Seismic facade support

A support for a facade for coupling the facade to a supporting building and for permitting relative movement between the facade and the supporting building, said support comprising:

• a coupler presenting a projecting member;
• a mount presenting a receiving member complementally configured to said projecting member for permitting relative movement between said projecting member and said receiving member;
• first means adapted for operatively connecting one of said coupler and said mount to the facade;
• and
• second means adapted for operatively connecting the other of said coupler and said mount to the building,
• wherein said receiving member is slidably coupled to said projecting member,
• wherein said projecting member presents an elongated track element for receiving said receiving member slidably therein,
• further including means for adjusting the orientation of said elongated track element,
• wherein said mount includes a plate member substantially fixed relative to said building and said adjusting means includes at least one leveling bolt threadably secured to one of said longitudinal track and said plate member for abutting the other of said longitudinal track and plate member.

A support for a facade for coupling the facade to a supporting building and for permitting relative movement between the facade and the supporting building, said support comprising:

• a coupler presenting a projecting member;
• a mount presenting a receiving member complementally configured to said projecting member for permitting relative movement between said projecting member and said receiving member;
• first means adapted for operatively connecting one of said coupler and said mount to the facade;
• and
• second means adapted for operatively connecting the other of said coupler and said mount to the building,
• wherein said receiving member is slidably coupled to said projecting member,
• wherein said projecting member presents an elongated track element for receiving said receiving member slidably therein,
• further including a plurality of corresponding pairs of couplers and mounts, at least some of said couplers presenting longitudinal tracks oriented substantially nonparallel to the longitudinal tracks of other of said mounts.

In combination:

• a first building presenting a first forward wall and a first side wall;
• a second building presenting a second forward wall and a second side wall, said first side wall being opposed to and spaced from said second side wall to present a gap therebetween;
• a facade;
• and
• a support for connecting said facade to said first building and to said second building to substantially overlie said gap, said support including connecting means for permitting relative movement of said facade to at least one of said first and second buildings,
• said connecting support including a first longitudinal track element coupled to one of said first and second buildings and a first guide element slidably mounted to said first track element and operatively coupled to said facade for permitting relative sliding movement between said facade and said one of said buildings.

In combination:

• a first building presenting a first forward wall and a first side wall;
• a second building presenting a second forward wall and a second side wall, said first side wall being opposed to and spaced from said second side wall to present a gap therebetween;
• a facade;
• and
• a support for connecting said facade to said first building and to said second building to substantially overlie said gap, said support including connecting means for permitting relative movement of said facade to at least one of said first and second buildings,
• wherein said connecting support includes a hinge pin operatively connected to one of either of said first or second buildings and said facade and a receiver complementally configured to said hinge pin and mounted thereon, said receiver being operatively connected to the other of said first or second buildings and said facade for permitting limited pivoting movement of said facade relative to one of said first or second buildings.

In combination:

• a first building presenting a first forward wall and a first side wall;
• a second building presenting a second forward wall and a second side wall, said first side wall being opposed to and spaced from said second side wall to present a gap therebetween;
• a facade;
• a first track operatively interconnecting said facade and said first building including a first track element connected to said first building and a first guide element shiftably carried thereon;
• a second track operatively interconnecting said facade and said second building including a second track element connected to said second building and a second guide element shiftably carried thereon, said second guide element being oriented for movement along said second track element in a direction substantially normal to the direction of movement of said first guide element;
• and
• means swingably mounting said facade to one of said first and second tracks for movement of said facade relative to one of said first and second buildings about an upright axis,
• said swingable mounting means including
• a hinge pin operatively coupled to said first track;
• a receiver complementally configured to receive said hinge pin therein and operatively coupled to said second track.