Glazing framing system and method

An aluminium extrusion framing system, the framing system comprising:

• a first wedge member made of resilient material for securing and sealing a panel in the framing system;
• an aluminium extrusion having a channel adapted to receive an edge of the panel therein, the channel being formed by a pair of opposing side walls, a first side wall of the pair of opposing side walls having a first elongate retention means extending the full length of the extrusion for receiving the first wedge member in connection therewith, the extrusion also having a cavity provided adjacent to the channel between a side wall of the extrusion and the first side wall of the channel;
• and,
• a removable cover plate adapted to be secured to the extrusion and received in close proximity to a top edge of the first side wall of the channel so as to extend over the cavity no further than a top edge of the side wall of the extrusion whereby, in use, when a panel is installed in the channel with the first wedge member received in connection with the first retention means, the first wedge member is substantially concealed when the removable cover plate is secured to the extrusion.

A method of installing a panel in a framing system comprises an aluminium extrusion having a channel adapted to receive an edge of the panel therein, the channel being formed by a pair of opposing side walls, and the extrusion also having a cavity provided adjacent to the channel between a side wall of the extrusion and the a first side wall of the pair of opposing side walls of the channel, the method comprising the steps of:

• inserting a panel in the channel;
• inserting a first wedge member into a gap formed between the panel and the first side wall of the channel, so that the first wedge member engages with a first elongate retention means formed on the first side wall of the channel and extending the full length of the extrusion for receiving the first wedge member in connection therewith;
• and,
• securing a removable cover plate to the extrusion in close proximity to a top edge of the first side wall of the channel so as to extend over the cavity no further than a top edge of the side wall of the extrusion whereby, in use, the first wedge member is substantially concealed by the cover plate.