Abstract:
A rail system to support a door or other types of panels is disclosed. The doors and/or panels may include frameless glass panes. The rail system may include a longitudinal channel into which the bottom of the door may be received and secured. The system may include a clamping assembly that may provide clamping forces onto the opposing lateral surfaces of the door within the longitudinal channel to secure it therein. The clamping assembly may be controlled by a controlling assembly in combination with the housing to provide inward forces to the clamping members at two or more interfaces between the housing and the clamping assembly on each opposing side of the panel. In this way, the clamping forces applied to the panel by the clamping assembly are uniformly distributed across the vertical height of the clamping assembly. The rail system also includes a unitizing gasket configured to hold the elements of the clamping assembly in place during the system's assembly and use.
Abstract:
A spacer for the through-glass mounting of door handles on insulated glass doors is presented. Through-glass mounting of opposing inner and outer door handles on insulated glass doors provides the handles with a “floating” on the glass appearance which is much desired by purchasers of such doors. The present invention spacer serves to reinforce the two, spaced apart, glass panes which comprise an insulated glass door in the region where through-the-glass mounting of opposing inner and outer door handles, is desired, The spacer features compression lips and sealing surfaces on each side of the spacer, as well as alignment flanges located about the interior periphery of the spacer and farther includes gaps between the alignment flanges, all of which aid in the construction of a mounting location on an insulated glass door.
Abstract:
Rail, stile, wall jamb, mullion and sidelight rail assemblies for framing doors and wall partitions are presented. The rail assembly includes a rail body and a spring action clamping member. The rail assembly features geometry that utilizes wedging action to convert axial force exerted by clamp screws into a perpendicular clamping force against faces of the panel to be secured. The stile, mullion, wall jamb and sidelight rail assemblies present additional means for securing and framing a panel. The framing assemblies herein presented are particularly well-suited for use with insulated glass panels, i.e. glass panels constructed from two panes of glass which are separated by spacers.
Abstract:
A glass locking system of locking a glass panel within a base shoe having side walls, comprising a first tapered plate having a first end and a second end. The first plate is tapered such that the first end is thinner than the second end. A second tapered plate has a first end and a second end, the second plate being tapered such that the first end is thinner than the second end. The first and second plate are insertable between a side wall of the base shoe and a glass panel in overlapping relation. Moving the second tapered plate laterally towards the first plate serves to generate a compressive force on the glass panel, and moving the plates laterally apart serves to reduce the compressive force on the panel.
Abstract:
A pivot door hinge assembly includes a clamp housing, wedge, and base plate. The clamp housing is preferably generally U-shaped and has an interior channel. The interior channel is tapered such that one end of the interior channel is wider than a second end. The wedge is located in the interior channel of the clamp housing and in between one side of the glass door and an inner surface of the clamp housing. The wedge is also tapered. The set screw is located at one end of the clamp housing and is used to urge the wedge from that end toward the other end. As the wedge moves away from the wider end of the interior channel, this causes the wedge to move closer to the glass door and apply greater pressure against the glass door and an interior side of the clamp housing. This is because the tapered interior channel forces the wedge away from one side of the clamp housing toward the other side. A base plate having a raised portion may also be used. The raised portion extends at least slightly above a surface of the base plate and mates with a recessed portion of a clamp housing.
Abstract:
A wall panel system including a retractable floor anchor for converting a wall panel assembly between a sliding configuration and a pivoting configuration. The wall panel system includes a sliding wall panel assembly and a pivoting wall panel assembly that may be configured to slide or pivot. A retractable floor anchor configured to be included in the pivoting wall panel assembly includes retractable spindle that is coupled to a base member by a linear actuator. The spindle is rotatably coupled to a door closer included in the retractable floor anchor.
Abstract:
A wall panel system and method of installation and use are provided, in which wall panels are suspended from trolleys along a track system. The trolleys include guide devices that interact with diverters coupled to the tracks to allow the trolley to be directed as desired at intersections of the tracks, and to follow a predetermined path along the track system. The wall panel system is configurable to allow the wall panels to be aligned serially, such as for dividing the space within a room, or may be stacked, such as suitable for compact storage.
Abstract:
An electronic egress system includes at least one door, each door having a handle defining an interior area, an actuator and an exit control assembly including a switch assembly located substantially within the handle's interior. The handle is movable relative to the actuator such that motion of the handle relative the actuator changes the switch assembly from a first switch state to a second switch state.
Abstract:
A sliding panel system is disclosed. The system includes a fitting assembly designed to fixedly secure a first panel to an elongate rail member, and a carrier assembly designed to moveably secure a second panel to the elongate rail member. The system facilitates the lateral movement of the second panel with respect to the first panel. The carrier assembly includes at least one carrier unit including a housing with an inner volume, at least one roller unit configured in an upper portion of the inner volume, at least one guide member configured in the inner volume, and an opening extending across the front of the housing and adapted to receive a longitudinal portion of the rail member. The at least one roller unit and the at least one guide member are concealed within the housing when the housing is viewed from a perspective perpendicular to the front of the housing.