Patent ID: 7882675
Filing Date: 2011-02-08
Classification: E04B,E06B

Abstract:
1. A glazing system for attaching a Façade having top and bottom horizontal edges and a pair of vertical side edges to a building, comprising: a distance element engaged with a frame of a building; at least one supporting element attached to said distance element and configured to engage said bottom edge of a portion of said façade so as to secure the vertical load of said façade when the façade is in place on the building, while allowing vertical movement of the façade during the mounting operation thereof, thereby maintaining said façade in an elevated position; at least one retaining element attached to said distance element by means of an organ member attached to said at least one retaining element in a manner permitting vertical movement of said distance element during mounting of said façade, and a coupling organ attached to said organ member and said distance element, said at least one retaining element being substantially U-shaped and including a coupling organ engagement portion, a waist portion, and a flange portion, wherein said coupling organ engagement portion contacts a surface of said façade proximate to said coupling organ, said flange portion contacts a surface of said façade remote from said coupling organ, and said waist connects said coupling organ engagement portion to said flange portion and is configured to traverse and grip said façade at one of said side edges thereof, thereby preventing movement of said façade in a direction toward or away from a building, and said coupling organ pivotally attached to said organ member about a pivot axis, whereby said façade may be attached to said at least one retaining element before mounting on said distance element for handling said façade from the inside of a building, and said façade may be flexibly retained by said retaining element so as to prevent damage thereto.