US 12,006,696 B2
Reinforcement restraint channel for a façade panel
Matthew James Sharayko, Harleysville, PA (US); Todd J. Petrillo, Levittown, PA (US); and Moshe Steinmetz, Mount Laurel, NJ (US)
Assigned to Shildan, Inc., Mount Laurel, NJ (US)
Appl. No. 17/763,466
Filed by Shildan, Inc., Mount Laurel, NJ (US)
PCT Filed Sep. 23, 2020, PCT No. PCT/US2020/052169
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Mar. 24, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/061740, PCT Pub. Date Apr. 1, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/946,653, filed on Dec. 11, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/905,529, filed on Sep. 25, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0341183 A1, Oct. 27, 2022
Int. Cl. E04F 13/08 (2006.01); E04F 13/14 (2006.01)
CPC E04F 13/0825 (2013.01) [E04F 13/142 (2013.01)] 7 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A combination of
a reinforcement restraint channel for a terracotta/ceramic panel, said channel in substantially in the shape of a multifaceted C or U or a closed shape and configured to fit within and extend along a core hole in a terracotta/ceramic panel and reinforce the same, and
a clip for holding the reinforcement restraint channel in place within the respective core hole upon insertion, wherein
the clip is made of resilient material and comprises two separate components integrally connected with one another,
a first component composed of two sides joined at an acute angle with respect to one another, forming a V-shaped compression spring, and
a second component configured to fold or bend out from the first component, and fit within and seat against inner sides of the reinforcement restraint channel.