Patent ID: 9091063
Filing Date: 2015-07-28
Classification: E04B

Abstract:
1. An airloop wall system, comprising: a plurality of perimeter frame members that define a rectangular space into which a glass panel will be placed, where the plurality of perimeter frame members are secured to one another through miter-matched connections and where each perimeter frame member includes a glass panel-accommodating portion possessing a cross-sectional shape adapted to accommodate the glass panel with where a head perimeter frame member defines a top perimeter of the space and a sill perimeter frame member defines a bottom perimeter of the space, where the head perimeter frame member and the sill perimeter frame member include an interior component adapted to permit the airloop wall system to be secured to a building; where an adhesive secures the glass panel to the support component and where a water seal is disposed between the glass panel and the perimeter component such that an airloop is formed between the perimeter frame unit and the glass panel; and where the perimeter frame members are hidden from view from the exterior of the airloop wall system when the glass panel is secured in place.