Building facade system
OwnerKurtis E. LeVaninventor
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Abstract
A building facade system includes framework having shelf members secured to the floor slabs. The top terminal ends of vertical mullions are fastened to the shelf members, thereby hanging the mullions therefrom. Horizontal support embers fastened to the mullions support infill panels and are coupled to shelf members which are on the below floor slab. Intermediate support members fastened to the mullions support slab edge cover panels. Posts are fastened to the shelf members and are secured to the floor slabs within troughs formed with embedded channels. The posts are horizontally and vertically adjustably fastenable to the shelf members. The shelf members are thereby also horizontally and vertically adjustable relative to the floor slabs. Terminal edges of the floor slabs can project into mullion cutouts.
Claims20
A building facade system comprising:
- a shelf member extending horizontally along and directly supported on a first building floor slab, the shelf member having left and right terminal ends;
- a pair of vertical mullions, wherein each mullion comprises a top terminal end and a bottom terminal end;
- wherein the top terminal end of one of said vertical mullions is fastened to said left terminal end of said shelf member and the top terminal end of the other one of said vertical mullions is fastened to said right terminal end of said shelf member;
- wherein each said vertical mullion thereby hangs from said shelf member with its bottom terminal end adjacent a second building floor slab below said first floor slab, and wherein each said vertical mullion is not directly connected to said first floor slab;
- a curtain panel supported by said vertical mullions;
- and,
- wherein said shelf member, said vertical mullions and said curtain panel are supported by said first floor slab.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.