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A structural aluminum extrusion which supports glass, plastic or other building panels and is also specially formed to house a lighting system. The panels are clamped edge to edge on one edge portion of the extrusion and a channel is formed in the opposite edge portion. The channel houses an elongat

A structural aluminum extrusion which supports glass, plastic or other building panels and is also specially formed to house a lighting system. The panels are clamped edge to edge on one edge portion of the extrusion and a channel is formed in the opposite edge portion. The channel houses an elongate glass tube filled with neon. A special clip inserted in the channel holds the tube and the high voltage wire which supplies power to the tube. A snap on diffuser lens covers the channel and encloses the components of the lighting system.

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In an architectural frame construction for holding adjacent edges of building panels, the improvement comprising: an elongate rigid structural member having opposite edge portions; means for connecting the adjacent edges of a pair of the panels to said structural member; an elongate channel in one e

In an architectural frame construction for holding adjacent edges of building panels, the improvement comprising: an elongate rigid structural member having opposite edge portions; means for connecting the adjacent edges of a pair of the panels to said structural member; an elongate channel in one edge portion of said structural member, said channel extending lengthwise along the structural member; an elongate light tube operable to emit light when energized, said tube having a size to fit in said channel and to conform with the shape of the channel; and means for mounting said light tube in said channel to extend along at least a substantial part of the length of said structural member, whereby said tube upon energization emits a ribbon of light from said structural member in extension lengthwise thereon, said mounting means comprising a clip having a plate portion secured in said channel and a pair of spaced apart legs between which said light tube is retained and a channel extending on said clip and having a size to closely receive an electrical conductor for supplying power to said tube.