US20200048927A1 - Frameless glass fencing component - Google Patents
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- the invention relates to a frameless glass fencing component, in particular but not exclusively, a frameless glass fencing component for use in installing a frameless glass fence for a swimming pool, balcony, decking or patio.
- swimming pool barriers are designed such that young children are unable to climb over them and most countries have strict laws governing what constitutes an acceptable pool barrier.
- all swimming pool barrier fencing must comply with the Australian Standard for swimming Pool Fencing (AS1926).
- AS1926 Australian Standard for swimming Pool Fencing
- Some of the stipulations in that standard require that pool fencing be at least 1,200 mm high and that gates be built in such a way that they swing away from the pool and have a child safety lock.
- a typical frameless glass fence for a pool includes a plurality of individual tempered glass panels which are supported by spaced apart mini-posts, referred to as spigots. Typically, two spigots are evenly spaced across the bottom edge of the glass panel and will clamp onto the panel and support it.
- Frameless glass fence spigots must not only be strong to support a glass panel, they must also be corrosion resistant and have favourable aesthetic features. For this reason conventional spigots are produced from anodized aluminium or polished stainless steel.
- Frameless glass fencing for balconies typically comprise tempered glass balustrade panels supported by, for example, posts, spigots, standoff fixings, glass clamps or floor glazing channels.
- Australian Standard AS1170 requires that frameless glass fences be designed to prevent a fall from a balcony.
- the standard further specifies that (i) the height of the glass fence must be at least 1000 mm when measured from the finished balcony floor level to the top of the balustrade, and (ii) must have a continuous interlinking handrail. Such handrail is required so as to inhibit a fall temporarily in the event of a glass panel of the glass balustrade breaking.
- Drawbacks associated with current components employed in supporting glass panels in frameless glass fencing installations include that when they are not maintained or looked after for prolonged periods of time they tend to stain or corrode.
- a frameless glass fencing component for a frameless glass fencing installation the frameless glass fencing component being produced from an engineering plastic.
- a frameless glass fencing installation including at least one glass panel and a frameless glass fencing component attached to the glass panel, the frameless glass fencing component being produced from an engineering plastic.
- a method of installing a frameless glass fence including the step of providing a frameless glass fencing component produced from an engineering plastic.
- the engineering plastic is covered with a coating.
- the engineering plastic includes a base material.
- the engineering plastic includes a base material and a reinforcing filler.
- the reinforcing filler includes glass fibre.
- the reinforcing filler includes carbon fibre.
- the engineering plastic is a polyarylamide.
- the polyarylamide includes glass fibre reinforcement wherein the concentration of the glass fibre reinforcement is between 50% to 60% by volume.
- the engineering plastic is an epoxy vinyl ester resin.
- the epoxy vinyl ester resin includes glass fibre reinforcement wherein the concentration of the glass fibre reinforcement is between 50% to 70% by volume.
- the base material includes a polyamide.
- the polyamide includes Nylon®.
- the polyamide includes Zytel®.
- the base material includes polyphenylene sulphide (PPS).
- PPS polyphenylene sulphide
- the base material includes styrene.
- the frameless glass fencing component is a frameless glass fencing spigot.
- the frameless glass fencing component is a frameless glass fencing latch.
- the frameless glass fencing component is a frameless glass fencing standoff.
- the frameless glass fencing component is a frameless glass fencing support clamp.
- the frameless glass fencing component is a frameless glass fencing hinge.
- the frameless glass fencing component is a frameless glass fencing rail connector.
- the frameless glass fencing component is a frameless glass fencing clamp.
- the frameless glass fencing component is a channel fixing.
- the frameless glass fencing component is a standoff face mounted fixing.
- the frameless glass fencing component is a top rail for a glass balustrade.
- the frameless glass fencing component is a frameless glass fencing floor glazing channel.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic side view of a first embodiment frameless glass fencing component
- FIG. 2 is a schematic top view of the frameless glass fencing component of FIG. 1 ;
- FIG. 3 is a schematic side view of a second embodiment frameless glass fencing component
- FIG. 4 is a schematic top view of the frameless glass fencing component of FIG. 3 .
- the engineering plastic includes an outer coating having a stainless steel appearance. Such coating may have a range of colours. Also, as plastic generally does not conduct electricity, this feature will provide enhanced safety in a moist environment, such as a swimming pool.
- coatings can be applied after surface activation of the engineering plastic product by either plasma, chemical based materials or spray coatings. Final coatings can then be applied by electroplating, plasma surface coating, powder-coating, PVD coating or spray coating.
- a typical embodiment engineering plastic includes a base material having a filler to provide added strength/reinforcing.
- the filler includes glass fibre.
- frameless glass fencing component the filler includes carbon fibre.
- the base material includes a polyamide.
- polyamide which could be employed include those sold under the trade marks Nylon® and Zytel®.
- the base material of the engineering plastic includes polyphenylene sulfide (PPS).
- the base material of the engineering plastic includes styrene.
- FIGS. 1 and 2 show a first embodiment frameless glass fencing component, here a frameless glass fencing spigot generally indicated with the reference numeral 10 .
- the spigot 10 includes a post portion 12 and a flange portion 14 .
- the post portion 12 and flange portion 14 is of unitary construction and is produced from an engineering plastic.
- the engineering plastic is polyarylamide with a 50-60% by volume glass fibre reinforcement concentration.
- This engineering plastic is a light weight, non-corroding and non-conductive alternative to stainless steel and aluminium.
- the engineering plastic has an outer coating to provide the appearance of a stainless steel finish.
- the flange portion 14 includes a plurality of fastener openings 16 for receiving non-illustrated fasteners, for example bolts, to secure the post portion 12 in an upright orientation adjacent a pool to be fenced in.
- the post portion 12 defines a slot 18 for receiving an end portion of a non-illustrated tempered glass panel when constructing a non-illustrated frameless glass fence.
- the slot 18 includes a polymer packer 20 to protect the glass panel.
- the glass panel is secured within the slot 18 with non-illustrated grub screws passing through transverse holes 22 in the post portion 12 .
- a frameless glass fence is constructed in a conventional manner, but with the stainless steel/aluminium spigots replaced with spigots produced from the engineering plastic.
- FIGS. 3 and 4 show a second embodiment frameless glass fencing component, here also a frameless glass fencing spigot, generally indicated with the reference numeral 30 .
- the spigot 30 includes a post portion 12 similar to that of the spigot 10 .
- the flange portion 14 of the spigot 10 is replaced with a threaded portion 32 for location in a core drilled hole.
- the spigot 30 is also produced from an engineering plastic.
- the engineering plastic is provided in the form of an epoxy vinyl ester resin with a 50-70% by volume glass fibre reinforcement concentration. This material is resistant to water and other chemicals and has a high strength and other favourable mechanical properties.
- a frameless glass fencing latch produced from an engineering plastic.
- the engineering plastic is (i) polyarylamide with a 50-60% by volume glass fibre reinforcement concentration, or (ii) an epoxy vinyl ester resin with a 50-70% by volume glass fibre reinforcement concentration.
- a frameless glass fencing standoff produced from an engineering plastic.
- the engineering plastic is (i) polyarylamide with a 50-60% by volume glass fibre reinforcement concentration, or (ii) an epoxy vinyl ester resin with a 50-70% by volume glass fibre reinforcement concentration.
- a frameless glass fencing support clamp produced from an engineering plastic.
- the engineering plastic is (i) polyarylamide with a 50-60% by volume glass fibre reinforcement concentration, or (ii) an epoxy vinyl ester resin with a 50%-70% by volume glass fibre reinforcement concentration.
- a frameless glass fencing hinge produced from an engineering plastic.
- the engineering plastic is (i) polyarylamide with a 50%-60% by volume glass fibre reinforcement concentration, or (ii) an epoxy vinyl ester resin with a 50%-70% by volume glass fibre reinforcement concentration.
- a frameless glass fencing rail connector produced from an engineering plastic.
- the engineering plastic is (i) polyarylamide with a 50%-60% by volume glass fibre reinforcement concentration, or (ii) an epoxy vinyl ester resin with a 50%-70% by volume glass fibre reinforcement concentration.
- a frameless glass fencing clamp produced from an engineering plastic.
- the engineering plastic is (i) polyarylamide with a 50%-60% by volume glass fibre reinforcement concentration, or (ii) an epoxy vinyl ester resin with a 50%-70% by volume glass fibre reinforcement concentration.
- a channel fixing produced from an engineering plastic.
- the channel fixing is a frameless glass fencing channel fixing produced from (i) polyarylamide with a 50%-60% by volume glass fibre reinforcement concentration, or (ii) an epoxy vinyl ester resin with a 50%-70% by volume glass fibre reinforcement concentration.
- the standoff face mounted fixing is a frameless glass fencing standoff face mounted fixing produced from (i) polyarylamide with a 50%-60% by volume glass fibre reinforcement concentration, or (ii) an epoxy vinyl ester resin with a 50%-70% by volume glass fibre reinforcement concentration.
- the invention is not limited to glass barriers for pools, but could be employed in various frameless glass fencing installations such as glass balustrades on apartment balconies or glass balustrades in residential dwellings.
- glass balustrade top rail In a further non-illustrated embodiment there is provided glass balustrade top rail, the glass balustrade top rail being produced from an engineering plastic.
- the engineering plastic typically is (i) a polyarylamide with a 50%-60% by volume glass fibre reinforcement, or (ii) an epoxy vinyl ester resin with a 50%-70% by volume glass fibre reinforcement.
- a method of installing a frameless glass fence includes the step of providing a frameless glass fencing component produced from an engineering plastic.
- the engineering plastic is (i) polyarylamide with a 50-60% by volume glass fibre reinforcement concentration, or (ii) an epoxy vinyl ester resin with a 50%-70% by volume glass fibre reinforcement concentration.
- a frameless glass fence post produced from an engineering plastic.
- the post is a glass balustrade post produced from (i) polyarylamide with a 50%-60% by volume glass fibre reinforcement concentration, or (ii) an epoxy vinyl ester resin with a 50%-70% by volume glass fibre reinforcement concentration.
- a frameless glass fencing floor glazing channel produced from an engineering plastic.
- the floor glazing channel is produced from (i) polyarylamide with a 50%-60% by volume glass fibre reinforcement concentration, or (ii) an epoxy vinyl ester resin with a 50%-70% by volume glass fibre reinforcement concentration.
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- The invention relates to a frameless glass fencing component, in particular but not exclusively, a frameless glass fencing component for use in installing a frameless glass fence for a swimming pool, balcony, decking or patio.
- Swimming pool barriers are designed such that young children are unable to climb over them and most countries have strict laws governing what constitutes an acceptable pool barrier. In Australia, for example, all swimming pool barrier fencing must comply with the Australian Standard for Swimming Pool Fencing (AS1926). Some of the stipulations in that standard require that pool fencing be at least 1,200 mm high and that gates be built in such a way that they swing away from the pool and have a child safety lock.
- It has become fashionable to provide swimming pool barriers and balcony balustrades in the form of frameless glass fences. Not only is glass durable to the moist environment of a swimming pool, it also provides an aesthetic appealing appearance which is in vogue in contemporary architectural design. A typical frameless glass fence for a pool includes a plurality of individual tempered glass panels which are supported by spaced apart mini-posts, referred to as spigots. Typically, two spigots are evenly spaced across the bottom edge of the glass panel and will clamp onto the panel and support it. Frameless glass fence spigots must not only be strong to support a glass panel, they must also be corrosion resistant and have favourable aesthetic features. For this reason conventional spigots are produced from anodized aluminium or polished stainless steel.
- Frameless glass fencing for balconies, commonly referred to as glass balustrades, typically comprise tempered glass balustrade panels supported by, for example, posts, spigots, standoff fixings, glass clamps or floor glazing channels. Australian Standard AS1170 requires that frameless glass fences be designed to prevent a fall from a balcony. The standard further specifies that (i) the height of the glass fence must be at least 1000 mm when measured from the finished balcony floor level to the top of the balustrade, and (ii) must have a continuous interlinking handrail. Such handrail is required so as to inhibit a fall temporarily in the event of a glass panel of the glass balustrade breaking.
- Drawbacks associated with current components employed in supporting glass panels in frameless glass fencing installations include that when they are not maintained or looked after for prolonged periods of time they tend to stain or corrode.
- It is an object of the present invention to provide an alternative frameless glass fencing component for use in frameless glass fencing installations which addresses or at least ameliorated the above drawbacks.
- According to a first aspect of the present invention there is disclosed herein a frameless glass fencing component for a frameless glass fencing installation, the frameless glass fencing component being produced from an engineering plastic.
- In a second aspect there is disclosed herein a frameless glass fencing installation including at least one glass panel and a frameless glass fencing component attached to the glass panel, the frameless glass fencing component being produced from an engineering plastic.
- In a third aspect there is provided a method of installing a frameless glass fence, the method including the step of providing a frameless glass fencing component produced from an engineering plastic.
- Preferably the engineering plastic is covered with a coating.
- Preferably the engineering plastic includes a base material.
- Preferably the engineering plastic includes a base material and a reinforcing filler.
- Preferably the reinforcing filler includes glass fibre.
- Preferably the reinforcing filler includes carbon fibre.
- Preferably the engineering plastic is a polyarylamide.
- Preferably the polyarylamide includes glass fibre reinforcement wherein the concentration of the glass fibre reinforcement is between 50% to 60% by volume.
- Preferably the engineering plastic is an epoxy vinyl ester resin.
- Preferably the epoxy vinyl ester resin includes glass fibre reinforcement wherein the concentration of the glass fibre reinforcement is between 50% to 70% by volume.
- Preferably the base material includes a polyamide.
- Preferably the polyamide includes Nylon®.
- Preferably the polyamide includes Zytel®.
- Preferably the base material includes polyphenylene sulphide (PPS).
- Preferably the base material includes styrene.
- Preferably the frameless glass fencing component is a frameless glass fencing spigot.
- Preferably the frameless glass fencing component is a frameless glass fencing latch.
- Preferably the frameless glass fencing component is a frameless glass fencing standoff.
- Preferably the frameless glass fencing component is a frameless glass fencing support clamp.
- Preferably the frameless glass fencing component is a frameless glass fencing hinge.
- Preferably the frameless glass fencing component is a frameless glass fencing rail connector.
- Preferably the frameless glass fencing component is a frameless glass fencing clamp.
- Preferably the frameless glass fencing component is a channel fixing.
- Preferably the frameless glass fencing component is a standoff face mounted fixing.
- Preferably the frameless glass fencing component is a top rail for a glass balustrade.
- Preferably the frameless glass fencing component is a frameless glass fencing floor glazing channel.
- Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described hereinafter, by way of examples only, with reference to the accompany drawings, wherein:
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FIG. 1 is a schematic side view of a first embodiment frameless glass fencing component; -
FIG. 2 is a schematic top view of the frameless glass fencing component ofFIG. 1 ; -
FIG. 3 is a schematic side view of a second embodiment frameless glass fencing component; and -
FIG. 4 is a schematic top view of the frameless glass fencing component ofFIG. 3 . - Conventional frameless glass fencing components are produced from stainless steel or anodised aluminium. Drawbacks of employing such materials include relative high weight and costs. Further drawbacks associated with stainless steel products include that they tend to stain and corrode over a prolonged period of time. Preferred embodiments of the present invention address those problems by doing away with stainless steel/aluminium and providing frameless glass fencing components produced from an engineering plastic. Engineering plastics are plastic materials that are used in applications generally requiring higher performance in the areas of mechanical properties, heat resistance, chemical resistance, impact and fire retardancy
- To provide an aesthetically pleasing appearance the engineering plastic includes an outer coating having a stainless steel appearance. Such coating may have a range of colours. Also, as plastic generally does not conduct electricity, this feature will provide enhanced safety in a moist environment, such as a swimming pool. Typically, coatings can be applied after surface activation of the engineering plastic product by either plasma, chemical based materials or spray coatings. Final coatings can then be applied by electroplating, plasma surface coating, powder-coating, PVD coating or spray coating.
- A typical embodiment engineering plastic includes a base material having a filler to provide added strength/reinforcing. In an embodiment frameless glass fencing component the filler includes glass fibre. In another embodiment frameless glass fencing component the filler includes carbon fibre.
- In an embodiment frameless glass fencing component the base material includes a polyamide. Typically examples of polyamide which could be employed include those sold under the trade marks Nylon® and Zytel®.
- In an alternative embodiment the base material of the engineering plastic includes polyphenylene sulfide (PPS). In yet a further alternative the base material of the engineering plastic includes styrene.
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FIGS. 1 and 2 show a first embodiment frameless glass fencing component, here a frameless glass fencing spigot generally indicated with thereference numeral 10. Thespigot 10 includes apost portion 12 and a flange portion 14. Thepost portion 12 and flange portion 14 is of unitary construction and is produced from an engineering plastic. In this embodiment the engineering plastic is polyarylamide with a 50-60% by volume glass fibre reinforcement concentration. This engineering plastic is a light weight, non-corroding and non-conductive alternative to stainless steel and aluminium. In this embodiment the engineering plastic has an outer coating to provide the appearance of a stainless steel finish. - The flange portion 14 includes a plurality of
fastener openings 16 for receiving non-illustrated fasteners, for example bolts, to secure thepost portion 12 in an upright orientation adjacent a pool to be fenced in. Thepost portion 12 defines aslot 18 for receiving an end portion of a non-illustrated tempered glass panel when constructing a non-illustrated frameless glass fence. Theslot 18 includes apolymer packer 20 to protect the glass panel. Typically, the glass panel is secured within theslot 18 with non-illustrated grub screws passing throughtransverse holes 22 in thepost portion 12. In effect a frameless glass fence is constructed in a conventional manner, but with the stainless steel/aluminium spigots replaced with spigots produced from the engineering plastic. -
FIGS. 3 and 4 show a second embodiment frameless glass fencing component, here also a frameless glass fencing spigot, generally indicated with thereference numeral 30. Thespigot 30 includes apost portion 12 similar to that of thespigot 10. The flange portion 14 of thespigot 10 is replaced with a threadedportion 32 for location in a core drilled hole. As is the case with thespigot 10, thespigot 30 is also produced from an engineering plastic. However, in this embodiment the engineering plastic is provided in the form of an epoxy vinyl ester resin with a 50-70% by volume glass fibre reinforcement concentration. This material is resistant to water and other chemicals and has a high strength and other favourable mechanical properties. - In a non-illustrated embodiment there is provided a frameless glass fencing latch produced from an engineering plastic. Typically, the engineering plastic is (i) polyarylamide with a 50-60% by volume glass fibre reinforcement concentration, or (ii) an epoxy vinyl ester resin with a 50-70% by volume glass fibre reinforcement concentration.
- In a non-illustrated embodiment there is provided a frameless glass fencing standoff produced from an engineering plastic. Typically, the engineering plastic is (i) polyarylamide with a 50-60% by volume glass fibre reinforcement concentration, or (ii) an epoxy vinyl ester resin with a 50-70% by volume glass fibre reinforcement concentration.
- In a non-illustrated embodiment there is provided a frameless glass fencing support clamp produced from an engineering plastic. Typically, the engineering plastic is (i) polyarylamide with a 50-60% by volume glass fibre reinforcement concentration, or (ii) an epoxy vinyl ester resin with a 50%-70% by volume glass fibre reinforcement concentration.
- In a non-illustrated embodiment there is provided a frameless glass fencing hinge produced from an engineering plastic. Typically, the engineering plastic is (i) polyarylamide with a 50%-60% by volume glass fibre reinforcement concentration, or (ii) an epoxy vinyl ester resin with a 50%-70% by volume glass fibre reinforcement concentration.
- In a non-illustrated embodiment there is provided a frameless glass fencing rail connector produced from an engineering plastic. Typically, the engineering plastic is (i) polyarylamide with a 50%-60% by volume glass fibre reinforcement concentration, or (ii) an epoxy vinyl ester resin with a 50%-70% by volume glass fibre reinforcement concentration.
- In a non-illustrated embodiment there is provided a frameless glass fencing clamp produced from an engineering plastic. Typically, the engineering plastic is (i) polyarylamide with a 50%-60% by volume glass fibre reinforcement concentration, or (ii) an epoxy vinyl ester resin with a 50%-70% by volume glass fibre reinforcement concentration.
- In a non-illustrated embodiment there is provided a channel fixing produced from an engineering plastic. Typically, the channel fixing is a frameless glass fencing channel fixing produced from (i) polyarylamide with a 50%-60% by volume glass fibre reinforcement concentration, or (ii) an epoxy vinyl ester resin with a 50%-70% by volume glass fibre reinforcement concentration.
- In a non-illustrated embodiment there is provided a standoff face mounted fixing produced from an engineering plastic. Typically, the standoff face mounted fixing is a frameless glass fencing standoff face mounted fixing produced from (i) polyarylamide with a 50%-60% by volume glass fibre reinforcement concentration, or (ii) an epoxy vinyl ester resin with a 50%-70% by volume glass fibre reinforcement concentration.
- It will be appreciated that the invention is not limited to glass barriers for pools, but could be employed in various frameless glass fencing installations such as glass balustrades on apartment balconies or glass balustrades in residential dwellings.
- In a further non-illustrated embodiment there is provided glass balustrade top rail, the glass balustrade top rail being produced from an engineering plastic. The engineering plastic typically is (i) a polyarylamide with a 50%-60% by volume glass fibre reinforcement, or (ii) an epoxy vinyl ester resin with a 50%-70% by volume glass fibre reinforcement.
- In a non-illustrated embodiment there is provided a method of installing a frameless glass fence. The method includes the step of providing a frameless glass fencing component produced from an engineering plastic. Typically, the engineering plastic is (i) polyarylamide with a 50-60% by volume glass fibre reinforcement concentration, or (ii) an epoxy vinyl ester resin with a 50%-70% by volume glass fibre reinforcement concentration.
- In a non-illustrated embodiment there is provided a frameless glass fence post produced from an engineering plastic. Specifically, the post is a glass balustrade post produced from (i) polyarylamide with a 50%-60% by volume glass fibre reinforcement concentration, or (ii) an epoxy vinyl ester resin with a 50%-70% by volume glass fibre reinforcement concentration.
- In a non-illustrated embodiment there is provided a frameless glass fencing floor glazing channel produced from an engineering plastic. Specifically, the floor glazing channel is produced from (i) polyarylamide with a 50%-60% by volume glass fibre reinforcement concentration, or (ii) an epoxy vinyl ester resin with a 50%-70% by volume glass fibre reinforcement concentration.
- Although the invention is described above in relation to preferred embodiments, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that it is not limited to those embodiments, but may be embodied in many other forms.
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