Architectural structure comprising pivoting suspended tiles
AssigneeLang and Fulton Limited
InventorRobin Fulton
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Abstract
An architectural structure comprises a grating panel (1), wherein said grating panel comprises securing means for securing said grating panel to a building or other structure, which when installed comprises substantially horizontal bars (8) and tiles (3) suspended from and pivotable on the axes of said horizontal bars, wherein said tiles cannot assume a position of stable equilibrium other than the position in which the tiles are suspended freely from said bars. The tiles may be part of tile assemblies, such that said tile assemblies comprise tile portions and locating portions which secure the tiles to the gratings.
Claims18
An architectural structure comprising a grating panel, wherein said grating panel comprises securing means for securing said grating panel to a building, the grating panel comprising substantially horizontal bars and tiles suspended from and pivotable on axes of said horizontal bars, wherein said tiles cannot assume a position of stable equilibrium other than the position in which the tiles are suspended freely from said horizontal bars wherein the securing means contains a portion configured to abut a tile before the tile is able to rotate to such an extent as to rest on said securing means.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.