Tube-lock curtain wall system
First Claim
1. A method of installing a curtain wall having a front side and a back side, said method comprising the steps of:
- connectingat least one mullion, comprising at least one glazing pocket, an I-section for supporting a first trim member and at least one protrusion for supporting a second trim member,toat least one first rail having a width greater than a width of said at least one glazing pocket and comprising at least one notch for insertion of said at least one first rail into said at least one glazing pocket and at least one protrusion for supporting third and fourth trim members,by at least one fastener;
connecting at least one bead to said at least one mullion, in a lengthwise direction thereof by at least one fastener;
attaching said curtain wall to a building by an anchor;
inserting at least one first retainer into a notch in said at least one mullion to retain a glazing infill component against one said at least one mullion; and
inserting at least second retainer into a notch in said at least one bead to retain said glazing infill component against one said at least one bead,wherein said glazing infill component may be installed from either said front side or said back side of said curtain wall.
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Abstract
A curtain wall including a plurality of mullions each having a pair of glazing pockets, an I-section for supporting an interior trim member and protrusions for supporting an exterior trim member. The curtain wall further includes a plurality of rails including a notched section for insertion into the mullion glazing pockets, and a plurality of protrusions for supporting interior and exterior trim members. A bead having a plurality of protrusions is connected to the mullion in a lengthwise direction thereof, and supports the interior trim member. A plurality of retainers are insertable into notches in the mullions, the beads or the rails for removably retaining glazing infill components (i.e. panels, windows, doors) in the curtain wall. The curtain wall design of the present invention allows for the glazing infil components to be installed and/or removed from either the front side or the back side of the curtain wall.
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12 Claims
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1. A method of installing a curtain wall having a front side and a back side, said method comprising the steps of:
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connecting at least one mullion, comprising at least one glazing pocket, an I-section for supporting a first trim member and at least one protrusion for supporting a second trim member, to at least one first rail having a width greater than a width of said at least one glazing pocket and comprising at least one notch for insertion of said at least one first rail into said at least one glazing pocket and at least one protrusion for supporting third and fourth trim members, by at least one fastener; connecting at least one bead to said at least one mullion, in a lengthwise direction thereof by at least one fastener; attaching said curtain wall to a building by an anchor; inserting at least one first retainer into a notch in said at least one mullion to retain a glazing infill component against one said at least one mullion; and inserting at least second retainer into a notch in said at least one bead to retain said glazing infill component against one said at least one bead, wherein said glazing infill component may be installed from either said front side or said back side of said curtain wall. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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