Glass block frame
AssigneeAcme Services Company, LLP
InventorJeffrey A. Ringness
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Abstract
Glass block windows or walls are formed by a frame characterized by perimeter members which may be secured to each other at adjacent corners by chemical or thermal bonding or by mechanical connector members. The perimeter members include inner and outer walls, at least one lateral glass block retaining flange and opposed recesses for receiving releasable retainer members which have a hook part which may be snap fitted into the recesses and retained by reentrant edges of the recesses. Block spacer members are formed by opposed block support wall or body parts and by opposed lateral end parts which receive snap-in block retainer and trim strips.
Claims24
A frame for forming a window or wall of a grid of glass blocks arranged side by side in rows and columns, comprising:
- a perimeter formed of plural perimeter members interconnected at corners of said frame, said perimeter members each including an outer wall, an inner wall and spaced apart block support surfaces;
- plural spacer members adapted to form a rectangular grid for supporting said glass blocks adjacent one another in said grid, said spacer members each including opposed glass block support parts and at least one end for engaging a retainer member;
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- at least one removable perimeter retainer member releasably connected to respective ones of said perimeter members and including a flange for retaining at least selected ones of said glass blocks in said frame.
A frame for forming a window or wall of a grid of glass blocks arranged side by side in rows and columns, comprising:
- a perimeter formed of at least four perimeter members interconnected at four corners of said frame, said perimeter members each including an outer wall, an inner wall spaced from said outer wall, spaced apart block support surfaces, a block retainer flange formed adjacent one of said support surfaces and at least one recess delimited by at least one reentrant edge and formed on at least one side of each of said perimeter members;
- plural spacer members adapted to form a rectangular grid for supporting glass blocks adjacent one another in said grid, said spacer members each including opposed glass block support parts and opposed ends, at least one of said opposed ends adapted for engaging glass block retainer members;
- respectively;
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- perimeter retainer members removably connected to each perimeter member at said one side, said perimeter retainer members each including a flange for retaining at least selected ones of said glass blocks in said frame.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.