Inventors:
Charles K. Clausen - Worthington OH
International Classification:
E04B 552, E04F 1906
Abstract:
A building system and a structural improvement to the construction of glazed structures such as sun rooms, solariums and greenhouses which use laminated structural beams made of thin unfinished lamina layers of wood and surfaced on three sides with decorative finished lamina for appearance. The laminate material is made with the grain of the wood in the lamina all running parallel with the length of the beams, thereby increasing the strength of the beams and allowing the use of beams smaller in width and depth. The gazed structure includes methods of connection between the beams and the glazing and methods of incorporation of design features such as a knee wall.