Pre-glazed window wall system
AssigneeArconic Technologies LLC
InventorLeonard Wilcox
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Abstract
A window wall system includes a sill receptor secured to an upper surface of a first floor slab, the sill receptor providing a base and an upright member extending from the base, a head receptor secured to a bottom surface of a second floor slab vertically offset from the first floor slab, and a glazing unit providing a sill, a head, and one or more panels extending between the sill and the head. A first hook defined by the sill is engageable with the upright member. When the upright member is received by the hook, the glazing unit is pivotable about the upright member toward a vertical orientation. A second hook is defined by the sill and receivable within a groove defined in the sill receptor when the glazing unit reaches the vertical orientation.
Claims16
A window wall system, comprising:
- a sill receptor secured to an upper surface of a first floor slab, the sill receptor providing a base and an upright member extending from the base;
- a head receptor secured to a bottom surface of a second floor slab vertically offset from the first floor slab;
- a glazing unit providing a sill, a head, and one or more panels extending between the sill and the head;
- a first hook defined by the sill and engageable with the upright member, wherein the first hook extends downward and thereby defines a downwardly-opening channel sized to receive the upright member such that the glazing unit is pivotable about the upright member toward a vertical orientation;
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- a second hook defined by the sill and receivable within a groove defined by the upright member in the sill receptor when the glazing unit reaches the vertical orientation, wherein the groove extends substantially parallel to the base.
A method of installing a glazing unit of a window wall system, comprising:
- securing a sill receptor to an upper surface of a first floor slab, the sill receptor providing a base and an upright member extending from the base;
- securing a head receptor secured to a bottom surface of a second floor slab vertically offset from the first floor slab;
- receiving the glazing unit between the first and second floor slabs, the glazing unit including a sill, a head, and one or more panels extending between the sill and the head;
- receiving the upright member within a downwardly-opening channel defined by a first hook defined by the sill and pivoting the glazing unit about the upright member and toward a vertical orientation;
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- receiving a second hook defined by the sill within a groove defined by the upright member in the sill receptor when the glazing unit reaches the vertical orientation, wherein the groove extends substantially parallel to the base.
A window wall system, comprising:
- a sill receptor secured to an upper surface of a first floor slab, the sill receptor providing a base and an upright member extending from the base;
- a glazing unit providing a sill;
- a first hook defined by the sill, wherein the first hook extends downward and thereby defines a downwardly-opening channel sized to receive the upright member;
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- a second hook defined by the sill and receivable within a groove defined by the upright member in the sill receptor, wherein the groove extends substantially parallel to the base.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.