Horizontal panel alignment system
AssigneeVancouver Glazing Hardware Inc.
InventorRyan Cocks
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Abstract
A system is disclosed for holding a panel in a u-channel comprising a rocking grip configured to be positioned in the u-channel on a first side of the panel and a tilting grip configured to be positioned in the u-channel on a second side of the panel, opposite the first side for adjusting an angular position of the panel. The rocking grip includes a rotatable rocking plate for abutting the first side of the panel. The tilting grip includes a tilting plate for abutting the second side of the panel a moveable top cam for rotating the tilting plate in a first direction and a moveable bottom cam for rotating the tilting plate in a second direction, opposite the first direction.
Claims4
A system for holding a panel in a u-channel comprising:
- a rocking grip configured to be positioned in the u-channel on a first side of the panel;
- and
- a tilting grip configured to be positioned in the u-channel on a second side of the panel, opposite the first side for adjusting an angular position of the panel;
- wherein said rocking grip includes a rotatable rocking plate for abutting the first side of the panel;
- wherein said tilting grip includes:
- a tilting plate for abutting the second side of the panel;
- a moveable top cam for rotating the tilting plate in a first direction;
- a top cam adjustment coupled to said movable top cam such that rotation of said top cam adjustment rotates said moveable top cam;
- a moveable bottom cam for rotating the tilting plate in a second direction, opposite the first direction;
- and
- a bottom cam adjustment coupled to said movable bottom cam such that rotation of said bottom cam adjustment rotates said moveable bottom cam.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.