Static structures (e.g. – buildings) – Multiroom or level – Curtain-wall; i.e. – panel attached outside floor or beam
Patent
1987-04-27
1988-08-30
Ridgill, Jr., James L.
Static structures (e.g., buildings)
Multiroom or level
Curtain-wall; i.e., panel attached outside floor or beam
52403, 52788, 52304, 52208, E06B 324
Patent
active
047667095
ABSTRACT:
A sturdy and reliable mount for a double-paned glass unit that is readily used with standard glass units and frames, that is easily installed, that eliminates the need for endcaps or exterior stops, and that uses a flexible connector member as part of the mount is disclosed. The application of such a securement as a secondary mount to back-up a primary mount for a double-paned glass unit, such as a structural silicone adherent, is a particularly advantageous use of the invention. An embodiment includes a resilient, or flexible, elastomeric member having a first portion received in a channel formed between the glass plates of a double-paned glass unit and a second portion extending beyond the perimeter of the glass unit. The second portion of the resilient member is fixed to the structure on which the glass unit is to be mounted, such as a building. The invention can also be used with a double-paned glass unit having an inset exterior glass plate. The means for fixing the resilient member to the building may advantageously take the form of a separate anchor member that can be fixed to the building, and which interlocks with the second portion of the resilient member. A sliding interfit between complimentarily contoured portions of the resilient member and the anchor member in a tongue and groove-type of engagement is shown. Several embodiments of the anchor member are disclosed, as well as an embodiment of an integrally molded dual-durometer resilient mount.
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Midland Glass Company
Ridgill, Jr. James L.
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