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US 5,203,131 AGranted
Structures
AssigneeAlifabs Limited
InventorFrancis C. Adlam
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Abstract
A structure providing a polygonal visual control room for an airport is enclosed along at least a major portion of its periphery by transparent panels, the roof of the room being supported by mullions disposed only in a minor portion or the remaining minor portion of the periphery of the room. The upper ends of the transparent panels are mounted for sealed vertical sliding movement relative to the roof.
Claims15
A structure for a visual control room, comprising:
- a plurality of peripheral sidewalls defining a periphery of an interior space having a polygonal shape in horizontal cross section, a corner being defined between each mutually adjacent pair of said peripheral sidewalls, each of said plurality of peripheral sidewalls comprising at least one planar panel;
- a plurality of mullions mounted at a plurality of said corners, said plurality of corners at which said mullions are mounted being spaced along a continuous portion of said periphery which constitutes not more than half of said periphery of said interior space such that said periphery includes a continuous portion with mullions and a continuous portion without mullions, each mutually adjacent pair of said planar panels disposed in said portion of said periphery without mullions being mounted side edge to side edge;
- a roof mounted atop said peripheral sidewalls such that said roof is supported on said mullions along said portion of said periphery with mullions, said roof extending in cantilever fashion over said portion of said periphery without mullions;
- and
- wherein at least said planar panels along said portion of said periphery without mullions are transparent panels.
2 more elements
A building comprising:
- a tower;
- and
- a structure for a visual control room, said structure comprising:
- a plurality of peripheral sidewalls defining a periphery of an interior space having a polygonal shape in horizontal cross section, a corner being defined between each mutually adjacent pair of said peripheral sidewalls, each of said plurality of peripheral sidewalls comprising at least one planar panel;
- a plurality of mullions mounted at a plurality of said corners, said plurality of corners at which said mullions are mounted being spaced along a minor portion of said periphery of said interior space such that said periphery includes a minor portion with mullions and a major portion without mullions, each mutually adjacent pair of said planar panels disposed in said minor portion of said periphery being mounted side edge to side edge;
- a roof mounted atop said peripheral sidewalls such that said roof is supported on said mullions along said minor portion of said periphery, said roof extending in cantilever fashion over said major portion of said periphery;
- and
- wherein at least said planar panels along said minor portion of said periphery are transparent panels.
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A mounting arrangement for mounting an upper edge of a planar panel which is inclined to the vertical, said mounting arrangement comprising:
- a member having a first elongate channel adapted to be inclined to correspond with an inclination of the planar panel and adapted to receive the upper edge of the planar panel, and a vertically upwardly projecting portion;
- and
- a fixed elongate support element sealingly and slidingly engaged with said vertically upwardly projecting portion of said member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.