Patent ID: 9371646
Filing Date: 2016-06-21
CPC Classification: E04B,E06B,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A curtain wall panel including: a frame configured to be secured to an exterior surface of a building structure, the frame including a first mullion, a second mullion, a sill, and a head; a first insert having a weight and being secured to the frame; a first structural spacer having a length, a first end, and a body, the first end and the body extending along the length of the first structural spacer, the first structural spacer securing the first insert to the frame and supporting the weight of the first insert, the first structural spacer being formed of a thermally insulating material, wherein the first end of the first structural spacer is configured to be secured within a channel of the frame by inserting the first end into the channel and rotating the first structural spacer about the first end; a second insert having a weight, and a second structural spacer formed of a thermally insulating material, wherein the frame further comprises an intermediate member extending between the first and second mullions and positioned intermediate the head and the sill, and further wherein the second structural spacer is secured to the intermediate member and secures the second insert to the frame and supports the weight of the second insert; and a third structural spacer formed of a thermally insulating material and secured to the intermediate member, the first structural spacer being secured to the sill of the frame below the first insert, the second structural spacer being secured to the intermediate member below the second insert, and the third structural spacer being secured to the intermediate member below the second structural spacer, the curtain wall panel further comprising an intermediate cover defining a channel adapted to form an interference fit with the second and third structural spacers.