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US 7,941,982 B2Granted
Integrated curtain wall and wireway distribution system
OwnerAnne Elliott Mericainventor
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Abstract
A curtain wall including an extruded aluminum sill having a first channel for receiving a glazed panel, a sill anchor/access portion for securing the sill to a poured concrete slab or slab wall, and toward the interior side of the sill, a wireway is defined in part by the sill and in part by a wireway cover for concealing power and/or data/telecommunication cables. The wireway cover may also include outlet devices or plugs arranged in a longitudinally spaced relationship.
Claims24
In a curtain wall structure having a U-shaped channel for receiving a glazed panel therewithin, the improvement comprising:
- a structural portion alongside the U-shaped channel, said structural portion including at least one opening for receiving means for securing the curtain wall structure to a concrete slab,
- a recess disposed inwardly of the U-shaped channel and the structural portion and integrated therewith,
- wherein said recess defines at least one wireway for power and/or data/telecommunication cables in the curtain wall structure.
A curtain wall structure comprising:
- a channel section for receiving a glazed wall panel therewithin;
- an anchoring section spaced inwardly of and immediately adjacent to the channel section, said anchoring section including at least one opening for receiving means for securing the curtain wall structure to a concrete slab;
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- an enclosed wireway for power and/or data/telecomunication cables separate and distinct from the anchoring section, disposed inwardly of both the channel section and the anchoring section, and integrated therewith.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.