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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2009
Filed:
May. 18, 2007
Tracy C. Hansen, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Mark Evans, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Tracy C. Hansen, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Mark Evans, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Other;
Abstract
A base shoe that uses a simple internal clamp system that makes initial installation and removal a very simple process. This system eliminates the need for grout and costly wedge systems. Stainless setscrews are mounted in one of the vertical legs of the base shoe and spaced at some interval. The stainless setscrews exert force on a stainless steel and neoprene compression plate, which exerts force on the glass panel. The opposite side of the glass panel then seats against a neoprene compression pad/setting block. This system allows for very easy glass installation, makes minor glass adjustments very simple, and allows for glass removal with a turn or two of the setscrews. Another important feature of this design is that the end users can insert temporary panels, such as wood, that can be installed as a temporary railing while the jobsite is waiting for the glass panels.