Patent ID: 6546675
Filing Date: 2003-04-15
Classification: E04B,E04F,E04H,E06B

Abstract:
A supported panel assembly comprising:a panel having first and second parallel edges and two opposite sides; a pair of spaced apart panel support assemblies supporting respective first and second edges, each panel support assembly comprising; a post having an elongate laterally opening part cylindrical recess extending along its length; and an elongate panel edge receiving member having internal walls defining a U-shaped laterally opening channel extending along its length and an outer peripheral wall shaped so as to allow rotation with the recess about a lengthwise axis of the post, the channel sized to receive, and receiving, an edge of the panel with a clearance fit, the clearance fit comprising a gap between one of the sides of the panel and the U-shaped channel, said receiving member having a diameter; wherein after fixing the posts in a spaced apart parallel relationship, the first edge of the panel is movable into a first of the pair of channels in a direction perpendicular to the respective lengthwise axis and subsequently the panel edge and receiving member can be rotated about the respective lengthwise axis together to allow insertion of the second edge of the panel into the receiving member of the second panel support assembly while the first edge remains within the first channel.