Integrated curtain wall and wireway distribution system
OwnerAnna Mericainventor
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Abstract
A curtain wall including an extruded aluminum sill having a first channel for receiving a glazed panel, a sill anchor/access portion for securing the sill to a poured concrete slab or slab wall, and toward the interior side of the sill, a wireway is defined in part by the sill and in part by a wireway cover for concealing power and/or data/telecommunication cables. The wireway cover may also include outlet devices or plugs arranged in a longitudinally spaced relationship.
Claims10
In a curtain wall structure having a sill defining a channel for supporting a wall panel, said sill having a structural portion alongside the channel for securing the sill in place, the improvement to said sill comprising:
- an inwardly open recess defined by said sill inwardly of the channel and the structural portion thereof,
- a cover for said recess, said recess and cover defining at least one wireway for power or data/telecommunication cables.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.