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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 12, 2000
Filed:
Apr. 21, 1998
Lawrence F Biebuyck, Garland, TX (US);
Butler Manufacturing Co., Kansas City, MO (US);
Abstract
An improved building curtain wall, including improved apparatus and methods for assembling and anchoring curtain walls, are disclosed. The curtain wall, apparatus, and methods each utilize a structural member having a first section for supporting a panel member, and a second section for securing to a fixed structure. The second section has a base and a first hole formed through the base. The curtain wall, apparatus, and methods also each utilize an anchor member, received within the second section, and having a second hole formed therethrough. The present invention eliminates labor intensive and error prone steps in the installation of a curtain wall; reduces the material costs of the curtain wall; and allows the current wall to be used in high stress applications such as hurricane force winds.