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US 9,920,532 B1Granted
Skylight framing system
OwnerWayne Conklininventor
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Abstract
A skylight assembly, having framing members that define an interior space and rafters that span the interior space between framing members, the framing members having an upper support surface for supporting panes of glass, each pane having at least one structural glass panel and a thermal panel. A structural thermal break connected to each framing member provides a lower support surface. The structural glass panels are fully supported by the upper support surface. The thermal panel is supported by the lower support surface, and is sealed to the upper support surface by a spacer, forming an insulating glass unit therewith. The full support of the structural glass, independent of the support of the thermal panel, allows the skylight to be thermally insulated and walkable.
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A skylight assembly, comprising:
- an outer frame, the outer frame having framing members that define an interior space, the framing members each having a bottom portion, a first vertical portion that extends upwardly from the bottom portion and has an inward face, an outward face, and a first vertical portion top, a second vertical portion that extends upwardly from the bottom portion and has a second vertical portion top, the second vertical portion is parallel to and shorter than the first vertical portion, the framing members each having an upper support shelf that extends inwardly from the second vertical portion top, the upper support shelf having an upper support surface, the outer frame also having a structural thermal break associated with and connected to each framing member, the structural thermal break extending below and against the upper support shelf and the second vertical portion, the structural thermal break having a box portion and a lower support shelf extending laterally from the box portion, substantially parallel to the upper support shelf;
- at least one structural glass panel, spanning a portion of the interior space, having a lower edge that is supported by the upper support surface;
- a thermal glass panel having an upper edge, the thermal glass panel having a lower edge that is supported by the lower support shelf and extends parallel to the at least one structural glass panel;
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- a spacer, extending between the at least one structural glass panel and the panel of thermal glass, the spacer extending against and sealed to the lower edge of one of the panels of said at least one structural glass panel and the upper edge of the thermal glass panel to create an insulating glass unit between the thermal glass panel and said at least one structural glass panel.
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A skylight assembly, comprising:
- an outer frame, the outer frame having framing members that define an interior space, the framing members each having a bottom portion, a first vertical portion that extends upwardly from the bottom portion and has an inward face, an outward face, and a first vertical portion top, a second vertical portion that extends upwardly from the bottom portion and has a second vertical portion top, the second vertical portion is parallel to and shorter than the first vertical portion, and an upper support shelf that extends inwardly from the top of the second vertical portion, the upper support shelf having an upper support surface, the outer frame further has a lower support shelf associated with each of the framing members that extends inwardly, substantially parallel to and lower than the upper support shelf;
- an inner frame, the inner frame including a longitudinal rafter that extends between the two of the framing members and two transverse rafters that each extend between one of the framing members and the longitudinal rafter, each rafter including a rafter top, rafter side edges, and a support block positioned on the rafter top and substantially centered between the rafter side edges, the support block having a pair of block sides and a block top;
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- at least four panes, each pane having:
- at least one structural glass panel, spanning a portion of the interior space between one of the framing members, one of the transverse rafters, and one of the longitudinal rafters, having a lower edge that is supported by the upper support surface of said framing member and the block top of said transverse rafters,
- a panel of thermal glass having an upper edge, the thermal glass panel having a lower edge that is supported by the lower support shelf of the framing members and the rafter top of said rafters and extends parallel to the at least one structural glass panel, and
- a spacer, extending between the at least one structural glass panel and the panel of thermal glass, the spacer extending against and sealed to the lower edge of one of the panels of said at least one structural glass panel and the upper edge of the thermal glass panel to create an insulating glass unit between the thermal glass panel and said at least one structural glass panel.
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A skylight assembly, comprising:
- an outer frame, the outer frame having framing members that define an interior space, the framing members each having a bottom portion, a first vertical portion that extends upwardly from the bottom portion and has an inward face, an outward face, and a first vertical portion top, a second vertical portion that extends upwardly from the bottom portion and has a second vertical portion top, the second vertical portion is parallel to and shorter than the first vertical portion, and an upper support shelf that extends inwardly from the top of the second vertical portion, the upper support shelf having an upper support surface, the outer frame further has a lower support shelf associated with each of the framing members that extends inwardly, substantially parallel to and lower than the upper support shelf;
- at least one structural glass panel, spanning a portion of the interior space, having a lower edge that is supported by the upper support surface;
- a thermal glass panel having an upper edge, the thermal glass panel having a lower edge that is supported by the lower support shelf and extends parallel to the at least one structural glass panel;
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- a spacer, extending between the at least one structural glass panel and the panel of thermal glass, the spacer extending against and sealed to the lower edge of one of the panels of said at least one structural glass panel and the upper edge of the thermal glass panel to create an insulating glass unit between the thermal glass panel and said at least one structural glass panel.
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