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US 9,049,954 B2Granted
Hanger bar assembly for architectural mesh and the like
AssigneeCambridge International, Inc.
InventorGeorge Howard Messick, Jr.
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Abstract
An architectural mesh hanging system having a hanger assembly including a hanger tube having a plurality of openings and an architectural mesh panel of predetermined size having an uppermost edge defined by a plurality of loops. The plurality of loops are positioned within the plurality of openings in the hanger tube and a retaining rod is disposed through the plurality of loops within an interior of the hanger tube, thereby preventing the plurality of loops from displacement out of the plurality of opening.
Claims20
A hanger bar assembly for an architectural mesh comprising:
- a hanger bar comprising a hollow hanger tube with a plurality of openings;
- mounting means for mounting the hanger bar, the mounting means comprising:
- first and second brackets attachable to a vertical support surface, the vertical support surface being disposed substantially parallel to a desired hanging plane of the architectural mesh, the first and second brackets of the mounting means being fixedly secured to the hanger bar so that the plurality of openings of the hollow hanger tube face downward;
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- a bracket support arranged between the first and second brackets, the bracket support having a fastener adapted to extend through the bracket support and into the hollow hanger tube;
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- the architectural mesh comprising a plurality of sets of helical loops and connector rods, the plurality of sets of helical loops comprising alternating sets of loops, each set of helical loops being linked by a connector rod to at least one other set of helical loops, an uppermost one of the plurality of sets of helical loops having one end being inserted into the plurality of openings of the hollow hanger bar, the uppermost one of the plurality of sets of helical loops having an other end being connected to an adjacent one of the plurality of sets of helical loops.
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An architectural mesh hanging system comprising:
- a hanger assembly comprising a hollow hanger tube with a plurality of openings arranged along a lengthwise surface, the hollow hanger tube being open at each terminal end;
- mounting means for mounting the hanger assembly, the mounting means comprising first and second brackets attachable to a vertical support surface, the vertical support surface being disposed substantially parallel to a desired hanging plane of the architectural mesh, the first and second brackets of the mounting means being fixedly secured to the hanger assembly so that the lengthwise surface of the hollow hanger tube including the plurality of openings faces downward;
- a continuous architectural mesh panel comprising a plurality of sets of helical loops and a plurality of connector rods, the plurality of sets of helical loops comprising alternating sets of loops, each set of helical loops being intermeshed with at least one other set of helical loops, each connector rod being inserted through at least two adjacent sets of helical loops;
- wherein the continuous architectural mesh panel with the plurality of sets of helical loops includes an uppermost set of helical loops, the uppermost set of helical loops being secured to an adjacent set of helical loops at one end by one of the plurality of connector rods, the uppermost set of helical loops having an other end configured for insertion through the plurality of openings of the hollow hanger tube, the other end of the uppermost set of helical loops being retained in a position relative to the hollow hanger tube by a retaining rod adapted for insertion through the uppermost set of helical loops and the hollow hanger tube.
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A method of hanging an architectural mesh panel, said method comprising:
- securing a mounting means comprising first and second brackets to a vertical support surface disposed parallel to a desired hanging plane of the architectural mesh;
- mounting a hanger assembly onto the mounting means, the hanger assembly comprising a hollow hanger tube with a plurality of openings arranged along a surface, the hollow hanger tube being open at each terminal end;
- preparing a continuous architectural mesh panel comprising a plurality of sets of helical loops and a plurality of connector rods by inserting each connector rod through at least two adjacent sets of helical loops, the continuous architectural mesh panel including an uppermost set of helical loops being secured to an adjacent helical loop at one end by one of the plurality of connector rods, the uppermost set of helical loops having an other end configured for insertion through the plurality of openings of the hollow hanger tube,
- inserting the other end of the uppermost helical loops of the continuous architectural mesh through the plurality of openings of the hollow hanger tube;
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- inserting the retaining rod through the other end of the uppermost helical loops of the continuous architectural mesh and the hollow hanger tube, the retaining rod retaining the continuous architectural mesh in a fixed vertical position relative to the hollow hanger tube.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.