Juliet balcony mounting system

Abstract

A Juliet balcony mounting system is provided and methods of mounting the same. The Juliet balcony mounting system includes a support member for supporting a lowermost face of a panel, in use, on a support face of the support member; and a wall-mountable bracket comprising a first mounting plane arranged to engage with a first vertical face of the panel to limit movement of the panel therethrough; a second mounting plane arranged to engage with a second vertical face of the panel different to the first vertical face; a slot for removably-receiving the support member therein, the slot arranged to orientate the support face substantially perpendicular to the first and second mounting planes; and wherein, in use, the first plane and the second plane are orientated substantially vertically, and the support member is orientated substantially horizontally.

1 . A Juliet balcony mounting system for mounting a panel with its largest surface oriented substantially vertically, the Juliet balcony mounting system comprising: 
 a support member for supporting a lowermost face of a panel, in use, on a support face of the support member; and   a wall-mountable bracket comprising:    a first mounting plane arranged to engage with a first vertical face of the panel in use for limiting movement of the panel therethrough;    a second mounting plane arranged to engage with a second vertical face of the panel in use, different to the first vertical face, for limiting movement of the panel therethrough;    a slot for removably-receiving the support member therein, the slot arranged to orientate the support face substantially perpendicular to the first and second mounting planes; and   wherein, in use, the first plane and the second plane are orientated substantially vertically, and the support member is orientated substantially horizontally; and   the slot is oriented substantially horizontally, in use, such that the support member is insertable into the slot in a substantially horizontal direction and the slot is arranged to limit movement of the support member in a substantially vertical direction.   
     
     
         2 . The Juliet balcony mounting system of  claim 1 , wherein the Juliet balcony mounting system comprises a securing member which is slidably receivable within the wall-mountable bracket such that the securing member prevents movement of the support member in a first horizontal direction.  
     
     
         3 . The Juliet balcony mounting system of  claim 2 , further comprising a cover portion, the cover portion slidably attachable to the wall-mountable bracket to provide a third mounting plane arranged to engage with a third vertical face of the panel to limit movement of the panel therethrough, wherein the slot is arranged to orientate the support face substantially perpendicular to the third mounting plane, and wherein the securing member protrudes beyond the cross-section of the wall-mountable bracket to prevent the cover portion sliding therebeyond. 
     
     
         4 . The Juliet balcony mounting system of  claim 3 , wherein the cover portion is arranged to prevent movement of the support member in a second horizontal direction, which is different to the first horizontal direction.  
     
     
         5 . The Juliet balcony mounting system of  claim 1 , wherein one or more internal surfaces of the slot are smooth, flat, and/or include a non-helical pattern to enable insertion of the support member using a push-fit.  
     
     
         6 . The Juliet balcony mounting system of  claim 1 , wherein the slot and support member are sized to provide an interference fit therebetween in use.  
     
     
         7 . The Juliet balcony mounting system of  claim 1 , wherein the wall-mountable bracket includes a support portion, wherein an edge of the support portion is aligned to, or integral with, an edge of the slot, and wherein in use the support member is disposed above the support portion for receiving the panel thereon.  
     
     
         8 . The Juliet balcony mounting system of  claim 1 , wherein the system includes a panel and the slot and the support member are, in use, disposed below the panel.  
     
     
         9 . The Juliet balcony mounting system of  claim 8 , wherein the system includes an additional wall-mountable bracket, wherein the span of the panel between the wall-mountable bracket and the additional wall-mountable bracket is at least 100 cm, in use, and wherein a longest dimension of the channel of the wall-mountable bracket and/or a longest dimension of a channel of the additional wall-mountable bracket is at least 25 cm long.  
     
     
         10 . The Juliet balcony mounting system of  claim 1 , wherein the support member is a resilient member.  
     
     
         11 . The Juliet balcony mounting system of  claim 1 , wherein the first mounting plane and the second mounting plane each engage with the pane, in use, with a resilient interface.  
     
     
         12 . The Juliet balcony mounting system of  claim 1 , wherein the support face is a portion that is relatively hard and relatively rigid, and in use is in in direct contact with the panel and support member. 
     
     
         13 . The Juliet balcony mounting system of  claim 1 , wherein the opening is asymmetrical to control the orientation of the support member on insertion. 
     
     
         14 . The Juliet balcony mounting system of  claim 1 , wherein the support member comprises a plurality of interlocking layers, and wherein in use, the panel rests atop of the support face of the support member, such that in use the height of the panel and alignment of the panel are determined by a thickness of the support member and the thickness of the support member is determined by a number of interlocking layers of the support member.  
     
     
         15 . A method of fitting a Juliet balcony, that comprises: 
 providing the Juliet balcony mounting system of  claim 1 ;   fixedly attaching the wall-mountable bracket to one side of a wall orifice and fixedly attaching an additional wall-mountable bracket to an opposite side of the wall orifice;    inserting the support member into the slot of the wall-mountable bracket;   inserting a further support member into a slot of the additional wall-mountable bracket;   engaging a panel with the wall-mountable bracket and the additional wall-mountable bracket.