US 2020/0002952 A1 · SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ATTACHING FABRIC PANELS TO STRUCTURES

Abstract

A fabric panel attaching system and methods of assembly and use are presented for attaching fabric panels to structural elements, such as building frames. In various embodiments, the fabric panel attachment system includes a keder rail fastened to support bar, which is attached to a structural profile, such as a building frame member. In some embodiments, the keder rail is fastened to a support bar with bolt and nut. One or more fabric panels are installed within channels of the keder rail. An alignment element may be used with a fastener to assist in aligning abutting sections of keder rail. In various embodiments, the fabric panel attachment system is secured to flat or curvilinear faces of the structural elements. In some embodiments, the fabric panel attachment system may secure directly to the structural element and not a support bar.

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Dependent claims

A system for attaching fabric panels to a structure, the system comprising:

a keder rail including at least one elongated keder channel and a mounting arm that extends outwardly from a lower end portion or bottom surface of the keder rail;
the mounting arm having a mounting face adapted to operatively engage a structural profile associated with the structure and at least one mounting aperture that penetrates the mounting arm;
and
one or more fasteners sized to extend through the at least one mounting aperture to secure the mounting arm and the structural profile with one another, whereby the one or more fasteners are selectively adjustable in a manner that draws the mounting arm and structural profile toward one another from a slackened position, whereby the mounting arm and structural profile are spaced-apart from one another, to a tensioned position, whereby the mounting arm and structural profile are positioned against, or in close proximity with, one another.

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A method of coupling an attachment system to a structural profile of a structure, the attachment system including a keder rail with at least one elongated keder channel and a mounting arm that extends outwardly from a lower end portion or bottom surface of the keder rail, the method comprising:

positioning a mounting face of the mounting arm adjacent the structural profile of the structure so that at least one mounting aperture, which penetrates the mounting arm, aligns with a mounting aperture that penetrates the structural profile;
disposing one or more fasteners through the at least one mounting apertures of the mounting arm and the at least one mounting apertures of the structural profile;
securing the mounting arm and the structural profile with one another with the one or more fasteners such that the one or more fasteners are selectively adjustable in a manner that draws the mounting arm and structural profile toward one another from a slackened position, whereby the mounting arm and structural profile are spaced-apart from one another, to a tensioned position, whereby the mounting arm and structural profile are positioned against, or in close proximity with, one another.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Systems and methods for attaching fabric panels to structures

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Systems and methods for attaching fabric panels to structures

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Abstract

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