Patents Assigned to C.R. Laurence Company, Inc.
  • Patent number: 7302780
    Abstract: A modular rail system for holding a panel includes individual components that can be mixed and matched making it easy to customize to fit any length and provides for the use of an array of accent materials. The modular rail system includes at least first and second columns and first and second rails extending between the columns, wherein the columns and first rail each includes a recess for securing one edge of the panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2007
    Assignee: C. R. Laurence Company, Inc.
    Inventor: Gary Sprague
  • Patent number: 6912818
    Abstract: A rail system for holding a panel, such as a plate glass pane, in a door and/or wall partition. The rail system includes a housing and a clamp member having a wedging geometry so that when the clamp member is actuated with respect to the housing in a first direction, at least a portion of the clamp member will move in a clamping direction, which is different than the first direction to clamp the panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2005
    Assignee: C.R. Laurence Company, Inc.
    Inventor: Gary Sprague