US3702047A
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Glass wall construction consisting of a plurality of glass elements of substantially u-shaped cross-section
Assignee: TRANSGLAS AG
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Filing: 1971-07-12
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Granted: 1972-11-07
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Expires: 1991-07-12
Abstract
Abstract A glass wall construction composed of a plurality of glass elements, each possessing a substantially U-shaped crosssectional configuration, and intended to be secured within a mounting which can be fixed into the opening of a structure, such as a building wall. This mounting embodies at least an upper rail member and a lower rail member. The leg portions of the glass elements are adhesively bonded in abutting relationship with respect to one another such that the sheet-like webs of all of the glass elements forming the glass wall are disposed in a given plane, which is preferably vertically oriented. Attachment elements, in the form of sliders, serve for resiliently guiding the glass elements with respect to the upper rail member of said mounting at least at the upper region of such glass elements. Each of the sliders is formed as a resilient element which is displaceable with respect to the glass elements and leg members of the mounting. These displaceable slider elements have at least a pair of depending leg portions, and projection means provided at one of said leg portions of each said slider element for partially encompassing a leg of the mounting, and wherein the leg portions of said mounting are configured or accommodated to the shape of the slider elements.
Inventors
- 👤 Siegfried Harcuba
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 00:52
CPC Classifications
E; E06; E06B; E06B3/00; E06B3/54; E06B3/5481; E04; E04B; E04B2/00; E04B2/88; E04B2/90; E04B2/92; B; B60; B60W; B60W2710/00; B60W2710/06; B60W2710/0644
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
217 words
A glass wall construction composed of a plurality of glass elements, each possessing a substantially U-shaped configuration in cross-section and defined by leg members interconnected by a sheet-like web portion, a mounting intended to be secured into the opening of a structure, within which mOunting said glass elements are intended to be sealingly arranged, said mounting embodying at least an upper rail member and a lower rail member, said rail members having legs, the leg members of said glass elements being connected in abutting relationship with respect to one another such that the sheet-like webs of all of the glass elements forming the glass wall are disposed in a given plane, and slider means for resiliently guiding said glass elements with respect to said upper rail member of said mounting at least at the upper region of the glass elements, each of said slider means being formed as a resilient slider element which is displaceable with respect to the glass elements and legs of said mounting, each said displaceable slider element having at least a pair of depending leg portions, projection means provided at one of said leg portions of said slider element for partially encompassing a leg of said mounting, and wherein said legs of said mounting are accommodated to the shape of said slider elements.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
217 words
A glass wall construction composed of a plurality of glass elements, each possessing a substantially U-shaped configuration in cross-section and defined by leg members interconnected by a sheet-like web portion, a mounting intended to be secured into the opening of a structure, within which mOunting said glass elements are intended to be sealingly arranged, said mounting embodying at least an upper rail member and a lower rail member, said rail members having legs, the leg members of said glass elements being connected in abutting relationship with respect to one another such that the sheet-like webs of all of the glass elements forming the glass wall are disposed in a given plane, and slider means for resiliently guiding said glass elements with respect to said upper rail member of said mounting at least at the upper region of the glass elements, each of said slider means being formed as a resilient slider element which is displaceable with respect to the glass elements and legs of said mounting, each said displaceable slider element having at least a pair of depending leg portions, projection means provided at one of said leg portions of said slider element for partially encompassing a leg of said mounting, and wherein said legs of said mounting are accommodated to the shape of said slider elements.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
67 words
The glass wall construction as defined in claim 1, wherein at least said slider means associated with the upper region of the glass wall construction is equipped with a nose-shaped end portion at said projection means, said upper rail member having means defining a transverse surface, said nose-shaped end portion of said projection means engaging behind said transverse surface of the upper rail member of said mounting.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
82 words
The glass wall construction as defined in claim 2, wherein said nose-shaped end portion of each projection means has an end surface inclined with respect to said leg portions of said slider means, said transverse surface of the upper rail member similarly having a surface inclined with respect to the leg portions of said slider means, and wherein said inclined surfaces of both said nose-shaped end portion and said transverse surface in the engaged condition thereof extend substantially parallel to one another.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
68 words
The glass wall construction as defined in claim 1, wherein the spacing of the ends of the leg portions of said slider means from one another is less than the thickness of the associated glass element and the spacing of the end of each projection from the next closest situated leg portion of said slider means is less than the thickness of the associated leg of said mounting.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
74 words
The glass wall construction as defined in claim 2, wherein between said leg portion of the slider means at which there is provided said projection means having the nose-shaped end portion and said projection means there is provided stop means, and wherein the spacing of said stop means from said last-mentioned leg portion corresponds to the thickness of the end of the one leg of said upper rail member formed as a profile member.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
83 words
The glass wall construction as defined in claim 5, wherein said slider means has a web interconnecting said leg portions, said leg portion of said slider means provided with said projection means extending past said web of said slider means to define an extended portion, and wherein said upper rail member has a stop portion which is spaced from a leg of the upper rail member at a distance which substantially corresponds to the thickness of said extended portion of said slider means.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
25 words
The glass wall construction as defined in claim 1, wherein said given plane in which said glass elements are disposed extends substantially in vertical direction.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
28 words
The glass wall construction as defined in claim 1, wherein said leg members of said glass elements are connected in abutting relationship through adhesive bonding with one another.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
CA683423A
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1975-11-07 | 1976-05-08 | 1976-11-07 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1979-11-07 | 1980-05-08 | 1980-11-07 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1983-11-07 | 1984-05-08 | 1984-11-07 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |