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US 11,598,102 B2Granted
Panel support system and method
AssigneePure Vista Ltd
InventorAngus Noble
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Abstract
It is known to secure a panel 1 within a trough 3 by placing one edge of the panel 1 within the trough 3 and filling the trough with resin 21. Once hardened, the resin 21 holds the panel 1 in place securely. However, panels 1 thus secured cannot be removed easily if damaged. The present invention provides a barrier 11, 13 for preventing flow of liquid resin 21 along a length of a trough 3, and for receiving a panel 1 thereon. A panel 1 may therefore be secured within a trough 3 with a reduced amount of resin 21.
Claims6
A panel support system, comprising:
- a longitudinal trough having two opposing side walls and a base connected therebetween, the trough being open on a side opposing the base, the trough configured to be attachable to a surface;
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- at least one liquid resin retention unit configured to be placed in the trough, the or each liquid resin retention unit comprising at least one barrier comprising a frame having an open interior region, the at least one liquid resin retention unit configured to receive a panel thereon;
- wherein the panel support system is arranged such that liquid resin introduced into the liquid resin retention unit flows into contact with both the trough and the panel to bind said trough and said panel together securely;
- wherein a perimeter of the open interior region comprises a substantially flexible and substantially resilient flange configured to form a seal against the flow of the liquid resin out of the liquid resin retention unit past the panel over a range of inclinations of the panel such that the at least one barrier prevents the liquid resin flowing along a length of the trough as a respective said inclination of the panel is adjusted within the trough.
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