Device for attaching a transverse vertical panel, in particular a glass panel, to a structure

Abstract

A device for attaching a transverse vertical panel, in particular a glass panel, to a structure includes a support member configured to be attached to the structure and a hook configured to be attached to the panel. The hook is arranged to be slidably attached to the support member to position the panel on the structure. A flange is configured to lock the hook in the hooked position on the support member, wherein the flange has the shape of a U-shaped rider having two legs mounted in the support member in an elastically interlocking manner by overlapping the hook. A force for unhooking the panel is transmitted to the support member by means of the legs of the rider.

1 . A device for attaching a transverse vertical panel to a structure, comprising:
 a support member configured to be attached to the structure;   a hook configured to be attached to the panel, the hook being arranged to be slidably attached to the support member, so as to position the panel on the structure;   a flange configured to lock the hook in the hooked position on the support member;   wherein the flange has the shape of a U-shaped rider comprising two legs mounted in the support member in an elastically interlocking manner by overlapping the hook, a force for unhooking the panel being transmitted to the support member by means of the legs of the rider.   
     
     
         2 . The device according to  claim 1 , wherein the legs are connected by a transverse segment, the legs being elastically flexible and each having a lower end provided with a barb. 
     
     
         3 . The device according to  claim 2 , wherein the legs are configured to respectively be engaged in guide sliders formed on the support member, the sliders projecting over a front face of the support member. 
     
     
         4 . The device according to  claim 3 , wherein, after insertion of the legs in the sliders, the barbs are opposite one another with the lower edges of the sliders, and the transverse segment is positioned above an upper edge of the hook, so as to flatten the hook against the support member in a vertical direction. 
     
     
         5 . The device according to  claim 1 , wherein the flange overhangs the hook and the support member. 
     
     
         6 . The device according to  claim 1 , wherein the flange is made of a metal material. 
     
     
         7 . The device according to  claim 3 , wherein the support member comprises an attachment zone on the structure and a reception zone that receives the hook, said reception zone being delimited transversally by the sliders for guiding the legs. 
     
     
         8 . The device according to  claim 7 , wherein the attachment zone of the support member comprises, in a normal direction, at least one orifice configured to receive an attachment member on the structure. 
     
     
         9 . The device according to  claim 3 , wherein the sliders of the support member are configured to lock a lateral movement of the hook with respect to the support member. 
     
     
         10 . The device according to  claim 3 , wherein the sliders of the support member are provided with pads forming zones that support the panel against said support member. 
     
     
         11 . An assembly comprising a panel configured to be mounted on a structure and at least one of the device according to  claim 1 . 
     
     
         12 . An assembly, comprising a panel configured to be mounted on a structure and at least two of the device according to  claim 1 , the devices being arranged in an upper-right corner and in an upper-left corner of the panel, respectively. 
     
     
         13 . The assembly according to  claim 12 , wherein one of the devices comprises a hook which is fixedly attached to the corresponding support member, the other of said devices comprising a hook which is configured to be slidably attached to the corresponding support member in a transverse direction with a determined articulation. 
     
     
         14 . An assembly, comprising a panel configured to be mounted on a structure and at least two of the device according to  claim 1 , the devices being arranged in a lower-right corner and in a lower-left corner of the panel, respectively. 
     
     
         15 . The assembly according to  claim 14 , wherein each of the devices comprises a hook configured to be slidably attached to the associated support member in a transverse direction and/or a vertical direction with a determined articulation.