Static structures (e.g. – buildings) – Multiroom or level – Curtain-wall; i.e. – panel attached outside floor or beam
Patent
1991-08-15
1993-12-07
Ridgill, Jr., James L.
Static structures (e.g., buildings)
Multiroom or level
Curtain-wall; i.e., panel attached outside floor or beam
52486, 52512, E04B 288
Patent
active
052674193
ABSTRACT:
A panel fastener construction is used for fastening a plurality of building panels to a primary structure with a uniform gap interposed between each vertically adjacent panels. The panel fastener construction comprises a plurality pair of upper and lower upward supporting hooks provided on the primary structure with the upper and lower upward supporting hooks vertically spaced from each other, and a pair of upper and lower downward catching hooks provided on the exterior side of each panel for engagement with the upper and lower upward supporting hooks, respectively, of the primary structure. The height of the downward hooks is slightly less than the inter-panel gap.
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Okamoto Noriaki
Takeda Akihiko
Yokota Teruo
Yokoya Hideyuki
Ridgill, Jr. James L.
YKK Architectural Products Inc.
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