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Section for mounting a curtain wall

Assignee: YKK Corp
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Filing: 1983-08-01
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Granted: 1985-07-02
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Expires: 2003-08-01
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Abstract

Abstract A section for building in which a section body is formed with a plurality of differently directed mounting recesses for connecting other members so as to also serve as, for example, a vertical frame member and a horizontal frame member for a curtain wall. The section for building has a hollow lengthy section body, a mounting piece projected from one shorter side wall of the section body, and a plurality of differently directed mounting recess for mounting other members, at least one of which being first mounting recess formed perpendicularly to a plane including the mounting piece and extending in the longitudinal direction of the section body and others of which being second and third mounting recesses formed in parallel with the plane.

Inventors

  • 👤 Karl Gartner

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-08 15:41
CPC Classifications
E; E04; E04B; E04B2/00; E04B2/88; E04B2/90; E04C; E04C3/00

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim 166 words
A section for mounting a curtain wall on a wall of a building comprising: a substantially rectangular hollow lengthy section body including as a frame thereof relatively shorter opposed side walls parallel to the building wall and relatively longer opposed side walls perpendicular to the building wall; a mounting piece projecting from the one shorter side wall which faces the outside of the building; at least one longitudinally continuous hollow portion formed at the other shorter side wall facing the inside of the building; a pair of mounting recesses formed at and arranged in parallel to said shorter side walls, respectively, each opened toward a same one side perpendicular to each of said shorter side walls to be connected to another adjacent section body by a packing band used as a seal member of which one end is inserted into the recess; and a plurality of other mounting recesses formed at the outer side of said mounting piece, each opened toward the outside of the building.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 166 words
A section for mounting a curtain wall on a wall of a building comprising: a substantially rectangular hollow lengthy section body including as a frame thereof relatively shorter opposed side walls parallel to the building wall and relatively longer opposed side walls perpendicular to the building wall; a mounting piece projecting from the one shorter side wall which faces the outside of the building; at least one longitudinally continuous hollow portion formed at the other shorter side wall facing the inside of the building; a pair of mounting recesses formed at and arranged in parallel to said shorter side walls, respectively, each opened toward a same one side perpendicular to each of said shorter side walls to be connected to another adjacent section body by a packing band used as a seal member of which one end is inserted into the recess; and a plurality of other mounting recesses formed at the outer side of said mounting piece, each opened toward the outside of the building.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 31 words
A section as set forth in claim 1, characterized in that said mounting piece is integrally formed on the side of said shorter side wall facing the outside of the building.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 31 words
A section as set forth in claim 1, characterized in that said pair of mounting recesses are relatively wide and deep, while said other mounting recesses are relatively narrow and shallow.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 20 words
A section as set forth in claim 1, characterized in that said other mounting recesses are adjacent to each other.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

US4144690A Cited
US4395862A Cited

USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1988-07-01 1988-12-31 1989-07-02 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
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