AGG - 2006 - May/June

Volume 20 • Issue 3 • May / June 2006

New Product Focus

CR Laurence Introduces Stacking Partition System

Los Angeles-based, C.R. Laurence Co. Inc., a supplier to the glazing, architectural, construction, industrial, and automotive industries, will introduce the CRL Stacking Partition System (SPS) at the AIA show in its hometown. The unit is designed to be a versatile option for moveable ‘all-glass’ walls and partitions. The SPS features CRL’s exclusive Intelli-Track roller to provide directional control and direct panels to the proper track.

The system allows architects and specifiers to design stacking doors and parking configurations to fit almost any situation, including partitioning off interior spaces, providing ‘all-glass’ doors for storefronts, and expanding indoor/outdoor seating space in sidewalk cafes, CRL officials point out. Glass panels can be stacked against an end wall or stored out of sight in a “parking closet.”

Suggested applications include retail stores and malls, restaurants and sidewalk cafes, automobile dealerships, stadium club boxes, reception hall room dividers, pool houses, and recreation centers.

In the system, glass panels are suspended from an overhead track by two rollers per panel. Directional Intelli-Track rollers work with both manual and self-guided intersections on the track to provide directional control. They are designed to allow for smooth panel movement.

The rollers can be positioned on either the inside or outside track, and, when they come in contact with the switching block, will travel the direction the switching block is oriented. This prevents accidental panel rotation and directs the panel to the proper track in the parking area. A multi-point locking system is designed to offer a secure, easily operated entrance.

The CRL Stacking Partition System allows a completely wide-open area to be created or an opening to be subdivided with different parking configurations for each structure. The roller on the unit allows glass panels to accommodate an abrupt 90 degree turn. The panels can be parked in 90 degree or 135 degree perpendicular or parallel parking configurations.

Receiving sockets in the floor secure the panels in place.

The SPS utilizes the supplier’s patented Wedge-Lock glass securing system for door rails at the top and bottom of the glass panels. A variety of door rail configurations are available in five finishes, including 4-inch tapered, 4-inch square, and 6-inch square for ½-inch glass, and 4-inch tapered for ¾-inch glass.

Two styles of overhead tracks are available—standard, for almost any installation, and flanged for drop ceiling applications, company officials point out. Both overhead tracks are available in mill aluminum and powder painted white 120 inches (3.05 m) and 240 inches (6.10 m) stock lengths, along with ten different matching intersections. Two rollers per panel will support 470 pounds.

The company also has a selection of accessories to accommodate most applications. Its in-house technical sales representatives can assist in planning installations and designing projects. Drawings can be provided, as well as glass sizes and installation suggestions.

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