The glass Fin System is a point fixed glass wall utilizing glass structural support fins as wind bracing. It can can be a ground based, fully fixed, or suspended installation.
The system is quite simple in concept and utilize a glass fin set perpendicular to the glass lite at each vertical line of the glass grid.
The Glass Fin System uses fitting to transfer the loads to the glass fins. The use of spiders with structural glass fins is a versatile system, providing clean lines to a building facade.
Fins
- are normally used as a vertical mullion
- can be used as a horizontal transom
- can be used in overhead glazing applications
The most challenging aspect of a glass-fin wall occurs when the span is too great to be accommodated by a single piece fin, and a splice detail must be developed to create a fin comprised of multiple glass pieces.