Infill adaptor for a balustrade
AssigneeMeshtec International Co., Ltd.
InventorsPeter Syme Taylor, David Neil Edlin
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Abstract
An infill adaptor for mounting a screen between upper and lower rails of a balustrade. The upper and lower rails have respective channels which open toward each other. The infill adaptor has a generally L-shaped body with a rail engaging leg extending generally perpendicular to a sash engaging leg. A respective rail engaging leg is mounted in each of the channels for securing an infill adaptor to each rail. The sash engaging leg is secured to the sash of a screen for mounting a screen to the rails.
Claims6
An infill adaptor for mounting a screen between upper and lower rails of a balustrade wherein said upper rail has a downwardly opening upper channel opposite a corresponding upwardly opening lower channel in said lower rail, said screen having a generally rectangular sash frame surrounding and secured to a screen panel, said sash frame having an upper sash member opposite a lower sash member and opposite end members extending between said upper and lower members, said infill adaptor comprising:
- a body having a generally L-shaped cross-section with a rail engaging leg extending generally perpendicular to a sash engaging leg;
- said rail engaging leg having at least one locating rib extending along its length for registering with one of said upper or lower channels to locate said rail engaging leg within said channel;
- said rail engaging leg being securable to said upper or lower rails by fasteners extending through said rail engaging leg and into a base of said upper or lower channel, the fasteners extending parallel to the at least one locating rib;
- said sash engaging leg being hollow and having an outer wall extending along an edge of said rail engaging leg and an inner wall, generally parallel to said outer wall and extending along a top of said rail engaging leg;
- said screen being securable to said sash engaging leg by fasteners extending through said upper or lower sash member into said inner wall of said sash engaging leg.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.