Patent ID: 6748709
Filing Date: 2004-06-15
Classification: E04B,E04F,E06B

Abstract:
A curtain wall system comprising:a plurality of first support members extending in a first direction, each of the first support members including: a base portion extending in the first direction, a grooved channel extending substantially perpendicularly from the base portion, such that an opening of the grooved channel faces away from the base portion, two gutter walls, each of the gutter walls extending substantially perpendicularly from the base portion and extending along the base portion on a side of the grooved channel, and two edge portions that form part of the base portion and are configured to be fastened to a building structure, such that the gutter walls are between the edge portions and the grooved channel; and a plurality of second support members extending in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction and being connected to the first support members, each of the second support members comprising: a base portion extending in the first direction, a grooved channel extending substantially perpendicularly from the base portion, such that an opening of the grooved channel faces away from the base portion, two gutter walls, each of the gutter walls extending substantially perpendicularly from the base portion and extending along the base portion on a side of the grooved channel, and two edge portions forming part of the base portion that are configured to be fastened to the building structure, such that the gutter walls are between the edge portions and the grooved channel, wherein, at a connection between one of the first support members and one of the second support members, a gap is formed in the gutter walls of the connected first support member, and the gutter walls of the connected second support member meet the gutter walls of the connected first support member.