Device for mounting a prefabricating curtain wall unit to a floor structure
US4662135A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 26, 1984 |
| Grant date | May 5, 1987 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 26, 2004 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE04B2/90
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A device is disclosed for use in mounting an array of standardized curtain wall units to the floor structure of a building. A clevis to be affixed to each curtain wall unit rigidly carries a crosspiece of circular cross section extending parallel to the plane of the curtain wall unit. The crosspiece is to be slidably engaged in an upwardly open notch in a bracket secured to the floor structure, for both longitudinal and angular displacement relative to the bracket. Preferably, each curtain wall unit is to be coupled to the floor structure by two vertically spaced pairs of such mounting devices, with each pair of devices horizontally spaced from each other. The mounting devices allow the horizontal displacement of the curtain wall units relative to the floor structure and can absorb forces acting on the curtain wall units in a direction normal to their plane.
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