Patent ID: 7603820
Filing Date: 2009-10-20
Classification: E06B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A glass pane connector for supporting a glass pane at a selected angle relative to a structure, said glass pane connector comprising: a glass pane holding assembly having a cylindrical piercing portion and a fastening ring, said piercing portion having an externally threaded end adapted to be conformingly inserted through a hole in the glass pane and threaded into an internal thread of said fastening ring to thereby clamp the glass pane between said fastening ring and an annular retaining segment formed on said piercing portion; a supporting assembly having a pivot assembly, an annular seat, a first positioning sleeve, and a second positioning sleeve; a positioning assembly having an arm extending between a shaft connecting portion and a fastening portion adapted to mount to the structure, said shaft connecting portion having an elongate slot; said pivot assembly having a spherical prominence formed at a first end of a threaded shaft, a second end of the threaded shaft extending through the elongate slot, said annular seat having first and second oppositely facing concave portions, said first concave portion conformingly receiving said prominence, said first positioning sleeve having an arched convex end conformingly received in said second concave portion, an internal thread of said first positioning sleeve screwed onto said threaded shaft to clamp said annular seat between said prominence and said convex end, said second positioning sleeve having an internal thread screwed onto a second end of said threaded shaft to clamp said positioning assembly between said first positioning sleeve and said second positioning sleeve; and whereby the screwing of said first positioning sleeve on said threaded shaft locks the pane holding assembly from pivoting relative to the supporting assembly, and whereby the screwing of the second positioning sleeve on said threaded shaft locks the supporting assembly from pivoting relative to the positioning assembly.