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AssigneeBellwether Design Technologies, LLC
InventorsMichael C. Maguire, William J. Wright, Brian J. Harrington
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A skylight system including a support frame and an apex patch fitting that together support a plurality of glass pieces joined together in a selectable shape. The support frame includes a sill and a setting chair that are arranged to support the base portions of the glass pieces. The apex patch fitting may be of selectable shape and includes an upper and lower member to retain the peaks or corners of the glass therebetween. The apex patch fitting includes one or more positioning keys to align and secure the glass pieces. A method of making the skylights includes the use of an apex retainer tool to maintain the apex patch fitting in a fixed position while placing glass pieces on it. Multiple apex patch fittings can be used for a skylight, including a skylight that is ridge shaped or hipped ridge shape.
A skylight comprising:
A skylight comprising a plurality of pieces of glass, wherein each piece of glass includes a base and a peak, the skylight further comprising one or more apex patch fittings , each of the one or more apex patch fittings including an upper body and a lower body, wherein the upper body and the lower body establish a patch space therebetween such that the peak of one or more of the plurality of pieces of glass is in contact with the upper body and the lower body of one of the one or more apex patch fittings when positioned in the patch space, wherein the upper body and the lower body are of substantially the same shape and orientation with respect to one another and wherein adjacent ones of the pieces of glass provide structural support to one another when located in the patch space.
A skylight comprising:
A skylight comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.