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US 2011/0296775 A1Published application
Toggle assembly for retaining a panel member
AssigneeAlcoa Inc.
InventorsJeffrey Scott Dolby, Gregory Blake McKenna
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a toggle assembly that can be used with a curtain wall system to retain infills of panel members. A toggle assembly of the present invention is sufficiently designed to simultaneously retain in place a first infill of a first panel member and a first infill of a second panel member on both sides of a mullion, wherein at least a portion of the toggle assembly directly engages at least a portion of the first infill of the first panel member and at least a portion of the first infill of the second panel member.
Claims18
A toggle assembly comprising:
- a toggle component comprising a clip and a spacer;
- wherein the clip comprises a base, a left face, and a right face,
- wherein the base has an upper surface engaging the spacer and a lower surface,
- wherein the left face comprises an outer surface and an inner surface,
- wherein the right face comprises an outer surface and an inner surface,
- wherein a left-side track forms at a junction between the lower surface of the base and the inner surface of the left face,
- wherein a right-side track forms at a junction between the lower surface of the base and the inner surface of the right face,
- wherein the left face terminates in a left engagement leg,
- wherein the right face terminates in a right engagement leg, and
- wherein the spacer is substantially shaped as a hollow cylinder having a first end engaging the upper surface of the base and a second end,
- wherein the spacer has a first internal radius at the first end that is larger than a second internal radius at the second end, and
- wherein an internal circular ridge is created at a junction between the first internal radius and the second internal radius;
- and
- a support reinforcement bar,
- wherein the support reinforcement bar is sized and dimensioned to fit within a space created between the lower surface of the base, the inner surface of the left face, and the inner surface of the right face,
- wherein the support reinforcement bar comprises a left lip that engages with the left-side track of the toggle component and a right lip that engages with the right-side track of the toggle component, and
- wherein the engagement leg of the left face and the engagement leg of the right face are sufficiently designed to maintain the support reinforcement bar within the clip of the toggle component.
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A pair of insulating glass units for a building comprising:
- a first insulating glass unit;
- a second insulating glass unit;
- a first toggle assembly;
- and
- a second toggle assembly,
- wherein the first insulating glass unit includes a first glass lite and a second glass lite attached to a structural separator spacer with a structural adhesive sealant having an edge with a continuous recess,
- wherein the second insulating glass unit includes a first glass lite and a second glass lite attached to a structural separator spacer with a structural adhesive sealant having an edge with a continuous recess,
- wherein at least a portion of the first toggle assembly is configured to be simultaneously positioned anywhere within the continuous recess of the separator spacer of the first insulating glass unit and the continuous recess of the separator spacer of the second insulating glass unit,
- wherein at least a portion of the first toggle assembly is sufficiently designed to be in direct contact with the first glass lite of the first insulating glass unit and the first glass lite of the second insulating glass unit,
- wherein at least a portion of the second toggle assembly is configured to be simultaneously positioned anywhere within the continuous recess of the separator spacer of the first insulating glass unit and the continuous recess of the separator spacer of the second insulating glass unit,
- wherein at least a portion of the second toggle assembly is sufficiently designed to be in direct contact with the first glass lite of the first insulating glass unit and the first glass lite of the second insulating glass unit,
- wherein the first toggle assembly is sufficiently designed to simultaneously retain in place the first glass lite of the first insulating glass unit and the first glass lite of the second insulating glass unit on both sides of a mullion, and
- wherein the second toggle assembly is sufficiently designed to simultaneously retain in place the first glass lite of the first insulating glass unit and the first glass lite of the second insulating glass unit on both sides of a mullion.
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A glazing assembly for a building comprising:
- a first insulating glass unit engaged with a first interface channel by at least one of a structural silicone or a structural glazing tape,
- wherein the first insulating glass unit includes a first glass lite and a second glass lite mounted parallel to and spaced from the first glass lite by a separator spacer,
- wherein the first interface channel includes an edge with a continuous recess;
- a second insulating glass unit engaged with a second interface channel by at least one of a structural silicone or a structural glazing tape,
- wherein the second insulating glass unit includes a first glass lite and a second glass lite mounted parallel to and spaced from the first glass lite by a separator spacer,
- wherein the second interface channel includes an edge with a continuous recess;
- a first toggle assembly;
- and
- a second toggle assembly,
- wherein at least a portion of the first toggle assembly is configured to be simultaneously positioned anywhere within the continuous recess of the interface channel of the first insulating glass unit and the continuous recess of the interface channel of the second insulating glass unit,
- wherein at least a portion of the first toggle assembly is sufficiently designed to be in direct contact with the interface channel of the first insulating glass unit and the interface channel of the second insulating glass unit,
- wherein at least a portion of the second toggle assembly is configured to be simultaneously positioned anywhere within the continuous recess of the interface channel of the first insulating glass unit and the continuous recess of the interface channel of the second insulating glass unit,
- wherein at least a portion of the second toggle assembly is sufficiently designed to be in direct contact with the interface channel of the first insulating glass unit and the interface channel of the second insulating glass unit,
- wherein the first toggle assembly is sufficiently designed to simultaneously retain in place the first glass lite of the first insulating glass unit and the first glass lite of the second insulating glass unit on both sides of a mullion, and
- wherein the second toggle assembly is sufficiently designed to simultaneously retain in place the first glass lite of the first insulating glass unit and the first glass lite of the second insulating glass unit on both sides of a mullion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.