A clamp assembly includes a shoe having a base member and first and second side walls forming a first channel, and a first plurality of threaded fasteners extending parallel to a lateral axis. The first side wall has an interior surface with first and second contact surfaces extending longitudinally
A clamp assembly includes a shoe having a base member and first and second side walls forming a first channel, and a first plurality of threaded fasteners extending parallel to a lateral axis. The first side wall has an interior surface with first and second contact surfaces extending longitudinally. A gasket forms a second channel sized to receive a glass panel and sized to be received within the first channel. A clamping bracket has a first side and a second opposed side, where the first side has third and fourth contact surfaces extending longitudinally and shaped to engage with the first and second contact surfaces. A second plurality of threaded fasteners cooperate with the first plurality of fasteners to clamp a glass shower door panel in the gasket. At least one of the first, second, third and fourth contact surfaces is angled relative to the lateral axis.
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1. A clamp assembly comprising: a shoe having a base member and first and second side walls forming a first channel extending along a longitudinal axis of the shoe, a first plurality of threaded fasteners extending parallel to a lateral axis of the shoe, the first side wall having an interior surfac
1. A clamp assembly comprising: a shoe having a base member and first and second side walls forming a first channel extending along a longitudinal axis of the shoe, a first plurality of threaded fasteners extending parallel to a lateral axis of the shoe, the first side wall having an interior surface with first and second contact surfaces extending longitudinally;a gasket forming a second channel sized to receive a glass panel and sized to be received within the first channel;a clamping bracket formed by a member having a first side and a second opposed side, the first side having third and fourth contact surfaces extending longitudinally and shaped to engage with the first and second contact surfaces; anda second plurality of threaded fasteners sized to cooperate with the first plurality of threaded fasteners to clamp a glass shower door panel in the gasket;wherein at least one of the first, second, third and fourth contact surfaces is angled relative to the lateral axis. 2. The clamp assembly of claim 1 wherein the first, second, third and fourth contact surfaces are planes. 3. The clamp assembly of claim 1 wherein the first and second contact surfaces are inclined planes. 4. The clamp assembly of claim 3 wherein the third and fourth contact surfaces are inclined planes. 5. A clamp assembly of claim 1 wherein a rotational motion of a panel within the gasket about the lateral axis provides a frictional force between the gasket and the clamping bracket to force the bracket in a lateral direction towards the panel to provide additional clamping force on the panel due to at least one of the first, second, third and fourth contact surfaces being angled relative to the lateral axis. 6. The clamp assembly of claim 1 wherein the first side wall has a first thickness and has a second thickness less than the first thickness thereby providing the first and second contact surfaces between the first and second thicknesses. 7. A method of installing a shower door assembly comprising: providing a glass panel from an array of glass panels having a range of sizes, the glass panel selected to fit within an opening in a shower structure;installing a hinge having a clamp assembly according to claim 1 on an edge region of the glass panel to form a shower door assembly; andfastening the hinge to an adjacent structure in a shower. 8. The method of claim 7 wherein installing the hinge further comprises tightening the second plurality of threaded fasteners into the first plurality of threaded apertures such that an end of each of the second plurality of fasteners is forced against the clamping bracket, thereby providing a distributed clamping force on the panel through the gasket. 9. The method of claim 7 further comprising retaining the panel within the hinge during a rotational motion of the panel about the lateral axis by forcing the contact surfaces of the bracket against the contact surfaces of the shoe, thereby moving the bracket in a lateral direction towards the panel to provide additional clamping force on the panel. 10. A hinge assembly for a glass panel comprising: a shoe having a base member positioned between a first side wall and a second side wall to form a first channel, the first side wall defining at least one threaded aperture, the first side wall having an interior surface facing the second side wall and defining a first inclined ramp extending longitudinally in the channel;a gasket having a base member, a first side member, and a second side member forming a second channel, the second channel of the gasket sized to receive an edge portion of a glass shower door panel, the gasket sized to fit within the first channel of the shoe;a clamping member having a first side and a second opposed side, the first side adjacent to the interior surface of the first side wall of the shoe and the second side adjacent to the first side member of the gasket, the first side having a second inclined ramp extending longitudinally and shaped to engage with the first inclined ramp of the interior surface of the shoe; andat least one threaded fastener sized to be received in the at least one threaded aperture, an end of the fastener being in contact with the first side of the clamping member to provide a lateral force on the clamping member, through the gasket, and to the panel. 11. The hinge assembly of claim 10 wherein the first and second inclined ramps engage with one another to provide a force normal to the first side member of the gasket and in a lateral direction from the clamping member to provide an additional clamping force to the panel when the panel is rotated about a lateral axis of the hinge. 12. The hinge assembly of claim 10 wherein the first inclined ramp of the shoe is positioned between the at least one aperture and the base member of the shoe. 13. The hinge assembly of claim 10 wherein the interior surface of the first side wall of the shoe has a third inclined ramp extending longitudinally in the channel; and wherein the first side of the clamping member has a fourth inclined ramp extending longitudinally and shaped to engage with the third inclined ramp of the interior surface of the shoe. 14. The hinge assembly of claim 13 wherein the first and third inclined ramps are positioned between first and second edge regions on the interior surface of the shoe, with an intermediate region interposed between the first and third inclined ramps; and wherein the first and second edge regions and the intermediate region are planar and generally parallel with one another. 15. The hinge assembly of claim 13 wherein the first and third inclined ramps form a convex protrusion on the interior surface; and wherein the second and third inclined ramps form a concave groove. 16. The hinge assembly of claim 10 wherein the second side of the clamping member has a series of projections extending outwardly therefrom to interact with the gasket and provide improved clamping of the panel. 17. The hinge assembly of claim 10 wherein the gasket has a first lip extending from a free end of the first side member, the first lip sized to extend over the clamping member and cover a free end of the first side wall of the shoe; and wherein the gasket has a second lip extending from a free end of the second side wall, the second lip sized to cover a free end of the second side wall of the shoe. 18. A hinge assembly for a glass shower door panel, comprising: a shoe having a base member and first and second side walls forming a first channel extending along a longitudinal axis of the shoe, the first side wall defining a plurality of threaded apertures extending parallel to a lateral axis of the shoe, the first side wall having an interior surface with first and second inclined planes extending longitudinally and on either side of the apertures, wherein a first vector normal to the first inclined plane has a component perpendicular to the lateral and longitudinal axes, and wherein a second vector normal to the second inclined plane has a component perpendicular to the lateral and longitudinal axes;a gasket forming a second channel sized to receive a glass panel and sized to be received within the first channel;a clamping bracket formed by a member having a first side and a second opposed side, the first side having a third and fourth inclined planes extending longitudinally and shaped to engage with the first inclined and second inclined planes; anda plurality of threaded fasteners sized to be received in the threaded apertures. 19. A hinge assembly of claim 18 wherein a rotational motion of a panel within the gasket about the lateral axis is configured to provide a frictional force between the gasket and the clamping bracket to force the inclined planes of the bracket against the inclined planes of the shoe, thereby moving the bracket in a lateral direction towards the panel to provide additional clamping force on the panel. 20. The hinge assembly of claim 18 wherein the first and second vectors each have another component parallel with the lateral axis of the shoe.
Wisecarver, Mark A.; Marquardt, John R.; Blankenship, Philip A.; Gammons, Mike; Thompson, Buddy J.; Beardsley, Chris C.; Vetting, Tobin J.; Roman, Jason M.; Bashore, Kenneth S., Panel packaging system.
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