Modular balcony system, components thereof and method of assembly and installation thereof
OwnerLuc Williamsinventor
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Abstract
Provided is a modular balcony system configured to be assembled with sliding mating parts and to guide fluid away from a surface area under the system. The modular balcony system comprises main beams having a gutter for guiding fluid away from the surface area. Along the length of the main beams are secondary beams supporting a floor and a soffit. Each of the main beams, secondary beams and soffit are secured to one another by sliding mating parts in notches. The soffit comprises an elevated surface for securing to the secondary beams and a low surface for guiding fluid towards the gutter of the main beams. A method of assembling and installing a modular balcony system is also provided.
Claims14
A module of a balcony system comprising:
- a) a plurality of main beams configured to be located along the entire periphery or part of the periphery of the module, each main beam comprising:
- i) a first vertical surface,
- ii) a second vertical surface substantially opposite to the first surface,
- iii) a first notch in said first surface configured to slidingly receive a mating piece,
- iv) a bottom extremity,
- v) at the bottom extremity, a substantially horizontal section comprising a third surface comprising a second notch configured to slidingly receive a mating part or a plurality thereof configured to allow the main beam to be secured to other elements of the balcony,
- b) a plurality of secondary beams configured to support a floor surface on top of said secondary beam, each secondary beam comprising a bottom notch that is downwardly-open and configured to be slidingly secured substantially perpendicularly to a main beam via one or more of said mating part and to support a floor surface on top of said secondary beams.
A method for assembling a modular balcony system comprising the following steps:
- a) securing a main beam to external structural elements,
- b) sliding a first mating part in a notch located in a lower portion of the main beam,
- c) positioning assemblies each comprising a secondary beam and a second mating part at a predetermined distance from one another along the main beam,
- d) sliding the second mating part in a notch of the first mating part, and
- c) installing a floor over the main beam and secondary beams.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.