Title: Conversion muntins for glazing frames

Abstract: What is disclosed is a conversion muntin for use on a glazing muntin to adapt the latter to support light-transmitting plastic panels, including a muntin cover element and a clamping strip. The cover element has a T-shaped configuration including a recessed stem portion and a pair of oppositely extending bearing arms. The stem is recessed to receive a portion of the glazing muntin and has a plurality of longitudinally-extending grooves formed therein. The clamping strip comprises a pair of elongated parallely-extending rails and a hood integrally formed therewith and adapted to receive the stem of the conversion muntin. The rails have oppositely-facing slightly-spaced lips which receive the conversion muntin stem therebetween and which engage said grooves to hold light-transmitting panels against the bearing arms of the conversion muntin.

Do you think this is a good invention? Vote now:

Votes so far: For:(0) Against:(0)
Other info:

Inventors: Hanstein, Friedrich (Gross-Zimmern, DE, US)
Moench, Theodor P. (Gross-Umstadt-Heubach, DE, US)

Application Number: 010537
Filing Date: 1979-02-08
Publication_date: 1980-09-16
Assignee: Rohm GmbH (Darmstadt, DE)
Primary Class(es): 52/461 52/469, 52/734.2, 52/772
Other Classes:
US Patent Ref:

1793127	Feb, 1931	Osius	52/772.
3688460	Sep, 1972	Jacobus	52/468.

Other Refs: 1105961126659314478315353079427741011881

Dec, 1955	FR
Jun, 1961	FR
Jun, 1966	FR
Apr, 1941	GB
Nov, 1963	GB
Dec, 1965	GB

Primary Examiner: Faw, Jr., Price C.
Assistant Examiner: Raduazo, Henry E.
Attorney: Curtis, Morris & Safford