Glass brick wall

Details Glass brick wall Glass brick wall

1996-02-13

1998-04-21

Friedman, Carl D.

Static structures (e.g., buildings)

Visible translucent block or embedded component

With preform of nontranslucent material

52306, 52307, 52474, 524811, 524812, 527813, E04B 546, E04C 142

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active

057406464

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BRIEF SUMMARY
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION

THIS INVENTION relates to a glass brick wall or partition and in particular, but not limited to an improved method of construction of a glass brick wall or partition using an improved support frame.
In most systems glass bricks are usually box like in shape being made from two hollow halves welded together. This results in a central weld bead between marginal ridges forming a peripheral channel around the glass brick. Channels of adjacent bricks are placed side-by-side and grouting or other filler is used to fill the channel between adjacent glass bricks and a wall is made up in this fashion.
Many different methods are used in the building industry to build glass brick walls using various borders comprising channel shaped support frames with peripheral glass bricks being located in the channel. This method of construction allows for a border giving a clean back or outer surface of the channel shaped support frame to be retained against adjacent walls or structure. In these methods, separation strips are used between the glass bricks and adhesive is applied between the strips and the bricks.
These known walls suffer from a number of disadvantages. Separation strips used to separate each glass brick are not well supported, and due to the glass bricks being located in the channel, moisture can find its way into the channel shaped support frame. All these disadvantages have a detrimental effect on the adhesive used to secure the glass bricks to the support frame. Further, the separation strips are not effectively retained or supported by the support frame.
Consequently, by using these methods of construction of a glass brick wall or partition, there can be potentially a high risk that the wall may fall or be pushed out without very much force.


OUTLINE OF THE INVENTION

It is an object of the present invention to alleviate at least to some degree the aforementioned problems associated with the prior art.
In accordance with one aspect therefore, the present invention resides in a glass brick wall comprising a plurality of generally rectangular glass bricks layed in horizontal runs between spaced elongated vertically extending support frame members, the wall having horizontally extending elongated separation strips between adjacent horizontal runs, characterised in that, the vertical support frame members present a face incorporating vertically spaced apertures receiving said separation strips.
In accordance with another alternative aspect, there is provided a curved glass brick wall including a separation strip between adjacent horizontal runs of glass bricks, the strip having cut-out portions at spaced intervals between straight strip sections so that the cut-out portions provide a bending site so adjacent strip sections in the wall are angled relative to one another to provide an overall curve.
In accordance with a further alternative aspect, there is provided a glass brick wall comprising a plurality of generally rectangular glass bricks layed in horizontal runs between spaced elongated vertically extending support frame members, the wall having horizontally extending elongated separation strips between adjacent horizontal runs, characterised in that, the separation strips have opposed longitudinally extending beading locating the separation strips between the runs of bricks and each separator strip being supported at its end by a bracket having a support member projecting into a space between the channel of an adjacent glass brick and the separation strip.
In a still further alternative aspect, there is provided a glass brick wall having a support assembly utilising channels so formed in the glass bricks to support a separation strip between adjacent glass bricks, the separation strip having opposed longitudinally extending beading locating the separation strip in said channels of said adjacent glass bricks and the separation strip being supported at its end by a bracket having a support member projecting into a space between the channel of an adjacent glass brick and the

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