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US 10,538,917 B2Granted
Shower enclosure header
AssigneeArrow Mirror and Glass, Inc.
InventorJoseph J. Kinsella
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Abstract
Apparatus for retaining a glass panel, comprising: an anchor member for attaching to a wall and including a channel into which an edge of the glass panel will extend and a header member for fitting into abutment to the anchor member and including a channel for retaining an edge of the glass panel.
Claims20
Apparatus for retaining a glass panel, comprising:
- an anchor member for attaching to a wall and comprising a plurality of protrusions, including a channel between at least some of the protrusions and wherein the channel receives and retains an edge of the glass panel in a fixed position;
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- a header member having an end for fitting into abutment to the plurality of protrusions of the anchor member and enveloping a majority of the anchor, the header member further including a channel for retaining the edge of the glass panel.
A method for retaining a glass panel in a position, comprising:
- first, affixing an anchor to a wall, wherein the anchor comprises a first channel into which an edge of the glass panel will extend;
- second, positioning the glass such that an edge of the glass aligns into the first channel of the anchor;
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- third, abutting a header member to envelop protrusions of the anchor and aligning a second channel in the header member with the edge of the glass.
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