GB846872A - Improvements in and relating to curtain walling - Google Patents

Abstract

846,872. Walls; walls, glazing. ARCON (Proprietary) Ltd. Nov. 8, 1956 [Nov. 8, 1955], No. 31942/55. Classes 20(3) and 20(4) Cladding or glazing panels 22, Figs. 3 and 4, which can be of different thicknesses are held by metal glazing beads 24, with interposed plastic strip caulking 28, 12, against flanges 9, 10 of horizontal curtain walling bars 1 and flanges 17 of vertical curtain walling bars 13, 14 which are supported on the bars 1 by bolts 21. The beads .24 are pushed into position to engage retaining spring clips 29 having upturned inner ends for initial panel location. The bars 1 are supported on the main building frame by bolts 4 having steady clips 6 and locating in an angle section horizontal rail C extending between vertical building columns, or, if stronger bars (Fig. 6, not shown) of closed' box section are used, they are bolted to cleats, attached to such columns, or to end !lugs of stub columns attached to building floors and extending from window sill level of one storey to window head level of the storey below. Right-angled corner flashings held by beads 24 are used between bars 13 at salient building corners, and at re-entrant corners a similar procedure may be adopted, or an upright corner bar 55, 56, Fig. 7 may be used. A door or window frame section 61, Fig. 4, is held by a screw or screws 60. According to the Provisional Specification the bars 1, 13 may be of aluminium. Specification 814,250 is referred to.