Method and system for front-load bay
AssigneeOldcastle BuildingEnvelope, Inc.
InventorTim Newbrough
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Abstract
An exterior wall system includes a pair of split vertical members. A front-load bay is defined between the pair of split vertical members. The front-load bay includes a horizontal member disposed along a bottom edge of the front-load bay. Each split vertical member includes a removable portion coupled to a vertical edge of the front-load bay and a fixed portion coupled to an adjacent section of the exterior wall system. The removable portion may be selectively coupled to the fixed portion to facilitate assembly of the front-load bay to the adjacent section of the exterior wall system. A sill starter is disposed horizontally between the pair of split vertical members below the front-load bay. The horizontal member engages with the sill starter to facilitate support of the front-load bay.
Claims20
An exterior wall system comprising:
- a pair of split vertical members that are separated by a glazing panel;
- a front-load bay defined between the pair of split vertical members, the front-load bay comprising a horizontal member disposed along a bottom edge of the front-load bay, each split vertical member comprising:
- a removable portion coupled to the glazing panel;
- a fixed portion coupled to an adjacent section of the exterior wall system;
- wherein the removable portion may be selectively coupled to the fixed portion to facilitate assembly of the front-load bay to the adjacent section of the exterior wall system;
- a sill starter disposed horizontally between the pair of split vertical members below the front-load bay;
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- wherein the horizontal member engages with the sill starter to facilitate support of the front-load bay.
An exterior wall front-load bay, comprising:
- a horizontal member disposed along a bottom edge of the exterior wall front-load bay, the horizontal member having a recess formed in a bottom face thereof;
- a sill starter spanning the front-load bay horizontally and positioned below the horizontal member, the sill starter comprising:
- a base plate arranged in a spaced relationship to a substrate;
- an inner angular member positioned above the base plate, and that abuts the base plate;
- an outer angular member positioned above the base plate and that abuts the inner angular member and the base plate;
- a locking cap that joins the inner angular member and the outer angular member, the locking cap being received into the recess;
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- a locking bracket coupled to the horizontal member and secures the horizontal member to the sill starter.
A split vertical member for use in an exterior wall system, the split vertical member comprising:
- a removable portion;
- a fixed portion that receives the removable portion and is operatively coupled to the removable portion;
- the fixed portion comprising:
- a first flange extending from a body section;
- a second flange extending from the body section, the second flange having a recess formed therein;
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- a third flange extending from the body section;
- the removable portion comprising:
- a first removable flange extending from a body section, the first removable flange aligning with the first flange of the fixed portion when the removable portion is assembled to the fixed portion;
- a second removable flange extending from the body section, the second removable flange having a second gasket associated therewith that, when assembled is received into the recess;
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- a third removable flange extending from the body section, the third removable flange aligning with the third flange of the fixed portion when the removable portion is assembled to the fixed portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.