PATENT GLAZING / ROOFLIGHTS / CANOPIES

Patent Glazing is still the most widely used product in overhead glazing and applications can be found extensively in shopping malls, railway stations, all types of atria, schools,
retail and feature canopies, conservatory roofs and industrial units.

It is advisable to contact our technical department at the early design stages of a project
in order to discuss your specific requirements for patent glazing and to agree suitable interface details with the surrounding structure.

As specialists in the design, manufacture and installation of Patent Glazing systems, our highly experienced fixing staff has installed hundreds of thousands of square metres of Patent Glazing on key projects.

Our totally computerised office gives us the power to achieve a fast turnaround for providing fully itemised quotations and AutoCAD drawings.

Patent Glazing is a generic term derived from early patents taken out to protect concepts
of glazing bars having a drainage facility with dry glazing techniques. These early methods advanced the former putty glazed wood or iron bar methods, which required frequent maintenance. Designed and installed in accordance with BS5516, patent glazing offers a unique combination of benefits, such as:

		Elegance - with slender sight lines
		Flexibility - in complex roofs with hips and valleys or vertical glazing
		Economy - value for money in first build or refurbishment applications with minimal maintenance requirements
		Safety - conforming to BS5516, patent glazing achieves high standards for public safety
		Durability

Visionary Rooflights and Skylights

Dual Aluminium are proud to provide solutions for every glass rooflight and skylight application. Whatever the need, be it for architectural lighting, ventilation or access, we have the sky light products and the expertise to suit every customer and every request.

Canopies

Dual Aluminium utilise a range of spider fixings for glass which expand the options
available to architects and designers and complement its already established selection
of single point and canopy fixings.

The high grade stainless steel spider fixings are available in brushed or polished surface finish with a number of cast, machined or laser cut options. Used in conjunction with raised point, bevel point and flush point fixings, these provide a secure method for fixing glass which is not only structurally reliable in the long term, but also a stylish feature that can enhance the overall look of the glass element.

Spiders have been developed to enable architects and designers to meet the growing demand for using glass in all types of exterior and interior applications.
Typical installations for the spider fixings include external façades, glass entrance vestibules, internal partitions and glass canopies.