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(11) | EP 2 423 401 A3 |
| (12) | EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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| (54) | Curtain wall bracket and method of attachment |
| (57) There is provided a method of attaching bracket apparatus (14) to a curtain wall
mullion (12) having a fastening channel (18) for receiving screw-threaded fasteners
for a bracket element (30) having upper and lower attachment ports (54, 56). The method
comprises the steps of : a) positioning the bracket element (30) on the fastening
channel (18) so that a longitudinal opening (44) of the channel is blocked along the
longitudinal extent of the bracket element (30), and providing upper and lower blocking
elements (32) within the fastening channel (18) so that the upper and lower attachment
ports (54, 56) are in between the upper and lower blocking elements (32) ; and b)
forcing an adhesive (34) into one of the said upper and lower attachment ports (54,
56) until it appears in the other of the upper and lower attachment ports (54, 56).
There is also provided curtain walling bracket apparatus (14) for use in such a method,
and curtain wall mullion apparatus (10) wherein said curtain walling bracket apparatus
(14) is attached to a curtain wall mullion (12) using said method.
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