Abstract: A panel support and panel processing system that provides a single frame assembly for use on a panel processing line in transporting and installing panels, such as glass panels, the frame assembly having a frame with at least one hook that engages a carrier on a processing line to move the frame from one station to the next, and that enables lifting and stacking of multiple frames for transport to and installation at a building site without having to remove the panel, such as a glass panel, from the frame, at which point the frame and panel assembly are secured in situ.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 23, 2019
Date of Patent:
February 2, 2021
Assignee:
Goldfinch Brothers Inc.
Inventors:
Gregory James Goldfinch, Kurt Danby Willows, Ilcho Ivanov Lodarski, Kevin Layne Bontrager, Robert Allen Larson, Jr.
Abstract: A panel support and panel processing system that provides a single frame assembly for use on a panel processing line in transporting and installing panels, such as glass panels, the frame assembly having a frame with at least one hook that engages a carrier on a processing line to move the frame from one station to the next, and that enables lifting and stacking of multiple frames for transport to and installation at a building site without having to remove the panel, such as a glass panel, from the frame, at which point the frame and panel assembly are secured in situ.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 17, 2018
Date of Patent:
September 24, 2019
Assignee:
Goldfinch Brothers Inc.
Inventors:
Gregory James Goldfinch, Kurt Danby Willows, Ilcho Ivanov Lodarski, Kevin Layne Bontrager, Robert Allen Larson, Jr.