Panel securing mechanism for a game court enclosure

Abstract

Fastening mechanism comprises a extruded profile ( 1 ), at least one joining flat and first means of fastening of the joining flats of the extruded profile, said extruded profile being arranged on the outside of at least one ground anchoring foot and comprising longitudinal grooves having a C-shaped cross section, with opposite projections, for holding the joining flats wherein the first fastening means comprise a solid profile arranged along and on the inside of the longitudinal groove of the extruded profile, the solid profile comprising in turn contact surfaces arranged on both sides of a fastening projection, the contact surfaces being embedded against the inner faces of the opposite projections of the groove when at least one screw of the first fastening means is screwed into the solid profile ( 3.1 ) by means of its fastening projection.

1 . A panel securing mechanism for a game court enclosure comprising a prismatic extruded profile ( 1 ), at least one joining flat ( 2 ) and first means of fastening ( 3 ) of the joining flats ( 2 ) of the extruded profile ( 1 ), said extruded profile ( 1 ) being arranged on the outside of at least one ground anchoring foot ( 4 ) and comprising longitudinal grooves ( 1 . 1 ) having a C-shaped cross section, with opposite projections ( 1 . 11 ), for holding the joining flats ( 2 ), said joining flats ( 2 ) having an L-shaped cross section and optionally being fastened, by means of second fastening means ( 5 ), to a glass panel ( 6 ) o to horizontal crosspieces ( 7 . 1 ) of a metal mesh panel ( 7 ), characterised in that the first fastening means ( 3 ) comprise a solid profile ( 3 . 1 ) arranged along and on the inside of the longitudinal groove ( 1 . 1 ) of the extruded profile ( 1 ), the solid profile ( 3 . 1 ) comprising in turn contact surfaces ( 3 . 11 ) arranged on both sides of a fastening projection ( 3 . 12 ), the contact surfaces ( 3 . 11 ) being embedded against the inner faces of the opposite projections ( 1 . 11 ) of the groove ( 1 . 1 ) when at least one screw ( 3 . 2 ) of the first fastening means ( 3 ) is screwed into the solid profile ( 3 . 1 ) by means of its fastening projection ( 3 . 12 ), to fasten the joining flat ( 2 ) to the extruded profile ( 1 ). 
     
     
         2 . A fastening mechanism according to  claim 1 , wherein the section of the solid profile ( 3 . 1 ) substantially has the shape of a quadrangle, wherein the contact surfaces ( 3 . 11 ) and the fastening projection ( 3 . 12 ) are arranged on one of its long sides. 
     
     
         3 . A fastening mechanism according to  claim 2 , wherein the solid profile ( 3 . 1 ) has a substantially trapezoidal section, wherein the contact surfaces ( 3 . 11 ) and the fastening projection ( 3 . 12 ) are arranged on its long side. 
     
     
         4 . A fastening mechanism according to  claim 1 , wherein the extruded profile ( 1 ) has a substantially rectangular section, and the longitudinal grooves ( 1 . 1 ) are arranged aligned and opposite to each other, close to one of the ends of the long sides of the extruded profile ( 1 ). 
     
     
         5 . A fastening mechanism according to  claim 4 , wherein the ends of the long sides of the extruded profile ( 1 ), to which the longitudinal grooves ( 1 . 1 ) are close, include second grooves ( 1 . 2 ) having a U-shaped cross section and aligned and opposite to each other, and the horizontal crosspiece ( 7 . 1 ) comprises a substantially rectangular section with at least one hollow ( 7 . 11 ) made in one of its short ends. 
     
     
         6 . A fastening mechanism according to  claim 5 , wherein the ends of the metal mesh of a metal mesh panel ( 7 ) are fastened in the hollows ( 7 . 11 ) of the horizontal crosspieces ( 7 . 1 ) and the second grooves ( 1 . 2 ) of the extruded profile ( 1 ). 
     
     
         7 . A fastening mechanism according to  claim 4 , wherein the longitudinal grooves ( 1 . 1 ) are joined at one of the ends of their bases ( 1 . 12 ), forming an inner wall ( 1 . 3 ) of the extruded profile ( 1 ). 
     
     
         8 . A fastening mechanism according to  claim 7 , wherein the extruded profile ( 1 ) is fastened to the outside of the ground anchoring foot ( 4 ) by means of three of its sides and the inner wall ( 1 . 3 ). 
     
     
         9 . A fastening mechanism according to  claim 4 , wherein the extruded profile ( 1 ) is fastened to the outside of the ground anchoring foot ( 4 ) by means of three of its sides and side walls ( 1 . 13 ) of the longitudinal grooves ( 1 . 1 ). 
     
     
         10 . A fastening mechanism according to  claim 9 , wherein two extruded profiles ( 1 ) are arranged in line, rigidly joined together at one of their short sides, on the outside of two ground anchoring foots ( 4 ) as a support structure for a net. 
     
     
         11 . A fastening mechanism according to  claim 1 , wherein the extruded profile ( 1 ) has a section made up of two perpendicular sides ( 1 . 4 ) whose closest ends are joined by an angular section ( 1 . 5 ) and whose farthest ends are joined to straight sections ( 1 . 6 ), said straight sections ( 1 . 6 ) being perpendicular to each other and joined by a diagonally arranged section ( 1 . 7 ). 
     
     
         12 . A fastening mechanism according to  claim 11 , wherein the longitudinal grooves ( 1 . 1 ) are arranged on the perpendicular sides ( 1 . 4 ) of the extruded profile ( 1 ). 
     
     
         13 . A fastening mechanism according to  claim 12 , wherein the extruded profile ( 1 ) is arranged on the outside of a set of two ground anchoring foots ( 4 ), which are joined at one of their corners and perpendicularly oriented among each other, the extruded profile ( 1 ) being fastened to the set of two ground anchoring foots ( 4 ) by means of its straight sections ( 1 . 6 ), the bases ( 1 . 12 ) of the longitudinal grooves ( 1 . 1 ) and projections ( 1 . 71 ,  1 . 121 ) arranged on the ends of the diagonally arranged section ( 1 . 7 ) and on the ends closest to each other of the bases ( 1 . 12 ) respectively. 
     
     
         13 . (canceled) 
     
     
         14 . (canceled) 
     
     
         14 . A fastening mechanism according to  claim 1 , wherein the screw ( 3 . 2 ) of the first fastening means ( 3 ) is screwed in one go into the solid profile ( 3 . 1 ) and into the longitudinal groove ( 1 . 1 ) by means of its base ( 1 . 12 ).