Charles William Heidler

US Patent:

20050235578, Oct 27, 2005

Filed:

Apr 22, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/829713

Inventors:

Charles Heidler - Lakewood OH, US

International Classification:

E04D013/14
E04D003/38

US Classification:

052058000, 052300000

Abstract:

A coping system includes a cleat mountable on a wall, a splice plate mountable over the cleat and a coping cap mountable to the cleat that is held in place by a spring between the cleat and the coping cap. In general, both the cleat and the coping cap have approximately U-shape cross-sections. The ends of the coping cap turn inwardly to form hooks that catch the ends of the cleat. The spring urges the coping cap to retain the legs of the cleat in the hooks and thus hold the coping cap to the cleat and to the wall. The splice plate is held in place on the cleat by clips that extend from the cleat and through corresponding openings in the splice plate to engage portions of the splice plate adjacent the openings, thereby preventing the splice plate from moving away from the cleat.