Patent ID: 6347495
Filing Date: 2002-02-19
Classification: E04C,E04D,Y10T

Abstract:
An assembly for attaching beams having ends and panels supported thereby to a wall and extending generally perpendicularly therefrom, the assembly comprising:a bracket for securing the panels horizontally to the wall, said bracket having an upper portion positioned away from the wall and a lower portion positioned against the wall; a generally U-shaped main support member having a flange projecting downwardly and bearing against the lower portion of the bracket, and a tongue protruding around said upper portion of the bracket and positioned between the wall and the bracket; a shelf formed by said main support member and extending perpendicularly from said wall for bearing the ends of the beams and panels; A-shaped infill elements having legs for hooking to the support member above the panels and an apex for bearing on the panels, each said infill element positioned between the beams; a weather strip attached to the support member and lying along the wall, said weather strip for covering the assembly, and a soffit attached to the support member and lying along the wall, said soffit for shielding the underside of the assembly.