Sill for supporting wall panel
AssigneeModern Builders Supply Co.
InventorsThomas A. Crish, II, Jack Marstellar, Mark Back
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Abstract
A sill for supporting a wall panel such as window panels for a modular solarium comprises a forward or outer sill, an intermediate rail, an inner channel, and an inner flange. The intermediate rail extends laterally inward from the outer sill. The rail includes a ramp and a raised surface. The ramp defines an outermost portion of the rail and extends upwardly from the outer sill to the raised surface. The rail terminates at the channel. The channel extends laterally between the rail and the flange. The bottom of a wall panel fits over the rail and has an inner leg which extends into the channel. Fasteners secure the inner leg on the wall panel to the inner flange.
Claims17
A one piece extruded sill for supporting a wall panel having a grooved edge, said sill having an outer surface adjacent an outer edge and spaced from an inner surface, an intermediate rail extending laterally inward from said outer surface towards said inner surface, said intermediate rail having a raised surface adapted to fit into a grooved edge of a wall panel, a channel, said intermediate rail terminating at said channel;
- and an inner flange, said channel extending laterally between said intermediate rail and said inner flange, said inner flange having an elevation greater than said intermediate rail and terminating at said inner surface.
A one piece extruded sill for supporting a wall panel having an edge groove extending between an outer leg and an inner leg, said sill having an outer surface adjacent an outer edge and spaced from an inner surface, an intermediate rail extending laterally inward from said outer surface towards said inner surface, said intermediate rail having a ramp and a raised surface, said ramp defining an outermost portion of said intermediate rail and extending upwardly from said outer surface to said raised surface, said intermediate rail being adapted to be received by an edge groove on a wall panel, an inner flange terminating at said inner surface, and an inner channel extending laterally between said intermediate rail and said inner flange adapted to receive an inner leg on a wall panel when such wall panel is positioned with said intermediate rail in the edge groove of such wall panel.
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