GB2496131A

GB2496131A - Conservatory roof with obscuration panels and a sealing strip

Info

Publication number: GB2496131A
Application number: GB201118762A
Authority: GB
Inventors: Andrew Thomson
Original assignee: Ultraframe UK Ltd
Current assignee: Ultraframe UK Ltd
Priority date: 2011-10-28
Filing date: 2011-10-28
Publication date: 2013-05-08
Anticipated expiration: 2031-10-28
Also published as: GB201118762D0; GB2496131B

Abstract

A conservatory roof comprises an eaves beam, a ridge beam, a pair of glazing bars mountable between the two and one or more panes of glazing material supportable by the pair of glazing bars. Each pane of glazing material has an outer surface and an inner surface, and obscuration panels, each having an outer surface and an inner surface, are located below, and spaced apart from, the panes of glazing material so as to create a gap which extends between the outer surfaces of said obscuration panels and the inner surfaces of said panes of glazing material and between the pair of glazing bars. The obscuration panels extend beneath only part of the glazed are and an elongate Insert is locatable between the pair of glazing bars and between a pane of glazing material and the obscuration panel below so as to substantially and elongatedly fill the gap therebetween.

Description

Insert The present invention relates to an insert for a conservatory roof structure, and especially to a roof insert which is designed and adapted for a conservatory roof structure in an "orangery-type" conservatory.

A traditional conservatory is a structure having a glazed roof, usually a fully glazed roof, constructed from a plurality of glazing bars arranged in a suitable configuration which are used to support the panes of glazing material. A traditional orangery may be thought of as being similar to a modern atrium-style conservatory, i.e. a conservatory having a roof designed to incorporate an atrium. Typically being built to include brick (or other suitable masonry materials) pillars in their structures, orangeries offer more privacy than traditional conservatories. Furthermore, despite typically using less glass (and more brick or other suitable masonry materiats) than with a modern conservatory design, the significant interior height achievable with an orangery means that adjoining rooms may be flooded with light, leading to a feeling of grandeur and airiness.

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Externally an orangery features a flat roof around its perimeter, which usually translates *r' internally into a corresponding perimeter ceiling (which extends around its internal . 20 perimeter). Advantageously, spotlights, concealed downlighters or other lighting may be fitted into the perimeter ceiling, whilst cables and other services may be hidden * . . . * . within the cavity created between the perimeter ceiling and the outer flat perimeter roof * structure. Additional benefits of an orangery include that the existence of an internal perimeter ceiling provides the interior space within the orangery with a more solid, permanent character (as compared to a traditional conservatory), whilst the typical reduction in the overall glazed area (compared to a traditional conservatory) reduces the potential for the interior space within the orangery to overheat when subject to direct sunlight and/or increased external temperature.

An "orangery-type" conservatory as referenced in the present invention is a structure which may neither be described as a traditional orangery nor a traditional conservatory, but which may be thought of as falling somewhere in between these two building styles. However, in an orangery-type" conservatory it is sought to combine the benefits achieved with a traditional conservatory with those of a traditional orangery, to make the best possible living space whilst minimising the otherwise relatively expensive costs and complex installation associated with building a traditional orangery.

Accordingly, the present invention provides a conservatory roof, of the "orangery-type for a conservatory, comprising: an eaves beam, a ridge beam and a pair of glazing bars mountable between the two, one or more panes of glazing material supportable by the pair of glazing bars, each pane of glazing material having an outer surface and an inner surface, and one or more obscuration panels, each having an outer surface and an inner surface, locatable below, and spaced apart from, the panes of glazing material so as to create a gap, preferably a substantially uniform planar gap, which extends between the outer surfaces of said obscuration panels and the inner surfaces of said panes of glazing material and between the pair of glazing bars, wherein an elongate insert is locatable between the pair of glazing bars and between a pane of glazing material and the obscuration panel below so as to substantially and elongatedly fill the gap therebetween.

The conservatory roof solution provided by the present invention enables the provision :. 20 of an "orangery-type" conservatory that combines the benefits achieved with a traditional conservatory so that the best possible living space may be constructed, whilst minimising the otherwise relatively expensive costs and complex installation associated with building a traditional orangery. Furthermore, a conservatory roof according to the invention is beneficial because it can be applied to both a new conservatory construction project, and also as a retro-fit to an existing conservatory roof to achieve an "orangery-type" character. In particular, the elongate insert referred to above is beneficial as it is designed to minimise, and preferably inhibit, the ingress of dust, insects and other debris which may otherwise be found in the gap between a pane of glazing material and an obscuration panel below, at the same time as masking/obscuring an upper edge of the obscuration panel itself from external view.

For the avoidance of doubt, reference herein to an "outer surface" and to an "inner surface" of either a pane of glazing material or an obscuration panel are references to the surfaces which face towards the outside and towards the inside respectively of the conservatory into which the paneslpanels are fitted.

The elongate insert comprised in the conservatory roof according to the invention preferably comprises a body which is provided with a removable (and hence replaceable), elongate, compressible foam member. Advantageously, the foam member may be longer than the body, i.e. as compared to the length of the body in the elongate direction of the insert, the foam member may be of a longer length. Further advantageously, the foam member may be contactable with, and compressible between, the pair of glazing bars so as to achieve intimate contact therewith for closure of the gap.

Preferably, the body of the insert comprises a recessed portion for accommodation of the foam member and a hooked portion which extends beyond an upper edge of an obscuration panel. An obscuration panel typically has outer and inner surfaces (as explained above) which are joined around their mutual peripheries by two opposed side edges, an upper edge and a lower edge; when hi situ in a conservatory, the side edges will usually be adjacent to the glazing bars, the upper edge closer to the ridge beam and the lower edge closer to the eaves beam, The edges themselves need not be solid however as the space between the outer and inner surfaces may be lattice-like.

The foam member is preferably made from a thermally insulating material, such as a closed-cell polypropylene foam or an ethylene propylene diene monomer (EPDM) rubber foam, which may provide an additionaLdegree of thermal insulation to the : conservatory roof. The foam is preferably also resistant to ultraviolet degradation, to ensure as long a useful lifetime as possible. The insert may be made from any suitably lightweight plastics or metallic material, e.g. aluminium.

Beneficially, the insert may be locatable by means of at least one bracket which is attachable to a glazing bar, and preferably to a lower surface thereof (i.e. the surface which faces into the conservatory). Further preferably, the at least one bracket comprises receiving means for receiving the insert. Said receiving means may be in the form of one, or preferably a pair of, upwardly-turned lip(s).

In one embodiment of the invention, a ceiling member, for forming an interior perimeter ceiling within the conservatory below the panes of glazing material and adjacent to the eaves beam and/or to the ridge beam, may be provided and may be dependable from the pair of glazing bars by means of the at least one bracket. Said ceiling member may comprise a substantially horizontal, preferably elongate member and a substantially vertical, preferably elongate member Each elongate member may be in the form of a framework, somewhat resembling a ladder on its side. Each of the substantially horizontal member and the substantially veftcal member may form a surface of the perimeter ceiling in the conservatory roof; such surfaces may be provided with a finishing material such as drywall/plasterboard and/or coving or other decorative finish.

The substantially horizontal member and the substantially vertical member may be joined together, along one of their long edges, substantially perpendicularly, thereby forming a perimeter roof cavity with at least the eaves beam. Within such cavity, wiring and other services may be routed.

For stability, the substantially horizontal member may be fixed directly or indirectly (by means of a further component) to the eaves beam. The substantially vertical member may be fixed to, and depend from, the at least one bracket. * . . * .

The at least one bracket preferably comprises supporting means for simultaneously supporting the one or more obscuration panels. The one or more obscuration panels *:*i may additionally be supported by a resiliently-biased means, e.g. a spring clip. Such resiliently-biased means may be tillable, directly or indirectly (by means of a further component) to the eaves beam. The eaves beam (or a further component associated therewith) may be provided with an upwardly extending protrusion, over which the resiliently-biased means may be hooked.

Preferably, the resiliently-biased means is biased towards the one or more panes of glazing material, so as to minimise the gap which extends between the outer surfaces of said obscuration panels and the inner surfaces of said panes of glazing material by urging the obscuration panels towards the panes of glazing material.

Furthermore, the Power portion of the gap, i.e. that portion adjacent to the eaves beam, may preferably be associated with a trickle ventilator, which may be sited between the eaves beam and a pane of glazing material extending over said beam, preferably as disclosed in our prior UK Patent No. G623T4356GB.

In a second embodiment of the invention, at least one of the glazing bars (being a standard" glazing bar) comprised in the conservatory roof may be fittable with a bolster glazing bar, said bolster glazing bar having opposed side surfaces and a lower surface which faces into the conservatory.

A standard" glazing bar, as is welt known from our previous applications, takes the form of an inverted T-section, providing transverse flanges extending to either side of a stem, with the flanges acting as shelves' for supporting glazing panels, often on strips of a gasket material. The flanges also perform a gutter function to ensure that any moisture/water that may ingress below the supported glazing panels is channelled away towards an external gutter. The stem usually has a longitudinal channel that receives formations depending from the underside of a capping. The formations cooperate with ridges on the opposed inner faces of the channel to hold the capping in position on the glazing bar. The formations diverge to an extent that they are forced towards each other when the capping is pressed onto the glazing bar, so that they spring outwardly within the channel to provide grip against removal. The capping has along its lower outer edges gasket material that seals on top of the glazing panels when the capping is pressed into position. Such a "standard" glazing bar is typically made of a lightweight metallic material, such as aluminium, whilst the capping is typically made of a plastics material, such as polyvinyl chloride.

It may be desirable to fit a "standard" glazing bar with a bolster glazing bar when the span of the roof increases beyond the load-bearing tolerance of the standard glazing bar; reinforcement and additional load-bearing capacity is provided by a bolster glazing bar.

In this second embodiment, the bolster glazing bar may be fittable, directly or indirectly, to the lower surface of the "standard" glazing bar When fitted, the lower surface of the bolster glazing bar becomes the lower surface of the glazing bar referred to herein.

Because of the additional depth provided by the bolster glazing bar, the at least one bracket referred to above may be comprised of at least three parts: (i) a right hand part, (ii) a left hand part, which together form both the supporting means for supporting the one or more obscuration panels and the receiving means for receiving the insert, and (iH) a central part.

With such a three-part bracket, the supporting means may be in the form of a pair of arms, one on each of the right hand and left hand bracket parts, on which the one or more obscuration panels are supportable. Similarly, the receiving means may be in the form of a pair of lips, one on each of the right hand and left hand bracket parts for receiving the elongate insert.

Preferably, the right hand and left hand bracket parts are attachable to the side surfaces of the bolster glazing bar, and the central bracket part is attachable to the lower surface of the bolster glazing bar.

When a conservatory roof according to the invention is fitted with at least one bolster glazing bar, the elongate insert is preferably locatable between said bolster glazing bar and the other glazing bar in the pair provided. Both glazing bars in the pair provided may be fitted with bolster glazing bars.

For a better understanding, the present invention will now be more particularly described, by way of non-limiting example only, with reference to and as shown in the accompanying drawings (not to scale) in which: *:*** Figure 1 is a perspective view of an outline of a generic conservatory; Figure 2is a side, sectional view along glazing bar 20 of Figure 1; Figure 3 is a side, sectional view along glazing bar 18 of Figure 1; ** Figures 3A and 38 show in greater detail certain areas of Figure 3; Figure 4 is a perspective view of an elongate insert; Figure 5 is a perspective view of pad of the insert shown in Figure 4; Figure 6 is a perspective view of a bracket; Figure 7 is an illustration of a Georgian-style conservatory showing the typical location of glazing bars; Figure 8 is an illustration of a Victorian-style conservatory showing the typical location of glazing bars; Figure 9 is a partial corner perspective section, about glazing bar 19, of the generic conservatory of Figure 1; Figure 10 is an illustration of a "lean-to"-style conservatory showing the typical location of glazing bars; Figures 11, 1 2A and 1 2B show a modified bracket; and Figure 13 illustrates in greater detail fixation of the bracket parts of Figures 11, 1 2A and 128 to a glazing bar.

Figure 1 shows the skeleton of a generic conservatory 10 comprising a conservatory roof 12 (shown in dotted outline for clarity) comprising a plurality of eaves beams 14 and a ridge beam 16. Mounted between ridge beam 16 and an eaves beam 14 are three different types of glazing bars: -a glazing bar which extends at a substantially 90 ° angle to both eaves beam 14 and ridge beam 16, referred to herein as a transom glazing bar" 18, -a glazing bar which extends along a diagonal edge of roof 12 between eaves beam 14 and ridge beam 16, referred to herein as a "hip glazing bar" 19; and -a glazing bar which extends at a non-90 ° angle to both eaves beam 14 and ridge beam 16, referred to herein as a "splay glazing bar" 20.

Between glazing bar 19 and glazing bar 20, and between glazing bar 18 and glazing bar 20, panes of glazing material 11 (e.g. panes of glass or polycarbonate) are supported. Shown in one wall 22 of conservatory 10 is a brickwork (or other masonry material) section 24 and a glazed section 26 within which a window 28 is fitted, to *r": illustrate that said wall may not be of a uniform construction and may incorporate features such as windows and/or doors.

*:": Turning to Figure 2, which is a side, sectional view along splay glazing bar 20 of Figure 1, we see that splay glazing bar 20 has a lower surface 30 which faces into conservatory 10 and which rests on an upper portion of eaves beam 14. Eaves beam 14 rests on a dli 32, which is provided on the upper course of bricks of bricKwork section 24 of wall 22. Attached to the inner surface of eaves beam 14 is a first ceiling member, in the form of an elongate (into the plane of the page) substantially horizontal member 34, which itself is joined substantially perpendicularly to a second ceiling member, in the form of an elongate (into the pJane of the page) substantially vertical member 36, to form an interior perimeter ceiling 38 within conservatory 10. Each ceiling member 34, 36 may be in the form of a "ladder-type" framework of timber, aluminium section or, preferably, cold rolled steel.

Attached, e.g. by screws, to lower surface 30 of splay glazing bar 20 is a bracket 40, from which substantially vertical member 36 is fixed, e.g. by means of screws, and depends. Over bracket 40, i.e. more towards the interior of conservatory 10, and fixed to vertical member 36 is a sheet of finishing material 42a, for example in the form of a sheet of plasterboard, which is finished at its uppermost edge with a trim 44 to achieve a neat plaster finish. The lowermost edge of sheet of substantially vertical finishing material 42a meets a further sheet of now substantially horizontal finishing material 42b, e.g. a further sheet of plasterboard, which itself meets a yet further sheet of again substantially vertical finishing material 42c (again possibly a sheet of plasterboard), which are fixed to horizontal member 36 and wall 22 respectively.

Located below the panes of glazing material (not shown in Figure 2) and above ceiling members 34, 36 is an obscuration panel 46, for example in the form of a tinted polycarbonate sheet or any other body-tinted material which would provide the desired obscuration, having an outer surface 46a and an inner surface 46b, and an upper edge 46c and a lower edge 46d. Obscuration paner 46 is supported by bracket 40 towards its upper edge 46c and by a resiliently-biased means, in the form of a spring clip 48, towards its lower edge 46d. Clip 48 is fitted to an upwardly extending protrusion 50 of eaves beam 14 and is resiliently biased towards the panes of glazing material so as to urge obscuration panel upwardly to act against gravity. Adjacent its upper edge 46c, obscuration panel 46 is associated with an elongate insert 52 which elongatedly 4. 20 extends (into the page in this Figure) between glazing bar 20 and a further glazing bar (not shown in Figure 2) to prevent debris and other detritus from entering the gap (not shown) between obscuration panel 46 and the panes of glazing material. *.*

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Together, eaves beani 14, ceiling members 34, 36 and obscuration panel 46 define a cavity 54 within perimeter ceiling 38, through which wiring and other services (not shown) may be routed.

The structure shown in Figure 3 is similar to that shown in Figure 2, and therefore like components have been allotted the same reference numerals. Only the differences between Figures 2 and 3 will be described. Firstly, Figure 3 shows a side, sectional view along transom glazing bar 18 of Figure 1, which also has a lower surface 30 which faces into conservatory 10, However, rather than resting on a cill provided on the uppermost course of bricks of the brickwork shown in Figure 1, eaves beam 14 rests on a window-frame 56 provided around window 28 in glazed section 26 of wall 22. As a result, rather than meeting a yet further sheet of (substantially vertical) finishing material1 substantially horizontal sheet of finishing material 42b, which is fixed to horizontal member 36, terminates at window-frame 56.

For a clearer understanding, two areas in Figure 3 have been extracted and shown in greater detail: areas 3A and 38 shown in Figures 3A and 3B respectively. Figure 3A provides more detail about the area surrounding upper edge 46c of obscuration panel 46, whilst Figure 36 provides more detail about the area surrounding lower edge 46d of obscuration panel 46.

Figure 3A shows bracket 40 to which vertical ceiling member 36 is fixed by means of fixing means 58, in the form of a screw. Bracket 40 comprises supporting means, in the form of a pair of arms 64 (only one of which is shown in Figure 3A), which support obscuration pane! 46 from below. Figure 3A also shows elongate insert 52 (being elongate into the page) comprising a body 53 having at one end a recess portion 55 and at the other end a hooked portion 57. Insert 52 is received by and located via receiving means, in the form of a pair of rips 61, of bracket 40. Insert 52 is shown in detail in Figure 4.

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Recess portion 55, which is concave in a direction towards the panes of glazing material, accommodates an elongate foam member 51 (again being elongate into the page), which is compressible between transom glazing bar iS and another glazing bar so as to achieve intimate contact between the two, thereby minimising if not completely inhibiting ingress of debris and other detritus into the gap (not shown) between obscuration panel 46 and the panes of glazing material. Foam member is shown in isolation for clarity in Figure 5.

Hooked portion 51 of insert 52 extends beyond upper edge 46c of obscuration panel 46 so as to mask upper edge 46c of obscuration panel 46 from external view, within the limits of manufacturing tolerance regarding the length (i.e. the distance between upper edge 46c and lower edge 46d) of obscuration panel 46, and to neatly meet trim 44 on sheet of finishing material 42a so as to ensure a uniform straight-line finish.

Figure 36 shows spring clip 46 fitted to upwardly extending protrusion 50 of eaves beam 14. Spring clip 48 comprises a hook portion 48a, which hooks over protrusion 50, and a biasing portion 48b, which resiliently biases obscuration panel 46 upwardly towards the panes of glazing material (not shown in Figure 3B) to counteract the effect Df gravity forcing lower edge 46d of obscuration panel 46 to droop downwardly in the direction of the arrow labelled "G".

Bracket 40 shown in Figure 6 comprises body 60, which takes the form of an inverted L-section, from which a pair of elongate legs 62 and a pair of arms 64 each depend.

The lower ends of legs 62 are provided with fixing holes 63 to enable fixing of bracket to substantially vertical section 36. Pair of arms 64 have toward their upper ends shoulder section 65, in which region they are bendable to enable support of obscuration panel 46. In a perpendicular plane to legs 62 and arms 64, bracket 40 comprises an attachment surface 67, which is placeable against lower surface 30 of transom glazing bar 18 to enable attachment of bracket 40 thereto via a self-drilling screw (hence no fixing hole is provided in attachment surface 67). Attachment surface 67 terminates in at least one, and as shown two, lips 61 which form receiving means for receiving and locating insert 52. * * *

:...:: Different styles of conservatories require different types of glazing bars to be used in the construction of their roofs. The Georgian-style conservatory 10 shown in Figure 7 is constructed against a gable waIl 13 of an existing structure, e.g. house, and as such *:. 20 the first glazing bars used are starter glazing bars 21 which can be fitted to gable wall 13. Subsequently, roof 12 is made from eleven transom glazing bars 18, two hip glazing bars 19 and two splay glazing bars 20 connected between eaves beams 14 :4 and ridge beam 16. The lower surface 30 of each glazing bar 18, 19, 20, 21 is provided with a bracket, according to the following variations: -transom glazing bar 18 is provided with a tiansom variation of bracket; -hip glazing bar 19 is provided with a hip variation of bracket 40; -splay glazing bar 20 is provided with a splay variation of bracket 40: and -starter glazing bar 21 is provided with a modified-transom variation of bracket -modified to enable fixture to gable wall 13.

Advantageously, a single design of insert 52 fits with each of these variations.

Turning to Figure 8, the Victorian-style conservatory 10 shown is again constructed against a gable wall 13 of an existing structure, e.g. house, and as such the first glazing bars used are starter glazing bars 21 which can be fitted to gable wall 13.

Subsequently roof 12 is made from six transom glazing bars 18 and four hip glazing bars 19 connected between eaves beams 14 and ridge beam 16. The lower surface of each glazing bar 18, 19 is provided with a bracket, according to the following variations: -transom glazing bar 18 is provided with a transom variation of bracket 40-; -hip glazing bar 19 is provided with a hip variation of bracket 40; and -starter glazing bar 21 is provided with a modified-transom variation of bracket 40-modified to enable fixture to gable wall 13.

Again, advantageously, a single design of insert 52 fits with each of these variations.

Figure 9 illustrates a corner of generic conservatory 10 in which hip glazing bar 19 is provided along a diagonal edge of roof 12 and which is adjacent to two transom glazing bars not shown). Between, and supported by, hip glazing bar 19 and each of the transom glazing bars are panes of glazing material 11. Depending from the lower surfaces 30 of each of the glazing bars are brackets 40, from which substantially vertical ceiling members 36 depend via fixing means 58 to brackets 40.

Simultaneously, lips 61 of brackets 40 receive insert 52 which fills the gap 60 between : ...:: obscuration panels 46 and panes of glazing material 11.

Turning now to Figure 10, the "lean-to-style conservatory 110 shown is slightly :. 20 different in its construction elements to the conservatories 10 shown in Figures 7 and 8.

Conservatory 110 is constructed against a gable wall 13 of an existing structure, e.g. house, and as such the first glazing bars used are starter glazing bars 21 which can be fitted to gable wall 13. Subsequently, roof 112 is made from four splay glazing bars 20, ten splay glazing bars each fitted with a bolster splay glazing bar 120 and one transom bar fitted with a bolster transom glazing bar 118 connected between eaves beams 14 and ridge beam 16.

A bolster glazing bar is fittable to lower surface 30 of an existing glazing bar when additional load-bearing capacity is required of the existing glazing bar, e.g. because the existing glazing bar is required to span a greater distance and thus bear a greater load.

Figures 11, 12A and 128 show modified forms of bracket parts 140a, 140b, 140c required for a transom bolster glazing bar 118, requiring a modified transom variation of central bracket part 140a, along with right and left hand bracket parts 140b, 140c shown in Figures 18A and 18B. A hip bolster glazing bar 119 would similarly require a modified hip variation (not shown) of central bracket part 140a, whilst a splay bolster glazing bar 120 would require a modified splay variation (not shown) of central bracket part 140a.

Central bracket part 140a shown in Figure 11 comprises body 160, which takes the form of an inverted L-section. The downwardly-depending Umb (as viewed in Figure 11) is provided with fixing holes 163 to enable fixing of central bracket part 140a to substantially vertical section 36. The sidewardly-depending limb (as viewed in Figure 11) comprises attachment surface 167, which is placeable against lower surface 130 of transom bolster glazing bar 118 to enable attachment of central bracket part l4Da thereto.

Because central bracket part 140a does not itself comprise supporting means for supporting obscuration panels 46, each of right and left hand brackets parts 140b, 140c shown in Figures 12A and 128 respectively instead comprise such supporting means.

Referring to these figures, each of right hand bracket part 140b and left hand bracket part 14Cc comprises an elongate leg 162 extending in a first plane and a supporting arm 164 (for supporting obscuration panel 46) which extends in a different plane. The lower ends of legs 162 are provided with fixing holes 163 to enable fixing of bracket :. 20 parts 14Db, 140c to sides 131 of transom bolster glazing bar 11W The upper ends of legs 162 are provided with receiving means in the form of a lip 161 for receiving insert 52.

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S....' C, To provide further explanation, Figure 13 shows the way in which central bracket part 140a and right and left hand brackets parts 140b, 140c are fixed to bolster glazing bar 118.

Again however, despite the relative complexity of bracket 40 design required, a single design of insert 52 fits with each of these variations.

Claims

<claim-text>CLAIMS: 1. A conservatory roof comprising: an eaves beam, a ridge beam and a pair of glazing bars mountable between S the two, one or more panes of glazing material supportable by the pair of glazing bars, each pane of glazing material having an outer surface and an inner surface, and one or more obscuration panels, each having an outer surface and an inner surface, locatable below, and spaced apart from, the panes of glazing material so as to create a gap which extends between the outer surfaces of said obscuration panels and the inner surfaces of said panes of glazing material and between the pair of glazing bars, wherein an elongate insert is locatable between the pair of glazing bars and :.". 15 between a pane of glazing material and the obscuration panel below so as to substantially and elongatedly fill the gap therebetween.S*..... * S*
2. A conservatory roof as claimed in claim 1 wherein the insert comprises a body * ** S..which is provided with an elongate, compressible foam member. * 20</claim-text> <claim-text>:
3. A conservatory roof as claimed in claim 2 wherein the foam member is longer * than the body.</claim-text> <claim-text>S..... * *</claim-text> <claim-text>
4. A conservatory roof as claimed in claim 2 or claim 3 wherein the foam member is contactable with, and compressible between, the pair of glazing bars.</claim-text> <claim-text>
5. A conservatory roof as claimed in any of claims 2 to 4 wherein the body comprises a recessed portion for accommodation of the foam member and a hooked portion which extends beyond an upper edge of an obscuration panel.</claim-text> <claim-text>
6. A conservatory roof as claimed in any preceding claim wherein the insert is locatable by means of at least one bracket which is attachable to a glazing bar.</claim-text> <claim-text>
7. A conservatory roof as claimed in claim the at least one bracket comprises receiving means for receiving the insert.</claim-text> <claim-text>
8. A conservatory roof as claimed in claim 6 or claim 7 wherein a ceiling member, for forming an interior ceiling within the conservatory below the panes of glazing material and adjacent to the eaves beam and/or to the ridge beam, is provided and is dependable from the pair of glazing bars by means of the at least one bracket,
9. A conservatory roof as claimed in claim 8 wherein the ceiling member comprises a substantially horizontal member and a substantially vertical member.
10. A conservatory roof as claimed in claim 9 wherein the substantially horizontal member and the substantiaily vertical member are joined together substantially perpendicularly, thereby forming a perimeter roof cavity with at least the eaves beam. Ce * * * * 15* *
11. A conservatory roof as claimed in claim 9 or claim 10 wherein the substantially horizontal member is fixed to the eaves beam.test..C Ste*
12. A conservatory roof as claimed in any of claims 9, 10 or 11 wherein the substantially vertical member is fixed to, and depends from, the at least one : bracket, *5.. 5 * .
13. A conservatory roof as claimed in any of claims 6 to 12 wherein the at least one bracket comprises supporting means for simultaneously supporting the one or more obscuration panels.
14. A conservatory roof as claimed in claim 13 wherein the one or more obscuration panels are additionally supported by a resiliently-biased means.
15. A conservatory roof as claimed in claim 14 wherein the resiliently-biased means is fittable to the eaves beam.
16. A conservatory roof as claimed in claim 15 wherein the resiliently-biased means is biased towards the one or more panes of glazing material, so as to minimise the gap which extends between the outer surfaces of said obscuration panels and the inner surfaces of said panes of glazing material.
17. A conservatory roof as claimed in any preceding claim wherein at east one of & the glazing bars in the pair is fittable with a bolster glazing bar, said bolster glazing bar having opposed side surfaces and a lower surface which faces into the conservatory.
18. A conservatory roof as claimed in claim 17 wherein the elongate insert is locatable between the bolster glazing bar and the other glazing bar in the pair.
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