Patent ID: 6065247
Filing Date: 2000-05-23
Classification: E05D,E05Y,E06B

Abstract:
A glazing structure comprising upper and lower guide-rails, a receiving element mounted on one of said guide-rails, and at least one pane supported between said guide-rails for horizontal sliding movement therealong, each said at least one pane having a leading edge, a trailing edge, and a pivot arrangement near the leading edge, said pivot arrangement being adapted for allowing said pane to perform a pivoting motion about said leading edge at a position for each pane along said guide-rails, said structure further comprising means for locking said pivot arrangement against further sliding movement at said position before and during said pivoting motion, said means for locking said pivot arrangement at said position comprising means for displacing a portion of said pane inwardly to cause at least a part of said pivot arrangement to enter and to be held in said receiving element;wherein said pivot arrangement includes a first pivot pin extending between said pane and one of said guide-rails, and said receiving element comprises an elongated block provided with a plurality of wave-shaped notches for accommodating a portion of said first pivot pin.