Mechanism for supporting and positioning a glass floor unit

A mechanism forming a floor structure resting on a foundation, comprising:

• a glass floor unit having an upper position of multilaminate glass of durable construction and a lower portion of connected fire-rated glass, said glass floor unit having an outer walking surface and a cavity;
• a support, said support positioned to contact the glass floor unit, said support comprising a sheet, said sheet being rotatable relative to said adjuster for movement within said cavity of said glass floor unit;
• a base, said base positioned to contact the foundation and extending therefrom without relative movement between the base and the foundation;
• a receiver, said receiver configured for extension from said base and for fixation to said base to prevent relative movement between said receiver and said base;
• an adjuster, said adjuster configured to be positioned in said cavity, said adjuster further configured to interact with said receiver and to produce relative movement between said receiver and said adjuster and being capable of moving said glass floor unit upwardly;
• a connector, said connector linking said sheet to said adjuster to effect simultaneous movement of said sheet with the relative movement between said receiver and said adjuster, said movement of said sheet exerting a force on said glass floor unit to effect relative movement between said glass and said base contacting the foundation, including said moving of said glass floor unit upwardly, said adjuster following said movement of said sheet upwardly;
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• a hat channel, said hat channel removably positioned over said adjuster for permitting access to said adjuster in said cavity from said outer walking surface.

A mechanism forming and adjusting a floor structure resting on a foundation, comprising:

• a glass floor unit having an upper portion of multilaminate glass of durable construction and a lower connected portion of fire-rated glass, said glass floor unit having an outer walking surface and a cavity;
• a base, said base positioned to contact the foundation and extending therefrom without relative movement between the base and the foundation;
• a receiver, said receiver configured for extension from said base and for fixation to said base to prevent relative movement between said receiver and said base;
• an adjuster, said adjuster configured to be positioned in said cavity, said adjuster further configured to interact with said receiver to produce relative movement between said receiver and said adjuster;
• a support, said support comprising a sheet, said sheet being rotatable relative to said adjuster, said sheet being configured for movement within said cavity to a position below said walking surface of said glass floor unit after installation of said glass floor unit, said sheet being further configured to further rotate in said cavity and to contact said glass floor unit apart from said walking surface of said glass floor unit;
• a connector, said connector linking said sheet to said adjuster to effect simultaneous movement of said sheet with the relative movement between said receiver and said adjuster, said movement of said sheet exerting a force on said glass floor unit to effect selective relative movement between said glass floor unit and said base contacting the foundation, said selective relative movement effecting movement of said walking surface toward and away from said base, said connector including a unit affixed to said adjuster;
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• a hat channel, said hat channel removably positioned over said adjuster for permitting said movement and positioning of said support after installation of said glass floor unit and for permitting access to said adjuster in said cavity away from said outer walking surface.

A mechanism forming a floor structure resting on a foundation, comprising:

• a glass floor unit having an upper position of multilaminate glass of durable construction and a lower portion of connected fire-rated glass, said glass floor unit having an outer walking surface and a cavity;
• a support, said support positioned to contact the glass floor unit;
• a base, said base positioned to contact the foundation and extending therefrom without relative movement between the base and the foundation;
• a receiver, said receiver configured for extension from said base and for fixation to said base to prevent relative movement between said receiver and said base;
• an adjuster configured to be positioned in said cavity, said adjuster further configured to interact with said receiver and to produce relative movement between said receiver and said adjuster and being capable of adjusting said glass floor unit vertically;
• a connector, said connector linking said support to said adjuster to effect simultaneous movement of said support with the relative movement between said receiver and said adjuster, said movement of said support exerting a force on said glass floor unit to effect relative vertical movement between said glass and said base contacting the foundation, including said moving of said glass floor unit vertically, said adjuster following said movement of said support vertically.