Patent ID: 7818930

Claim:
An assembly comprising: a panel of fragile material having two faces and at least one edge surface connecting said faces, the at least one edge surface comprising a first contact region and a second contact region, wherein a portion of said panel is interposed between said first and second contact regions; and at least one point fastener along each face of the panel occupying a small area of the panel, each said at least one point fastener comprising a first anchoring part configured to engage said first contact region and a second anchoring part configured to engage said second contact region; and at least one rigid adjusting device configured to apply a force in a direction parallel to said faces and along a line connecting the first and second anchoring parts to draw the first and second anchoring parts toward one another, whereby the first and second anchoring parts bear against the interposed portion of the panel at the first and second contact regions, respectively, whereby the panel can be fixed to a bearing structure by way of the point fastener. other.