Light transmission panels, retaining clip and a combination thereof
AssigneeKonvin Associates Limited Partnership
InventorMoshe Konstantin
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Abstract
A glazing panel system is provided with improved glazing panels, retention clips and/or U-shaped connectors. The retention clip may engage the glazing panels at locations lower than top ends of the upstanding seam flanges. In one embodiment, an internal U-shaped connector is positioned to engage the seam flanges while an external U-shaped connector covers the internal connector and the seam between adjacent glazing panels. The retention clips may be formed with an upper transverse portion that is movable relative to the base portion of the clip to accommodate panel expansion and contraction. Also, a thicker plate or portion may be provided at a top flange for the retention clip to provide increased resistance to uplift loads trying to bend the flange.
Claims27
A glazing panel system providing light transmission therethrough comprising:
- a first glazing panel of plastic having a first end with a top surface;
- first and second upstanding seam flanges extending from the top surface of the first end of the first glazing panel;
- a second glazing panel of plastic having a first end with a top surface;
- first and second upstanding seam flanges extending from the top surface of the first end of the second glazing panel;
- a retention clip being disposed between adjacent first ends of the first and second glazing panels and being adjacent their respective first upstanding seam flanges, the retention clip having a portion configured to engage and to retain the adjacent glazing panels against a support member under high wind loads;
- an internal connector loosely engaging the glazing panels to allow expansion and contraction of the glazing panels due to temperature and normal wind load conditions and to provide an inwardly directed force to retain the glazing panels against separation from the retention clip under high wind loads;
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- an external connector configured to cover the internal connector, an upper portion of the clip and the upstanding seam flanges, the external connector flexing to allow expansion and contraction of the glazing panels due to temperature and normal wind load conditions and substantially sealingly engaging the glazing panels to provide substantial waterproof protection to the covered internal connector, upper portion of the clip and upstanding seam flanges,
- wherein the retention clip, internal connector, and external connector are three discrete and separable bodies, the internal connector engages the first upstanding seam flanges and covers the seam defined therebetween, and the external connector engages the second upstanding seam flanges;
- wherein the first and second upstanding seam flanges each have toothed surfaces and wherein the internal and external connectors each have toothed surfaces for engagement with the toothed surfaces of the first and second upstanding seam flanges respectively.
A glazing panel system providing light transmission therethrough comprising:
- a first glazing panel of plastic having a first end with a top surface;
- a pair of inner and outer upstanding seam flanges extending from the top surface of the first end of the first glazing panel;
- a second glazing panel of plastic having a first end with a top surface;
- a pair of inner and outer upstanding seam flanges extending from the top surface of the first end of the second glazing panel;
- a retention clip being disposed between adjacent first ends of the first and second glazing panels and being adjacent their respective inner upstanding seam flanges;
- a base on the retention clip for being secured to a support member for the glazing panels;
- a web portion on the clip extending upwardly from the clip base and extending between the adjacent first ends of the first and second glazing panels;
- a seam covering member engaging the pair of outer seam flanges and covering both pairs of inner and outer seam flanges;
- an internal connector connected to the inner seam flanges and covered by the seam covering member;
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- a portion on the retention clip extending transversely from the clip web and spaced upwardly of the clip base and engaging the respective inner seam flanges of the first and second glazing panels at locations lower than the top ends of the outer upstanding seam flanges when resisting uplift loads wherein the inner and outer upstanding flanges each have toothed surfaces and wherein the inner connector and the seam covering member each have toothed surfaces for engagement with the toothed surfaces of the inner and outer upstanding seam flanges respectively.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.