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US 8,615,938 B2Granted
Cast curtain wall unit for assembling a cast curtain wall and cast curtain wall assembled from the same
OwnerPeter Stephen Arbourinventor
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Abstract
A curtain wall unit includes a frame composed of a casting material, which define at least one infill area for receiving and retaining an infill element, and a connector assembly operatively engaged to the frame for attaching the frame to a standing structure. A method of making the curtain wall unit and a curtain wall assembled from the same is also described.
Claims20
A curtain wall unit, comprising:
- a frame comprised of an exterior casting and an interior casting and a spacer unit disposed therebetween, each of said exterior and interior castings and spacer unit having respective top and bottom surfaces and front and rear faces, and retaining means associated with the front and rear faces of the spacer unit for fixedly engaging the exterior and interior castings solely along their respective rear and front faces;
- said frame defining at least one infill area for receiving and retaining an infill element;
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- a connector assembly operatively engaged to the frame for secure attachment of the frame to a standing structure.
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