US3707816A - A protruding panel frame member embedded in surrounding concrete for the attachment of a window construction - Google Patents

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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E06—DOORS, WINDOWS, SHUTTERS, OR ROLLER BLINDS IN GENERAL; LADDERS
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    • E06B3/62—Fixing of glass panes or like plates by means of borders, cleats, or the like of rubber-like elastic cleats
    • E06B3/6205—Fixing of glass panes or like plates by means of borders, cleats, or the like of rubber-like elastic cleats having on at least one lateral side no backing from a separate rigid glazing bead or other stiff part of the window frame
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E06—DOORS, WINDOWS, SHUTTERS, OR ROLLER BLINDS IN GENERAL; LADDERS
    • E06B—FIXED OR MOVABLE CLOSURES FOR OPENINGS IN BUILDINGS, VEHICLES, FENCES OR LIKE ENCLOSURES IN GENERAL, e.g. DOORS, WINDOWS, BLINDS, GATES
    • E06B3/00—Window sashes, door leaves, or like elements for closing wall or like openings; Layout of fixed or moving closures, e.g. windows in wall or like openings; Features of rigidly-mounted outer frames relating to the mounting of wing frames
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    • E06B3/58—Fixing of glass panes or like plates by means of borders, cleats, or the like
    • E06B3/62—Fixing of glass panes or like plates by means of borders, cleats, or the like of rubber-like elastic cleats
    • E06B2003/6217—Fixing of glass panes or like plates by means of borders, cleats, or the like of rubber-like elastic cleats with specific fixing means
    • E06B2003/6226—Fixing of glass panes or like plates by means of borders, cleats, or the like of rubber-like elastic cleats with specific fixing means with locking strips
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E06—DOORS, WINDOWS, SHUTTERS, OR ROLLER BLINDS IN GENERAL; LADDERS
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    • E06B3/00—Window sashes, door leaves, or like elements for closing wall or like openings; Layout of fixed or moving closures, e.g. windows in wall or like openings; Features of rigidly-mounted outer frames relating to the mounting of wing frames
    • E06B3/54—Fixing of glass panes or like plates
    • E06B3/58—Fixing of glass panes or like plates by means of borders, cleats, or the like
    • E06B3/62—Fixing of glass panes or like plates by means of borders, cleats, or the like of rubber-like elastic cleats
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  • An object of the invention is to provide a boss, and method of installation thereof in a slab of settable material which satisfies the above requirement.
  • the invention contemplates a profiled boss adapted for'attachment in .and projection from an element of settable material, said boss comprising anchoring means for being embedded in an element of settable material for integral connection therewith, attachment means external of the element of settable material for the attachment to said boss of a glazing construction, and connection means joining said anchoring means and the attachment means, said connection means defining at least one cavity between said anchoring means and said attachment means for the introduction and engagement of a member to hold the profiled boss in place so the anchoring means can become embedded in the settable material as the latter hardens.
  • the boss has two cavities in opposition to one another, each cavity being bounded by inclined walls enabling removal of the holding members after the settable material has hardened.
  • the invention further contemplates a method of attaching a panel construction to the element and the method comprises holding the boss in a mold by engagement of the boss at the cavity, whereafter the settable material is cast in the mold to embed part of the boss therein with another part projecting from the mold. After the settable material has hardened, it is removed as 'a slab from the mold with the boss secured thereto and the panel construction is then attached to the part of the boss projecting from the mold.
  • FIGURE of the drawing is a transverse cross-section through an assembly of a slab, a profiled boss and a portion of a glazing construction.
  • a slab 1 of settable material such as concrete which can be a wall or a ceiling element of a building.
  • a profiled boss 2 is secured to the slab l and projects therefrom as shown.
  • the boss 2 is formed by extruding a plastic material.
  • the boss 2 comprises a bottom wall 3, which covers the slab l in a manner to be explained more fully hereafter, a panel attachment portion 4 for connection with a panel construction P such as a glazing construction.
  • the panel attachment portion includes a hollow portion 5 bounded by the side walls of portion 4, the bottom wall 3, and connecting wall 20.
  • the portion 4 is also hollow, and of substantially rectangular cross-section as shown.
  • Cavities 6 and 7 serve for the introduction of mold elements M, and M, as shown in dotted outline for the purpose of holding the boss in place so it can be embedded in the settable material as the latter hardens as will be explained more fully later.
  • the slab attachment portion of boss 2 which includes bottom wall 3, has wall elements 8 and 9 extending downwardly and outwardly with respect to portion 4, and wall elements 10 and 11 respectively extend perpendicularly to wall elements 8 and 9 and are embedded in slab l.
  • the boss has surfaces 12 and 13 bounding the upper ends of cavities 6 and 7 respectively, and the inclination of surfaces 12 and 13 and wall elements 8 and 9 provide an outwardly diverging shape for cavities 6 and 7.
  • the boss has a longitudinal plane of symmetry which passes perpendicular to outer wall 14 of portion 4 at the center thereof.
  • the wall 14 is precisely positioned relative to the covering bottom wall 3 so that the wall 14 will lie at a fixed distance from the face of the slab since bottom wall 3 abuts the face of the slab as will be explained later.
  • a flexible gasket 15 of a rubber material such as Neoprene is mounted on the panel attachment portion 4 and is precisely fitted thereon so as to form a seal therewith which prevents passage of drafts and moisture through the assembly of the panel construction P and boss 2.
  • the panel construction comprises a pair of glass panes l6 separated from one another by beam 17, the beam and the ends of the glass panes being inserted into a recess in the gasket 15 in sealed relation therein.
  • An elastic strip 18 is inserted in a groove 19 in gasket 15 to press the gasket against the panes l6 and the attachment portion 14.
  • Mold elements M, and M are inserted into cavities 6 and 7 to hold the boss 2 in place in fixed relation in the mold.
  • Concrete, .or other suitable settable material is cast in the mold and the elements 10 and 11 become embedded in the material to anchor the boss 2 to the slab which is formed by the hardened material.
  • the wall elements 8 and 9 abut and cover the face of the slabas does bottom wall 3 due to the casting of the slab thereagainst. This insures the accurate location of wall 14 from the face of the slab and in this way the shaped gasket will receive the attachment portion 2 with precision fit and provide a sealed relation between the face of wall 14 and the gasket 15.
  • the mold elements are withdrawn from cavities 6 and 7, this being facilitated by the divergent shape of the cavities.
  • the panel construction P is then installed on the boss 2 now secured in the slab 1.
  • a concrete slab and a panel frame member embedded therein and defining an opening in the concrete slab, a panel construction, such as a window or the like within said opening and adapted to be held securely in place by a resilient seal interposed between and overlapping in sealing engagement both the panel construction and said window frame member, said panel frame member comprising;
  • said panel attachment portion having an outer wall adjacent to and extending substantially parallel with an edge of the panel construction, two side walls and a bottom wall, at least one of said side walls including a wall surface portion directed inwardly from the outermost exterior surface of said side wall and toward the center of said panel attachment portion;
  • said slab attachment portion means comprising a first longitudinally extending member including a first wall element, said first wall element extending outwardly at one end thereof from one of said side walls from panel attachment and defining together with said wall surface portion of said panel attachment portion a longitudinally extending cavity, said first wall element being substantially flush with an outer surface of said concrete panel, and means depending downwardly from said slab attachment portion and being completely embedded within the concrete panel wherein said panel member is held in fixed relation with said concrete slab and;
  • said panel attachment portion further including a connecting wall element extending from each of said two side walls and providing an insulating frame portion intermediate said outer wall and said slab attachment portion, said insulating frame portion being bound by said two side walls, said bottom wall and said connecting wall, each of said two side walls being spaced relative to the other and said bottom wall and said connecting wall being spaced relative to the other, whereby a completely enclosed hollow portion is formed between said concrete slab and the outer wall of said panel attachment portion, and said bottom wall being substantially flush with said concrete slab and being connected to said first wall element.
  • a panel construction frame member for use in securing a panel construction such as a window and the like within an opening defined at least in part by the frame member and being of integral, molded construction, comprising:
  • a longitudinally extending, fully enclosed, hollow, substantially square panel attachment portion said panel attachment portion having an outer wall, two side walls and a bottom wall;
  • said slab attachment portion comprising a first longitudinally extending substantially V-shaped channel member including first and second wall elements, said first wall element extending outwardly at one end thereof from one of said side walls of the panel attachment portion and defining a substantially V-shaped cavity therewith, said first wall element being substantially flat, and said second wall element depending downwardly therefrom at the outermost edge of said first wall element;
  • said slab attachment portion further comprising a second longitudinally extending substantially V- shaped channel member including first and second wall elements, said first wall element extending outwardly from the other of said side walls of the panel attachment portion and defining a substantially V-shaped cavity therewith, said first wall element being substantially flat, and said second wall element depending downwardly therefrom at the outennost edge of said first wall element;
  • said panel attachment portion further including a connecting wall element extending from said two side walls and providing an insulating frame portion intermediate said outer wall and said slab attachment portion, said insulating frame portion being bounded by respective wall portions of said two side walls, said bottom wall, and said connecting wall element, each respective wall portion being spaced relative to the other, and said bottom wall and said connecting wall element being spaced relative to the other, whereby a completely enclosed hollow portion is formed between said concrete slab and the outer wall of said panel attachment portion, and;
  • each of said first and second wall elements of said slab attachment portion means being connected to a respective one of said respective wall portions and diverging outwardly therefrom and defining a substantially V- shaped cavity therewith.
  • said panel attachment portion having an outer wall adjacent to and extending substantially parallel with an edge of the panel construction, two side walls and a bottom wall, at least one of said side walls including a wall surface portion directed inwardly from the outermost exterior surfaces of said side wall and toward the center of said panel attachment portion, said slab attachment portion comprising a first longitudinally extending member including a first wall element, said first wall element extending outwardly at one end thereof from said at least one side wall of the panel attachment portion and defining together with said wall surface portion thereof a longitudinally extending cavity;
  • said wall surface portion of said at least one of said side walls of said panel attachment portion and said first wall element of said longitudinally extending member of said slab attachment portion being inclined relative to one another wherein said longitudinally extending cavity is substantially V- shaped;
  • said first wall element being substantially flush with an outer surface of said concrete panel, and means depending downwardly from said slab attachment portion and being completely embedded within the concrete panel wherein said panel frame member is held in fixed relation with said concrete slab.
  • said slab attachment portion further comprising a second longitudinally extending member including a first wall element, said first wall element extending outwardly from said other of said two side walls of the panel attachment portion and defining together with said wall surface portion of said other of said two side walls a second longitudinally extending cavity;
  • said wall surface portion of said other of said two side walls of said panel attachment portion and said first wall element of said second longitudinally extending member of said slab attachment portion being inclined relative to one another whereby said second longitudinally extending cavity is substantially V-shaped and;
  • a panel frame member adapted forum in com- 5 comprising:
  • a longitudinally extending panel attachment portion adapted to receive a resilient seal which in turn is adapted to hold a window panel in firm engagement, and a slab attachment portion adapted to be embeddedly secured to a concrete slab;
  • said panel attachment portion having an outer wall, two side walls, and a bottom wall, each of said side walls including a respective wall surface portion directed inwardly from the outermost exterior surfaces of the respective two sides walls and toward the center of said panel attachment portion;
  • said slab attachment portion comprising two longitudinally extending members, each disposed on a respective side of said panel attachment portion and including a respective first wall element, each said respective first wall element extending outwardly at one end thereof from the respective two side walls of the panel attachment portion and defining together with said wall surface portion thereof a longitudinally extending cavity, each said wall portion of said two side walls of said panel attachment portion and said respective first wall ele-' ment of said longitudinally extending member of said slab attachment portion being inclined relative to one another whereby said longitudinally ex tending cavity is substantially V-shaped, and;
  • each said first wall element adapted to lie substantially flush with an outer surface of a concrete slab, and means depending downwardly from said slab attachment portion and adapted to be completely embedded with a concrete slab so as to hold the panel frame member in fixed relation therewith.

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Abstract

An elongated boss is formed with opposed recesses which are engaged by mold elements and held in place during the hardening of concrete in the mold. The boss becomes embedded in the hardened concrete and includes a projecting portion which can receive a flexible gasket of a glazing construction.

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United States Patent [191 Van Wuyckuyse 1 Jan. 2, 1973 [S4] A PROTRUDING PANEL FRAME 2,515,977 7/1950 Banneyer ..249/39 MEMBER EMBEDDED 1N 2,898,647 8/1959 Bush et a1.... ..52 399 s I 1 1 5 6 6 6 ATTACHMENT OF A WINDOW 219013210 9/1959 Richards ..249 39 CONSTRUCTION [75] Inventor: Hendrik Johan Van Wuyckuyse, FOREIGN PATENTS 0R APPLICATIONS Fwyidrecht, Netherlands 1,560,548 2/1969 France ..52/215 Assigneez Schokbemn Products 714,692 9/1954 Great Britain ..52/731 [22] Filed: Oct. 21, 1970 Primary Examiner-Alfred C. Perham [21] Appl No: 82,598 Attorney-Robert F. Hess [57] ABSTRACT [52] US. Cl. ..52/213, 52/127, 52/208,
52/400 5 7 249/39 An elongated boss 1s formed w1th opposed recesses 51 161. c1. ..E06b 1/16 which are engaged y mold elements and held in Place [58] Field of Search ..52/127, 204, 213,216, 208, during the hardening of concrete in the mold- The 52/396, 399, 400, 403, 398, 710, 731, 729; boss becomes embedded in the hardened concrete and 249/39 includes a projecting portion which can receive a flexible gasket of a glazing construction. [56] References Cited 5 Claims, 1 Drawing Figure UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,705,415 4/1955 Livesay 52/2 04 1; 6 2; 1/ 22 I6 2 5 :Z /7 f I 22 1 a s /9 7 A/MI #12 3 d2 5 d 8 9 6 & J 0 O D 0 a 0 W O 00 0 4) 9 g 0 O 0 0 up 0 0 0 0 0 Q 0 0 0 o o 0 0 0 0 0 0 O0 2 PROTRUDING PANEL FRAME MEMBER EMBEDDED IN SURROUNDING CONCRETE FOR THE ATTACHMENT OF A WINDOW CONSTRUCTION BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The invention relates to prefabricated concrete slabs, such as wall or roof elements, with protruding bosses embedded therein and adapted for attachment of panels such as glazing constructions.
It is known to anchor a profiled boss of T-shape in a concrete slab element by embedding the short flange and a part of the long flange in the slab while a part of the long flange protrudes from the slab element. Such a boss is used to attach a Neoprene basket of a glazing construction. It is extremely important that the boss protrude from the concrete slab element an exact distance. Only in this way can the Neoprene gasket and the boss be joined with sufficient closure to prevent the passage of drafts and moisture past the glazing construction.
It is essential that the attachment of the boss to the wall or roof element be as simple as possible and require a minimum of precision presetting operations.
An object of the invention is to provide a boss, and method of installation thereof in a slab of settable material which satisfies the above requirement.
In accordance with the above, the invention contemplates a profiled boss adapted for'attachment in .and projection from an element of settable material, said boss comprising anchoring means for being embedded in an element of settable material for integral connection therewith, attachment means external of the element of settable material for the attachment to said boss of a glazing construction, and connection means joining said anchoring means and the attachment means, said connection means defining at least one cavity between said anchoring means and said attachment means for the introduction and engagement of a member to hold the profiled boss in place so the anchoring means can become embedded in the settable material as the latter hardens.
Preferably, the boss has two cavities in opposition to one another, each cavity being bounded by inclined walls enabling removal of the holding members after the settable material has hardened.
The invention further contemplates a method of attaching a panel construction to the element and the method comprises holding the boss in a mold by engagement of the boss at the cavity, whereafter the settable material is cast in the mold to embed part of the boss therein with another part projecting from the mold. After the settable material has hardened, it is removed as 'a slab from the mold with the boss secured thereto and the panel construction is then attached to the part of the boss projecting from the mold.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING The sole FIGURE of the drawing is a transverse cross-section through an assembly of a slab, a profiled boss and a portion of a glazing construction.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION Referring to the drawing, therein is seen a portion of a slab 1 of settable material such as concrete which can be a wall or a ceiling element of a building. A profiled boss 2 is secured to the slab l and projects therefrom as shown. The boss 2 is formed by extruding a plastic material.
The boss 2 comprises a bottom wall 3, which covers the slab l in a manner to be explained more fully hereafter, a panel attachment portion 4 for connection with a panel construction P such as a glazing construction. The panel attachment portion includes a hollow portion 5 bounded by the side walls of portion 4, the bottom wall 3, and connecting wall 20. The portion 4 is also hollow, and of substantially rectangular cross-section as shown.
Cavities 6 and 7 serve for the introduction of mold elements M, and M, as shown in dotted outline for the purpose of holding the boss in place so it can be embedded in the settable material as the latter hardens as will be explained more fully later. The slab attachment portion of boss 2, which includes bottom wall 3, has wall elements 8 and 9 extending downwardly and outwardly with respect to portion 4, and wall elements 10 and 11 respectively extend perpendicularly to wall elements 8 and 9 and are embedded in slab l. The boss has surfaces 12 and 13 bounding the upper ends of cavities 6 and 7 respectively, and the inclination of surfaces 12 and 13 and wall elements 8 and 9 provide an outwardly diverging shape for cavities 6 and 7.
The boss has a longitudinal plane of symmetry which passes perpendicular to outer wall 14 of portion 4 at the center thereof. The wall 14 is precisely positioned relative to the covering bottom wall 3 so that the wall 14 will lie at a fixed distance from the face of the slab since bottom wall 3 abuts the face of the slab as will be explained later.
A flexible gasket 15 of a rubber material such as Neoprene is mounted on the panel attachment portion 4 and is precisely fitted thereon so as to form a seal therewith which prevents passage of drafts and moisture through the assembly of the panel construction P and boss 2. The panel construction comprises a pair of glass panes l6 separated from one another by beam 17, the beam and the ends of the glass panes being inserted into a recess in the gasket 15 in sealed relation therein. An elastic strip 18 is inserted in a groove 19 in gasket 15 to press the gasket against the panes l6 and the attachment portion 14.
The fabrication of the assembly is as follows:
Mold elements M, and M are inserted into cavities 6 and 7 to hold the boss 2 in place in fixed relation in the mold. Concrete, .or other suitable settable material is cast in the mold and the elements 10 and 11 become embedded in the material to anchor the boss 2 to the slab which is formed by the hardened material. The wall elements 8 and 9 abut and cover the face of the slabas does bottom wall 3 due to the casting of the slab thereagainst. This insures the accurate location of wall 14 from the face of the slab and in this way the shaped gasket will receive the attachment portion 2 with precision fit and provide a sealed relation between the face of wall 14 and the gasket 15. After hardening of the settable material, the mold elements are withdrawn from cavities 6 and 7, this being facilitated by the divergent shape of the cavities. The panel construction P is then installed on the boss 2 now secured in the slab 1.
What is claimed is:
1. In combination, a concrete slab and a panel frame member embedded therein and defining an opening in the concrete slab, a panel construction, such as a window or the like within said opening and adapted to be held securely in place by a resilient seal interposed between and overlapping in sealing engagement both the panel construction and said window frame member, said panel frame member comprising;
a longitudinal panel attachment portion adapted to receive the resilient seal, and a slab attachment portion for embeddedly securing said panel frame member to said concrete slab;
said panel attachment portion having an outer wall adjacent to and extending substantially parallel with an edge of the panel construction, two side walls and a bottom wall, at least one of said side walls including a wall surface portion directed inwardly from the outermost exterior surface of said side wall and toward the center of said panel attachment portion;
said slab attachment portion means comprising a first longitudinally extending member including a first wall element, said first wall element extending outwardly at one end thereof from one of said side walls from panel attachment and defining together with said wall surface portion of said panel attachment portion a longitudinally extending cavity, said first wall element being substantially flush with an outer surface of said concrete panel, and means depending downwardly from said slab attachment portion and being completely embedded within the concrete panel wherein said panel member is held in fixed relation with said concrete slab and;
said panel attachment portion further including a connecting wall element extending from each of said two side walls and providing an insulating frame portion intermediate said outer wall and said slab attachment portion, said insulating frame portion being bound by said two side walls, said bottom wall and said connecting wall, each of said two side walls being spaced relative to the other and said bottom wall and said connecting wall being spaced relative to the other, whereby a completely enclosed hollow portion is formed between said concrete slab and the outer wall of said panel attachment portion, and said bottom wall being substantially flush with said concrete slab and being connected to said first wall element.
2. A panel construction frame member for use in securing a panel construction such as a window and the like within an opening defined at least in part by the frame member and being of integral, molded construction, comprising:
a longitudinally extending, fully enclosed, hollow, substantially square panel attachment portion said panel attachment portion having an outer wall, two side walls and a bottom wall;
a slab attachment portion for embeddedly securing said panel frame member within a concrete slab;
said slab attachment portion comprising a first longitudinally extending substantially V-shaped channel member including first and second wall elements, said first wall element extending outwardly at one end thereof from one of said side walls of the panel attachment portion and defining a substantially V-shaped cavity therewith, said first wall element being substantially flat, and said second wall element depending downwardly therefrom at the outermost edge of said first wall element;
said slab attachment portion further comprising a second longitudinally extending substantially V- shaped channel member including first and second wall elements, said first wall element extending outwardly from the other of said side walls of the panel attachment portion and defining a substantially V-shaped cavity therewith, said first wall element being substantially flat, and said second wall element depending downwardly therefrom at the outennost edge of said first wall element;
said panel attachment portion further including a connecting wall element extending from said two side walls and providing an insulating frame portion intermediate said outer wall and said slab attachment portion, said insulating frame portion being bounded by respective wall portions of said two side walls, said bottom wall, and said connecting wall element, each respective wall portion being spaced relative to the other, and said bottom wall and said connecting wall element being spaced relative to the other, whereby a completely enclosed hollow portion is formed between said concrete slab and the outer wall of said panel attachment portion, and;
said respective wall portions of said two side walls each being disposed inwardly of the remaining portions of said side walls, each of said first and second wall elements of said slab attachment portion means being connected to a respective one of said respective wall portions and diverging outwardly therefrom and defining a substantially V- shaped cavity therewith.
3. In combination, a concrete slab and a panel frame member embedded therein and defining an opening in the concrete slab, a panel construction such as a window and the like within said opening, and adapted to be held securely in place by a resilient seal interposed between and overlapping in sealing engagement both the panel construction and said window frame member, said panel frame member comprising:
a longitudinally extending panel attachment portion adapted to receive the resilient seal, and a slab attachment portion for embeddedly securing said panel frame member to said concrete slab;
said panel attachment portion having an outer wall adjacent to and extending substantially parallel with an edge of the panel construction, two side walls and a bottom wall, at least one of said side walls including a wall surface portion directed inwardly from the outermost exterior surfaces of said side wall and toward the center of said panel attachment portion, said slab attachment portion comprising a first longitudinally extending member including a first wall element, said first wall element extending outwardly at one end thereof from said at least one side wall of the panel attachment portion and defining together with said wall surface portion thereof a longitudinally extending cavity;
said wall surface portion of said at least one of said side walls of said panel attachment portion and said first wall element of said longitudinally extending member of said slab attachment portion being inclined relative to one another wherein said longitudinally extending cavity is substantially V- shaped;
said first wall element being substantially flush with an outer surface of said concrete panel, and means depending downwardly from said slab attachment portion and being completely embedded within the concrete panel wherein said panel frame member is held in fixed relation with said concrete slab.
4. The combination, as'defined in claim 3, wherein the other of said two side walls opposite said at least one side wall includes a wall surface portion directed inwardly from the outermost exterior surfaces thereof and toward the center of said panel attachment portion;
said slab attachment portion further comprising a second longitudinally extending member including a first wall element, said first wall element extending outwardly from said other of said two side walls of the panel attachment portion and defining together with said wall surface portion of said other of said two side walls a second longitudinally extending cavity;
said wall surface portion of said other of said two side walls of said panel attachment portion and said first wall element of said second longitudinally extending member of said slab attachment portion being inclined relative to one another whereby said second longitudinally extending cavity is substantially V-shaped and;
said first wall element of said other of said two side walls being substantially flush with an outer surface of said concrete panel. 5. A panel frame member adapted forum in com- 5 comprising:
a longitudinally extending panel attachment portion adapted to receive a resilient seal which in turn is adapted to hold a window panel in firm engagement, and a slab attachment portion adapted to be embeddedly secured to a concrete slab;
said panel attachment portion having an outer wall, two side walls, and a bottom wall, each of said side walls including a respective wall surface portion directed inwardly from the outermost exterior surfaces of the respective two sides walls and toward the center of said panel attachment portion;
said slab attachment portion comprising two longitudinally extending members, each disposed on a respective side of said panel attachment portion and including a respective first wall element, each said respective first wall element extending outwardly at one end thereof from the respective two side walls of the panel attachment portion and defining together with said wall surface portion thereof a longitudinally extending cavity, each said wall portion of said two side walls of said panel attachment portion and said respective first wall ele-' ment of said longitudinally extending member of said slab attachment portion being inclined relative to one another whereby said longitudinally ex tending cavity is substantially V-shaped, and;
each said first wall element adapted to lie substantially flush with an outer surface of a concrete slab, and means depending downwardly from said slab attachment portion and adapted to be completely embedded with a concrete slab so as to hold the panel frame member in fixed relation therewith.

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1. In combination, a concrete slab and a panel frame member embedded therein and defining an opening in the concrete slab, a panel construction, such as a window or the like within said opening and adapted to be held securely in place by a resilient seal interposed between and overlapping in sealing engagement both the panel construction and said window frame member, said panel frame member comprising; a longitudinal panel attachment portion adapted to receive the resilient seal, and a slab attachment portion for embeddedly securing said panel frame member to said concrete slab; said panel attachment portion having an outer wAll adjacent to and extending substantially parallel with an edge of the panel construction, two side walls and a bottom wall, at least one of said side walls including a wall surface portion directed inwardly from the outermost exterior surface of said side wall and toward the center of said panel attachment portion; said slab attachment portion means comprising a first longitudinally extending member including a first wall element, said first wall element extending outwardly at one end thereof from one of said side walls from panel attachment and defining together with said wall surface portion of said panel attachment portion a longitudinally extending cavity, said first wall element being substantially flush with an outer surface of said concrete panel, and means depending downwardly from said slab attachment portion and being completely embedded within the concrete panel wherein said panel member is held in fixed relation with said concrete slab and; said panel attachment portion further including a connecting wall element extending from each of said two side walls and providing an insulating frame portion intermediate said outer wall and said slab attachment portion, said insulating frame portion being bound by said two side walls, said bottom wall and said connecting wall, each of said two side walls being spaced relative to the other and said bottom wall and said connecting wall being spaced relative to the other, whereby a completely enclosed hollow portion is formed between said concrete slab and the outer wall of said panel attachment portion, and said bottom wall being substantially flush with said concrete slab and being connected to said first wall element.
2. A panel construction frame member for use in securing a panel construction such as a window and the like within an opening defined at least in part by the frame member and being of integral, molded construction, comprising: a longitudinally extending, fully enclosed, hollow, substantially square panel attachment portion said panel attachment portion having an outer wall, two side walls and a bottom wall; a slab attachment portion for embeddedly securing said panel frame member within a concrete slab; said slab attachment portion comprising a first longitudinally extending substantially V-shaped channel member including first and second wall elements, said first wall element extending outwardly at one end thereof from one of said side walls of the panel attachment portion and defining a substantially V-shaped cavity therewith, said first wall element being substantially flat, and said second wall element depending downwardly therefrom at the outermost edge of said first wall element; said slab attachment portion further comprising a second longitudinally extending substantially V-shaped channel member including first and second wall elements, said first wall element extending outwardly from the other of said side walls of the panel attachment portion and defining a substantially V-shaped cavity therewith, said first wall element being substantially flat, and said second wall element depending downwardly therefrom at the outermost edge of said first wall element; said panel attachment portion further including a connecting wall element extending from said two side walls and providing an insulating frame portion intermediate said outer wall and said slab attachment portion, said insulating frame portion being bounded by respective wall portions of said two side walls, said bottom wall, and said connecting wall element, each respective wall portion being spaced relative to the other, and said bottom wall and said connecting wall element being spaced relative to the other, whereby a completely enclosed hollow portion is formed between said concrete slab and the outer wall of said panel attachment portion, and; said respective wall portions of said two side walls each being disposed inwardly of the remaining portions of said side walls, each of said first and second walL elements of said slab attachment portion means being connected to a respective one of said respective wall portions and diverging outwardly therefrom and defining a substantially V-shaped cavity therewith.
3. In combination, a concrete slab and a panel frame member embedded therein and defining an opening in the concrete slab, a panel construction such as a window and the like within said opening, and adapted to be held securely in place by a resilient seal interposed between and overlapping in sealing engagement both the panel construction and said window frame member, said panel frame member comprising: a longitudinally extending panel attachment portion adapted to receive the resilient seal, and a slab attachment portion for embeddedly securing said panel frame member to said concrete slab; said panel attachment portion having an outer wall adjacent to and extending substantially parallel with an edge of the panel construction, two side walls and a bottom wall, at least one of said side walls including a wall surface portion directed inwardly from the outermost exterior surfaces of said side wall and toward the center of said panel attachment portion, said slab attachment portion comprising a first longitudinally extending member including a first wall element, said first wall element extending outwardly at one end thereof from said at least one side wall of the panel attachment portion and defining together with said wall surface portion thereof a longitudinally extending cavity; said wall surface portion of said at least one of said side walls of said panel attachment portion and said first wall element of said longitudinally extending member of said slab attachment portion being inclined relative to one another wherein said longitudinally extending cavity is substantially V-shaped; said first wall element being substantially flush with an outer surface of said concrete panel, and means depending downwardly from said slab attachment portion and being completely embedded within the concrete panel wherein said panel frame member is held in fixed relation with said concrete slab.
4. The combination, as defined in claim 3, wherein the other of said two side walls opposite said at least one side wall includes a wall surface portion directed inwardly from the outermost exterior surfaces thereof and toward the center of said panel attachment portion; said slab attachment portion further comprising a second longitudinally extending member including a first wall element, said first wall element extending outwardly from said other of said two side walls of the panel attachment portion and defining together with said wall surface portion of said other of said two side walls a second longitudinally extending cavity; said wall surface portion of said other of said two side walls of said panel attachment portion and said first wall element of said second longitudinally extending member of said slab attachment portion being inclined relative to one another whereby said second longitudinally extending cavity is substantially V-shaped and; said first wall element of said other of said two side walls being substantially flush with an outer surface of said concrete panel.
5. A panel frame member adapted for use in combination with a concrete slab to define an opening therein for insertion of a window panel or the like, comprising: a longitudinally extending panel attachment portion adapted to receive a resilient seal which in turn is adapted to hold a window panel in firm engagement, and a slab attachment portion adapted to be embeddedly secured to a concrete slab; said panel attachment portion having an outer wall, two side walls, and a bottom wall, each of said side walls including a respective wall surface portion directed inwardly from the outermost exterior surfaces of the respective two sides walls and toward the center of said panel attachment portion; said slab attachment portion comprising two longitudinally extending membErs, each disposed on a respective side of said panel attachment portion and including a respective first wall element, each said respective first wall element extending outwardly at one end thereof from the respective two side walls of the panel attachment portion and defining together with said wall surface portion thereof a longitudinally extending cavity, each said wall portion of said two side walls of said panel attachment portion and said respective first wall element of said longitudinally extending member of said slab attachment portion being inclined relative to one another whereby said longitudinally extending cavity is substantially V-shaped, and; each said first wall element adapted to lie substantially flush with an outer surface of a concrete slab, and means depending downwardly from said slab attachment portion and adapted to be completely embedded with a concrete slab so as to hold the panel frame member in fixed relation therewith.
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