Patent ID: 6434905
Filing Date: 2002-08-20
Classification: E06B

Abstract:
A rail system for releasably securing a pane having at least one major surface defining a first plane, the rail system comprising:an elongated housing comprising: a first inclined surface oriented to be generally inclined with respect to the first plane; and a second inclined surface oriented to be generally inclined with respect to the first plane; a first clamp member comprising: an inclined surface located adjacent to the first inclined surface of the housing and oriented to be approximately parallel to the first inclined surface of the housing; and a pane clamping surface; a second clamp member comprising: an inclined surface located adjacent to the second inclined surface of the housing and oriented to be approximately parallel to the second inclined surface of the housing; and a pane clamping surface; a screw; and a nut threadably engaged with the screw and located to drive the first and second clamp members in a direction along the first plane in order to generate sufficient opposing clamping forces between the first clamp member and the second clamp member such that a pane can be secured between the pane clamping surface of the first clamp member and the pane clamping surface of the second clamping member; wherein the nut is an elongated strip having at least two threaded holes.