid.rs
@@ -9,17 +9,6 @@ pub struct ByteGrid {
 }
 
 impl ByteGrid {
-    /// Creates a new byte grid with the specified dimensions.
-    ///
-    /// returns: ByteGrid initialized to 0.
-    pub fn new(width: usize, height: usize) -> Self {
-        Self {
-            data: vec![0; width * height],
-            width,
-            height,
-        }
-    }
-
     /// Loads a byte grid with the specified dimensions from the provided data.
     ///
     /// returns: ByteGrid that contains a copy of the provided data
@@ -47,6 +36,17 @@ impl ByteGrid {
 }
 
 impl Grid<u8> for ByteGrid {
+    /// Creates a new byte grid with the specified dimensions.
+    ///
+    /// returns: ByteGrid initialized to 0.
+    fn new(width: usize, height: usize) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            data: vec![0; width * height],
+            width,
+            height,
+        }
+    }
+
     fn set(&mut self, x: usize, y: usize, value: u8) -> u8 {
         self.check_indexes(x, y);
         let pos = &mut self.data[x + y * self.width];
@@ -71,6 +71,17 @@ impl Grid<u8> for ByteGrid {
     fn height(&self) -> usize {
         self.height
     }
+
+    fn window(&self, x: usize, y: usize, w: usize, h: usize) -> Self {
+        let mut win = Self::new(w, h);
+        for win_x in 0..w {
+            for win_y in 0..h {
+                let value = self.get(x + win_x, y + win_y);
+                win.set(win_x, win_y, value);
+            }
+        }
+        win
+    }
 }
 
 impl DataRef for ByteGrid {
diff --git a/servicepoint2/src/command.rs b/servicepoint2/src/command.rs
index d9601ae..605f264 100644
--- a/servicepoint2/src/command.rs
+++ b/servicepoint2/src/command.rs
@@ -9,6 +9,16 @@ use crate::{
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq)]
 pub struct Origin(pub u16, pub u16);
 
+impl std::ops::Add<Origin> for Origin {
+    type Output = Origin;
+
+    fn add(self, rhs: Origin) -> Self::Output {
+        let Origin(x1, y1) = self;
+        let Origin(x2, y2) = rhs;
+        Origin(x1 + x2, y1 + y2)
+    }
+}
+
 /// Size defines the width and height of a window
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy)]
 pub struct Size(pub u16, pub u16);
diff --git a/servicepoint2/src/grid.rs b/servicepoint2/src/grid.rs
index 4140fe2..2516279 100644
--- a/servicepoint2/src/grid.rs
+++ b/servicepoint2/src/grid.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 pub trait Grid<T> {
+    fn new(width: usize, height: usize) -> Self;
+
     /// Sets the value at the specified position
     ///
     /// returns: the old value
@@ -15,4 +17,35 @@ pub trait Grid<T> {
 
     /// the height in y-direction
     fn height(&self) -> usize;
+
+    /// Creates a new instance containing the specified window.
+    ///
+    /// Use concrete types to avoid boxing.
+    ///
+    /// # Arguments
+    ///
+    /// * `x`: column of the top left cell
+    /// * `y`: row of the top left cell
+    /// * `w`: size of window in x-direction
+    /// * `h`: size of window in y-direction
+    ///
+    /// returns: Self
+    ///
+    /// # Examples
+    /// To avoid boxing, this example is using the concrete type `ByteGrid`.
+    /// ```
+    /// use servicepoint2::{ByteGrid, Grid};
+    /// fn split(grid: ByteGrid) -> (ByteGrid, ByteGrid) {
+    ///     assert!(grid.width() >= 2);
+    ///     let split_x = grid.width() / 2;
+    ///     let right_w = grid.width() - split_x;
+    ///
+    ///     let left = grid.window(0, 0, split_x, grid.height());
+    ///     let right = grid.window(split_x, 0, right_w, grid.height());
+    ///     (left, right)
+    /// }
+    ///
+    /// let (l, r) = split(ByteGrid::new(9, 5));
+    /// ```
+    fn window(&self, x: usize, y: usize, w: usize, h: usize) -> Self;
 }
diff --git a/servicepoint2/src/pixel_grid.rs b/servicepoint2/src/pixel_grid.rs
index a2c0257..3aa8113 100644
--- a/servicepoint2/src/pixel_grid.rs
+++ b/servicepoint2/src/pixel_grid.rs
@@ -9,27 +9,6 @@ pub struct PixelGrid {
 }
 
 impl PixelGrid {
-    /// Creates a new pixel grid with the specified dimensions.
-    ///
-    /// # Arguments
-    ///
-    /// * `width`: size in pixels in x-direction
-    /// * `height`: size in pixels in y-direction
-    ///
-    /// returns: PixelGrid initialized to all pixels off
-    ///
-    /// # Panics
-    ///
-    /// - when the width is not dividable by 8
-    pub fn new(width: usize, height: usize) -> Self {
-        assert_eq!(width % 8, 0);
-        Self {
-            width,
-            height,
-            bit_vec: BitVec::new(width * height),
-        }
-    }
-
     /// Creates a new pixel grid with the size of the whole screen.
     pub fn max_sized() -> Self {
         Self::new(PIXEL_WIDTH as usize, PIXEL_HEIGHT as usize)
@@ -69,6 +48,27 @@ impl PixelGrid {
 }
 
 impl Grid<bool> for PixelGrid {
+    /// Creates a new pixel grid with the specified dimensions.
+    ///
+    /// # Arguments
+    ///
+    /// * `width`: size in pixels in x-direction
+    /// * `height`: size in pixels in y-direction
+    ///
+    /// returns: PixelGrid initialized to all pixels off
+    ///
+    /// # Panics
+    ///
+    /// - when the width is not dividable by 8
+    fn new(width: usize, height: usize) -> Self {
+        assert_eq!(width % 8, 0);
+        Self {
+            width,
+            height,
+            bit_vec: BitVec::new(width * height),
+        }
+    }
+
     fn set(&mut self, x: usize, y: usize, value: bool) -> bool {
         self.check_indexes(x, y);
         self.bit_vec.set(x + y * self.width, value)
@@ -89,6 +89,19 @@ impl Grid<bool> for PixelGrid {
     fn height(&self) -> usize {
         self.height
     }
+
+    fn window(&self, x: usize, y: usize, w: usize, h: usize) -> Self {
+        // TODO: how to deduplicate?
+        // this cannot be moved into the trait because there, Self is not Sized
+        let mut win = Self::new(w, h);
+        for win_x in 0..w {
+            for win_y in 0..h {
+                let value = self.get(x + win_x, y + win_y);
+                win.set(win_x, win_y, value);
+            }
+        }
+        win
+    }
 }
 
 impl DataRef for PixelGrid {